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2 monumental clangers and questions over his movement for the Wolves goal aint great in 5 games. Keeps the shirt for me, for now, but another one thrown in and its back to Trafford.

Sad, really, as I though he would be nailed on for improving his value the way he started.

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Well yeah that would help, that Larsen miss is a shocker, not as bad as fofana against Brentford but up there, fofana another one today to The point remains (as it always has) that it’s not fair to level that Trafford has been a ‘disaster’ when our alternative has directly thrown two goals in in tw...

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Fair enough, he’s been a revelation.

All we need is an attack who score enough to nullify the ones Muric directly throws in (rather than ones tenously linked to Trafford) and we’ll be sound.

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How is he erratic compared to Trafford, for 28 games Trafford was a disaster and in his first prem season has been dropped for not being good enough. Given Aro’s two massive mistakes in five games (possibly ranked #1 & #2 in clangers this season) I would suggest pointing the finger at Trafford as a...

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lets cross to the department which decides the number of points deducted...

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Keep Taylor, that’s about it - although you could make a case for Brownhill and JBL Trigger Brownhill's extension and probably sell him if there are PL suitors. Same with JBG but hold on to him for another year. I'd be releasing Cork and J-Rod and suspect Charlie Taylor will be released as Kompany ...

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Arsenal all day long.

Liverpool fans have been odious each time I’ve encountered them near the turf and Citeh are just a league one team playing champ manager on cheat mode.

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If this clause was real - I’d be interested to know what the penalty would be should we fail to play him in 75% of the games. Wage rise or penalty payment to him? Released from his contract? Lowering of his release fee? The middle one aside, I’m sure someone at the club would have the nous to drop h...

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Yet according to our manager, speaking to BBC after the match, we have been the better side over all of the last six games and could have been looking at an 18 points haul Ironically (bar the last 10 mins where we went full meltdown) we probably were the better side, yesterday. I think that says mo...

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Muric 5 - Made some good saves but no getting away from it, his error cost us the game. Assignon 6 - Got forward well but that air shot... O’Shea 5 - Cost himself his place on the pitch with poor control. Estève 7 - Probably the only player to come out of the game with anything positive. Taylor 5 - ...

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Odobert offers absolutely nothing without the ball at his feet.

Shirks 50/50’s, useless in the air and makes no effort to track back.

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We’re creating some great chances, shame it’s for the team playing in blue.

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Somehow Muric dropping a clanger has turned into a reason to give Trafford some digs for some posters

Shame for Aro as he’s really blotted his PL copy book there.

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The long and short: The auditors have confirmed that there is a risk we would not be a going concern as per note 2.4 in our accounts (as posted by aggi above) Essentially the board has stated the main risk to us is relegation from the PL (and the reduced revenue as a result) but if that happened it ...

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Chester Perry wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:24 pm
Just been reading this about Season Ticket price increases at Manchester City

In fairness, their 'sponsorship' money can only go so far. Genuine revenue does have to cover an element of their losses.

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I think the 'cyclical' rationale for increasing tickets after relegation/promotion is inevitable. Relegation - Price increase for more games. Promotion - Price increase as you're seeing a better standard of opponent. Lets hope we don't become a yo-yo team or we'll be paying Chelsea / Arsenal prices ...

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I don't say anywhere that he's a top class Premier League striker so I'm not spinning anything. I personally believe, if his attitude was right (and this is the big question), he would have been a better option than Jay this season. I don't want the guy back now. That ship has sailed. However, none...

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I think the sad reality is that as Burnley fans, they could fairly hammer us and most would still buy.

Even £100 sounds a lot, until you realise it's £4.35 per game in the Championship, which is less than a pint of beer every other week.

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Is this berating him? You have simply selected a few posts to suit your obvious agenda against me. Do me a favour please and give it a rest now. It’s tiresome. You asked me to read your posts, I did. Don't be clutching your pearls now that the 'plenty of constructive criticism' you pointed me towar...

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That’s not fair. I don’t incessantly berate our young goalkeeper. I have pointed out where I believe he is weak or deficient in ability. I don’t have a problem with the young lad, other than I believe he is not up to the standard required for the level he is playing at. I have berated Vincent Kompa...

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Jamesy wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:37 pm
Glad you jumped all over this Darth. I should have expected it.

If the cap fits.

If you tried occasional constructive criticism rather than the incessant berating of our young GK, my comment would be a little less predictable.

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Some will say he's a deadweight, but since heading off on various loans he's done well at Besiktas (9 goals in 18 appearances), made his mark at the World Cup (almost dragged Holland through vs Argentina) and then spent a significant time on loan at Man Utd, including playing a part in winning the ...

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Jamesy wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:09 pm
or anything constructive to say.

The Irony meter just exploded.

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It’s a friendly so not to be taken too seriously but it doesn’t offer any answers to the doubts Southgate is a flat track bully and can’t beat the top teams in world football.

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Completely different tone to the original but still entertaining. As has been said, McGregor is great as a caricature head henchman.

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South West Claret. wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:06 pm
Retuning to the original question.

I’ve had some for years.

Zero water protection and the soles are woefully cushioned. Only useful for the occasional wall climbing but anything longer than 1hr in em and they’re painful.

Hope that helps.

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Think the next set of Bonds should be set in the 50's and go back to the original aesthetic. Would be pretty cool to rely on old fashioned gadgets again I loved how they started that way with Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall before the rot set in with the modded Aston in Spectre and the...

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I hope he gets a haircut, just doesn't really suit Bond to have longer hair like that IMO. No, I dont think actors are allowed haircuts between roles. That's why Gary Oldman has had this in every role he's ever played :roll: https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gary-oldman-true-romance-dre...

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I expect Taylor-Johnson will be excellent, as long as the writers continue the dark brooding Bond (originally started by Dalton) but better realised by Craig. His performance in Tenet showed he can be quite menacing and he was great in Bullet Train. Kraven the Hunter might make or break him, but hop...

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Needed to distract the attention from his players barely getting out of second gear v Man U. Mission accomplished. No one is talking about Salah being AWOL or Ceouwoueion Kelleher not having the best game, today. You’d think folk would be wise to it since it’s been done since the days of Ferguson, M...

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Some of the charges will be thrown out and they'll end up getting 30 points and just be put on the naughty step for a season. Exactly, although I foresee their punishment to be 12 points reduced to 8 on appeal. The only positive is that it will be confirmed that Man City's success is built upon fin...

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4 points deduction is really the minimum the PL can give if only to save it's reputation Anything less would be a mockery and the PL know that. The PL's reputation is already a mockery. They categorically will not allow any sanctions to influence the end standings of the league due to the legal shi...

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I remember Giggs, at 38 or whatever age he was, still being lightyears ahead of our players when he appeared at the turf even though we did run out 1-0 winners. The one I always think of as having an incredible game against us was N'Golo Kante. He ran the game, kept taking possession from us and set...

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taio wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:27 pm
Hasn't the OP been removed?

Marlonspants level of click baitery

And yes, the OP has been binned but their bait remains

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It is made up. It's possible for Burnley to be the better team without the opposition not being interested, even in cases you want to pretend otherwise. What are you talking about? Of course Burnley can be the better team regardless of what the opposition do. In yesterdays case Brentford were unint...

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taio wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:43 pm
You are right to recognise that Muric played really well but at the same time keep things in perspective given we played 90 mins against ten men and a team in poor form.

Couldn't think of the word, thanks!

Perspective!

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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:38 pm
Almost like our control of the game had something to do with it...

or having one less player than us...

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I've taken the time to read all your other posts and note with interest you claimed Brentford weren't interested for 75 minutes. Bizarre and unusual thing to make up if you aren't trying to let us know why it isn't very good that we won. It's very transparent that you're doing it in the "Arijanet M...

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Correct - did I say it wasn't? No you didn't, but I did wonder what relevance your post had and assumed it would be Muric, being I was responding to a Muric picture, on a Muric thread. Hey, I'll agree, if we're threading balls through to have a goal scoring chance in the first 10 minutes to get an ...

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What is the point in supporting Burnley if you are falling over yourself to explain why it's not that good when we win? What are you getting out of it? Clearly you havent read all my other posts on yesterdays game, if this is what you're reading into my post. Muric done good, and silenced a few dou...

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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:16 pm
Hey count me in if we're threading balls through to have a goal scoring chance in the first 10 minutes to get an opposition player sent off and/or a penalty.

Just may work

Theres me thinking it was Cullen threading the ball, through my non Kosovan tinted spectacles.

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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:10 pm
Can we do it?!

If every team puts in a 15 minute performance against us and we only have to play 10 men for 85 minutes of a game, then yes.

If it's normal circumstances, then just maybe.

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Both the Luton goal and the one yesterday were clear fouls. Bizarre that anyone tries to argue differently. Less bizarre, more agenda driven. You’d think with the bogey man out of the side now and a win under our belt, this messageboard would be a little less combative. Then again, reading on here ...

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Muric 9 - collected crosses, dominated his area and (importantly) threw in some match winning saves. Also in the first half kept us on the attack quickly. Assignon 7 - Standard Assignon. Solid performance with a few lapses in concentration. O’Shea 6 - seemed to lose a lot of duels with Toney and the...

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Excellent performance today, kept us going forwards (quickly), claimed his crosses and, whilst addressing any doubts, made match winning saves. But… before the jizz fest gets too out of hand - this was a Brentford side, in poor form, down to 10 men after 5 minutes. If Muric performs like this for th...

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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 Rodri). Unlike City we never get away with it or, as with Berge today, we don't even manage to bring the player down while accruing the booking. Rotational foulin...

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Kompany knew how to mix it as a player too, remember? He no doubt actively encourages it. Kompany didnt play in the era where kicking the ball away or giving the ref verbals was an auto booking i.e. from this season. I might think Kompany makes a lot of strange decisions but encouraging his players...

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No intelligence. No discipline. See Assignon feigning a head injury and giving his opponent a free shot at goal as a result. Pathetic ill-disciplined mob and it doesn’t reflect well on the management. On another day Assignon gets a red. His yellow was ridiculous, for kicking the ball two yards away...

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Ings scores two (one ruled out) and intercepts a tap in for one of ours in his own box...

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