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RVclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:35 pm
Tella is not injured. Kompany said after the match it was tiredness.

But he could still be recovering?

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Barring injuries i'd guess at the same starting line-up as for the Millwall game.

So possibly BPF for Aro and Churlinov for Tella.

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It's an incredible volume of work for a new manager and staff.

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And who were these fortunes paid to Bill? I'd say Pope Tarkowski and others have repaid the club in oodles. Not to mention colossal profits on Gray, Wood and McNeil and others. Name me a club in the top division that hasn't lost out on some buys. Players brought in to bulk out the squad who were ne...

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agreenwood wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 01, 2022 11:01 pm
Surprised Adam Phillips hasn’t left.

So am I.
We must be paying him too much

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There we go.
Exciting window slams shut

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martin_p wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 01, 2022 10:42 pm
There weren’t many to be fair. Stephens definitely, but we got our money’s worth out of most of the others.

A matter of individual perception, perhaps

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I haven’t commented on their quality, but the quality we’re looking for is in the context of the championship not the Premier League. I’m not saying some won’t be good enough for the Premier League in time, but if they were ready now then Premier League teams would have been in for them and they’d ...

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Commy wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 01, 2022 10:29 pm
How many players have we now? We can only register 25 so some are going to miss out at this rate. Goalkeepers could take 3 spots unless we go with just 2.

Under 21 year olds are fine in addition to the 25, as I've been told on here.
So no big deal.

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martin_p wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 01, 2022 10:23 pm
We did enhance the squad, just not in large numbers. But we’ve been shopping in Aldi rather than Harrods this window, it’s no surprise we’ve managed to buy more.

I think you may change your mind about the quality of some of these young players in time.

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martin_p wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 01, 2022 10:16 pm
You think we could have signed Premier League first team players at these prices?

No, but we could have enhanced the squad.

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it's not easy being the star at 15, and he's had injury set-backs.
Let's hope he can push on from here.

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jrgbfc wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 01, 2022 8:37 pm
Not sure about so many loan signings tbh. Forest had to basically build a new team this summer after losing their loan players.

Not to forget we were absolutely skint at the start of this window, the work that's been done is outstanding.

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I am messing about with this, but what do we think?
Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, Lennon, Westwood, Stephens, McNeil, Barnes, Cornet
vs.
Our line-up vs Millwall.

Very close, I think.

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KRBFC wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:27 pm
They were playing Man City away from home lol, the toughest league fixture in world football. Why will it go horribly wrong if they're relegated? Whats the difference between the club spending £140m on transfers or £170m on American owners?

You may have to wait and see on this one

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Foshiznik wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:21 pm
As great as we are now, I genuinely fear the scoreline if we face juggernauts like Liverpool or city away

You are very likely right.
With regard to old vs new, if the new could have Cork, Taylor, Rodriguez, Brownhill and Roberts it would give what would be left of the old squad a very good game.

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Robbo1882 wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:17 pm
The squad that actually got them promoted must be over the moon with all the players they are signing

How many of those were loanees?

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Not to sound too flippant but ask again in a few weeks. If we continue to build on our performances then it would be likely this new team would win… but it is too early to claim that now. Going forwards this current team is head and shoulders above the static play Dyche built, but equally defensive...

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Hats off to him, good player.

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No because that is Cullen or Cork's job. The wing backs create a back 4 when we are defending and a midfield 4 when attacking with Cullen or Cork dropping into the back line to create a defensive 3. By luck of good foresight VK played a blinder by pulling JBG because up to the hour mark Millwall we...

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I think VK likes Lowton, Long and Westy. I’d prefer that they stayed. Norris and Phillips can go for me. Phillips to Barnsley, I think. Westy not ready, doesn't really need a squad place. Long and Lowton... would we get anyone to pay them anything near what we do? Norris does appear surplus to requ...

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Claret Alfie wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:00 pm
Would probably be beneficial for Costelloe to go out on loan too.

Possibly, but does that free up a squad place?

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I'm not sure whether he is happy or otherwise tbh. I think playing JBG on the right creates a midfield 5 and not the 4-2-2-2 that VK seems to want to play. Vitinho and Maatsen seem trusted to play that wing back role on the Left but not Roberts because we've had both Costelloe and JBG playing wide ...

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Pearcey wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 01, 2022 5:55 pm
Bobby Thomas has gone out so there’s one. Who else would you like to see gone?

Guess

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Can we shift one or two out, please?

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thehistorylecturer1 wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 01, 2022 5:16 pm
Twine is injured

I read that he was struggling, can't remember where.
we don't get much info about injuries.

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From L1 training to basically PL quality coaching is some leap.
Interesting that Twine and McNally seem to have struggled a bit so far, could it be fitness levels?

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Not sure about that. Think it's easy to underestimate Long. He reads the game fairly well and is a technically good defender (he worked with Dyche for nearly 10 years) and is a good athlete - good in the air (which we need - THB is a bit vulnerable in the air and the common theme with almost all th...

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He’s clearly very passionate about Wales & playing for his country. Other people have noted how much his face lights up when Wales games get brought up to him. Not saying it’s right or wrong but I can imagine his head might be looking forward to the World Cup and making sure he’s not getting injure...

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I didn't criticise anything? you read my post wrong. I was saying criticism shouldn't be aimed towards Roberts because of the role VK is asking him to play. You have an uncanny knack of getting the wrong end of the stick. You say criticism shouldn't be aimed at Roberts, I'm saying there is no need ...

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Stayingup wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 01, 2022 9:24 am
He wouldn't be a disaster at all in the team. He's big and strong and good in the air. He's what we want in certain games.

Nothing like a fit for our new style.

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He's playing like a 3rd central defender, this is his role in the team, VK doesn't want him flying forward. The left back plays high and wide, Cullen shifts over to cover left back and Roberts tucks in narrow in a defensive central role. Roberts has been fine in this new role, used the ball very we...

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Bosscat wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 31, 2022 9:45 pm
Vokes

The first time he went to Wales was to play an international game

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BabylonClaret wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 31, 2022 5:32 pm

Premier league every time and I can't understand why anyone wouldn't want it either. The whole point of professional sport is to be as successful as possible.

PL is OK if we can genuinely compete.
The problem with "punching above our weight" is that eventually the big boys punch harder.

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RVclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 31, 2022 6:53 pm
Obafemi on the bench for Swans tonight.

That's knocked a couple of million off his value then

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Healeywoodclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 31, 2022 6:38 pm
Yeah The Welsh struggle when out of Wales. If you watch his interviews as soon as his Welsh International games are mentioned, his face lights up!

He seems to show more enthusiasm for his internationals when interviewed

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Mattster wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 31, 2022 5:56 pm
Forgot about Long and Westwood. So we'd be on 26 currently. 25 once Phillips leaves. So we'll probably be looking to loan Thomas out and move at least one more on (or just not register Long, for example)

Do we need to register Westwood? He may not be match fit until the next window.

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UpTheClaretsFCBK wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:55 pm
Robinson has played in the Premier League with Sheffield United and West Brom, doing nothing in the process.

He's one of those strikers who barely scores, and plays more out wide. Not really what we need at all.

To be honest I've never really noticed him, apart from the hair

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Bosscat wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:31 pm
Without wishing to spoil it that is quite obscure Ian although its not total Boll@cks

I wonder if anyone else gets it, answers on a postcard to the usial address.

Chicken feed

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Garnerssoap wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 30, 2022 9:04 am
Those cardigans are 800 notes

£800 of poor taste

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10 would be very good.

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I don't think this would work with our new style of play.

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KRBFC wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 27, 2022 6:05 pm
huh? that comment you quoted wasn't from today.

Ah yes, last sunday.

But to be fair, their respective managers didn't take long to hook them

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I like how we're all for giving these players ages to settle and then judge but when it came to Dane Richards, Diego Penny and other shite we've had it took us 20 minutes of viewing to say they're shite and nobody argued otherwise. Well, it was obvious immediately they started that neither of the t...

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Up to 6th

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Wigan on the same points as us at the start of play yet some of you think we should be walking these games.
We are winning, you know

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I'm a bit baffled by the general idea that promotion at the first attempt is no real biggie. Imo, its massive, and if not achieved each subsequent attempt becomes more and more difficult..as the saleable assets vanish along with the parachute payments, and were left with a fairly big unpaid debt an...

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IanMcL wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:06 pm
He will be great. He's a Claret.

Was.

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claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 26, 2022 2:10 pm
Muric
Roberts THB Taylor Vitinho
Cork Cullen
Churlinov Brownhill Tella
Rodriguez

This looks very likely.
Or Bastien for Churlinov?

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claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 26, 2022 11:40 am
Sunderland given permission to speak to Alex Neil

I should think so.

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