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daveisaclaret

Given how unlikely it seems we will be successful in our plan of selling off young players to turn profits, perhaps it would be some consolation to get a fee for the young manager.

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Doubt there's any scope for it but that tweet should genuinely be punishable.

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There's a 7-1 v Bournemouth in 18/19 but 100% the OP is right.

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We are loads better than these and making it show.

Good fun seeing Brereton spinning around without a hope of stopping Assignon

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Been said a million times but for our right winger VK had a direct choice between the right back from when we got thrashed at Bramall Lane last season and the right winger who got a goal and an assist at Bramall Lane last season and went with the right back. Just depressing at this point.

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ecc wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:40 pm
I've reported him to the Research Ethics Board at the University of South Australia.

Yes, I do have other things to do but the bloke is using this forum in an unethical manner.

Bellend

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Not in any way denying we are ****, but is this not just an example of why you can't make sensible conclusions about football from data alone? Anyone who has watched 33 Burnley games this season knows how we get the ball into the box.

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LoveCurryPies wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:28 pm
Safe standing is great but not so for children or people of smaller height or even for some elderly.

It's great for those people too because it means they aren't sat behind people who want to stand.

daveisaclaret

I happen to know details about the topic brought up which led to an emotional response. It was not an emotional response to a discussion around safe standing, but a completely separate topic which should be taken very seriously. I would defend that person and anyone else to the hilt for an emotiona...

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It really feels like basically everyone who hasn't been stopped by personal circumstances has renewed. I think that's a fantastic show of support and will hopefully stop idiots chuntering about plastic/Premier League fans.

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I'm very pro-safe standing and this is a good start. I feel compelled to say that the idea of an emotional meeting about safe seating at the back of the Cricket Field Stand probably confirms the thoughts every cynic has about the people who are on the FAB.

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As a club that averaged 20,000 attendances last season and drew in 11,000 for an FA Cup replay I imagine the club's stance is that this is good and we don't want to be playing replays.

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It is a shame for the cup to change format in favour of the few clubs who play in Europe. But it also isn't, and shouldn't be, the purpose of the FA Cup to make lots of money for a few clubs who draw at home to big clubs. Glad to see the back of replays personally, extra time and pens is clearly a m...

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Could you perhaps explain to me why you had to refer to them as Americans and not just “businessmen”. Does nationality have something to do with your post? If not, don’t use it. I refer to them as Americans because they are from America. Half the Premier League is owned by Americans seeking to earn...

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and this is the laissez faire approach that too many have that has caused problems across the game - only asking the How? and Why? questions when your own club is affected while laughing at others (Venky's anyone) has done the game no favours. I think this is a bit silly to be honest Chester. Whate...

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In the scale of football club owners I'd say that ours aren't that high up on the dread and upset scale. It's not an ideal structure (although I think many people had a very rosy view of what being taken over by private equity meant) but we're a long way from absentee owners or those facing swathes...

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Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:58 am
Relegation favourites next year the Championship is a hard league.VK totally underestimated the jump from Championship to Premier. The gap between all the leagues is now massive.

Look up Ipswich Town

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Not really clear to me how anyone can view our current ownership with anything other than dread and upset.

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Hewitt will be feeling a right muppet for starting the fundraiser without seeking the medical and professional advice of this messageboard.

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Anyone who describes football as "the intersection of sport, brand, media and experience" shouldn't be allowed within 100 yards of a football stadium.

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One of the many problems with our team is lack of character. When we concede, especially when it's from a mistake, heads very visibly drop.

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Meh. There's no denying Brighton fans tend towards being awful smug bastards but I reckon if one of our players made allegations like Bong's a good chunk of us would believe them no matter what the FA found.

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Why would genk allow their best player leave on loan without a guarantee of a perm deal, let alone let the player decide if he moves or not, total nonsense Because we've paid for the loan. No idea if we are signing him or not, but what is very obvious that bringing someone on after 85 minutes and e...

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Not fit and out of position. Not really sure why he's in the team but to be fair I'm not really sure about most of what's going on.

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I don't think you can make two mistakes of that magnitude in your first five Premier League games (especially back to back) and seriously hope to make it as a Premier League goalie. Seems rash and possibly unfair to write him off so quickly but you just can't do it. Don't really care who plays as th...

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Can someone explain why this is bad? It seems like it's just clubs wilfully employing people to help them.

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A mod can put their name to a post where they ask us to worry about a racist's welfare, should they wish to.

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But what if disregarding the history of the football club for "just an americanism" is actually bad? Could this attitude have other implications?

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Don't forget the misogyny. All accepted as fine because he was a bit zany.

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I like JJ Watt and have since before most people on here had ever heard of him. He's doing a lovely job representing the club. It still seems likely he's being paid to do so, hasn't invested in any meaningful way and it's very definite he has no say in how the club is run. We should enjoy him but we...

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CharlieinNewMexico wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:55 am
You could say that about anything in the world.
It’s like saying “anybody can change anything on Wikipedia “, until, 2 hours later, someone changes it back.

It's not at all like saying that. Wikipedia requires sources, Transfermarkt values are literally just a few people's opinions.

daveisaclaret

"Don't behave so poorly you get banned" still a bit further along the learning curve, I guess.

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Transfermarkt values are just a few people's opinions.

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I think even for the people who imagine our club can meaningfully increase its revenue abroad via Pace and JJ Watt, a 39th game abroad should be seen as a leveller in that field and not an opportunity.

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1c Ledley King

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Berge has been good, but he was this good for Sheffield United with very limited interest. Don't think anyone would fancy Odobert for the price we paid. We are going to be relying on teams in Europe to buy players off us, not teams in the Premier League.

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"Much has been written" in this instance means "I saw one post about it and took it seriously"

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I'm still surprised by the number of people who want to retain Kompany but let him go if we have a poor start next season. This summer is going to have as much turnover as the previous two because that's what he believes in and Pace is in lockstep behind him. If it goes as badly as last summer not o...

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I think a lot of us are going to feel a little silly looking back and realising the run of form that gave us a bit of hope contained just one win.

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Looking forward to Benson's 5 minutes

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Never seen a red card that.

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Awful mistake from Muric. We will now probably lose 1-0 and go down instead of drawing 0-0 and going down.

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Nobody ever had a problem with Robbie Blake diving.

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Shurandy you're a star

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Burnley1989 wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:05 am
I understand why fans don’t like it, but why are some people so surprised that investors/owners take money out of a club. It’s not as though they’re taking huge amounts.
Why else would they invest?

Other than the one weird bloke pretending it isn't happening I don't think anyone is bothered

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I'm sure we all thought the same of Lyle Foster and Sander Berge after the same amount of minutes and look how they have turned out to be mainstays in our starting 11 now. So all of us who didn't think the same of Foster or Berge are fine to write him off I guess. As he's been awful when he's playe...

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Hope we can get some of this bright-minded thinking on the board this summer. Instead of selling the good young players for profit just sell the crap ones we don't want.

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A really brilliant striker at this level who never got the credit he deserved here.

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I don't particularly hold it against Kompany but it's obviously right that managers aren't allowed to be abusive or insulting to refs.

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chipbutty wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:49 pm
Wow.
You hold yourself in high esteem don't you?

Quoting a post three weeks later. Well done for supporting the Americans sucking every penny from our football club

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