Deal Done -Charlie completes move to Burnley

[Bewster]

Part of me thinks that perhaps the squad will be more focussed now golden boy is gone, but that's probably wishful thinking.
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Lets hope so

[suttonred]

I agree with your last bit 100%

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

So how much did we get? I hate all this undisclosed bollock, it looks as dodgy as fuck. Every detail of every single transfer should be made public. How much up front, how much after 'x' number of appearances, sell ons, everything.

[suttonred]

So how much did we get? I hate all this undisclosed bollock, it looks as dodgy as fuck. Every detail of every single transfer should be made public. How much up front, how much after 'x' number of appearances, sell ons, everything.

I can understand it, as If teams knew when we make an offer for a striker we got say 2 mill, their asking price would double. This way AF can at least keep a poker face and say it was 500k and we paid poole 300k so we aint got no cash etc etc.

[blinkpip]

charlie is trending on twitter

link?

[Simon Pieman]

Burnley file their annual accounts November/December time. I guess we can find out then (when we've all but forgotten about it).

[cib]

They said he was starting to get a bit paranoid about it all though. Especially the rumour mill on facebook. It will do him good to get out of Swindon because it was becomming a right goldfish bowl for him, too much of a local celebrity.

He's well and truly out of the goldfish bowl now, not even a mention of him on the local news up here tonight.

I don't care how he gets on now, if he went in the summer after keeping us up I'd have probably looked out to see how he got on. Couldn't really care now, just hope to see a replacement come in, or hope Pericard and Dossevi find their scoring boots.

[Spencer_White]

The thing I find most disappointing is that all last season we were told Charlie had kept his feet on the ground and that he loved playing for us. That's a mighty change this season.

I know we will get more money if he's a success, but I couldn't give a shit how he does now. Austin has all the ability but no class. I get the feeling he'll end up being someone like Bellamy for this reason - a gifted player but will never achieve what he's capable of. That said the right manager could tame the attitude.

Part of me thinks that perhaps the squad will be more focussed now golden boy is gone, but that's probably wishful thinking.

Last season just got better and better, culminating in some real showpiece games. Full grounds, big  exciting games.

This season on the whole its got worse and worse. If we had been up there challenging then Im sure we would have kept his imagination.

Definately correct on the 'no class' analogy. Whatever he's going to get wonga wise isnt going on into hedge funds or stocks. Its going on flashy motors and a good time, which wont add up to much when its all over. I think that was one of the reasons that Fitton's wage offer to Charlie was only marginally up on what he was already on. That and the fact that Charlie was in an extremely weak negotiating position in terms of a new contract having signed a fairly long deal. Any businessman would understand that and tell them to keep his head down, while the agent drums up a bit of business by getting clubs to make offers to the club. Unfortunately Charlie and his agent are not proper businessmen. They had decided they had no obligation to honour their contract because other clubs were sniffing with bigger money. Im sure Austin and Howe have been in direct contact since Howe went to Burnley. Which leads to the transfer request, an utterly useless gesture to the people it was supposed to hurt (the board), but an extremely hurtful gesture to the fans, and a hammer blow to his status amoungst the fans.

Hes not nearly as bad as Bellamy. Craig Bellamy is almost in the same category as Barton in terms of a bad boy. He is a good footballer and if he gets an early break at Burnley then Im sure he will establish himself at Championship level. Just like he got a massive break at Swindon when Town fans sung his name from his very first League game. I honestly think that gave Wilson the confidence to start him the very next game and the rest is history. He's not a bad lad, just a bit chavvy and a bit immature.  

[Simon Pieman]

Yeah I wasn't making out he was a bad lad because I don't know or care.

[Nick Bamosomi]

The thing I find most disappointing is that all last season we were told Charlie had kept his feet on the ground and that he loved playing for us. That's a mighty change this season.

I know we will get more money if he's a success, but I couldn't give a shit how he does now. Austin has all the ability but no class. I get the feeling he'll end up being someone like Bellamy for this reason - a gifted player but will never achieve what he's capable of. That said the right manager could tame the attitude.

Part of me thinks that perhaps the squad will be more focussed now golden boy is gone, but that's probably wishful thinking.

Agree with all of this

[stfcinbmth]

charlie is trending on twitter

Forgive my ignorance, I don't do twitter but what's trending?

[Barry Scott]

link?

http://twitter.com/

[leefer]

I can understand it, as If teams knew when we make an offer for a striker we got say 2 mill, their asking price would double. This way AF can at least keep a poker face and say it was 500k and we paid poole 300k so we aint got no cash etc etc.

1.2......going up to 1.8 with appearances etc.....not bad in todays market really.

Lets hope we get some strikers in.

[stfcinbmth]

1.2......going up to 1.8 with appearances etc.....not bad in todays market really.

Lets hope we get some strikers in.

Press speculation Lee, we don't know for sure

[leefer]

Press speculation Lee, we don't know for sure

Acording to Sky....who are pretty acurate Dave.