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It’s 2020. The EFL is in disarray and clubs are fearful for their survival. A bright, well run club comes up, with a 3G pitch that helps them connect with the community and stay financially viable.

EFL- “Can you rip your 3G up and spend £300k on a grass pitch?”

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We haven’t been linked with Marty Cash recently by anyone who is a) a real person or b) reputable.

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Eddie has always flattered to deceive. Wasn’t exactly Impressive with us I know he’s not everybody’s cup of tea, but he kept Bournemouth in the EFL despite them having a 17 point deduction, then took them to 3 promotions and kept them in the PL for 4 years. I can’t think of another manager in my li...

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Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:11 pm
https://twitter.com/RidgwellAndy/status ... 79329?s=19

It’s weird that a google search doesn’t reveal a single story written by this “journalist of 25 years”.

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It’s gambling driven click bait.

Basically nonsense.

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We’re going backwards. I don’t expect to set foot in a football stadium until next year.

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I think Cardiff will go up now. They’ve been consistent since the restart. It’ll be interesting to see how the promoted sides do. The points tallies required to clinch automatic promotion and a play off berth were relatively low by recent standards. Some will say this points to what a competitive le...

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They’ll enjoy all that pressing under Bielsa at their age!

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It’s fairly amazing that so many of Norwich’s defensive unit are highly sought after.

It’s almost as if nobody has watched some of their horrific displays this season.

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Unless Dyche has some of the youth team players in mind, I think we probably need a right back, centre half and a winger.

Nothing major and probably only the right back needs to be good enough to immediately pushing for a starting place.

All of the above assumes no key departures.

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Pretty much missed 3 of his last 5 years through serious injuries. Harsh thread.

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Congratulations on not being the first team ever to get promoted to the Premier League having spent a few years out of it, but getting excessive coverage.

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claretandy wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 17, 2020 6:42 am
He's a centre half.

Fair enough. Was just going off the OP.

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Not sure I’d understand the logic of signing a 32 year old as an upgrade to on a position we currently have a 31 and 35 year old vying for.

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Bournemouth need at least more 6 point I think. Villa at least 7.

Neither have shown the kind of form required for that all season and to make matters worse for them, they still have some tough games. Bournemouth are at Man City next and then play in-form Southampton in a derby.

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What if Wolves finish 6th or 7th and win the Europa League?

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Is this a serious question?

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The approach to cricket is difficult to fathom. In a similar vein, schools will resume with no social distancing in two months time, but junior football almost certainly won’t. You can be shoulder to shoulder with children in your age group indoors 5 full days a week, but not outdoors for a few hours?

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Steve-Harpers-perm wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:37 pm
Interesting comments in after match interview with Dyche saying the ‘dynamics of the club had changed in the past 100 days’??

Saw that and wondered if Covid has led to Dyche being told the purse strings are going to be tightened even further.

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Yep. Thought we’d struggle when I saw the team.

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Staying up will be hard with our budget regardless of who is the manager.

If we go down the unimaginative route of appointing “names” like Allardyce for the short-term, they’ll make short-term decisions and in my opinion it’ll only hasten our demise.

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ClaretMov wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:09 pm
Joint 5th most wins in the league
Joint 1st most clean sheets
1 point behind Arsenal
3 points behind Spurs

Its fantastic being little old Burnley.

Indeed. Makes it even weirder that the board want to alienate the best manager we’ve had in my lifetime.

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We’ll lose this I think. 1-3

It’s going to be very warm and we’ve nothing on the bench.

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According to the detailed breakdown we paid agents to renew the contacts of youth team players who’ll probably ultimately do well do have a career at the top end of non-league.

No doubt the fees were small, but still...

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Wouldn’t get giddy. The downplaying of the next transfer window started in the pre-match interviews with Dyche this afternoon.

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Big recruitment job to do on the wide positions next season. As it stands McNeil is the only player we can rely on to be available.

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I’d like us to upgrade on the right backs we have. If that means trying to move Lowton on or carrying 3, then so be it. Bardsley has been good, but he’s almost 35. Lowton has also been a good servant, but his performances over the last few seasons have shown he’s in decline and he’s no spring chicke...

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Not having a go here, but I'm always amazed how people know these things...how !!! "Apparently talks took place again on Sunday, but no agreement was reached, so the club are now expecting him to follow Lennon & Hart out the door." Well I can’t speak for how others “know these thing”, but I just re...

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We won’t go down, but with all that’s going on at the club I wouldn’t be surprised to see us finish in 15th or 16th.

Hard to see what’s left of the squad picking up many points. With a game every 3-4 days and our opposition having far more quality on their benches, it’s going to be a struggle.

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Depends if you are professional and take pride in your work and your work ethic. I worked all of my notice period (of 3 months) right up until the very last minute for my previous employer. Sometimes I wish I hadn’t bothered :lol: but my reputation amongst my colleagues and peers means a lot to me....

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There is certainly going to be less money in football in the next few years at least due to the virus, and they way football is watched. As a result, players won't be able to get bigger and better contracts. Good players will still get better contracts than Burnley can offer. I’m sure Hendrick will...

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Bllx. Presumably offered and rejected both? Presumably. The article says we’ve been discussing a contract with him for a long time, which is common knowledge. Apparently talks took place again on Sunday, but no agreement was reached, so the club are now expecting him to follow Lennon & Hart out the...

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So says Andy Jones at The Athletic. No extension - short or long.

Talks with Bardsley continuing.

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I kind of understand where the club are coming from, although it’s taking some balls to go up against the best manager we’ve had since Harry Potts. However we’ve ended up here though, it’s embarrassing. You’ve got the manager digging out the chairman on national TV and we’re the only club in the top...

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Are they refusing to play or just not being selected?

Even if it’s the former, it’s not different to any other job. How much work do you get out of the employee who’s contract you aren’t renewing in their last week? What meaningful options do you have if they decide they can’t be arsed?

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agreenwood wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 22, 2020 11:05 am
From what I gather the issues at club will be put in sharp focus when the line-up for tonight is announced.

As predicted. **** poor from the club.

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From what I gather the issues at club will be put in sharp focus when the line-up for tonight is announced.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 21, 2020 2:37 pm
No, the other two turned up to watch the teams they support when not required by us. Both respectful. Gibson has shown disrespect on a number of occasions.

The other frustrating aspect of this is that he’s devalued himself in the process. We’ll be lucky to recoup a few million for him now.

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Vokes was at Anfield when Southampton won to get to a cup final. George Boyd was spotted at Wembley when Palace got to the final. I think the difference really is I don’t think Gibson has ever really left Boro in his head. He still wants to be playing for them. Indeed. Neither were posting pictures...

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He said points total to go up and clinch second, so being clear of 3rd place. Fulham on 64 at the moment. I think it's very realistic that they'll only pick up 11 points from their remaining 8 games. They've bottled under the pressure all season, so if Leeds/WBA lose, they'll keep dropping points a...

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Still annoyed that we somehow failed to beat them in February.

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Can’t work out if the standard is poor this season or not, but either way it’s not going to take a large points total to go up. Might even be as low as 75-76 points to clinch second.

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Red Fox Rocks Socks wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:05 am
When does the transfer window open? Will he be able to play for another club this season with it running over to summer or will this mean he has to wait till next season?

He can’t register to play for another club this season.

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Not bothered he’s off, but I think these 9 games are going to be really difficult if many of the other out of contract lads follow suit.

With the injuries we’ve got and the frequency of the games, I could be a tough 6 weeks.

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Can’t quite fathom what we’re doing. If Dyche is to be believed, he’s not clear if we’ve offered short extensions to the players out of contract in 11 days. That’d mean we’re potentially losing our first choice right hand side (Bardsley & Hendrick) whilst trying to complete a season with an already ...

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There has to be somewhere for the manager to 'move on' to. I certainly wouldn't want to be moving jobs at this current moment in time, regardless of how much I had a bee in my bonnet with my boss. It'll be reyt. He can no doubt afford a stint without a job and sticking at BFC with a smaller budget ...

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It sounds like this summer might be ideal timing for him to go.

Leave after keeping us up and before the inevitable further belt tightening hits his plans. Take a break for a few months and then step in at the next mid-tier Prem club to punt their manager.

Tough job for the next man in though.

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There was a lady on the radio this morning. She was a single parent of three kids. She was recently unemployed and waiting to start a new job in a nursery, but that was unlikely to be until September. She described how her benefits covered her rent and council tax in the south east. She was then lef...

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I watched the Mail on Sunday’s Dan Hodges on the BBC this morning. He seemed to be arguing that if Cummings was at Barnard Castle with his family on 19 April, there was nothing in the rules to limit how far you went for your daily exercise. I might be missing something, but if he was well at that po...

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The good news is that he’s due a decent game.

His last one was in 2017.

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