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Top Claret wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 27, 2022 8:46 pm
Total clear out by next May the only players left from the Dyche days will be Rodriguez and Barnes

Barnes can consider himself very fortunate.

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ksrclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 27, 2022 2:20 pm
Perhaps lose some of the better players, but not all, is my point.

Does that make sense, Skiptony?

Not really. We got relegated with a largely Dad's Army team. Of course the more viable players were going to jump ship. It's all about the Premier League unfortunately.

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This is kind of my point. He's come into a new job and it seems every week there is another of our better players leaving that he probably didn't expect the week before. I wonder what he makes of that. I'm sure the owners were transparent when he took the job on, but saying players will be sold if ...

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Ethan Vaughan has signed for Guiseley.

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 26, 2022 2:17 pm
I personally think we need at least 1 CB (with experience), 2 x wingers (advanced Midfielders if cornet and McNeil go), 2 strikers.

Strikers are critical at this point. Struggling to see where the goals are going to come from at the moment.

Ash is going to bag 20 easily (apparently).

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warksclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:11 am
I admire your confidence about Barnes

You mean delusion.

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Do we know why the great bulk of the recent purchases, plus the most reliable rumours of new incomings, features defenders. Rodriguez or Barnes have yet to score in pre-season, and without looking I guess they will have scored a max of 4 league goals between them for the whole of last season.Very w...

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IanMcL wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 24, 2022 10:44 am
I think Lowton can get up and down, as well as any. I suspect he may be overlooked, in favour of a Kompany signing, until it is a stark reality that we need him.

It’s a new era, Ian. I know it’s hard but you have to let the Jurassic age go.

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JR1882 wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 23, 2022 8:24 pm
Looking at these line ups we have some really really good options.

Apart from the front two where we appear to have very few.

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Striker next please. No one can be looking forward to potentially seeing Ashley on a regular basis, surely.

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I’m sure VK has looked at the ‘character’ of his young defensive signings and decided that they are all strong minded enough for the rigours of the championship. Cork, Brownhill, Rodriquez and Barnes will help them on the pitch if required but to me Cullen and Bastien will ensure that no experience...

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To be fair Mark Ford was a bit of a legend.

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Mrpotatohead wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:08 am
Top Championship goalscorer 17/18 suggests he is a good goalscorer at this level when fit.

Five years ago "when fit". It really is time to move on.

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ŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 18, 2022 8:53 am
I wonder if we may have received encouragement from Vydra

Hopefully not. Vydra belongs to an era now past. In any case he's not a goalscorer.

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I don’t see him featuring too regularly under Kompany. However, that’s been his career and he seems quite content so….

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Where’s Longy ?

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Too old now. The Revolution is here.

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26 ?! Sack Kompany. Clearly not on message.

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randomclaret2 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:01 am
Again, did he really expect to be given yet another contract at 37 ??

Probably. It wasn’t exactly unusual under the previous regime to extend contracts of the creaky knees. It’s why we ended up in the position we were in.

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Shane Long left Southampton today. You know we would have…

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Really unfortunate that Barnes was able to trigger his own extension. Feels like he belongs to a jurassic era now passed. Can see Jay Rod contributing a bit, not as a regular though. We need two new forwards as a minimum. Really don't get some on here obsession with Vydra, really flatters to deceive...

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HalifaxClaret wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 29, 2022 10:06 am
What is all this CDM & CAM b*ll*cks?

You are a midfielder or a winger.

Hello, Sean.

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pushpinpussy wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:37 am
im not getting too excited with the proposed transfer speculation. they might be young and have potential but I'm not sure its what we need at this moment in time to get us out of this league.

You’re absolutely right. We should re-sign Lenno and Bards.

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Someone suggested England U-21’s

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In a parallel universe Sean is landing our first summer signing…Chris Basham (good lad, knows the division, etc etc).

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We have the experience- Hennessey Taylor Lowton Cork Westwood Barnes Rodriguez McNeil Long Brownhill JBG All have played an abundance of PL and Championship football between them. It’s youth we need, no question. Couple on that list are well over due being punted (Long, JGB). If we see alot of such...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:22 am
And that's where the problems have been for some time

So why was his contract extended by four years ?

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IanMcL wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 14, 2022 1:39 pm
Welcome Mr Kompany.

Please remember Burnley play man's football, to reflect the town.

Up the Clarets

Oh dear.

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Lenno, Ash, Erik.
Extend Longy, JGB and Lowts.
4 More years ?

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Not saying that all his signings were fantastic, but he got as many right as wrong. Heaton, Tarkowski, Barton, gray, Arfield, pope, taylor, wood (arguably given goals scored), Jack cork, Steven defour, Steven Ward, plus 6 years in the prem and 2 promotions. So let’s give it a bit of balance. I’m no...

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Interesting that Claret Tony couldn’t bring himself to even reference the name of the Newcastle manager in his pre-match preview on here. Agenda ? much.
Done a great job at Newcatle.Entirely unsurprising.

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Can we re-sign Longy, Lenno and Ash ? Please, let’s never let go. Ever.

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Stayingup wrote: ↑
Sun May 22, 2022 10:17 pm
Hes not here, he wasnt there today so I dont know how he managed that. Lack of investment over the last few years is what got us relegated. Most of Dyches signings have been superb.

Crouch, Walters, Taylor, Reid, Lennon et al.
Yeah, superb. Jobs for the lads. Superb.

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Nonayforever wrote: ↑
Sun May 22, 2022 10:07 pm
A definite no.

When we get over the relegation, get a new manager with new ideas, new young players coming in , we could be in for some fun times.
We have had it in the past and it can easily happen again.

Young players ? Que ?

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IanMcL wrote: ↑
Sun May 22, 2022 8:01 pm
The best manager to get us back up is Sean Dyche. He knows his stuff and we were brilliant in the Championship.

Longy, Ash, Lenno, Bards - Do you want another couple of years ?

The definition of the hard of learning on here. FFS.

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Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑
Sun May 22, 2022 9:51 pm
And hardly much better the season before this. Should have gone last summer.

Absolutely he should and the apparent fact the Pace wanted to replace him in Jan but failed is to his detriment.

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We might get 20-25m for Pope but doubt very much we'd get much more than 10m for McNeil. His value has decreased significantly this season. I think we might find it difficult off loading more than 2 players for any significant amount. Albeit we could lose a few more who are past their sell by date ...

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It is, but what he's achieved has been so good I doubt any of us could have ever imagined it could happen. No one could deny it was effective but for the majority of the time it was an awful watch.. Anyway, it’s gone - we move on, Just hope we can rebuild, trust a bit in youth, different formations...

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Sadly, no. Though it wouldn’t at all surprise me to see us looking on enviously next season as he takes a team up from the Championship. It’s time to move on for both us and him. He won’t. He’s the latest Aidy Boothroyd. Move on ! It’s like the sad fecks calling for a contract extension for ‘Ash” e...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sun May 22, 2022 9:45 pm
Wouldn't expect you to but I do remain amazed that you were still anti him being our manager when we were getting top half finishes in the Premier League.

What is his legacy ? Most of the squad are over 30. It’s a complete re-building job now.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sun May 22, 2022 9:39 pm
At least you are consistent Skipton - you criticised his appointment and never changed your view on him.

No and despite your persistence I won’t.

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Absolutely not, He’d extend the contacts of Lennon, Barnes, Long et al. We need not revolution now not creaky knees evolution. The dinosaur is long gone. Let it be,

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Discovered we play 4-4-2 all age groups.

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Dyche has been potted.

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Someone with knowledge of overseas leagues/ players/ contacts Someone who can change tactics according to the team we are playing and mid game Someone who can play different styles Someone who can help younger players improve Someone who can be successful and preferably with a track record of succe...

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After nearly 10 years of Dyche I still find it hard to even envisage young players getting a chance.

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Woonderbah wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 18, 2022 6:14 pm
Like the sound of Knudsen from what I've read about him.. plays decent stuff, not afraid to use young players and used to working within a budget.

Well that’s two out of three things he’s got over Dyche.

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Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 17, 2022 12:49 pm
As have the whole squad, bar three or four players.

That many ? Horrible team. Thank God he’s gone.

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I’ll sign a foreign and black player eventually. Or Alan will.

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Blakesboots wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 17, 2022 9:17 am
Pragmatism: Dyche has only failed latterly at BFC because we wouldn’t afford to refresh the squad.

Dyche’s idea of “refreshing the squad” was continually extending the contracts of 30 somethings, oh and signing Peter Crouch.

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