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33 points should be sufficient now.
Would be v surprised if either Villa or Bournemouth pick up 7 points from their remaining fixtures.

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Phew!
Cardiff score at last
With no one in the hunt for 6th place winning, it was looking as though the Rovers (almost inevitable) defeat wouldn't be too damaging, but a Rovers loss and Cardiff win makes a 6 point swing ahead of the big game at Cardiff mid-week

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I know but it is stealing airtime away from the viewer. The main reason people put up with paying the fee is that the service is supposed to be advert free. Longer content etc.. But it doesn't advertise in the middle of programmes or films does it? And I think that's the point. I would think that m...

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Anyone who is happy with Rovers getting 3 points nearer to the play-offs today has to be prepared to accept that they could get then be on course for promotion. They've got Cardiff next up so should they beat Leeds today, then a win at Cardiff would almost certainly lift them into 6th spot. Getting ...

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Most countries have a TV licence fee, and i doubt it will ever be scrapped.
Those who think that the end of the BBC would mean the end of the license are almost certainly wrong.

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Contributions to UK Economy: Fishing 1.4 billion Football 7.6 billion Aviation 22 billion Arts 23 billion I think it's actually almost 34 billion 2019 official stats: "The arts and culture industry has grown £390million in a year and now contributes £10.8billion a year to the UK economy. The sector...

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The government said no cricket this season then they got a phone from Marcus rashford so they said if there’s grass on the wicket let’s play cricket up the colne Well , it was actually Michael Vaughan who challenged their position - "Stop being Muppets " - yesterday, but it's the same principle.

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Agreed. Make it a level playing field. By that do mean that all the commercial stations would have to provide all the services that the BBC currently do?, - such as regional TV, 40 local radio stations, documentaries, Arts programmes, the BBC World Service, an extensive internet service, the Proms,...

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Yeah be interesting to see what the LL do. With two leagues of 12 they could probably squeeze 11 fixtures in if every team played each other once. But I'd agree a big 20/20 comp would be best. Why can't they do both? 20 / 20 is generally played in the evening isn't it? Start in a fortnight and incl...

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These aren’t so much u turns as adapting to a fast moving live situation where everyone is in new territory . Could you please explain what has changed since yesterday that's made playing cricket on the beach, in the park, on the playing fields or at an actual purpose built facility safer than it w...

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Not everyone who visits a garden centre goes in the tea room, and is just an extra. Everyone playing cricket went in the changing room, and those that have them, tea rooms. I would guess when cricket starts next week, restrictions will be in place around changing rooms, tea rooms and bar areas. Sor...

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I haven't been following this but it reads as though there has been a massive u-turn in the space of a day. It's generally what this govt. have been doing. They're not going to allow something or do something, and then a high-profile commentator or celebrity criticises them and within a day there's...

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But it's the reason he gave. It is indeed, but since it's not a part of the game you could apply that logic to almost any activity. Stores and garden centres have been open for weeks, but not their tea rooms. Why single out cricket?. It's this lack of coherency, clear-thinking and consistency that ...

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I take it you've never been in a cricket dressing room, or tea room? That's where Boris said the problem would be, which is understandable having been in a few..... But as other have pointed out earlier in the thread. That's got nothing to do with the game itself. Sitting at tables in the tea room ...

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This is bizarre. Cricket is one of a handful of sports that can be played whilst social distancing. Your point is correct, but there are a lot more than a handful. There are dozens that spring to mind - without even giving it too much thought. Tennis, table tennis, badminton, golf, snooker, billiar...

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Not entirely John as the hand sanitizer could be transferred onto the ball thus altering the condition of it , plus players would have to remember to sanitize every time they've touched the ball and to avoid touching their faces (the same issues the England and West Indies teams will face but seems...

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Hey nil_ Is Chris retired from teaching do you know? He was some cricketer (Only just spotted this) Chris retired about 5 years ago. Maybe even 6 this time?? He left St Ted's when it closed to become Blessed Trinity, and moved down to the new Sixth Form Campus down Barden Lane. I don't really know ...

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Funkydrummer wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:19 pm
Coyle to Barrow then ?

They could do worse than appoint recently departed Bolton manager Keith Hill who knows lowere league football well, and has a good record in Div 2.

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Yes. I recall it well.
Two points of interest:
1. Chris went on to be a much respected and popular teacher of science at St Ted's and later at The Sixth Form
2. He's Brendan's brother.

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No mention of Barnes, Cork or Lowton, so i guess we can count them out for the weekend. At least our bench should be stronger. We won't be seeing Lowton again this season, and he must be a serious doubt for the beginning of next season. Barnes is best given more time, and of course you wouldn't exp...

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boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 01, 2020 7:18 pm
I know, but we are very safe now

33 points will be enough, but after this evening we're mathematically safe barring a big swing on GD.
Bournemouth and Villa can only match 45 points now, and additionally WHU and Villa play each other, so one or the other (or both) will drop points.

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Preston one down agaist Derby at home. What's gone wrong there recently? They were doing so well. It's really not so recent They have 4 points out of the last 32 and in fact just one point since February 22nd, and scored just 3 goals! Just shows what a strong position they were in at the start of t...

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I've never liked points deductions at all, it distorts the league. I've always advocated that a club going into administration should start the following season one division lower than they would have done otherwise. So if they are relegated on league position they go down two leagues. I've always ...

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matttheclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:12 pm
So effectively, they need to make sure they're 13 points clear of the drop zone by the end of the season

No, almost certainly 12, since if they've won 12 more points than the teams around them then they'll almost certainly have a better GD.

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randomclaret2 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 01, 2020 12:55 pm
Paul Cook and the players must be devastated after their efforts of late

Teams entering administration often raise their game - for a variety of reasons.
If they are deducted 12 points they'll be 4 short of safety, but with 6 games to go it gives them a decent chance of being competitive.

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Petersa wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 30, 2020 3:18 pm
......and Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles as VAR?

They'd probably be at least as good as Kevin Friend who we've got at WHU!

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You have every right to slag him off, but most on here would rather politics were kept to a minimum and the same threads. Starting one with just NEW DEAL as the title will attract football fans thinking it will be club business. I must admit that when I opened the thread I was expecting to see some...

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TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:24 pm
Then you have the time spent trying to spell Jayasuriya.

Absolutely. (I very nearly mentioned that!)

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I really doubt that anyone could do that in 10 minutes. I've gone down the list without actually pressing the start button, and I think I've got about 40 of them, but it's taken me about 30 minutes. That was just to process in my head each date / match / captains etc.. It would take me 10 minutes ju...

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I think Westwood should get a + 1 (or even +2) for not getting booked and therefore now avoiding a two match ban.
The prospect of us going into the next 2 fixtures without him, on top of all the other absentees would be pretty scary, (especially if Cork is out).

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The girl's obviously a "fighter" (like her dad), and I doubt she could wish for a better father.

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They both bottled it. The ref saw it happen and passed the buck to VAR. VAR didn't have the bottle. That's the problem with VAR, most refs will - understandably - pass the buck on the big decisions, rather than being risk being exposed as wrong. (It's human nature). VAR ref has no excuse though.

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Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:44 pm
The ref was looking right at it.

The way the game is now, the ref would (probably correctly) have been criticised I think if he hadn't had it checked by VAR, and once it went to VAR he couldn't have over-ruled. It was Scott who bottled it.

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The league table makes quite surprising reading. Only Norwich have scored less goals than Palace (28) But only 5 teams have conceded more (all of them in the top 8) Remarkable really that they are in the top half of the table with only 28 scored and a GD of minus 8! What that really demonstrates is ...

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Rovers still on verge of play-offs - despite Saturday's result, and have Barnsley midweek, so could easily be back in touch with 6th place by the weekend, and Leeds are almost certain to go up. So it's obvious to go for a Leeds win. Don't want Rovers anywhere near the play-offs on the last day of th...

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If Zaha does play he will be up against Lowton not Taylor or Pieters. Zaha is a left sided player. You could play either of Lowton or Bardsley and he'd run rings round either as they both have a thing for backing off and diving in..and we know how much Zaha likes falling over with the slightest con...

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Taylor gets us up the pitch much much better than Pieters can. He wins a lot of corners and free kicks from his lung bursting runs - officially they don’t count as assists as he does not take the dead ball situation that he won for us. His crossing will improve but to be honest that’s not what his ...

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But Taylor has been more indirectly involved with goals like against Leicester where his cross deflected off a Leicester player, and the countless corners he wins. I guess that that's why I said "Statistics don't tell the full story". I do think that Pieters is a better crosser though and Taylor co...

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If we go 4411 I'd like to put Peiters as the LB , Taylor LW, and McNeil in the free role in behind the forward. Taylor has that bit more skill , pace and crossing ability, so I'd play him infront of Peiters for me if we were having to play them both. I think we once tried Taylor further forward and...

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I don’t think they’re Barcelona. But I’d sooner have Wilson, king, brooks than many of the other attacking players at other clubs. Problem they have though is that Wilson is now suspended for next 2 games, King limped off after the clash with Cahill against Palace. (he is said to be "touch and go" ...

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I notice you've omitted Brighton, and i'd tend to agree they should have enough of a buffer, but if they hit the skids again, they could still be dragged into trouble, the great thing for them is none of the bottom 5 look capable of putting wins on the board, so they should be OK this season at lea...

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cricketfieldclarets wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 27, 2020 7:53 am
They also haven’t paid any of their bills.

Or made the governments 80% up to 100%, as most good employers have done.

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As soon as they want a cheap pint and brekky they will be back. If people do boycott it then the staff will lose their jobs. So they haven't really gained anything. I tend to agree with your first point, (though there are other chains), and of course you correctly identify the problem if people do ...

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As long as Rovers don’t make the play offs I don’t care I fear they will. PNE have been falling away badly pretty much since the start of the year and will probably be overhauled by a couple of clubs this weekend. Rovers look to be the strongest contender on paper. Very strong bench last weekend. L...

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What did he do that has upset you so much? Did he put them on furlough? I seen the bit where he said he had no work for them so if they wanted to get another job to keep an income it was fine. There are far worse firms out there. He did furlough them, but only after 95 MPs intervened, and he realis...

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JohnMac wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:56 pm
So are Wetherspoons

I expect they'll be missing a lot of trade when they reopen. Hopefully Burnley supporters will find other bars to drink in that are equally hospitable but who have a better attitude to staff than their dreadful owner.

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corporal jones wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 26, 2020 11:07 am
they were really poor when beating liverpool 3-0

True, but every season throws up the odd freak performance / result.
Villa looked like world-beaters and we looked down and out when they came to Turf Moor.

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I think Dawson turned us down some years ago which was why we did not go in for him last summer plus Watford will not let their best defender go On the basis that we are talking in the context of him being part of the deal for Gibson they might. I doubt they can sign Gibson and retain all their CBs.

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Would 100% swap Gibson for Dawson. Definitely, especially as he scores a lot too, something that we have generally missed from Mee and Tarkowski despite their many other attributes. Dawson has an impressive 38 goals in just under 320 appearances, Tarks 13 in 260, and Mee just 6 in 312. I thought he...

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cricketfieldclarets wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:22 pm
I’d stick six up front. Social distancing at the back.

But we tried the defence social distancing bit on Monday at City and it didn't turn out all that well!

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