Confirmed Signing James Tarkowski

[Blue1972]

Pretty much this.
He is much better than we have. Except for Mina, but man never fit.
We are not signing superstar players for silly money this year. We just ain't. We still have 2 years of rolling losses to figure in. We are not spending much money's,, and any money's we do spend will probs be in midfield, financed by a sales.
This lad is better than we have, and no transfer fee (yeah yeah sign on fee). But unless we pick up an unknown gem. This is the kind of signing we need to make, right now. Better than we have, a leader, no silly fee and wage.

We will spend money, but we will sell as well to obviously help with that.

The club will want to be run more efficiently moving forward and the new ground should help that, if till then the club want to stay just under the threshold, they can nothing is stopping them as long as they stay within the rules.

A number of High earners left last season, more are going this summer and more will go next summer. We made a profit on transfers last season while getting the wage bill down, we will probably making a bigger profit on sales this summer, so the 3 yr losses could easily have reset themselves by the summer we move into BDM, ready to go again

 

[Blue1972]

The other thing, and it's a bit crude, but adding another Michael Keane actually helps Michael Keane. His best form at Burnley came playing next to another clogger. Here he has been best next to Mina.

I suspect we see a more consistent Keane next to Tarkwoski. That's not necessarily a reason to buy him, but I think Keane benefits from Tarowoski.

I doubt they play much in a 3 if franks goes that way. In a 2 im still not convinced. Keane and holgate have had 5 yrs at Everton and still cost us plenty of goals every season, im not sure franks wants our defenders to sit on the edge of our box for 90mins

 

[micknick]

Indeed it is. Keane has looked at worst okay - at times even better - when we've played a deeper line with little to no gap between the back four and Pickford.

The problems emerge when there's space behind the back line and Keane has to turn; he's easily done for pace and turns like a stricken cruise liner.

It's horses for courses. I think there's positives behind signing Tarkowski but only if it fits the style we want to play because can he succeed in a higher line?

What we can't afford is to sign him, for him to struggle with more expansive football and we're then limited by him and Keane.

Just saw he made more headed clearances than anyone in the league, granted in a relegated team but Burnley 'only' conceded 53 which is less than United and on a par with 5th placed Arsenal and 7th placed West Ham.

The higher line can work if you dont have blistering pace when you have a partner with pace that can cover- please see Ben Godfrey.

As I say though he can also read the game well so can help organise, especially if we are going in with young full backs- Myko and Patterson.

 

[Ender4]

Has it all gone quiet on Tarkowski now?

 

[TheBigIguana]

Wow and u think Richy is not the best.

It's all relative

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

Just saw he made more headed clearances than anyone in the league, granted in a relegated team but Burnley 'only' conceded 53 which is less than United and on a par with 5th placed Arsenal and 7th placed West Ham.

The higher line can work if you dont have blistering pace when you have a partner with pace that can cover- please see Ben Godfrey.

As I say though he can also read the game well so can help organise, especially if we are going in with young full backs- Myko and Patterson.

and that's what we've lacked in Yerry's absence. Coleman may be captain but positionally he can be pulled all over the place and both Keane and Holgate need a leader and an organiser beside them.
It's probably less about what we get from Tarkowski and more what he brings out of others that is the real benefit

 

[Curtis]

Are we really sure this isn't going to be Keane without the transfer fee if we do it?

Who knows? But he is a different human being despite playing for the same team got to judge him on his own merits

 

[TheBigIguana]

Who knows? But he is a different human being despite playing for the same team got to judge him on his own merits

I think a lot of those merits would be the same ones that led us to sign Michael Keane

 

[Goat]

I think a lot of those merits would be the same ones that led us to sign Michael Keane

Its racism to assume that 2 white CBs from the same club will play the same my friend.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Its racism to assume that 2 white CBs from the same club will play the same my friend.

Factos

 

[Bebeto]

Has it all gone quiet on Tarkowski now?

Probably after too much...I guess his agent will tell him that the longer it goes the better as clubs will get desperate.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

he ours yet?

 

[Toffeelover]

Transfer season not started yet so wait and see.

 

[catcherintherye]

I think this one happens.

 

[Toffeepot]

Are we really sure this isn't going to be Keane without the transfer fee if we do it?

I would feel better about Keane if we didn't splurge 30mil on him, marginally, but better