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I think we may have forgotten that Vincent's wife apparently wanted to return to the north-west. Brighton couldn't be further away. I am also convinced until it's proven otherwise that he wants to build/rebuild a VK dynasty here to prove that a name can succeed at a small club and then succeed at a ...

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Assignon does have a similar instinct to find an opportunity in another area of the pitch which VK's system allows, so Assignon and Maatsen are both likely to make a goalscoring play or assist where an 'old fashioned' full back might not. Trent also has this instinct, but does it in a more advanced ...

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Aggi types quicker than me and probably thinks quicker too.

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VAR has decided from the outset that clear and obvious does not apply to offside in the same way as goal-line technology. It has to be judged as offside or onside. They have not made any allowance for a desperately tight decision so there will always be dissenting voices. Even in horse racing camera...

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I reckon we could shift double by the end of this week.

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I guess that might also be an example of how Keane as a manager didn't seem to have good personal relationships with his players, ultimately leading to his demise as a club manager. Perhaps Keane didn't lead from the front with his players right behind him. Maybe when he turned round to see where th...

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Sorry I was replying to the post that said none of the three were penalties.

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I think you'd have a few disagreeing with that opinion.

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Pretty sure he wasn't celebrating the season so far, just yesterday's result.

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If I was a Luton fan I'd have wanted Everton v Forest to end as a draw, so for me VAR failed.

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Not sure that it was calculated at all, more likely just an outpouring of immediate emotion, following a performance and result that currently increases our survival chances.

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Why would you advise a club that a points increase is unlikely. The options available should be clearly defined and able for a club to refer to. To state that a points increase is unlikely is almost encouraging a club to appeal.

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Hi J. James, if you look at the post immediately preceding that post it is from the same poster, so I will confidently say that I am sure there was no disrespect intended. I would like to say that your dad was much respected and clearly loved by many. I'm also 71 so I have many great memories of you...

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Doesn't matter where Maatsen lines up, he isn't a 'traditional' full back. The game is evolving continually and there is the four centre back, back fours and the let's try and get 11 footballers on the pitch. Maatsen fits into the latter group. It probably needs a combination of those two ideas alon...

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Bit late with this one Aggi.

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Fetch!

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The Muric howler is no more or no less of a howler whatever the outcome of the game. The fact that we lost two points, just affects the anger levels on here. Although this thread is about Muric, our player, in this instance I think that comparisons with other keepers is more than relevant. All keepe...

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England's No 1, Mr Pickford, made an epic fail last night of Muric proportions, yet for some reason it has hardly had a mention, certainly not on this thread. Yet another reminder that an error does not define a keeper, because all keepers make them.

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I thought when the ref gave the pen, he seemed to point to the penalty spot and the area where Palmer went down.

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Eye off the ball, lack of concentration, poor weather conditions, pass played between the posts all combined and a total misjudgement, nothing at all to do with technique. He could have employed the inside of the boot technique (not instep) and still misjudged it with the same result.

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Amen.

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Smiley face accidentally missed off.

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Goliath, in your opening post you said that Foster did nothing for 30 minutes (kind maybe) but then compared him negatively with three pre VK players, who each played less than 60 minutes, admittedly through no fault of their own, with a massive back-handed compliment to Brownhill, but I get your po...

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He was probably looking where to pass it to, seeing who was unmarked and took his eye off the ball for that split second like we do when checking the rear view mirror. It shouldn't happen but it did. He made a bad choice and we've all suffered the consequences but he'll be hurting the most.

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People are so entrenched in their goalkeeper views, that until we have a clear number 1, with a more than competent number 2, that will continue. In fairness to both our present keepers I think this is a hangover from Nick Pope. It started last season with unfair comparisons between Pope and Muric a...

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Hernia ops are really difficult to recover from, time-wise. Took Ashley at least 18 months to fully recover.

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Well, we'll get more minutes out of O'Shea and Esteve.

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Ekdal certainly did have some good moments but I was nervous for him on a number of occasions when things didn't go to plan. Happy that the majority had a more positive feel about his performance than I did. Good to read.

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I haven't looked at the 'rate the players' thread, but not surprisingly Ekdal looked very rusty yesterday. The further away he is from our goal, the more confident he looks, but for a defender, I'm not sure that is a great recommendation.

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I'm going to hazard a guess here that the original press release released may not have been the final press release on the subject.

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At the start of the season the Premier League announced that on a number of occasions throughout the season players would take the knee and they have. I assume the next one will be on the final game day.

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If anyone had to think of a word to rhyme with Bong I think the majority would choose Pong and would probably hold their nose to emphasise it. Sad that it all blew up like it did. The things people do in the heat of the moment eh!

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But there is no mention of BLM any more and hasn't been for years apart from those who want to justify booing.

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A lot of points made, but the majority of them, clearly agenda based. Only two posts prior to this one have pointed out that a back pass to a keeper should never be between the posts. That alone prevents the mistake resulting in a goal. Just as comments against Trafford were over the top and unneces...

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Roper, first of all, I wish you well or as well as you can be for as long as possible. Secondly, sharing this on here will now make it easier to share with loved ones and others close to you. You know they need to know. If the roles were reversed I'm guessing that you would be hoping that they would...

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Shouldn't that be for a 5th place finish?

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Playing regularly always helps.

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Although the two most recent wins were less dramatic than usual. Scheffler I would say, is a certainty for a top 5. Whereas the other possibles aren't certain of anything.

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Auto renewal.

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I think the winner's name has already been posted on this thread. The only other one/two I would add to the list is Niemann and Zalatoris.

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We got away with one today. JRod's foul not getting much of a mention.

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To me, that looks like a variable 4-2-2-2, morphing into 4-4-2. Don't see why you would give up on Fofana and Foster after 1 game. Just looked they were playing in each other's boots against Wolves. Today they will be better as a pair. Might even play better away from home with more space around the...

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And hopefully he adapts his tackling technique, so that he can play more games injury free.

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I remember that the continual criticism of Garlick running the club was that we were becoming less competitive with each passing season due to his careful financial planning. The call was generally, on here, for him to change that financial planning or sell up to someone more prepared to attempt to ...

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I feel we are witnessing a bit of King Canuteism here. I do understand concerns of the whole match costings. For me, I just don't spend on extras. I choose not to have pre or post match beers. I don't go in the club shop and I certainly don't use the club catering. Haven't bought a programme for man...

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If season ticket price increases in the prem were approx 25% for all teams then our price increase would be one of the smallest so maybe we should just compare our price rises with other clubs this season and next season. I don't think we would narrow the gap against other clubs in £'s.

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True and I feel like we should wait 5 years before we make hard and fast judgements on this group of players. Some of them may surprise us. 12 months ago lots of fans were judging and now have changed their m8nds on several players especially our central defenders.

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We haven't only got a very young squad that will not get much younger next season as a couple of older heads get replaced but we have a very young manager who is also being hung out to dry. Let's just support them all. As a fan I like to think that we are all in this together, probably why I don't f...

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It doesn't always follow that a keeper has had a 'mare when conceding 4 or 5

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