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I don't think Barnes has kept possession yet in this half

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Get Barnes off please ffs

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Boom! Good 5-10 mins there and it paid. Come on Burnley don't sit back

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Got to see Vydra at some point, he changes the way we play completely. Him and wood will cause far more problems as a two.

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mkmel wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:22 pm
That starting 11 must be a mistake as local cricketer has told us all a few times now that it's the same 11 starting as in our last game

His odds were so good predicting a Sean Dyche line up too. Darn shame.

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I think if our key players stay fit, we should be ok. But it's a massive gamble. We've not signed a first 11 player since 2017/18 when Cork and Wood were bought. Sooner or later, that's going to bite you if you don't reinvest in the squad. It's a tough balance to strike, but the owners have to wager...

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It seems on the surface to be very simple. We aren't prepared to change our wage structure to get players in. Which I completely understand, but the reality is to get transfers over the line for any decent Premier league player, you're competing against other teams willing to pay more money. Combine...

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For playing football. Mental amount if money.

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We have Sean Dyche, which is worth a lot. We haven't lost tarks, Pope or mcneil. I also think Brownhill can grow into a good prem player this year. Vydra should play more of a role too now he's breaking through, and our new cb looks like a good en. That's the positives. We desperately need reinforce...

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Aston Villa are going to get far more points than us next season

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I might be being unnessarily pessimistic, but I've always thought as our stay in the Premier league as temporary. I've been critical of our lack of transfer activity, but in part it's down to simple economics and potential infrastructure. Transfers like this just highlight how well we've done to be ...

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I don't think that's true. Ings has a slightly better record, but jesus is 5 years younger. Jesus also has a 1 in 2 record in the champions league. In the prem Jesus has 50 goals in 131 appearances, and Ings has 55 in 140. And before you say it, I know man city are a better side, but there's zero gu...

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Totally agree with Tony, he's a good player but he's not a player pep would consider I don't think. Ings is just not quite that level, he's lost Ageuro and is looking for a world class replacement. Kane, yes, Haaland, yes/potentially, Messi, yes, Danny Ings, no.

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It's fine to be positive, but criticism is fine too surely. Our squad is ageing and it's too small. That's a fact. And we haven't bought a player that has improved our first 11 markedly since 2017/18 when we got Wood and Cork in. That's not a great combination of factors. We desperately need new blo...

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guess from SDs pov why would he be interested in players (aside from development squad players) unless they'd improve us. He's right to do that. We have to find a way to increase our margins commercially and expand the wage budget a bit I think, not easy, but very few players will take less money he...

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I'd say a RB is a position we need for sure. Bardsley is 55 years old and Lowton is 31/2. Maybe not an immediate priority but we'll need a right back in the next 12-18 months preferably earlier

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Always nice to get a win! Not a bad lineup at all but a bit worrying looking at that bench even with wood and Pope to return. We are very thin on the ground while simultaneously needing to improve our first 11. Not just for this season but with an eye on bringing the age down a bit in the coming sea...

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We desperately need a few new faces in, I hope we're close to a few behind the scenes. A wide right midfielder is an absolute must. I really think we need a striker, a rb, and a cm too. But if we just get a quality wide player in I'll be a lot happier

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Excuse my :lol: :lol: :lol: but Celtic 2 West Ham 6 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57957450 And this deluded bunch think they're good enough to compete in the EPL, not in a million years, they'd struggle in the Championship with their present squad, is it any wonder many of their stars want a...

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In the five seasons we've had in the Premier league three of those have been relegation battles. In the first season back we only won away at Crystal Palace and in our Europa league season we were in and around the bottom three until the end of the season. I think there is a misplaced view that las...

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Last year was our warning shot, we weren't far off relegation fodder for large parts of the season. Collins is a great start, but the reality is he's young and raw, and untested at this level. He has to he seen as a development player behind our two first choice cbs this season. A cleaner bill of he...

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I think Brownhill is a bit underrated off the ball, and is improving on it. He makes a lot of interceptions, recoveries etc if you look at the stats. I certainly agree we need some investment in central midfield, but Brownhill I think does and will cut the mustard in future seasons.

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There's no doubt about it, we came up short last night. But getting to the final is a good achievement. I just hope Southgate learns from it. There's a time to be cautious, and a time to go for the kill. Sitting back against the Italians 1-0 up was suicide, and it's so so hard to flip momentum when ...

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I remember being skeptical when we brought in John McGreal and Mitchell Thomas. Different level of course, but It's one position where class stays a bit more permanent. The game's in front of you, and with so much experience and positional sense you can compensate a lot for the decline in athletic a...

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You can say they weren't creating a great deal, but to me watching it, it felt the most inevitable thing in the world they would score. Don't want to be too harsh because we've done really well this tournament, but feels like a chance wasted especially with the talent we had say on the bench.

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I've been a defender of Southgate, but he got it badly wrong tonight. Essentially we went 1-0 up, and sh*t our pants. It was clear as day by half time we needed to change things, and he did nothing. Mount was atrocious all night and stayed on far too long, Sterling wasn't at it, and the formation wa...

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KevWebstersBomber wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:50 pm
If I had to pick between England winning on Sunday and Burnley beating Brighton in the first game I’d pick Burnley every time.

I assume you're Scottish?

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No major issues with it, but I just think a team without one of Grealish, Foden or Sancho is a less creative one.

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I'm not Pickford's biggest fan, but it's pretty obvious he's played magnificently so far. He had one moment of madness against Ukraine, and that's it. I always feel slightly uneasy about him in big moments, but credit where it's due he's made some really important saves. He just needs to maintain hi...

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Ings is a fantastic footballer and could easily play for City and would score freely. He’s technically good, and injury free he would’ve thrived at Liverpool. He’s a cheap interim player to bridge to a superstar if they’re not available. He would've barely got a kick at liverpool the way that Salah...

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Wouldn't write Danny off getting a move to City....he would fit right in there,fantastic goalscorer who really deserves a crack at a big club injury free....good luck Danny. He's a very good striker, but I don't think he belongs at the top table. Harry Kane and Danny Ings are worlds apart. City won...

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I think a few are underrating his talent here. We'll see, he is very young granted, but whenever I've watched him for Chelsea he looks potentially world class. He never loses the ball, always in a position to receive it, looks forward not just sideway, and for a young (and small) lad he has great pr...

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Billy Gilmour has joined Norwich on loan. What a brilliant signing for them, wish he was heading our way!

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Need to change this thread to "If we get beaten by Ukraine it will be a failure". And if we win it by chance, perhaps something like "easiest ever route to a euro victory". Hope you managed to enjoy the Germany game despite yourselves. Only England fans can expect so much and so little simultaneously.

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Let's beat Ukraine first!

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Denmark have suprised me definitely, I thought Wales at 4/1 was ridiculous until I watched the game. Bloody bookies always have it down

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Today's games have also shown how that bit of luck just helps you out in tournament football; an inch either side of the post or the keeper with the header for Portugal would have seen them deservedly equalise. Czechs get lucky with a stumble from a defender and a handball sending off that clearly ...

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Based on previous performances it was always likely Portugal would concede, but I thought they'd score. Badly let down in the last third. Aside from Italy early doors, France to me are the only team to really impress on the eye. They have to be favourites at this point

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The op wasn't that tricky to understand, and nothing whatsoever to do with the ultimate result but what had played out in 90 minutes. Really easy to interpret, or at least you'd think.

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Getting beaten by Germany in a one-off game is not a failure, if it happens. We've not pulled up any trees so far, but we've yet to concede a goal and topped our group. I'm not sure what people expect. England fans are the absolute worst, the expectations are ridiculous and we're seemingly unable to...

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It doesn't matter who you have up front, Kane is one of the best finishers in the world. But in this team he can't do his job.

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Got to feel sorry for Kane though, what are we doing to get him scoring opportunities? I don't understand what the game plan is? All our attacking midfielders threaten a run in behind, check, ball comes out and goes sideways. So easy to defend.

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Do we ever turn up against home nations? So frustrating, they have Grant Hanley at the back ffs

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There seems to be a basic lack of understanding of the phrase "black lives matter". It isn't "black lives matter more". In a football context, no player derseves getting bananas thrown at them, or horrible insults thrown their way because of the colour of their skin. And I ignore the societal contex...

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England World Cup every time for me

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$50 to watch that is just unbelievable.

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I don't get the plant based alternatives. There's so much tasty vegetarian food and great recipes, why get a rubbish version of meat!? Why people eat facon, plant based sausages and nuggets etc us a total mystery to me.

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What a nonsensical piece of guff that article is.

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Like any new technology, there will be lots of casualties and some that appreciate massively. It's a strange environment because equities are clearly in a bubble, and it will he interesting to see if crypto follows or becomes a store of value against fiat currencies, which owing to inflation and a m...

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I bought $7k of BTC on April 22nd at $52,300, which was buying a dip at the time - not exactly the smartest thing to do in hindsight, so I bought another $5k on May 22nd at $37000 in order to lower the average cost base. It's slowly making its way into the unrealized value... it'll go back up Lesso...

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