I'm not convinced he's leaving either. As others have said, with Burnley you get one season and you're back in this division. Maybe, just maybe Dale thinks he can help this team go up and would be able to secure himself a better deal with a team (us)more likely to make a fist of staying in the...
On a plus note, surely I'm not the only one that is enjoying reading the thoughts of Burnley fans on Twitter. If Stephens is your big summer signing and your pinning your hopes on him then I don't envy the season ahead for you.
I just can't see that Norwood, just back from the Euros and a Championship Team of The Season player, would sign here as cover and to come on late in a game??? Maybe he won't score as much as Stephens, but maybe our new number 10 will score more than given the freedom of the pitch? I don't think...
I believe the difference is we don't need to sell Dunk or Knockaert, Stephens' contract is running out, take £6m now or nothing in the summer? Good move by the club.
I suspect Norwood was made fully aware of the Stephens situation, which would have been a reason why he did sign for us, I'd have thought he'd have been less likely to sign if Stephens was staying.
I'm not too upset about this transfer. We've already got a replacement, who's potentially a...
One does not simply swap Bridcutt for Stephens. Stephens is all round a better player, plus he has the added ability of knowing how to score, an art that was , on the whole, lost on Liam.