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jimbobjaw wrote:

Dukes wrote:We have already got a talented but lazy mid-fielder, who doesn't tackle, nor challenge for headers or track back for the team - but yes he can pass the ball - so why would we want another passenger like Burgess back..?

Who are you refering to?

Id guess at Wolly? Although I think you're being a tad harsh...

Oundle Diamond #2 wrote:

jimbobjaw wrote:

Dukes wrote:We have already got a talented but lazy mid-fielder, who doesn't tackle, nor challenge for headers or track back for the team - but yes he can pass the ball - so why would we want another passenger like Burgess back..?

Who are you refering to?

Id guess at Wolly? Although I think you're being a tad harsh...

Agree with both of that!

I thought he meant Tommo?

Either way, I don't agree at all.

I was confused to who me meant too.

Presumed it must be a centre mid, so thought Terry? Don't agree at all, but out of our three main CMs, I'd guess him..

If he can fit in with the wage restrictions then i'd like to see him back. With JEMS work ethic and the hindsight that he wish he'd never left, he could put in a good shift for a promotion push. He'd be as good if not better than anyone else we could bring in for same kind of wages, and when playing with confidence, chips in with his share of goals.

We're a different football club than when he left too, so would be coming back in to a positive environment. I've always thought Burge was a victim of our dizzy heights in the league. He'd been a part of the glory days and lost his way as we all came thudding back down to earth.

With our new confidence and ethos, it might just re-ignite some of that passion again.

But could it be viewed as a step backwards for us? i don't think so, i honestly feel we have moved on a club and on that basis we should employ the best value for money players to get us back in the league. I think burge can play a part in that.

wynocki wrote:If he can fit in with the wage restrictions then i'd like to see him back. With JEMS work ethic and the hindsight that he wish he'd never left, he could put in a good shift for a promotion push. He'd be as good if not better than anyone else we could bring in for same kind of wages, and when playing with confidence, chips in with his share of goals.

We're a different football club than when he left too, so would be coming back in to a positive environment. I've always thought Burge was a victim of our dizzy heights in the league. He'd been a part of the glory days and lost his way as we all came thudding back down to earth.

With our new confidence and ethos, it might just re-ignite some of that passion again.

But could it be viewed as a step backwards for us? i don't think so, i honestly feel we have moved on a club and on that basis we should employ the best value for money players to get us back in the league. I think burge can play a part in that.

I actually agree with that. I would love to see him back at Rushden, not just because he was one of my favourite players, but because obviously he holds the club very high regard.

No offence to anyone, but I can't quite see why this thread has made three pages. Burge is in the past, he enjoyed his time at Nene Park, but now has a new life in Liverpool and will set his stall out there. I can't imagine that travelling to Rushden from there is in his mind at all, given that he thought the distance to Mansfield was too much for him!

Does anyone know why he moved to Liverpool

I would welcome him back hes a good player for this league

I would love to see Andy Burgess back. I think he's a great player.