Gone Elsewhere Mcburnie

[Jan Age]

For us to bring in any striker they have to be better than Moore and Cannon( based on what we have seen from him so far). Whilst not ideal McBurnie is streets ahead of both of them

If one or both of them is being moved and Oli is coming as an option on the bench then fine … but there is far too many moving parts for that to be worthwhile.

The kid would honestly make a great CB and I’m not even joking.

 

[Blades1971]

I’d definitely welcome him back. The ball actually stuck up front with him, he battled for the ball, showed some skill, scored a few goals.

Worry is injuries…

And nights out.

 

[Youngand70]

Ah yes in reverse gear as usual !!! Did I hear the new owners want to "modernise"?

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

1 Goal in every 5.6 Games for us. He averaged 5 goals a season, across 5 seasons

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

If McBurnie comes back then that's the end of our football club. It'll just be a graveyard for out of shape, washed up nutters. We'll be in League One this time next year. I've had it with some of our fan base. Moronic.

I agree with the last 2 sentences, just not the rest of it

 

[Lord Eddard Muir]

I’d definitely welcome him back. The ball actually stuck up front with him, he battled for the ball, showed some skill, scored a few goals.

Worry is injuries…

Cleared a fair few off the line as well. He always put a shift in, just went through hot and cold spells in front of goal

 

[Wayne_Kerr89]

Apart from 2021-22 (when he only played 1,000 minutes) McBurnie has been a consistent goalscorer every season he's played in the Championship.

You can't have a reasonable discussion with these people there's no point talking to them with stats

 

[Berkshire Blade]

If we are playing 2 up top all year we can't go with Moore every game as he's 33!

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

So a decent striker at La Liga level is available on a free, one who also has a very solid record at Premier League and Championship level and has previous links to the club and manager, which may aid us in securing him?

Solid record at Premier League level. He only scored 6 goals!?! What are you on about?

As for Championship level, he had half a good season, scoring 10 before the World Cup break before running dry for the rest of the season. McBurnie never has and never will be a reliable goalscorer for Sheffield United.

 

[The Fox]

Even the title of this thread gives me nightmares .

 

[Wards]

Don't mind McBurnie at all but for all concerned it's best we move on.

 

[Wayne_Kerr89]

Even the title of this thread gives me nightmares .

Those Nightmarish seasons where he was fit the most and played the most that saw us finish ..... Checks Notes

9th in the Prem

2nd in the championship

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Solid record at Premier League level. He only scored 6 goals!?! What are you on about?

As for Championship level, he had half a good season, scoring 10 before the World Cup break before running dry for the rest of the season. McBurnie never has and never will be a reliable goalscorer for Sheffield United.

He's not there to just score goals though is he, that's not how we played him, unless you are re-writing history to suit a narrative?
He was the joint top scorer in our last PL season, which with 6 goals isn't anything special but it tells you how little we were creating for anyone else and his 22/23 scoring record would have made him our clear top scorer last season.

These are the facts. You don't want him back which is a fair opinion, it doesn't change anything I've said about if it's available he should be under consideration.

 

[raul]

There is also a player available on a free with a 90% pass completion record , together with PL goals from midfirld with a recent European Final behind him too.

These are the facts, do we sign him?

 

[Rodders]

GERRIMBACK

 

[EddieColquhoun]

He's a crock. How many more do we sign before the penny drops?

I read that he only missed one game last season and that was due to illness.

 

[SUFC Guy]

Is he any good?

 

[Cheesebored]

I read that he only missed one game last season and that was due to illness.

That maybe. What about his time here? Offers little other than huff and puff and some good defensive headers. Time to move on.

 

[Nick Jansky]

I read that he only missed one game last season and that was due to illness.

The combination of becoming a father and spending a year outside of England might have sorted his lifestyle issues out. The question is, if he returns does he regress back to type?

 

[Working Class Hero]

I'm not necessarily against bringing former players back, unlike some who seem to think it's the root of all evil. I do however, think we should only do it on occasions when the player was actually any good the first time around.

Yes, he had a purple patch for 6 months or so out of his 5 years at the club, but he had Iliman Ndiaye at the side of him and he was 2-3 years younger.

 

[robbiez666]

The combination of becoming a father and spending a year outside of England might have sorted his lifestyle issues out. The question is, if he returns does he regress back to type?

And the Spanish game is different to Championship football. He struggled for fitness with us. Would his body stand up to playing twice a week? Or would we have another player who we can't rely on?

 

[Blades1971]

There is an old adage. DON'T GO BACK. It could be more apt in his case

 

[dn5 shaun]

Keep in mind he didn't want to stay when we wanted to keep him.

Most of us didn't want him to stay, the game is about pace and power, he has no pace cos he can't run at all and only power he has is in his fists

 

[Chris the Blade]

There's overreactions and then there's this

Yep let's bring Lundstram and Norwood back too. Then nobody could accuse us of not being a progressive club.

 

[Danetheblade]

And the Spanish game is different to Championship football. He struggled for fitness with us. Would his body stand up to playing twice a week? Or would we have another player who we can't rely on?

I think there’s a case that his fitness would’ve improved playing in a warmer climate. Personally, I’d be all for him coming back as a Moore replacement. Younger, does the dirty work, runs like a newborn giraffe admittedly but think he’d be a good addition.

 

[ITALIANO BLADE]

RETURN OF THE SUPER MAC

 

[Mouth of the South]

His injury record whilst at Utd would be a concern (although he was available for every game bar one last season) so he would have to be carefully managed, but at Champ level I think he'd be a great option to link with a main striker, especially if CW intends to continue with 4-4-2 or possible 4-2-3-1. I could see him working with and improving the outputs of both Moore and Cannon.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

I just want to see us play a different way. I appreciate Leeds had a ridiculous squad this season but they were so exciting to watch going forward…with our options as Moore, Cannon, McBurnie, Campbell it’s just the same predictable style of play.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

I'm not necessarily against bringing former players back, unlike some who seem to think it's the root of all evil. I do however, think we should only do it on occasions when the player was actually any good the first time around.

Yes, he had a purple patch for 6 months or so out of his 5 years at the club, but he had Iliman Ndiaye at the side of him and he was 2-3 years younger.

So we shouldn’t have brought Billy back then?

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

I've said this before, and I will say it again, you don't divorce your wife and then marry her again!

Granted he's a step up on Kieffer, but so is Ian Ormondroyd!