Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
By Burnley FC
September 9 2014
Northern Ireland U21 international Luke Conlan has put pen to paper on a one-year deal with the Clarets. The 19-year-old defender, recruited from Northern Ireland in 2011, was a key part of the side that reached the 2012 FA Youth Cup semi-final and recently netted for the development squad in the impressive 5-0 win against Aston Villa.
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And having originally being released last summer and subsequently re-signing at Turf Moor, the defender admits he is happy to be home as he looks to kick on and progress following a summer recovering from injury.
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Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: TheLongside.co.uk (IP Logged)
Date: 09/09/2014 12:43
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Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: ManHug (IP Logged)
Date: 09/09/2014 12:49
Find this a queer one, he was released this Summer......but weve now given him a contract now?
Despite being clogged up with Ward, Mee, Taylor and Lafferty as LB options.
Cisak with a new two year deal is odd too.
Please lets get Marney on a new 3 year.
Despite being clogged up with Ward, Mee, Taylor and Lafferty as LB options.
Cisak with a new two year deal is odd too.
Please lets get Marney on a new 3 year.
Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: morninbob (IP Logged)
Date: 09/09/2014 13:50
also new deals for Anderson, howieson, hall, Hewitt and gilcrist. Are we aligned now ?
Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: ManHug (IP Logged)
Date: 09/09/2014 15:48
We were anyway.
These names mean nothing.
These names mean nothing.
Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: bordeauxclaret (IP Logged)
Date: 09/09/2014 17:19
You get the impression of chaos at Turf Moor, do they actually know what they're doing ? Players seem to be coming and going on a whim, is anyone overseeing all this because this summer's dealings have been a complete shambles, Conlan released and then signed on again just the latest example.
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Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: Danger Fourpence (IP Logged)
Date: 10/09/2014 13:11
he had a bad knee injury last season so i think they were waiting to see how it settled down before offering a contract to him.
Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: bordeauxclaret (IP Logged)
Date: 10/09/2014 13:40
Bit mysterious that bad knee injury, he was certainly still playing in April in the U21 PL Cup against City, and he played in the Lancs Senior Cup on the 15th April against Bury. No mention of it when he was released either, as far as I'm aware.
Anyway it appears that, to the surprise of BFC he's made a full, if miraculous, recovery, so that's alright.
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Anyway it appears that, to the surprise of BFC he's made a full, if miraculous, recovery, so that's alright.
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Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: Danger Fourpence (IP Logged)
Date: 10/09/2014 14:01
you're right, looking around the suggestion is it was a chronic problem rather than a sudden one.
strange. i suppose its not the done thing to tell everyone a player has been released because of injury. there was plenty of kicking off when bruce announced to the world that austin had a duff knee and liverpool haven't said why they wouldn't sign remy either, rumoured to be an injury/health thing wasn't it?
strange. i suppose its not the done thing to tell everyone a player has been released because of injury. there was plenty of kicking off when bruce announced to the world that austin had a duff knee and liverpool haven't said why they wouldn't sign remy either, rumoured to be an injury/health thing wasn't it?
Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: bordeauxclaret (IP Logged)
Date: 10/09/2014 15:31
It's a strange situation all round DF, I think we generally look after our young players yet Conlan seems to have been dumped because he had a bit of a problem with his knee, and then taken back on when the club's own employees have helped him get over it.
He seemed to be highly rated yet they were happy to risk letting him sign for someone else before having second thoughts and taking him back on. All very odd.
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He seemed to be highly rated yet they were happy to risk letting him sign for someone else before having second thoughts and taking him back on. All very odd.
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Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: ManHug (IP Logged)
Date: 10/09/2014 16:34
Do you like Luke, BC?
Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: bordeauxclaret (IP Logged)
Date: 10/09/2014 16:52
Don't see that much of the youth team or dev squad any more MH, so can't really comment. Couple of years ago he looked very promising, but so did half a dozen others, most of whom have been released as well. They all seem to vanish into the Gawthorpe Black Hole just when they should be getting into the first team squad.
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Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: ManHug (IP Logged)
Date: 10/09/2014 19:33
Cause they ain't good enough mate, if they were, they would come through!
Hewitt on a 2 year deal, at his age?
Luke! I am your father.
Hewitt on a 2 year deal, at his age?
Luke! I am your father.
Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: bordeauxclaret (IP Logged)
Date: 11/09/2014 09:34
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Cause they ain't good enough mate, if they were, they would come through!
That's the mystery though MH isn't it, we've had two separate squads recently good enough to get to semi- finals, beating academy teams along the way, more than 20 teenagers amongst the best in the country. They were good enough at 18 but, as far as I know, not a single one of them has yet turned out good enough to hold down a regular place in even a D2 team in their twenties.
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Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: ManHug (IP Logged)
Date: 11/09/2014 10:08
Its one for Mulder & Scully, my man
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Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: vinnicombe (IP Logged)
Date: 11/09/2014 18:55
Problem with these youth teams is you are better off having a poor team with a couple of very good players.
The last two youth teams were solid teams without any players that really stood out.
The last two youth teams were solid teams without any players that really stood out.
Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: bordeauxclaret (IP Logged)
Date: 12/09/2014 08:55
In the first squad Harvey, Fletcher and McDonald stood out, in the second it was Hewitt and Howieson, all were playing with the first team squad in pre-season friendlies while still in the youth team.
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Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: ManHug (IP Logged)
Date: 12/09/2014 13:28
Which McDonald, BC?
Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: bordeauxclaret (IP Logged)
Date: 12/09/2014 15:12
Not your mate, young Alex.
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Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: ManHug (IP Logged)
Date: 16/09/2014 21:07
Ah, he was MacDonald mate.
Was he really in a team as late as you say?
Same age at J-Rod isn't he (even a few months older maybe)?
Was he really in a team as late as you say?
Same age at J-Rod isn't he (even a few months older maybe)?
Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: bordeauxclaret (IP Logged)
Date: 18/09/2014 08:50
One year younger than Jay, played in our first team season before last.
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Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: ManHug (IP Logged)
Date: 18/09/2014 16:44
How many months younger?
Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: bordeauxclaret (IP Logged)
Date: 18/09/2014 23:41
Macca born 14 April 1990
Jay born 29 July 1989
About 9 months younger I reckon mate.
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About 9 months younger I reckon mate.
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Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: soapylily (IP Logged)
Date: 19/09/2014 06:47
Time to get Hewitt, Howieson and Gilchrist out on short term loans - get some games into them!
Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: ManHug (IP Logged)
Date: 19/09/2014 07:46
Fair do, always imagined they were like for like in age.
Hewitt getting a 2 year deal at his age, staggering waste of money.
Hewitt getting a 2 year deal at his age, staggering waste of money.
Re: Conlan Rejoins The Clarets
Posted by: bordeauxclaret (IP Logged)
Date: 19/09/2014 10:08
It only makes sense if you accept my theory that they're running a cut-price shadow squad for when we get relegated, how else can you explain the numerous players we have under contract who are nowhere near, and never will be, good enough for the first team ?
It might sound daft but give me a better reason why players like Lafferty, O'Neill and Hewitt are getting these contracts.
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It might sound daft but give me a better reason why players like Lafferty, O'Neill and Hewitt are getting these contracts.
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