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Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 09, 2020 10:10 am
Dont be so melodramatic, its a light hearted post on a footy messageboard so get over yourself and ignore it. If a post like mine really bothers and upsets someone then they need to get a grip

It becomes a little tedious when it’s so frequent.

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I’m hoping that they’ll focus more on working with the TV companies to ensure that fans can see at least all of the games involving their teams.

At the current time, that should the the priority, not rushing to get people into the grounds.

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williamjblazkowicz wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 08, 2020 6:18 pm
Fair play to him. Not many would be prepared to move to such a different country. Sounds like he's done well over there so far.

Or alternatively, how many need to head to India to find work in football?

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An inability to debate and listen to other people’s views, without it descending into argument and name calling.

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Will he even win our own, goal of the season?

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Spijed wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:26 am
Is he likely to be any better than Che Adams?

Adams will be an interesting one next season. I think he may prove to be a very good signing. It’s taken him a while but there are signs that he’s settling into the league now.

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It's a bit difficult to tell what kind of profits the directors would be making as we don't know what prices they bought at. I imagine (back of a fag packet) if we sold the club at the moment Mike Garlick could make £50m - £80m which is a decent profit but I suspect not the amount some would think....

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Brownhill is a CM. He could do you a job on the right, but is far more effective in the middle. Dwight is a LW, who could do you a job in the middle, but is far more effective whipping those crosses in from the left. I'm happy for Brownhill to start in CM, he gets better all the time. Jack should b...

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Quicknick wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:16 am
Fans in stadiums.
Burnley finish 8th.
Leeds and Blackburn relelgated.
Harrogate to win League 2, Bradford City relegated.

I’ll second your last point

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We release the purse strings for a couple of good younger players, Dyche is reinvigorated and signs a new contract, we have a comfortable season in the league (with some nice football played), we have a good cup run and we get to see at least half a season, live at the ground. As it stands, I’ll set...

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£10 million worth of pebbles instead?

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Normally I would be in favour of spend, spend, spend, like any fan. Improve every position we have. But unless we sell one of the stars, i don't think we have the finances. I’m not advocating a wild approach to spending. Every so often though, we need to spend a little more to improve the squad (pe...

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I once received a job application that was written almost entirely in “text speak”.

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Personally I thought the whole point of resigning Bardsley was so we didn't have to worry about right back for another 12 months? With money being tight I can't see the logic in us carrying 3 right backs in the squad, all on decent money. 12 months in and around the squad is often Dyche's approach ...

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How much would you give out of the budget to sign a back up defender who is likely to get between 0-5 games a season? 15m didn't get us a player who could play regular? With finances unpredictable the wage bill needed to come down so a high wage free signing isn't even ideal. Maybe sell Long or Dun...

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Has Gibson put in a formal transfer request yet? And if not then why not? I’ve no idea but I’d hazard a guess that it’s probably not needed. I think both parties know that his departure would be for the best, all round. Transfer requests are usually by players that want to leave, but the club wants...

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Well I think we all know he won’t be back, even if he’s not contractually gone anywhere as yet.

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If Cash is as good as people make out and can get forward then he is the only player I think we need at the minute. Unless we're spending serious cash to be instant first teamers and put the likes of Mee and Cork on the bench? You see JBG and Brownhill will be fine on the right if a full back can g...

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Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 31, 2020 3:29 pm
good player, I have my doubts though as Forest have mucked us around before.....

Is it a different person at the top there now?

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bfcjg wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 31, 2020 1:43 pm
Anyone could win things in those days, the modern era has passed them by.

Let’s scrub out our own history then!

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claretlegend wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 31, 2020 1:41 pm
Apparently we've bid 15m for Matty Cash at Forest. Forest want nearer 20m. From a journalist on Twitter.

I’ve seen very little of him, he’s the right sort of age profile to grow into the team over the next 12 months and his goals tally isn’t shy for a right back.

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Fair points but the lack of clarity and detail is actually what i find most galling. More detail would be helpful. I think I’m correct in saying that the Leicester lockdown hasn’t included all LE postal areas. I’m a BD post code so assume it’s all BD post codes affected. BD goes as far out as Skipt...

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Utter shambles again from this government. Announcing something this significant a few hours before the changes come into effect via social media To be fair, I think it was made abundantly clear that if the numbers dictated, quick action would be taken. It’s hardly a surprise, we’ve known of number...

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It's virtually impossible for pubs to create a safe environment. And irresponsible beyond belief that the government let them open. Bonkers I think that depends on the pub. I’ve been to one other since they reopened and that was completely different. Full table service, sanitising, properly distanc...

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We went to our local the other night. All the necessary signs, none of the messages being acted upon, either by the staff of the customers. Full service at the bar, no table service, no distancing. Easy to say as a punter, but if I was the landlord of a village pub, I’d be doing my utmost to ensure ...

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Worth switching (or checking at least) every year.

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I think the installation of Rigg as Techincal Director is at least an attempt to remedy that. I think when a manager becomes entwined with a club for so long, like Ferguson or Dyche, you can have all the structures you like in place, but it's going to be a difficult rebuild. Isn’t Rigg’s remit a sc...

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The trouble with our model is that when the manager goes you can be in big trouble as it's hugely disruptive. Ferguson and Man Utd are probably the best example of this. If you have a Director of Football and Head Coach system then the "manager" is just another cog to fit in the system. Brentford f...

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Has to be Hodgson. Palace should be getting him signed up on a five year deal.

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Very poor on the goal today but generally speaking, he’s been steady away. We could certainly improve on him but it can’t be easy to find someone happy to regularly play second fiddle.

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Thanks for that - an interesting listen

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We’ve not spent much for a while now and we see the squad getting older. A season of increased investment isn’t too much to expect, particularly if we have faith in Dyche to keep us where we are. It’s shouldn’t always be about spending big (or bigger in our case) as ideally we would be adding to the...

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andyh wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 26, 2020 10:56 am
I feel this might have been destined for a different thread.

It was in response to Zlatan.

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I really, really hope I'm wrong but I've thought for a while now that today could be his final game as manager. There is clearly a major issue at the club now between manager and chairman. He's had another little dig this week about never having a budget. I would not be at all surprised if he didn'...

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What are Harris and Blitzer getting out of Palace, out of interest, and how well received have they been?

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I do wonder if this summer, considering the short turnaround, would be right for someone like Dyche to be tempted by a move.

I’d also question whether Palace was an attractive enough opportunity.

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claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:08 am
Would he leave the biggest club in the world for little Barcelona ?

It’s a good point well made - I’d not thought of that

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“ Lionel Messi urges Barcelona to poach Leeds promotion hero Marcelo Bielsa to replace under-fire manager Quique Setien”

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Don’t hear it as a criticism at all David - nice to be asked. Always liked them. My parents always used to listen to them when I was a nipper and I always liked Walk of Life back then. I’ve grown up listening to a lot of sixties stuff that my dad grew up with...namely the Stones, Beach Boys, Search...

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It solves it for Burnley Random - in that Burnley scouts can now turn up, unannounced at any category 2/3/4 club and watch players without that club having any way to stop it. Whether it solves the issue for the development of players, is another kettle of fish totally. I think I did something arou...

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I don't watch youth football any more, but things that stood out for me were always kids trying to do the right thing, almost a 6th sense for an understanding of the game (this often gets called technical ability, but then gets confused with kids who can do all sorts of tricks with the ball, but do...

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Bosscat wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:11 pm
If it was in Porky's definitely never been sober when venturing in there

I don’t think you’d have got past the doormen had you been sober. In fact if you’d been sober, you’d have gone home to bed (via the Kebab Ranch)

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bobinho wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:59 pm
Any local businesses in particular?

It’s well known that rationing resulted in a black market. Plenty other crimes committed during the wars as well...

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc. ... d-33566789

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Bosscat wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:47 pm
Some very interesting nights in Porky's 25+ years ago

We’ve probably met, drunkenly!!

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tim_noone wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 25, 2020 10:00 pm
Potting shed tomorrow now... a bit more cleaner table booked for scran...happy days.

I went a week last Wednesday - they’ve done a good job in there with the distancing etc. and a decent Lamb Kofta kebab too!!

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Been a bit disappointing don’t you think? Recently reassured by Her Majesty that we would prove again how resolute, reliable and resilient the British people would show as per previous generations, I felt maybe we would do just that. We haven’t though have we? We have blatantly ignored every opport...

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Hmmm, you’re putting me off Rawtenstall now

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Does Bingley still have pubs where the overflow when filling a pint flows back into the Barrel? :o You mean a proper beer? :D I had many a good time in Porkies, Bosscat, it brought me many an ‘experience’ :) Can’t believer that they closed it and knocked it into a pub!! It was the only place I’ve b...

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What an outstanding gig. Thanks for the heads-up You seem to have quite old musical taste for your age, JD (given this and a few other music based posts that I’ve seen of yours). Where did your musical tastes come from? Not a criticism by the way, just interested considering you’re younger than me ...

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Is this the Blackpool reference or something else?

http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/rprt/mtch/ ... ndex.shtml

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