James Trafford: NUFC in talks with Burnley over £30m transfer (Various)

[SUPERTOON]

1 hour ago, Nine said:

I don’t think any team bar City or Chelsea have that ability tbh, there always has to be a form of compromise

 

 

 

Exactly, which was kind of my point. 

[SteV]

Burnley losing Egan-Riley to Marseille for nowt. Might need some funds for a replacement…

[Nine]

1 hour ago, SUPERTOON said:

Exactly, which was kind of my point. 

Yep, just agreeing with you 

[TheBrownBottle]

7 hours ago, wyn davies said:

£40m knock it on the head, run with Pope and Dubs or Howe is gonna have to have a massive rethink , scrap all this premier proven nonsense and look abroad, other EPL teams do and come up trumps, appears to me he wants to drive a Ferrari and not go with a Mclaren.

*looks at Man Utd’s signings over the last decade*
 

You sure about that?   

[Novocastrian]

12 hours ago, wyn davies said:

£40m knock it on the head, run with Pope and Dubs or Howe is gonna have to have a massive rethink , scrap all this premier proven nonsense and look abroad, other EPL teams do and come up trumps, appears to me he wants to drive a Ferrari and not go with a Mclaren.

I’d rather we paid the money for Trafford and then went abroad to look for our outfield targets.

[James]

The trouble with player exchanges is that the player in question might not want to

[Earp]

3 hours ago, Novocastrian said:

I’d rather we paid the money for Trafford and then went abroad to look for our outfield targets.

Surely a keeper isn’t a priority, especially at 40 million 

[Fenham Mag]

3 minutes ago, James said:

The trouble with player exchanges is that the player in question might not want to

 

Especially if Burnley are involved.

[Jackie Broon]

2 minutes ago, Earp said:

Surely a keeper isn’t a priority, especially at 40 million 

 

As good as the rest of Pope's game is the fact that he is so bad with his feet really affects our ability to retain possession. I think it is a priority to get a long term replacement who is more comfortable with the ball at thieir feet.

[Theregulars]

With the caveat that I think £40m is uncomfortable (not steep), if he sorts you out in goal for a decade…

[Joelinton7]

Not really worth it if spending that much on a keeper stops us getting a new cb, rw and st/cm and it fucks us for a decade.

[PauloGeordio]

 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

2 hours ago, Joelinton7 said:

Not really worth it if spending that much on a keeper stops us getting a new cb, rw and st/cm and it fucks us for a decade.

 

How could that possibly happen?

 

You mean if signing Trafford stops us getting all of the other players? Seems unlikely that we would do that. 

[Joelinton7]

7 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

 

How could that possibly happen?

 

You mean if signing Trafford stops us getting all of the other players? Seems unlikely that we would do that. 

Idk I was just exaggerating but also it’s imperative we build a squad. Strong first XI and strong second XI. Not having anything below the regulars has really held us back. 

[Wolfcastle]

2 hours ago, Theregulars said:

With the caveat that I think £40m is uncomfortable (not steep), if he sorts you out in goal for a decade…

Think that's definitely how the club have looked at deals before (Tino, Hall). What premium is paid in the here and now you save for many more seasons. 

[Dr Jinx]

Maignan Is 29, while not old for a goalkeeper it doesn’t reduce the squad age like what was an objective.

 

Trafford is the one if we’re going domestic.

[Mazzy]

I think the fact Trafford obviously won't want another season with Burnley in the Premier League is a big factor in this saga. He won't want to tarnish the reputation he rebuilt last season by staying with them.

 

The problem will be that we aren't the only ones who will want to sign him, unlike last summer. 

[Gawalls]

6 hours ago, Jackie Broon said:

 

As good as the rest of Pope's game is the fact that he is so bad with his feet really affects our ability to retain possession. I think it is a priority to get a long term replacement who is more comfortable with the ball at thieir feet.

And very possibly less comfortable with his hands, Trafford so far one season in the prem and didn’t do well, Burnley with pope always survived and went down first season he left and we’ve managed CL twice and won a cup with him, the final we lost was when we didn’t have him. “As good as the rest of his game is” is a massive understatement imo. People are saying “chuck £40m at him and get him straight in first team”, I’m just glad the club seems to be not as gun ho.

[LFEE]

21 hours ago, LFEE said:

Assuming Chelsea buy Trafford. What’s this French cat like we have as plan B? 

Take it nobody knows? 

[Kanj]

36 minutes ago, LFEE said:

Take it nobody knows? 

 

Lucas Chevalier, his market value on Transfrmarket is higher than Trafford, equal with Mamardashvili and Verbruggen. Highest valued keeper on there is 40m euro and Chevalier is 30m. He's in top 10. 

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Kanj

[Rod]

37 minutes ago, Gawalls said:

And very possibly less comfortable with his hands, Trafford so far one season in the prem and didn’t do well, Burnley with pope always survived and went down first season he left and we’ve managed CL twice and won a cup with him, the final we lost was when we didn’t have him. “As good as the rest of his game is” is a massive understatement imo. People are saying “chuck £40m at him and get him straight in first team”, I’m just glad the club seems to be not as gun ho.

Well said. I bet most on here wouldn't have a clue if Trafford is good with his feet or not. It's just like they're desperate to undermine Pope at the drop of a hat. We have an excellent goalkeeper who is dodgey with the ball at his feet. I get that but wanting rid of him just beggars belief.

[Deuce]

Been in talks for a while now. Hope they’ve taken a smoke break.

[Kanj]

2 minutes ago, Deuce said:

Been in talks for a while now. Hope they’ve taken a smoke break.

 

Our transfer team has no rizz 

[Deuce]

3 minutes ago, Kanj said:

 

Our transfer team has no rizz 

Gotta be taking the Burnley boys down to the titty bar

[Optimistic Nut]

50 minutes ago, Gawalls said:

And very possibly less comfortable with his hands, Trafford so far one season in the prem and didn’t do well, Burnley with pope always survived and went down first season he left and we’ve managed CL twice and won a cup with him, the final we lost was when we didn’t have him. “As good as the rest of his game is” is a massive understatement imo. People are saying “chuck £40m at him and get him straight in first team”, I’m just glad the club seems to be not as gun ho.

 

What would be your thoughts if we were signing a 30+ goal kid from the Championship, over maybe a striker who scored 10-12 in the PL but whose hold up play was shite?