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boyyanno

Well, that’s maybe a circular argument because some will argue Garlick would’ve invested in younger players but wasn’t prepared to keep renewing older players contracts - cutting Lennon against his wishes, rumours he/Rigg wanted Wilson by Dyche wouldn’t sanction it, etc. Either way, he/they left Le...

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If you think about it, it was actually quite clever business. It gave us a backup striker for the last 6 months of last season with a very low or even no upfront fee. If we didnt go up we then had a good Champ striker as backup for about 3 million. If we went up its still 3 million but thats nothin...

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But again, with a fully fit Foster and VAR not screwing us from a min 4 points we have earned through our performances, would you be making these same comments? We’d be within a point or two of the likes of Brentford/Palace/Forest. Would this ‘vibe’ and ‘disconnect’ still be an issue? If we're now ...

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yTib wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:29 pm
looks like trump is fading.

come on lad!

Pity he's not wearing trainers.

boyyanno

yTib wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 21, 2024 7:46 pm
it's not genuine.

and just because he's great doesn't excuse the sloppy sycophants dripping over an odious man.

if that boggles your mind put some trainers on.

Bizarre.

boyyanno

Been really poor quality so far this one from both players. Hope if goes 5-3 so we have an interesting evening session.

boyyanno

That’s kinda the point though as to why it’s fine using league position to denote being the 19th best. We are a year ahead and have a better squad, so whether they are currently in position to swap with us doesn’t really matter. On THB, appreciate he has a lot of big fans on here, and my opinion is...

boyyanno

That’s kinda the point though as to why it’s fine using league position to denote being the 19th best. We are a year ahead and have a better squad, so whether they are currently in position to swap with us doesn’t really matter. On THB, appreciate he has a lot of big fans on here, and my opinion is...

boyyanno

Sorry but there is nothing debatable about being the 19th best team in the country right now, it’s one of those black and white things, given there is a league table. Not specifically replying to you with this bit but I noted Southampton just went a club record 21 games unbeaten yesterday, fans all...

boyyanno

It depends on your perspective, we are that bad if you’re comparing us to the other established Prem sides, yes. We’re 19th best team in the country with a squad stronger than all the teams in the league below, so as you say we’re in a pretty good position on the whole. We’re in an envious position...

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RVclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:26 pm
Not sure why someone thinks Szmodics is a ‘combative cm’. He’s a lightweight attacking 10/winger type.

Yeah he's more like a harder working Twine imo.

boyyanno

Szmodics is far too much of an inbetween player to make it in the PL imo. He's way below the standard we have here.

He's a good championship player and he's a decent footballer but he'd be found out in this team.

boyyanno

That audio makes for grim listening in my opinion. No wonder there's been so many errors with stuff like this. The AVAR guy clearly disagrees but it feels like he's pressured into conceding. Regardless of what I read about VAR whenever I've seen it's failings it's always the same old nonsense. They ...

boyyanno

He's a good manager is Mourinho. I don't think his ego helps him stay at a club for long but his record speaks for itself.

boyyanno

Well they’re numbskulls then aren’t they. Yep. In all seriousness Twine is actually one I'm more happy to give the club a "pass" on. I thought he was the right kind of signing, good profile, not mega money- it just hasn't worked out. But there were some on here who were acting like every bit of bus...

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Of course not every player was gonna move for profit, is that not obvious? I doubt he’s moving for a loss either. If it is a small loss who cares? We can sell Zaroury to off set that potential 500k loss if you want? The profit on one player covers that 10x over. Some people did actually think that ...

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Churlinov - £5 million ish, contract expires 2026 Trafford - up to £15 million ish plus addons, contract expires 2027 Vitinho - fee unknown, rumoured to be £1-2 million, contract expires 2027 Twine - £4-5 million ish, contract until 2026 Bastien - £800k, contract until 2025 Twine was unfortunate wi...

boyyanno

Not sure which is right then but transfermarkt seems to be the most reliable source of transfer information. I imagine if it were more than £2.5m the difference will have been add-ons which I cannot believe have been triggered. 2.5m seems low given what was reported at the time but regarding the ad...

boyyanno

I don't know if this squad was good enough to stay up, but ignoring who put the team together I don't think we have got everything that we could from the group we have available. If you're not getting the best out of your resources then you are failing as a manager. I was happy to give Dyche the tim...

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To be fair to Trafford I thought he had a better game yesterday in terms of claiming balls and looking to deal with the aerial threat. I do think he makes a mistake at the end though- but I do think he should have got away with it because he was also fouled. It looked to me like he'd misjudged the f...

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One of our best players - great workrate and gets into good positions - knows how to finish and will get even better Those who don't see this are probably the same who were slating Defour when we bought him Did anyone slate Defour? There was widespread jubilation when he signed from what I remember.

boyyanno

He was good in the first half, that raking pass he kept playing out to the wide man is somthing we could utilise if we had someone who could play it.

boyyanno

I don't really understand or like the "can't wait for the championship" attitudes. The championship is just like any other league, it's crap if you don't win games- it's good if you do. It seems the attitude is entirely based on the notion that we'll take the division apart which is not a given cons...

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He also slid in JBG second half with a great chance, of course the terrible Gudmundsson just wellies it out of play. Funny how we see Amdouni topics created but no Brownhill/Gudmundsson topics who were rotten tonight It's funny how you're so defensive over Amdouni but someone like Gudmundsson who h...

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Not particularly like for like, but Tresor or Amdouni as forwards to replace tellas goals and assists.... And their history suggested they would To some extent I can accept what you're saying, and I appreciate you responding. If you consider what we replaced to be "goals and assists" you could mayb...

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There was no point in replacing Dervisoglu was there? And is the cost per player the only criterion for calling them replacements? Koleosho is no more a replacement for Tella than Oderbert is. I'd say Amdouni or Tresor much more likely. Of course there was no point replacing him. What's your point?...

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The obsession in having a goal scorer is because apart from Foster we don't have one, and we all know how all clarets are sweating about his availability between now and May. If Amdouini was a genuine goal scorer we would still be in the FA cup, and he has missed numerous chances this season. Our s...

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I'd say Tresor and Amdouni were meant to be For who? Tresor you could maybe argue was bought for Tella's position, but it's Koleosho/Odebert who have replaced that position. Amdouni didn't replace any loan position we had. I see it like this: Loanees: Tella Maatsen Beyer THB Dervisoglu (however you...

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They weren't the only loans though, and apart from Maatsen they were replaced, whether those players have come off as yet is a separate argument. Bayer was also loan which cost money to make permanent They weren't the only loans no. But it still doesn't change the fact that what he's said isn't acc...

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Kompany: Burnley must manage transfer expectations Vincent Kompany is keen to strengthen his squad during January but admitted he must be realistic about the sort of deals Burnley might be able to do. The Clarets go into Friday's match against fellow strugglers Luton sitting 19th in the Premier Lea...

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Can't understand the obsession with a goal scorer, we could have Salah, but if you don't supply him, or leave him 1 against 5 in the box, he ain't going to score. Too often Zeki is playing without Foster, he needs a target man alongside him. Foster often has to go too deep looking for the ball. Amo...

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Goliath wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:20 pm
Doesnt he play in Twine's position?

Plays predominantly on the wing. I haven't seen how Hull line up but I'd be surprised if he was competing with Twine for a spot.

Very good signing for them though.

boyyanno

I thought he did a fantastic job for us.

The club was in an absolute mess when he came in and we had to cobble together some horrific line ups.

His best player at the time was frequently sold and he still managed to keep us in the division. He's an important part of our recent history.

boyyanno

Redmond one no surprise but he has been good the few times he played. For all the air of confidence he gives off, I do wonder if Kompany is comfortable managing (and disciplining at times) players only a few years younger than he is. He claims he is, but he turns down chance after chance to sign or...

boyyanno

Redmond has been poor when played brought on to impact games he doesn't Sell him on we can do better Let's not forget we are Premier league and still a draw.Some of the posters on here behave like we are back in the 80s when players did give us the knock back. He's played 130 minutes for us. He's h...

boyyanno

True though I do appreciate Vitinho's work ethic and he seems to have the engine to keep going. Offensively he's also progressing though his crosses still are far away from what it should be. Do like how he overlaps and participates in play. Delcroix is better than what we've seen so far. He's stil...

boyyanno

I agree on the position, but it's a new position for our fans to judge. Not sure we have ever had such a player before at Burnley? Maybe Adrian Heath? He has done more for the team than people realise though. 3 goals and an assist so far. He won the ball back for our first goal at Fulham. Took 3 pl...

boyyanno

We could use some technical ability in the back. Someone who can do an overlap and play a good ball in. Sergio Gómez is almost a playmaker in that aspect. We currently don't have a player like that in midfield nor in defence. And in our build up from the back players that can create danger out of n...

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We are talking two of the most technically gifted players in the league, who are also very strong (especially Foden he’s very rarely ever bullied of the ball). There lies the problem some of the best technical players can get away with a lower physicality. But players that have relative technical a...

boyyanno

Strange one this. I think Gudmundsson has been poor today, I'd change him for Tresor. At the back I think we've seen both sides of Vitinho, started well but has made some bad decisions on the ball. Delcroix looks like a rabbit in the headlights right now. The defence as a unit has been poor for both...

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StayingDown4Ever wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 22, 2023 4:22 pm
We are talking about Dara O’Shea, right!? No idea what you’ve seen of him that makes you think he’ll be a good player in the future. He’s been poor most times he’s played - and was particularly honking against Everton last time out.

I think today was a great example of what he can do for us.

boyyanno

Beyer is a very good footballer but I'm not convinced he is a great "defender". He's certainly one of our better options at the moment and him breaking the lines has been an important part of our play, but I actually think O'Shea is a better defender than Beyer it's just he's a more limited football...

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IanMcL wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:13 pm
He and Townsend are classy players, with know how. That's what we miss.

I actually think we got the better deal we just haven't used him yet.

I think you can tell when players have that PL quality/experience. It's a bit like Cork, even as he got older you could still see he had that class.

boyyanno

I agree entirely. Can't stand Klopp as a guy but his approach, or Ferguson's during his heyday, is my favourite to watch. Mixed approach, fast, inventive, ambidextrous attack with a threat through the middle, genuinely attacking rather than possession obsessed. Pep at Barca was fantastic but he had...

boyyanno

Tresor, Redmond and a few others stood around having a laugh with the Everton boys at full time, absolute disgrace- some of these guys don't give a crap.

boyyanno

Posting from the ground- Can anyone say we are getting the best out of this current group of players?

Not for me and that's ultimately all on the manager.

Hoping for a much improved half.

boyyanno

Is it really stalking? Replying to people on a messageboard? If they don't like people replying to them, either don't post, or certainly don't post "Trafford is the worst goalkeeper burnley has ever had" or "we only played well twice last season" and not expect a response, surely that's why they've...

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Ok I'll have one more crack at it even though it's already in pretty simple terms in my last post. FA Cup Final - full house FA cup Final without gambling - full house Local park football - 30 people Local park football without gambling - 30 people Grand National - full house Grand National without...

boyyanno

I'll try it one last time. My opinion is that if you removed betting from sport, the attendances of Chelsea v Arsenal or Coventry v Birmingham or Bolton v Derby or Notts County v Swindon would be exactly the same as they are now. Likewise Wimbledon, The British Open, The Olympics or Fury v Joshua. ...

boyyanno

Fair enough but it also kind of confirms what I was originally trying to say. If there was no way to gamble on football, golf, snooker, tennis etc, the attendances would still be the same and the big events would still be televised and watched by millions. What I've just watched on that clip is a s...

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