No-one’s that stupid,,,,,,,well except us of course

I've just looked at his EPL stats for Burnley - 144 appearances, 49 goals and 7 assists. No contest really.

And they bought him for 15 million so a 10 million profit to boot.

Edited by Slimey Toad (13 Jan 2022 10.51am)

Maybe Burnley will make an offer for Benteke

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

Perhaps the appointment of Howe and the purchase of Wood is rather underwhelming for them.

The new owners arrived with the club in a relegation battle with the January window not open for a couple of months.
Had the takeover been completed in the summer with Newcastle in the PL and the window open, I suspect it would have been a different story.

Bentenke probably would get goals for Burnley, but there's no chance he's going anywhere this window. I'd put money on him being here until the end of his contract. It is worth noting that Bentenke has 4 goals and an assist in just over 1,000 minutes this season, compared to 3 goals and no assists in almost 1,400 minutes for Wood.

Burnley fans don't seem that torn up by this deal questioning Wood's effort and commitment and stating that he's been missing a lot of easy chances (sound familiar). He's a big presence, but if Burnley get £25m you have to say that's a cracking deal providing it's put back into the squad. I've also read that Burnley want a different profile in the player(s) that they plan to replace him with, focusing on more mobile players that can play across the line.

Norwich look finished, but out of Newcastle, Burnley and Watford it's hard to call. Things could change, but I don't see any other club being pulled into a relegation dogfight.

In other words, desperate signings in a desperate bid to stay up