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BabylonClaret

That would be typical for this seaaon if so.

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Only saw the last 25 mins or so but we looked fairly tidy on the ball and did get forward a few times. .Not once in that period though did we get any effort on goal. Their keeper could have gone and put the kettle on. We've been playing better recently and we've improved our points return too but as...

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As a Blue Jays fan I can't think of anything more offensive than "Yankee" (spit)

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It's on ITV plus the itve x player

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No not at all. I can't believe anyone though we really would

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Retrospective harsh penalties (3 match ban min,,) for simulation to affect games. That would stop it. Providing of course you maintain it. We all know what happens when they '/toughen upon rules. You getbr or 5 weeks of more pens or 25 mind extra time or bookings , loads of people moaning and the th...

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:22 pm
I do get the sentiment but at the same time Sheffield got a draw there last week.

Ex ep they got real lucky - Villa should have battered them into the ground.

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Hard to bear. Really battled well, just the wrong side of 2 offsides and a soft pen. When they nicked the second we were playi g some lovely football - we are getting better but desperately need a leader in the middle. Crap ref - homer doesn't really cover it but hey ho. Trafford 8 - great performan...

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Really interesting thread this - the complex nature of different codes as the game(s) became standardised in the 19tb century (lots of stuff got standardised then sports wise - the Victorians were very keen on it)

We should change the title of the thread to BFC and football history

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This is a thread full of sophisticated lolz. But does anybody seriously think that the EU rules prohibiting certain bottle sizes were especially worthwhile? Who seriously thinks that selling wine in a pint sized bottle should be a prosecutable offence? Nobody cared. Because let's be honest it doesn...

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Wow. Brexit really is worth it isn't it??

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Decent effort and better than Everton. Still some questions about tactics and selection- why oh why are we persisting with Amdouni who consistently is not learning? Some promising I prevents in others though- Odoberts getting more consistent, Tresor is improving, so is O Shea and Trafford is looking...

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One good cross from a set play. A couple of dribbles where he beat TAA with his touch and balance and the as you've said did nothing with it. That's not sufficient. He's not the only only one who does that though. Amdouni is completely guilty of the same. But Tresor is getting better I think - the ...

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First half was a classic 'us' - look really good for 10mins, struggle to create much clear cut, fade and then hand initiative to the opposition. Second half we cane out stro gky again but pressed them more, turned over the ball in dangerous areas and took o e of the 2 half chances we created. Then w...

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Good to see Foster starting. Would like to have seen Redmond or Tresor instead of Odobert or JBL though.

Not sure defence can change much - other than Ekdal .

I've given up o Muric starting

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Good to see Foster starting. Would like to have seen Redmond or Tresor instead of Odobert or JBL though.

Not sure defence can change much - other than Ekdal .

I've given up o Muric starting

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Interesting stats fro. Spt there which belies my o.pression of Amdouni. I think he's got good feet and yet there is too often little end product. Accept same for Jay as well though but we knew that would be likely before we started. I'd like to see Obafemi more too because again - why did we sign hi...

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Benching Amdouni would be insane. It really wouldn't - he's played pretty much all the time available this season and has probably had less than 90 mins all told where you even notice he's there. I'm with Jedi here. I can't believe that Redmond isn't starting - why the hell did we sign him if not t...

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I am co pletely gobsmacked that so many people are bordering on looking forward to relegation!

Whee were all these people in 21/22 when so many fans turned against Dyche in the threat of relegation?

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Exactly it’ll never be repeated, that is why we have to try a different approach. If we get relegated VK will learn a hell of a lot. No doubt he’s a very intelligent man, who I’m convinced will be a top manager in years to come. Yet to be convinced. He's signed a journeyman in Redmond wgi has skill...

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TPClaret wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 17, 2023 8:57 am
Dyche spent all his money on wages paying old journey men. Which worked well initially, but as we saw the last season and a half wasn’t working anymore.

Utter shite. Thre of those journeymen took the points against us yesterday.

Five of them are still with us and 4 start fairly regularly

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Why would Dyche wonder what has happened to our club. He was heading for relegation when we sacked him. The writing was on the wall the season before as well when we just stopped up. His team of journey men were past it. That’s why we’ve had such a big rebuild No. We've had a big rebuild because th...

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Very hard to understand so many people giving good ratings to a goalkeeper responsible for conceding two goals. Just watched MoD and realise that 1st one was a lot nearer him. That's poor. He's got to be far more aggressive there. The second is a bad parry but frankly the header and the laughable a...

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GetIntoEm wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:38 pm
Cheers, we've reported before but nothing seems to have changed. Will give them a call this week.

He spent at 45 mins calling Dwight McNeil a effing see you next Tuesday today.

We ain't prudes by any stretch, but it's too much for a family area

Jml isn't a family area

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Cirrus_Minor wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:43 pm

Complete shambles, we were incredibly lucky it was only 0-2.

Mainly because Everton put their feet up for the 2nd half

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Trafford 6 - alright but probably weak for the 2nd Vitinho 6 - thought he played well today other than final ball - crated space and got in behind O shea 5 - has been getting better but today was ponderous Beyer 5 - bullied Delacroix 5 - not really a left back JBL5 - tried hard and got in behind a f...

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Yes, there will be games we get results where we are not expected to like Brighton (A) and there will be games where we lose when we're expected to like Everton (H). People got their hopes up after the result at Brighton but we were very, very lucky. We have the ability to turn over teams that are ...

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For me, and I wonder if anyone else saw it, he had a ‘Man City’ type of moment again even though it wasn’t as bad. Brighton crossed the ball in to the box which was cleared to the edge of the area. Redmond looked like he could have been clear through but Hooper blew for a foul to us. Unlikely as it...

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bumba wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:59 pm
It's like us playing Berge and Brownhill at full back, get some perspective

No its not. Milner has played that position a number of times and is a wide player.

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The redmond yellow was utter nonsense.

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Starting to look like we can be competitive in this league. I hope it’s not too late. That's true but there's lots of points to play for and we've shown we are there or thereabouts in getting them over the last 5 or 6 games. At the very least we will be going down swinginging which would bode bette...

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Did very very well - especially against Mitoma who is top top quality

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Tbf I think his quick distribution on the ground is pretty good. He struggles more when he has to lift it accurately. 3 absolutely top drawer saves today though.

Though Vitinho was very good too

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He had a good game tonight apart from the error. He should have seen that the sensible and efdwct8ve patter CoolClaret sets out above wasn't on because there was no ball out for Berge

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Highlights just showed the double save, and we turned it over just like they did. Difference is, Hwang scored, Jay didn’t. We are missing Foster very badly. In January if he isn’t back we need a replacement. Not much in the game otherwise. We are the first team they played at home who weren’t top 8...

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You know , I think we are playing the right way. The thing is we have players who aren't good enough to play that way. I don't blame Kompany because the likes of Berge are nearly good enough . Unfortunately his mistake cost us and it was only 1-0 which makes his mistake so pertinent. Ffs give that ...

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Jellybean wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:12 pm
Dawson is there every single time, wish he didn't play against us!

If we'd signed him back in the day he'd have been a huge player for us

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Have to say I'm surprised we didn't roll the dice o subs a bit earlier - Jay and Amdouni both struggled 2nd half and JBL was lost on the right.

Maddening that bar the self destruct goal that could have been another point.

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Its o shea. He has loads of time to get rid of the ball downfield, the man closing him has to make up 30 yards and Berge is facing his own goal with a man closing him from behind, one either side and one who has just closed Trafford so he can't put the ball anywhere at all ex ept into the diagonal w...

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That's a disappointing goal. Mad pass after a really good half from o shea.

We've played really well there though

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Point away would be a good result. We've been knocking on the door for a but and although Sheffield were poor we absolutely demolished them which can only generate confidence that we can turn over others (maybe not quite so comfortably but certainly we've had some opportunities recenrky)

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Took his goal very well. Terrific first touch and a sublime calm finish

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He's a ******* hooligan.

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A good performance today and much more dangerous in their 3rd. The sending off helped but really we had dominated the first half Nd were deservedly 2 clear. 2nd half we tired them out and then took them apart. Yes they were poor but really some of this is be abuse we played well. Take that level int...

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Shame - he'd have been ideal for a late sub to shore up

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GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 27, 2023 1:14 pm
We’ll sell for more than we paid for them, despite what the naysayers claim on here

I would be surprised if most if them made what we paid. Only Koleosho looks good enough to make a profit

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Agree with much of your post, however heads pretty obviously dropped after the equaliser on Saturday and the whole atmosphere in the ground and on the pitch changed, panic set in, it was obvious what was going to happen as it has been for much of the season when we concede. Season wise, I can’t see...

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13 games in and still don’t no our best settled side it’s a mess That's not quite true- we've played the same starting 11 for 3 games (league) and I think that's meant we look a bit more balanced and cohesive. We might have turned the corner yesterday if VK hadn't tossed the game away with the baff...

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Kompany inherited Brownhil, Taylor, Roberts, Gudmundsson, and an aging Cork, Jay and Barnes. All of those except Taylor had long stretches as regulars last season, and this season Gudmundsson, Brownhill, Taylor and of late Jay are all regulars and Roberts was until his red. He inherited players too...

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He picked a team that dominated the game yesterday. Should we sack a manager for individual mistakes? Maybe we should sack everyone and start again in non league. Well seeing as he also made the crucial decisions that yet again led to unbalance and cost us the game and made all the decisions that h...

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