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1. I don't want us to become a "sacking club" as it achieves absolutely nothing (see numerous examples, too many to mention!) and especially after what he did last season I'm ok sticking with Kompany and seeing where we are come the start of November. 2. As someone mentioned above just one player in...

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ecc wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:31 am
Blackpool and Newcastle.

No, but yes, if you see what I mean?

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Superjohnnyfrancis wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:11 pm
You could have at least shouted play Muric Vinny!

Like he f***ing would!!!!

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Obviously there weren't many people left at the very end, but I was one and as VK walked across the pitch and strode towards the tunnel I chose to applaud him as did the majority of others (Whether he deserved it or not is another matter, but I guess I'm just too polite!!) Anyway, some people around...

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fidelcastro wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:54 pm
I thought he carried on after 'treatment', no?

I'm thinking he tried to carry on, but "succumbed" and went off allowing Penny to make his (only?) appearance. We promptly lost!

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The weird thing was I actually don't think the Bournemouth player had any intention of actually taking the throw. He'd no one to throw it to and was just feigning. O'Shea was stupid and was rightly booked. Bournemouth doing extremely similar things later and actually getting away with it is another ...

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Maypole is a good pub (or certainly used to be, but I haven't visited in a while!)

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The only positive from the entire season? Sheffield Utd are actually worse!! Hard to believe, but it's true.

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Goobs wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:28 pm
Couldn't remember who the sub was so guessed at Coyne.

I'm sure it was Penny.

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Goobs wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:10 pm
Wad it Penny that came on against Wigan (was it Wigan?)

Yes. That was after Beast messed up and then feigned injury. Almost comedy gold (until I witnessed this current season!!)

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Having watched it back I honestly don't think Larsen fouls his man. He's just stronger, jumps higher and is in a better position to head the ball.

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There's probably never been a season which divides opinions so markedly. Kompany (and co) was absolutely amazing last season and is utterly dreadful this season. Discuss!!!! Absolutely bound to garner polar opposite opinions. Do you allow him loads of credit for last season which was brilliant, amaz...

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It's far, far too late for a sacking. That particular die was cast quite some time ago. The board opted to stick with their guy at a certain point well past now, when everything was clearly going to rat droppings and getting shut of the manager now would achieve absolutely nothing aside from a large...

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He was excellent today, but tbf Bournemouth weren't great.

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Burnley1989 wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 03, 2024 5:21 pm
Bit harsh to blame Pace, he's backed VK, who's made poor signings and decisions.

Let's be honest. Pace backed his man with plenty of cash (unlike Garlic) and his man blew it. Not Pace's fault (imo), but the guy who chucked the money away on poor buys (at this level!)

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I've never, ever seen a Burnley side so far away from the required standard in the division they are in. I'm approaching 66 and I've seen plenty of football, but never, ever have we been so far adrift of the standard we're playing at.

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Imagine.... it's all over!! (Because it really, really is!)

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He's busy trying to get an injunction blocking "Mission to Burnley 2"! Apparently he's heard off camera in it saying "FFS Kompany"!! But that might be just a rumour!

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Berge was actually excellent today, as was Cullen. Berge tired badly in the final 20 minutes and that cost us unfortunately, but tbf he'd worked his balls off.

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Trafford 6 (no mistakes, but no urgency when we're losing!) Assignon 6 O'Shea 5 (very poor for their first goal which meant we were always behind the 8 ball) Esteve 7 Taylor 6 Cullen 8 Berge 8 (mom) Oderbert 5 Vitihno 8 JBL 6 Fofana 6 Amdouni 3 Played pretty well and lots of good football from us, b...

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Ref bottled a second yellow for the Bournemouth guy in the first half I guess because the foul was a bit soft, but it prevented us running towards their goal and imo is a yellow all day long and therefore a sending off. The guy is crap.

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I would never boo our own players and Trafford actually played ok today and didn't mess up and cost us a goal (for a change). He actually made a couple of good saves, but his dithering, ponderous distribution when we're a goal down and chasing a game does rather infuriate me. (Just saying)

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bfc8 wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:41 am
29/2/2020, Newcastle 0 Burnley 0.

Today's a leap day, just 6 bfc games ever otd, 2020 was the latest.

Poor match, but as it turned out to be the final away game before lockdown I was so glad I made a weekend of it.

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houseboy wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:46 am
Tiresome isn’t it. Someone will be having a go at the tea lady next.

And too right if she wasted loads of money on the wrong sort of tea!! (Whether she's fit or not!!)

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Having appointed a guy who got us out of the championship at a canter he, Pace (not unsurprisingly) backed his guy by giving him approximately 100 million quid to spend to strengthen the squad for the rigours of the higher league. His guy spent badly, messed up and has let him down. He (Pace) is pro...

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26/2/1983, Burnley 7 Charlton 1. I was at this game and I'm pretty sure Charlton included Simonson who although well past his best had not long previously been named European Player of the Year (whilst playing for someone on the continent, maybe Ajax?) I'm also thinking they might have had a sendin...

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As a result of the Black Death towards the end of the 14th century which wiped out in excess of a third of the population and in some areas a half, everything in England was in short supply, including labour. This caused living standards to rise dramatically as artisans and farmers could get good pr...

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Quite interesting stats and possibly/probably why we are really struggling. The "promotion winners" not getting game time isn't necessarily a problem in itself IF the personnel recruited are a clear and obvious upgrade capable of giving the extra needed for the higher league. They're not! And in se...

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Well for all his other failings at least Macron is still talking up supporting Ukraine all the way, so good for him. The way Ukraine are being dropped and let down by many of their so called supporters atm is awful and as a result the war is only going one way sadly. Putin must be chuckling himself ...

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If you were a championship club looking for a manager right now, Kompany would be right up there on your short list after what he achieved in that division last season. We are effectively a championship club atm and if we were looking for a manager he'd be right up there on our short list too. Makin...

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Clovius Boofus wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:27 am
Stay, and see where we are by mid-November next season.

This.

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Can’t see Wilder lasting at Sheffield United. Strange appointment really. Whether their performances are any better than ours is a mute point because they are absolutely in the same position we are. They're going down without a shadow of a doubt and just like us they've a manager who has proven he ...

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I've become immune to feeling rubbish about our performances and results and I fully expect to lose every week and the team duly oblige and we do lose every week and it's got to the point where I'm totally philosophical about it and it's almost becoming amusing, especially wondering just how we'll c...

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How anyone can blame Brownhill in any way is beyond me. Trafford messed up 100% and Brownhill simply paid the price for it. And ultimately the team paid the price!

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I'm guessing Brownhill's smile might have something to do with him and his teammates being unable to fathom why Trafford is totally undroppable, even though he makes pretty much a match changing error every game and this particular one had cost Brownhill very dear.

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For all their failings at this level, most of the current squad are far, far too good for the championship and after last season you (probably) have to feel the same about the manager.

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Cubanforever wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 24, 2024 7:37 pm
Agreed but I'm not confident he'd do it again

I am (confident he'd do it again) but tbf that depends very much on keeping the majority of this squad together and that's not a given unfortunately.

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I actually think he decided quite some time ago that following last season he was going to stick with Vinny no matter what and he's accepted well before now that we're definitely going down. He seems to have made the decision to let him have another go at promotion next season. Surely if he hadn't d...

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Royboyclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:45 pm
Not like you to be weak on the maths, Tony !!

Sorry Royboy, wrong game. Her's was apparently 1954 she thinks, but she insists it was a 50,000 plus crowd and she believes it was Uddersfeeled.

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Funkydrummer wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:44 am
23rd February 1924

100 years to the.day.

Burnley 1 Huddersfield 0

FA Cup 3rd round.

Record attendance of 54,775

Including my mum (who's now 91)

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Saw that plane with my own eyes from the top of the Bee Hole/ Longside, otherwise I'd probably have assumed it was an urban myth!!! Yes, it was definitely at the Torquay play off second leg and I'm not sure what they'd have done with it if we'd been 3-0 up after 85 minutes!! (Probably on sale or ret...

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Seeing a thread titled "Torquay" and remembering going there, being crap and losing (league, not the Play Off SF) has suddenly got me looking forward to tomorrow!!

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Jack Walker created a monster and it was the blueprint which led to Bolton, City, Derby and numerous others following suit. It was the model which meant a super rich sugar daddy could bank roll a club way, way beyond it's means and literally buy previously unheard of success. It looked so great, esp...

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If they want local celebrity ownership… they’re mixing up Lee Mac and Big Mac I suspect. Their wrath should be aimed at the Walker children… they had no interest in Uncle Jack’s legacy and palmed it off at the first opportunity. If anything Blackburn Rovers got lucky… their owners may have got it h...

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Shaggy wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:35 pm
Dyche had a much better base to work from than Edwards.

Yes, a base he created!

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They'll all get searched outside (we do!) and all balls confiscated! Next idea!

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Does anyone else think it's all over for Ukraine? By that, l mean winning back all their territory, including what they lost in 2014. Even if the US aid goes through, I still don't think it will be enough. Russia is now resurgent and has finally got its act together, just like it always does after ...

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I've said before, but I really don't see any need for "half time entertainment". The vast majority of people are under the concourse getting drinks, food or the loo. It's so packed you can barely move down there. Those left in the stands are almost all checking their phones or discussing the footy w...

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Like Targetman rightly says, JC never was the fastest and over the past couple of seasons that was only exacerbated with his advancing years. Noone is suggesting he'd be the "answer" or that if selected on a weekly basis he'd have totally changed our season, but after 20 odd games and barely more po...

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Utterly ridiculous that he's obviously fit yet he can't get a single kick in a struggling and basically already relegated side.

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