CONFIRMED Berge to Burnley

[Champagneblade]

Not including loans, Berge was far and a way our most talented, in fact, our BEST midfielder.

He was too good for the Championship. We never saw him down tools & he could have done easily done so & handed in a request at any stage, but he didn't.

The statement couldn't throw him under the bus harder if we tried. Also, the grief & slander a lot of you throw his way as well...

A lot of recency bias. For about 70% of the season, Norwood was carrying the midfield and in the Championship Team of the week almost weekly.

He fell off at the end after shouldering so much, including Berge missing 9 matches injured, again.

We could end up stronger at the end of this and have players more fit for purpose.

 

[cooperblade]

Bettis' statement - wow.

 

[Whiston Blade]

Bettis' statement - wow.

Got a link to it?

 

[K1 flabby stick]

The statement the club has put out is piss poor, lacking in class and will only serve to put players off joining us.

Would you want to sign for us knowing that at some point down the line we could throw you under the bus like this?

Can't see a great deal wrong with it really. Perhaps I missed the bit about the bus.

 

[nopigfansintown]

Really looked the part until his injury and at the back end of the season. Form with him in the team was automatic, without, play offs. The club statement is pathetic and unprofessional. It's been a pattern the past few years. Obviously orchestrated to create some type of populist sentiment and preceded by similar sentiment from the mouthpieces. The biggest take away is he things Burnley are better than us on and off the pitch. That's depressing.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

You shouldn't be disappointed.

True Blades just appreciate having a team to watch and having a pint with their mates

“Mates” ?!?!?!?!
You’ve got mates ?

Bastard

 

[Davalon]

He's gone. No going back.

All about the replacements now.

Only they will decide if we're better off.

 

[Nonamedhorse]

I don’t care about Bur-Gerr (unambitious WANKER),
He don’t care about me.
All I care about,
Is Vinny Su-zee.

 

[Davalon]

“Mates” ?!?!?!?!
You’ve got mates ?

Bastard

Didn't say I had mates

 

[Broomhall Blade]

I Burnley is the best he can do, then he won't be much of a loss. I would say there is a high chance he will be back in the Championship next season regardless with that move.

Doubt it there are only two relegation places left and i wouldn't back Burnley too take one of them even with someone else's money.

 

[Maryland_blade]

Did Genk insert a sell on clause when we bought him?

 

[blAdes96]

A lot of recency bias. For about 70% of the season, Norwood was carrying the midfield and in the Championship Team of the week almost weekly.

He fell off at the end after shouldering so much, including Berge missing 9 matches injured, again.

We could end up stronger at the end of this and have players more fit for purpose.

Honestly, I loved Norwood, but for me he's not had a good game since January, before the World Cup even. He's just not Premier League standard. Berge was.

I don't think it's wrong of me to say the statement throws him under the bus, it is snide. It was still an open-wound following Illi. But, the Souza news softens the blow.

If we can add Hamer before 3pm Saturday, a midfield of Slimane, Souza and Hamer sounds unreal. We still need at least 3 more after that though...

 

[YES Blade]

 

[Torrix1889]

Sounds like Berge forced the move, just like Illiman....hey-ho, off you fuck then.

 

[Torrix1889]

Did Genk insert a release clause when we bought him?

You mean a sell-on clause?

As we didn't make a profit on the player, doubt anything would have been triggered.

 

[Bergen Blade]

I wonder Solbakken thinks to the move?

"I think it's a good move. They play a type of football that suits him well."

"He'll cope well. They are promoted team, he'll be one of the main players."

 

[Mendi]

Gutted. He refused to sign a new deal.

 

[Tezza1889]

Wonder why Klopp wasn't banging our door down at the last minute

 

[Houston_Blade]

"I think it's a good move. They play a type of football that suits him well."

"He'll cope well. They are promoted team, he'll be one of the main players."

He means they’ve got a manager he’s heard of!

 

[Weasel]

He's been sold. Oh well nevermind.

I've moved on. Good luck to the lad but to be honest I hope he gets relegated now with Burnley.

Yesterdays chip paper.

 

[Houston_Blade]

Sad he’s gone but all the £35m to a top European club has been shown up for the load of bollocks it always was.

First bid and he’s gone though. Sheffield’s hotels will be down on revenue in December/January going forwards.

 

[MagnifiqueShorehamStreet]

I will really miss watching him play for the Blades.
An integral part of our promotion winning team, and I’m pretty sure we couldn’t have done it without him.
I think he’ll be a great success at Burnley, and like Hecky, I’m very disappointed to see him go.
Good luck to him, except when he’s up against the Blades of course, and I hope he remembers his time at the Lane fondly.I certainly do.

 

[Danetheblade]

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"High ambitions, making several signings and it all just fits into what I'm looking for."

“Strength and physicality”

 

[Stewy]

Looking forward to a 50/50 ball to be won, with him and vini Souza .....at the lane

 

[Bladesman]

Going to miss him. Classy player and he was excellent second half of last season. Feels like it finally clicked and now we sell!
Not sure he leaves if we keep Ndiaye.

He was the highest paid player at the club and wanted even more by the sounds of it. He never had a relegation clause by all accounts either so we were paying him a PL wage in the Championship.

 

[Rodley]

It about treating people with respect. It goes a long way in football. How many times when a player signs for a club will they say 'I spoke to so and so about the club before I joined'? Happens all the time. We're in danger of getting a reputation for not meeting iur obligations on time (in regards transfer installments and player bonuses) and also tarnishing the reputations for those who play for us when they leave. These are the sort of things which make it more difficult for us to do deals.

It’s a see you next Tuesday’s trick.

 

[Rodley]

Bettis' statement - wow.

We’ve had a reputation for doing things the right way. We’re losing it with tin pot bollocks like that. Be calling out Carlton Palmer next, presumably via some Twitter account.

 

[8lade]

This is the way to do it; sell the main man for circa 15m up front then selling a part time classy player for the same money suddenly seems like a win (now get some players over the goddam line!)

 

[Harry's Game]

Not a patch on Jostein Flo anyeay

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

We don't want players who don't want to play for us so he can do one. Let's get behind the ones that do.