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ksrclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:32 pm
I'm just glad we didn't sign him in August 2022 when I dread to think how much more money would have been chucked down the pan.

Fully agree. They were wanting about 12 million as I recall.

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Another poor buy who VK clearly didn't fancy as his lack of game time and loan suggests Get any money we can for him Not sure he's a poor buy in financial terms. Difficult to judge his potential value to the team because of his serious injury which required surgery and a long lay off, but you don't...

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jrgbfc wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:52 am
I'd let him go if we can get some money back.

We paid peanuts for him didn't we, (in the current market) so as a decent Championship striker with potential to improve you would hope that we would get a lot more than "some money back".

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Swizzlestick wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:35 pm
List on Wikipedia (so usual caveats apply) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor ... om_Burnley

Elektra Fence, who appeared on the 2021 series of Ru Paul’s Drag Race is Burnley born and bred, who knew

Interesting that James Anderson doesn't make the list of 98!

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This result could also make the Leicester / Rovers clash on the final day of the season an absolutely must win for both teams, though I fear that at least 2 out of Birmingham, Sheff W and Huddersfield will fail to make up the 4 points needed to climb above them
That Sunderland result was crucial.

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Last night's result was v entertaining for us, but a heavy defeat often provokes a response in the next game, so ironically they might play better at the weekend than if they'd lost to an unlucky 90th minute goal. I think they lost about 7-0 to Fulham a couple of seasons ago, but then stepped up in ...

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If it's for dogso, it's a one match ban. (Denial of a goal scoring opportunity) What if we appeal that and instead they judge it to be a dangerous tackle and give him a 3 match ban instead? (Can they do that?) Personally I think there's no chance of it being overturned on either count so dogso and a...

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It was sold off by Bob Lord, despite our injuries that season,we would not have been relegated if we had kept Andy Lock head and Brian O'Neil.Ny the time we were promoted in 1972 we had about 13 first team players Don't disagree with your general point, but Lochhead was long gone by then. He left f...

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Just to be clear, the EU are continuing to apply the same 10 year rule to passports for "Third Country Nationals" that we as the UK signed up to and supported when we were EU members, and sat at the top table. By voluntarily leaving the EU we ourselves became "Third Country Nationals", so we are now...

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How can adults and children be charged differently based on where they sit? It's an optional item, nobody is forcing anyone to pay anything. I fail to see how it's discriminatory. There's a bloke at work who's 68, he pays half the price I do. Yet earns more money than me. How is that fair? Again, y...

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The OAP tickets get hit because it's generally thought of that they have more disposable income, and has less impact. Same for the kids as they know parents are paying for them anyway You've missed my point entirely, which was: how can it be justified to increase OAP tickets by significantly differ...

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I'm one of those who has just hit 65, so even though the OAP ST has increased significantly I still get a considerable price cut. It's very disappointing though - having been an ST holder since 1968 - that I now have to pay considerably more than I had been expecting. I can, however, understand the ...

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A worthy cause. Vine is literally the worst this country has to offer Genuinely interested. What's the issue with Vine? I don't know much about him, but on the occasions that I listen to his radio programme I don't find him to be particularly offensive or controversial. He always comes across to me...

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Green for me but getting towards the top of the scale (3.6). Still ok for my age, but it's a 29% increase since my last test in 2018.
I think I'll get tested again in about 6 months time, as a further precaution.

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Well, I didn't need a print, as they had already done one. I struggled to get one but did. I've now just received an email saying that they can't get a result from my blood sample, (no reason). I have a choice of a home test or going to another venue!🙄 That's another £27.50 or £25! Pretty poor real...

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Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:11 pm
Coates have starved Stoke of meaningful investment with a succession of managers facing an uphill battle to create a decent team

Reported to be £338 million investment / interest free loans by them since 2006. Hardly starved the club have they?

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I decided to ring the contact number at 9a.m. and got through immediately to a very helpful lady. She said that I am not the first to ring up with this issue in the past 24 hours, and there is clearly an issue with the website, (which is not run by the BKPCA Charity). She has given us reassurance th...

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The booking confirmation should have been emailed to you when you made the booking - it's a PDF attached to that email. I've gone though my history, and can't find any confirmation email, other than the PAYPAL receipt which has a reference number and confirmation. I wonder if I got a confirmation e...

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If it’s a Barry Kirby event I’ve never downloaded the form or taken it with me. I think you’ll be fine. They've sent me two emails with this info. (I don't usually have any problems negotiating websites and downloading stuff) PLEASE PRINT YOUR BOOKING FORM : IT IS ESSENTIAL YOU PRINT AND BRING A PA...

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I'm booked in tomorrow, and have received an email advising me that I have to download my booking form from the website, print it and take it with me. I don't seem to be able to find anywhere on the site that gives me this info. So I can't download or print. Can anyone help? (I've definitely got a b...

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Running into the crowd or ........... should never ever be a yellow card You can't be serious. I can't think of anything more potentially dangerous. If I'm in the crowd with grandchildren, (who tend to be near the front), the last thing I would want is a player piling into us and the crowd surging ...

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I think they're often instructed not to flag for that kind of thing now. Rightly or wrongly, if you're going to have the linesman make the decision you may as well wait for var. That's my assessment of it too. If a "linesman" were to effectively over-rule the referee (by making an on--field decisio...

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Don’t want to be a party pooper but it will be irrelevant to us anyway. We need the weakest other 2 to come down with us and that is the same 2 that came up with us. I don't expect us to stay up, but: If Forest get a 6pt deduction and we beat them in the last game of the season, then we only have t...

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Goliath wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:49 pm
We played 4 at the back against Arsenal and got destroyed

4 at the back or 5 at the back we'll most likely always get destroyed against good teams unless we significantly strengthen our midfield, both in quality of players and in formation.

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Esteve has a left foot. We have 4 right footers and 2 left. I think Esteve came in when Kompany realized playing Taylor at LCB wasn't a good idea. Actually, I think that VK prefers Taylor at LCB, but he has realised that he is far and away our best left back, and we have fewer options there, so he'...

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There's a real chance they lose their next 4, which would really put the deep in it. Bristol City won't be easy then they have Leeds away. Th eonly thing that may save them is there are plenty of sides that are as bad, if not worse beneath them. Useless Eustace doing a fine job there. Middlesbrough...

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I don’t really get why we’ve brought in Esteve when we have Al-Dakhil. I’ve seen nothing of Esteve to make me think he is an upgrade. The ceiling for both is similar and let’s not forget Al-Dakhil was getting called up to the Belgian side. Al-Dakhil was a victim of our very open back line, and then...

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NewClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:29 pm
I actually hope you’re right. Next season won’t be as fun without smashing them twice.

We're far better off not playing them. It ensures that our unbeaten run continues.
In a one off game there's always a chance of the underdog winning, and who knows how well we're going to play next season?

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Quicknick wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:01 am
Blackburn will stay up.

Agreed they need 2 wins and a couple of draws, or maybe just 1 win if they continue drawing nearly every match.

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I'm not sure that Al-Dakhil has played many minutes this season in his orthodox CB position. He's usually been the fall guy played as a full back with very little cover in front of him With relegation as certainty, if he's fit, I'd quite like to see him given a run of games at CB to see if he is any...

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gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:15 pm
Seat £14.50 (£0.00) * BLS Over 65s.
Petrol £5.00
Parking £4.00
Total £23.50.

Similar but car share with someone with Disabled badge and don't pay for parking, so about £17.

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Need to see a few incidents back. But carding Oshea in the first 60 seconds when Bournemouth committed the same offence 5-6 times was unforgivable. Not saying that Coote had a good game, but no one in the Bournemouth team committed the same offence as O'Shea. It was simply one of the most stupid th...

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After being jailed in Belgium last week for 2 years but with 1 year suspended, how come he's playing??? This is what happens when you read the Daily Mail, and don't check other sources. QPR issued a statement - reported in other papers - which said that the legal process was not complete, and that ...

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Greenmile wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:04 pm
I agree with Jakub.

....I’m going for a lie-down.

Me too!

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Rovers have battled well. I've watched both Newcastle & Bournemouth tonight and can't understand why we are are so far off them. Both haven't been good. It appeared to me that most of the Newcastle team were "playing" to see the end of Eddie Howe. They didn't put a shift in for him at all, showed n...

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I keep thinking he will turn it around but Ive seen nothing all season to suggest we are anything but a bottom 3 club. Bottom 2 and would definitely be at the very bottom in any other season. Sheff Utd are probably worse than us, but when they beat us at Bramall Lane we'll be below them, (if not be...

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Pearcey wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:45 pm
You had quite a few in the pub I assume.

Absolutely no excuse

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But you have to understand that we've taken back control. The fall in living standards, year on year, is OUR fall in living standards and for that we should be truly grateful. Yes, truly grateful, since according to Bloomberg data, it's only costing us £2 billion - per week. [£100 billion / year]. ...

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Seems a very odd appointment to me. You would have thought that they would be looking for someone more long-term. They aren't likely to get relegated this season, and I think they've had 3 managers in the past 3 years. I would have expected a more long term plan and youth development rather than a "...

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Westleigh wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 03, 2024 1:00 pm
1-1 similar goal that Luton got.

Which Luton goal?
Nothing like the one against us which came from open play and with their striker nowhere near the ball in flight.

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Just wait till Kompany plays Assignon at RB and moves our utility player - Vitinho - to left back. It will be lively on here!

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The main reason i was pro-VAR was because i was sick of the "homer" referees and all the 50/50 calls being given against the small clubs and for the big 6. With respect I think that that was a very naive view. I discussed this with the person I sit next to at the time. He shared your same view. I a...

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You must be using a hell of a lot of water. I’ve taken a look back and I was paying £58 pm until I had the water meter fitted and it then went down initially to £15 with the meter. I’m now paying £19 pm. That sort of mirrors us. There are two of us and ours should have been £59, and we currently pa...

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All the replies just mention the charge for water. Is there an additional bill for the sewerage aspect? At the moment my standard water rates include both water and sewerage. The sewage and run-off water element is included in the metred bill. When we moved house there was no metre, (we had previou...

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chipbutty wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 21, 2024 12:13 am
I do all the shopping in our household and I'd be pulling my hair out if I was in Asda for over 2 hours!

I agree, but in the post quoted i referred to "all" the facilities on site covered by the cameras, so that would include Poundland, the filling station and McDonald's.

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What time does the store open? If the car park is for customers only and the store doesn't open until 6 am then unfortunately they can claim you are not allowed to park on the car park when the store is closed (as technically you can't be a customer until after 6) Surely entering a car park 5 minut...

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Jakubclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:08 pm
Prison/punishment.

How do you think Noel Thomas and the other 235 sub-postmasters found it?

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Goliath wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:50 pm
Wonder what you'd have said if he missed 2 glaring chances without even hitting the target like Amdouni did against Spurs a week ago

Not forgetting Gudmundson also missed a howler against Liverpool at the same end of the pitch.

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Got to agree with most tonight, Tresor was weak, uninterested and pathetic when he came on. We would have seen that game out if Cork had come on. Exactly this. The substitutions killed us tonight. You're spot on re: Cork but also: Foster was shattered and should clearly have been replaced. Tresor w...

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