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Lifes too short to let it get you down too much Ian :lol: I enjoyed a pint with a bit of ribbing in the Pub when I got back home and laughed along with them ... Can`t be @rsed with the whole anger bit these days. I agree Boss. Even though in the past I have done it I now cannot see the point in get...

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They’ll always be some who can’t handle any defeat and like to go on and on about it. I think for the majority it’s the manner of the performance(s) that have attracted the anger. To be honest I can remember when I was (much) younger a Burnley defeat would ruin my whole weekend and I’d still be in ...

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It’s difficult to be cheerful after the season we’ve had ,after around a dozen games last season I said I wasn’t bothered if we lost ,because the football was so enjoyable ,but oh what a turn around,been going on since 1956,but this could be the year of the straw that broke the camels back,and obvi...

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Casper2 wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:57 pm
Thanks for making me laugh on so many levels

If I’ve brightened up someone’s life for even a millisecond I’m happy.

Hope you are happy...football notwithstanding.

houseboy

I think the word negativity needs replacing with realism. You are right of course and I’ve said as much about other things in the past. The reality is what it is (and it’s not great to be fair), but do we need to repeat the same thing over and over again when, in the end, we have no power to make i...

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People are passionate about it because it’s what a lot of us live for. With how this seasons been you are going to see a lot of negativity. Shame a lot of the players don’t show the same passion as a lot of fans do on here. But if that ‘passion’ was the same in the players as the fans on here thing...

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Every now and then I take a break from the board. If I find I’m spending too much time posting on here I take a good look at myself and decide it’s time for a rest. After all there is only so much nonsense I can post (or read). I try not to take myself too seriously, or anyone else for that matter, ...

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For the ones arguing for Barnes, can you remember when he was the first name on the team sheet under Dyche, whilst offering nothing? Sure he was running around a lot, yes he was putting it about (and getting booked), but he was shockingly bad but kept getting picked by a manager who could teach Komp...

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Long ball game. Playing from the back. Pressing game. Who gives a sh!t. Winning (or not losing) is what matters. Playing great football (whatever that is) and getting thumped every week is not what fans want to see. Football, like all sport, is about winning. How you do it (providing you don’t cheat...

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Shearer loves us. Heard an anecdote from a Rovers fan recently saying when he signed for Rovers his wife was crying as they drove through Blackburn saying something like ‘where the hell have you brought us to?’
Tends to be very supportive of us on MOTD.

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burnley007 wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:56 am
I would imagine plenty of work is going on behind the scenes to fill the gaps...

A striker needed for when Foster is 'ill'.
A DM.
Full Backs x2.

Why the inverted commas around ill? Looks like you don’t believe mental illness qualifies as such. Would you be telling him to pull himself together?

houseboy

We managed a narrow win against the team that is likely to finish bottom (or certainly second bottom) of the league They dominated our midfield in the second half when they upped the pace We were put under heavy pressure from their set pieces yet produced very little from our own thanks to poor del...

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I find it a little odd that people are talking relegation after three games against two of the best sides in the country and Villa who, on their day, can beat anyone. The real benchmark for us was the Forest game, and we won it. This side will knit together and I believe we will be fine. There are m...

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Casper2 wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 03, 2023 10:00 am
Top 6 ?
Villa finished 7th and Spurs 8th last season.

I think both will be higher this season. Spurs mate of mine says they are a better side without Kane and that looks to be the case.

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I don’t think people should be judging anyone this early with a totally revamped team having played City and a free scoring very good Villa. Last night was a better yardstick because there are more ‘Forests’ in the PL than there are ‘City’s’. As far as Berge is concerned I think it’s a ‘watch this s...

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I’ve just read this thread with tears in my eyes from laughter. I couldn’t even see half the answers for laughing. The best euphemism on here I’ve seen. Glorious.

houseboy

He's probably saving this lad for the reset in the Championship. It might well be for the betterment of the club, if they were to be relegated and come back up to the EPL a better team. I’ve been saying this for three years. Everton need relegating to re-build. They have flirted with it too long an...

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Carport wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 16, 2023 4:50 pm
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict

Sorry. Missed this follow up. Although it is a song title (if song it is).

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In the lazy water meadow I lay me down All around me golden sun flakes covering the ground Basking in the sunshine of a bygone afternoon Bringing sounds of yesterday into this city room Nice one. Waters followed this on Ummagumma with Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Ca...

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Amazing interviewer. Master of his craft. His chats with Connelly and Spike Milligan we’re beyond hilarious. I seem to recall similar with Robin Williams. But could be serious as well. One of the best things ever to come out of Yorkshire. Barnsley wasn’t it? As someone has said we won’t see his like...

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Bit surprised at those picking Trafford. I’m sure he will be great but just now he didn’t exactly sparkle in the pre seasons and Muric has done pretty much nothing wrong in the last twelve months. No brainer for me - Muric all day.

houseboy

I recall going to a few reserve games in the late 60s early 70s. I had a season ticket then and seem to think reserve games were free for season ticket holders. Is my memory correct?

houseboy

How did they keep this so quiet? First I heard was yesterday when my Blade mate at work told me. He’s absolutely gutted. With Ndiaye going as well he’s convinced they are gonna get paggered every week.

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I’m not quite clear as to why people are celebrating the leaving of what is our only striker as such, apart from Jay who sadly seems past his best. I’ve discovered over the years that, especially on here, Claret fans seem to be an unforgiving lot. So he left to make sure he played in the World Cup, ...

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If Mark Strong did get the gig after Daniel Craig it would be an amazing coincidence that both played in one of the best dramas ever on TV, Our Friends on the North. All four main characters in that terrific series went on to become big.

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Surprised we let him go. Pl experience and played great in VK system. Pardon? Barnes had little or nothing to offer 2 years ago in the PL. What chance now? He scored 4 goals last season in the Championship and 2 of those were in one game. Many defenders score more. I cannot imagine many Championshi...

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Pickles wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 02, 2023 9:20 pm
I live in hope that one day they're groundsharing with Darwen and their biggest and best day is occasionally scabbing a draw against Colne in the only East Lancs derby most of their fans will ever witness again.

But other than that, all the best to them.

Why do you have such low hopes for Colne?

houseboy

I think there is some logic to this, rather than just finding kids annoying. I saw Mason Mount getting harassed in the street recently for stuff. I guess if you allow or encourage this stuff in the stadium, it soon spills over into people hanging round training grounds, car parks etc, competing for...

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Spijed wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:45 am
But those turning up at Man United's training ground, for example, were treating it as a full blown business enterprise, not trying to make few extra quid.

I can’t really comment about that. I can only go off what I actually see.

houseboy

I can understand the feelings on here but I have to admit I hadn’t really given it any thought till now. I never saw it as a problem really but everyone has their own opinions. Just wondered though has anyone at Wimbledon ever considered it ‘begging’ when the kids congregate near the players tunnel ...

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The best pic to depict the Turf and show positives is to go to the upper reaches of the JH and take a pic showing the view over the BL. I doubt there are many views better from a ground in this country.

houseboy

Literally just read about it. Stunned. As people have said a troubled soul who had a hard life but still put others first. Ireland has lost a massive icon.

houseboy

Not everything. Up to date safer grounds, better groundsman training and technology leading to top class pitches, superior training for coaches and other staff leading to excellent fitness (including nutrition, psychology and who knows what else). We now have highly technical football matches. We c...

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BurnleyFC wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:02 am
Sky TV and the Premier League.

Definitely this I would say. Everything that is wrong with football today stems from this (and Jack Walker’s decision to start inflation in football).

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taio wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 23, 2023 9:11 am
He won't score 20 goals

Probably not but then neither will the vast majority of strikers in the PL. It was just a bit of hyperbole for effect.

houseboy

I also have a big hope of winning the lottery Winning the lottery is 100% luck. Scoring goals is about 10% and 90% skill. Weghorst has scored in the past, many times, and in our system now could possibly do so again. Give the guy a chance, you don’t score the goals he did in Germany and be rubbish.

houseboy

A big hope for next season. VK plays Weghorst against City and he scores the winner. Goes on to score 20 goals and plays a major part in giving us a top half finish. The idiots will then have nothing to gripe about and every one of them to a man will agree that VK was right…..again.

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claret2018 wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 23, 2023 8:40 am
Weghorst being booed in a friendly is funny. Simple as that.

You think so? I’d go back to Ewood if I were you.

houseboy

Keyboard warriors slagging off matchgoing fans. You can travel a million miles to a game but you’re not a real fan if you behave like that. It’s disrespectful not just to the player but also to VK who obviously must think he has a part to play. This petty and ridiculous criticism of one of our play...

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Emerson Lake and Palmer's version.

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We do a lot of YouTube watching at weekends after a few drinks. Fantastic but too many to mention. A lot of Nirvana, Motörhead, Guns and Roses and Foo Fighters for my wife and Yes, Genesis, Van der Graff and various prog for me. But just about anything really that is ‘music’ as opposed to ‘pop’, alt...

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Stalbansclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:09 am
Kurt’s vocals on Where Did You Sleep Last Night are incredible and , in light of what happened not long afterwards, I always find that performance in particular just so powerful.

They also do an incredible version The Man Who Stole the World…possibly better than the original.

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Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:46 am
you are like me ....you forget you are one of those geriatrics as well, and as you look round at people you realise they are younger than you.

Amazing the number of times I refer to someone as ‘old’ then have it pointed out to me they are younger. My head is still twenty odd.

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Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:34 am
Looks like tying in a game with the occasional trip home is going to be a thing of the past.

It’s not like the old days bud when we used to meet in the Crown and turn up with cash.
How are you anyway bud?

houseboy

I think you're going to struggle, frankly, unless you jump on and grab one for the games you want now Yes it’s going to be a struggle really. I usually go with my daughter which basically rules out evening games (that is a whole other problem given the ridiculous kick off times in the PL). Given th...

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Just wondering about all this. I haven’t had a season ticket for years for reasons I won’t bore anyone with so I’m an ’occasional attendee’ and I would imagine there are many like me. If ST holders are allowed to buy two extra tickets, and given the number of ST holders we will have next season (sor...

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The really good thing about threads like this is they show the brilliant diversity of thought at the subjective level. What I like or dislike can be countered by someone else. And the reality is, no matter how strong the opinions are, no one is right or wrong. Nobody can say ‘this is rubbish’ in the...

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Lol at people in Burnley saying London And how on Earth are DAB radios in cars overrated? Do you prefer awful sound quality and far fewer stations to choose from? It’s not the quality or choice that is a problem, it’s half the time it loses signal. Better FM all the time than DAB some of the time. ...

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pushpinpussy wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 12, 2023 6:43 am
The Beatles

Not too sure about this as they did a lot of influential stuff late on but Paul Mcartney on his own is arguably one of the most overrated artists, along with Maddona and, in my opinion, Frank Sinatra.

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claptrappers_union wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 11, 2023 10:56 pm
Dominos Pizza
DAB Digital Radio in cars
Greggs
Minis

DAB in cars. Absolutely useless.

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