- Search

Jacko

Goalkeepers do operate on a different basis from outfield players when it comes to errors..You simply cannot do what Muric did yesterday - it's a stinker and anything else done in the game is irrelevant. The goalkeeper debate has become very political for some and it seems the side those people pick...

Jacko

You're not comparing eggs with eggs though are you? In the EPL market, and even the EFL market, it is very competitive. That, i suspect, is how they have looked at it. Other clubs doing /getting away with it isn't a justification. It is, sadly, very much the case that all of the Premier League can ...

Jacko

Fail to see how anyone could argue that’s anything but exceptional value for Premier League football tbf. I disagree. It's expensive compared to historical ticket prices for English football. And looking elsewhere, the average standing season ticket for the Bundesliga was 205 Euro in 23/24. The ave...

Jacko

In past years, wasn't the usual practice to say how much the tickets would cost post-early bird period? The change this year seems significant & I can't imagine that's about anything other than holding back unwelcome news of further price increases.

Jacko

Shocking. Given where the money goes, and where the income comes from, to hit fans with such a rise is awful. I'm not a concession, but that increase is, to me, the most appalling. Difficult to justify unless you're looking to squeeze and maximise, which, of course, these owners are. That's the real...

Jacko

Kompany makes a lot of strange decisions but encouraging his players to get booked or actively try to get sent off is most likely not in his tactics book yet. I don't know, we seem to have long since adopted the Man City tactic of deliberate fouls whenever there's chance of a breakaway (aka The Rod...

Jacko

Trafford 7 Assignon 5 - weak and culpable for 2nd goal, also had a hideous moment near the end when we were attacking and he simply failed to see a defender when he should have crossed. Would rather have Roberts. O Shea 6 Esteve 5 - decent 1st half when under no pressure, sadly awful when pressed 2n...

Jacko

Our massive rivals, wish them 10-0 defeats in every game, but good for them trying to do something to get rid of dreadful owners.

It can (has?) happen to us all and I hope they eventually win out over Venkys.

Jacko

Just heard the Bee Hole podcast discuss this and they were right. It really was embarrassing. The issue I have is that it is entertainment, a day out across the country, and at times one does question is it worth it? - Mind numbing half times (contrast to the days of the assault courses and even Pi...

Jacko

This presentation from journalist Philippe Auclair, on football's link to illegal gambling, is worth 15 minutes. Horrible and upsetting but something people need to know. https://vimeo.com/910728155/description Football clubs turning a blind eye to this behaviour is a growing, and awful, trend. I fo...

Jacko

I too feel very disillusioned. Trying not to overthink, I put it down to 2 things: - the team is rubbish - I don't like how things are going off the pitch We've had both before but there's something very "un-Burnley' about the why of both this time. It's not losing, it's the losing with a lack of a ...

Jacko

Trafford 5 - Thought it was a foul but it's also bad goalkeeping and it cost us. Harsh but that's what the top level is. Vitinho 5 Ekdal 6 O'Shea 7 Al-Dakhil 4 - Shouldn't have been selected as full back as it's obviously not a position he can play but that was nevertheless woeful. Gudmundsson 6 Cul...

Jacko

This has recurred this season & is now worse, what with the advertising replacing the lines ups on the screens, etc. Given it's a bugbear of mine I emailed the supporter liaison address displayed on the club's website asking for them to change it. Made the same points as mentioned above but added th...

Jacko

Trafford 7
Vitinho 4
O'Shea 6
Beyer 5
Taylor 6
Odobert 7
Brownhill 7
Berge 6
Tresor 5
Amdouni 4
Foster 6

Gudmundsson 6

Jacko

Trafford 4 Vitinho 4 - Roberts should be in in front of him O’Shea 4 - why, oh why, do we channel so much of the play through him? Beyer 4 Delcroix 3 - single handedly making me question the manager's view of what's a quality player Brun Larsen 4 - hideously bad crossing Berge 5 Brownhill 4 - his ro...

Jacko

I'm baffled by how we're set up to play. Why do we play so much through O'Shea when he is our worst passer? Why play with wingers but very rarely cross the ball into the box? Why slow possession at the back to break the press when the opposition are sitting back? Nothing about it makes sense.

Jacko

Was worried about this in the summer and said it a couple times now he reminds me of David Jones just with a bit more pressing. Great tempo setting midfielder who can pull strings in the championship, hugely struggles to step up and neutered in the Prem. Cullen hasn't got anywhere near the credit i...

Jacko

Trafford 5
Roberts 5
O'Shea 6
Al-Dakhil 6
Delcroix 5
Cullen 6
Berge 5
Benson 5
Amdouni 5
Koleosho 6
Foster 6
Gudmundsson 6

Jacko

but the question should be asked, are we one club for all, or one club for the enrichment of ALK/VSL? I will add that while the owners are far from unique in seeking their enrichment from the game, there are part of a much smaller band that have exploited fans to help pay for it in this way. The ot...

Jacko

The whole thing stinks. It's profiteering & charging people to skip queues (or so it seems). The club should backtrack. And yes, other clubs do it, but that stinks too. I very much put this alongside rumours (yes, I appreciate that's all it is so far) of a less than wholesome new shirt sponsor (wish...

Jacko

Leech has bowled well for England since Stokes has been made captain Under Root with orthodox field placements Leech was what I called “ a bowler who bowled batters in” With Stokes setting unorthodox field Leech has taken vital wickets in Test matches This is said a lot but the stats suggest otherw...

Jacko

That suggests it’s his decision, which it isn’t. I love Jack Cork but a 25 man squad needs 25 players who can start and finish games, there’s very little room for bit part players, which he has been this season. Cork is our captain & has played 39 times this season! That's more (I think) than any s...

Jacko

Man who previously claimed he supported Chelsea invests as seemingly "something to do" as he's bored. Great, let's position ourselves as a plaything for millionaires. Not for me, thanks.

Jacko

20 years, wow

That gune felt like an out of body experience. Oddly, I recall thinking that our defence was ok; just couldn't stop goal after goal. Still won't hear a word against Fred.

And nice bit of early Blake impact. What a player!

Jacko

The loyalty points system has vast imperfections. The greatest bias being a 60 year old man watching 2 games a season can be valued the same as a 15 year old watching 8 games a season. It's nonsense. For me this is a strength of the system, the 60 year old has been to more games, shown a longer com...

Jacko

I was fortunate enough to get tickets for me & my dad; we both have well over 10,000 points. Regardless of my fortune, I agree with the article; think the club have made a pig's ear of this. Those people who have bought more season tickets and away tickets should get priority. It's not about being a...

Jacko

Thought it was interesting that last night he went long on several occasions. Assume he must have been under instructions to do it more often but personally thought that was an odd choice of match to do so given their goliath of a centre half; it did come straight back on more than one occasion.

Jacko

He's looked pretty crap so far for Man Utd. Quite a lot of people seem to be saying things like, "He brings a lot to the team other than goals" or, "He's a different type of player" or even, "He runs around a lot". Suspect there's a bit of silk purse/sow's ear here. He doesn't look like scoring; he'...

Jacko

We've been relegated, he's got two years left on his deal and he wants to go Tempting to say 'so what?' as he's our asset and we do have some agency in this situation. However, I'm not naive enough not to recognise the implications of keeping a player in those circumstances; however it is a choice....

Jacko

I really don't like the modern tendency to criticise the players we do have, who have put in great service, because they've got weaknesses/had drops in form/aren't as exciting as a new mystery signing. Some of the criticism of McNeil linked to his potential transfer is pretty much unfathomable to me...

Jacko

It's all doom, isn't it Jacko, especially if we want it to be all doom. The club didn't "trade Wood" btw, his very fat release clause was triggered by Newcastle. They got themselves so much of a good deal, that it appears that they don't want Wood as a starter this season. Wout Weghorst at Brighton...

Jacko

Asset stripping ‘the practice of taking over a company in financial difficulties and selling each of its assets separately at a profit without regard for the company's future’ - they didn’t take over in financial difficulties - they aren’t selling each of its assets without regard for the company’s...

Jacko

I'm all for optimism, I want us to do well this season - who knows we may go up - but I simply can't see why anyone who doesn't have a vested interest in ALK, Pace et al could defend what's going on. They are selling our best players to pay for their takeover - it's asset stripping and it stinks. Li...

Jacko

The club is in essence buying ALK’s talent. The unbelievable deal is if that talent keeps us up for a while longer. I appreciate that hasn’t occurred yet, but we have a chance. I think I would have preferred a midfielder. Or perhaps half a dozen of them. Oh, and no debt. Still we have eye dazzling ...

Jacko

He's having a great season, but didn't Guy Whittington get 40+ goals a while back?

Bit like when Sky pretend Lukaku et Al are the greatest ever, as.if Dixie Dean never existed.

Jacko

There's some very Panglossian takes on here (and in fairness off here) about this takeover. I can understand it - part of what it is to follow us is to be optimistic and hope for the best - but it seems somewhat divorced from what we do know. As someone with a lot of experience in media handling, th...

Jacko

That's good to know about the earlier announcement, but i'm talking about the immediate pre-kick off one. Appreciate it's not top of everyone's list of concerns (even mine) but it rankles. Possible I see it as indicative of a general unpleasant chipping away at the familiar rituals around matches.

Jacko

Same again against Leeds, sadly.

Jacko

I noticed on Saturday that the announcer didn't run through the Brighton line up along with ours immediately pre-kick off. Maybe this was a one-off, given first game back and all, but I really hope this isn't the start of a change of policy. More and more premier league clubs fail to give the line u...

Jacko

Champions League final was a week ago. They're professional athletes. Surely if there's any point at all to these friendlies, it's to tune a team for the tournament.

Jacko

Sorry, but this year of all years is exactly when I would expect prices to rise I don't think it's unexpected, sadly, I just don't think it should be the priority. Any increase in revenue brought in from a price hike is likely to be much less significant in terms of the Club's overall revenue than ...

Jacko

Lookman is not, presently, anywhere near top six quality. He looks one of Fulham's best players but even there he flatters to deceive and he is, very likely, about to be relegated. Ability-wise he's our level, or certainly should be. On Brady, I've never been wholly convinced by the argument that we...

Jacko

Increasing season ticket prices, this year of all years, stinks to high heaven.

Jacko

I could not give two flying ones what neutrals think of us, our "style of play" (subjective nonsense) or the colour of our full backs' socks - it's not about them, football is primarily for those who go, who associate closely with their team, who are part of their community. The day we start kowtowi...

Jacko

Whether you favour it or not, a lot of those things would need to happen in the long term and already happens at every other club in this league. To remain competitive we need greater brand exposure. Such things are a choice, not a "need". If, for instance, it was as simple as, 'if you change Turf ...

Jacko

There's a lot of reference to "increased revenue streams" with an assumption that this is all upside and something that must be welcomed. Where does such revenue usually come from: fans, often. Higher ticket prices, having to tolerate more sponsorship (stadium naming right?), prices up elsewhere. I ...

Jacko

Weird how there is more noise being made about our takeover than takeovers where its a rich owner using their own money and then running the club at a loss.. I think that would be an argument to give more coverage to those worrying circumstances rather than turn a blind eye to this one. This is pla...

Jacko

BBC article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56089037

Jacko

they could play on the Turf straight after a game, if we have the Saturday 12.30 slot. Keep the kiosks open. Have a family funday in the fan zone area. I like this idea - I don't see much of a downside to it, where possible; surprises me that it doesn't happen more often. Strikes me that the bigges...

Jacko

One of the lines of argument I find oddest,.from.some, is those saying "We've seen no evidence of X, just some reports in the media". Bit Trumpian that. Same sort of argument as those who say, "name your source" when journalist write stories elsewhere (depressingly this is all over social media) as ...

Search found 62 matches