stretford blue
Player Valuation: £35m
Might be carrying a knock as well but definitely not as steady as last season up to now
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2024/25 James Tarkowski
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Everyone had a meltdown in the summer when I suggested he was a bottom half centre back. Despite that being where he’s spent his entire career 
Tarkowski seems to hate playing in August. Looking at last year's JT thread he was getting regularly slated for his performances until late September, when he started putting in MotM performances. Here's hoping for a repeat of history (though I'm sure we'd all prefer he start playing at the start of the season rather than 5 games in).
NilSatisOptimum
Player Valuation: £70m
Lot of noise about Dyche slow starts and strong finish. Maybe victim of harsh training regime pre season.
But you’re putting yourself under a lot of pressure doing that every year and maybe that was the reason Burnley eventually went down, because it must be hard to keep trying to get out the bottom 3. Have a good start like we’ve seen in the past, with Moyes and Martinez, keeps you out of trouble, gives you momentum and confidence and gets the fans on board as well
Bottom half is fine. I'm not convinved you could even say that about Coleman, Keane and Mykolenko.Everyone had a meltdown in the summer when I suggested he was a bottom half centre back. Despite that being where he’s spent his entire career
larrygobfiend
Player Valuation: £40m
Now now, let’s not turn on our most consistent and committed player. He was injured not so long ago and I’ve no doubt he’s rushed himself back.
He’s a brilliant defender.
He’s a brilliant defender.
TraffordBlue
Player Valuation: £500k
It's the usual knee jerk reaction from a section of the fanbase.
It's 3 games in and he's next to Michael Keane. When he's next to Branthwaite i'm sure he will be very solid again.
If he's still poor with half a season gone and when Branthwaite is alongside him then criticism will be justified.
DrEFC
Player Valuation: £40m
When it's this top level of football, carrying the slightest of knocks affects a game that's all down to percentages. I think he's been poor, but there's far worse in the back line, in the injury free group.
Timbucktoo
Player Valuation: £8m
After spending 20m on O`Brien I`d have thought the plan would be to play Branthwaite with O`Brien at CB and moving Tarks to being 3rd choice. But then again we have form for spending money on players just to sit on the bench (Beto, Chermiti).
I'm not sure anyone thought he would replace Tarks, it's quite disappointing to see him at 4th choice though
Heard this morning hes been playing through a couple of injuries, hopefully we can get him right over the next couple of weeks.
knowing your history
Player Valuation: £25m
He's not 100%. Everyone can see he's playing restricted but credit to him for still getting out there, his commitment is fantastic.
Break is coming at a good time for him to rest up.
Break is coming at a good time for him to rest up.
Started last season in the same way , bloody awful.
Had Keane as a partner then too.
Coincidence ?
Had Keane as a partner then too.
Coincidence ?