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basil6345789 wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:02 pm
Boys playing good possession football in a men's league.

Yes but the boys only have 4 mens teams above them. Must mean something.

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All we were lacking was the right sub at the right time. Not knocking VK, it happens. Maatsen 15 minutes sooner we win. He got behind 3 or 4 times in his cameo. Did Vitinho do it once tonight? Again, it happens, but if it isn’t working, change it. They did, at half time changed the shape. We then ne...

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Total domination but needs a plan B tactically not just personnel. The same Dyche at times suffered from. Maatsen should have been sooner, we went stagnant on about 65 tonight, needed that spark sooner. Splitting hairs a bit though. A lack of tempo at times the real problem, gave them chance to dig ...

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If we got rid of the Royals what would our identity be? Genuine question I’m not suggesting we should get rid of the royals. The French did it and Paris is still one of the most visited cities in the world. As a country I assume it get more tourists than us (admittedly the climate in the south help...

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Anybody who doesn’t understand that our fans who boo the knee won’t boo the Queen’s silence is someone who doesn't understand people not like them. I would be 100% confidence that any silence would be impeccably observed, it is the woke hard-left anti-monarchy types I’d be more worried about, a very...

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Agree Pieters’ agent has ballsed this one up. He has made a lot of dosh over the years, a good few Premier League seasons, played for Holland, and I bet at his age being a part of this Kompany revolution he would have loved it. Now he is feeling a bit “if only”. OK he may sign for West Brom but it i...

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There will be major policing needs throughout London in particular in due course as the former Queen lies in state. Feels very impractical to have major sporting events during this period, and we can’t postpone some fixtures but not others. It’s one of those situations where there is no ideal soluti...

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At times like this I really feel the benefit to my soul of being rooted in a strong sense of nation, the solidarity that comes from this is the glue that bonds us together, e.g. if the game goes ahead tomorrow fans of both sides will be raising glasses to Her Majesty while stood side by side which i...

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Potter’s big chance. New ownership may (I say may) have a new approach to long term hiring. A shame Brighton won’t go for Dyche with their style, it would be good to get him off our payroll.

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IR35 rules also make it far more borderline now if one can escape income tax for a lengthy assignment so it is entirely plausible that people move away from the limited company route, plus the tax advantages have been hammered so much by recent Chancellors there is now little benefit even if outside...

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I suspect the question was rhetorical and I would probably agree and say Tella, because Southampton fans on the whole rate him better than Walcott and Redmond, he does after all have about 20 PL starts so they have seen plenty of him at the highest level. They view this loan as a huge gaffe by Hasse...

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With spending years in the Prem I haven’t been paying much attention but the standard seems appalling. Only WBA looked good, Watford in patches, and against both we could and should have had 3 or 4 goals away. I worry about our defence and Jay’s fitness and feel we will concede a fair few but score ...

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Apparently Nordstream 1 has been damaged and is offline after the Russians threw it out of a hospital window

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What this boils down to is the sense in having a 34 year old come from a far inferior league in Australia and within 2 years is reffing and VARing our Premier League. How has he the experience to referee games like that at the pace it is with the behaviour he won’t be used to (Mendy etc)? We knew wi...

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The answer is the VAR we were promised (as in the Euros) not the VAR we got. No constant stopping the game, refs and linos give decisions as they see them, VAR is only for rare and obvious errors. Not line measuring in millimetres, not incidents like today. It is for things like a really bad tackle ...

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It’s bent. It is that simple. Not in the dodgy backhander sense. In the sense that refs know what side their bread is buttered on and cannot risk upsetting the big clubs and the PL decision makers. There really is no other explanation (the Chelsea one like dozens of others, not the Newcastle one, th...

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Really pleased Brentford have decided they cam be arsed today, really pleased, he writes sarcastically.

One plus side though is being rid of that VAR this season, what a farce, poor Maxwel.

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What we meed to remember os that there are 24 teams in this division, not just us. They are all trying to win and at times have great spells. We are the target, firstly because we were the 18th place side to come down who was up there the longest, secondly because of Kompany. We simply won’t have it...

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Would prefer this thread was called Vincent’s decisions. It isn’t factual they were errors and it is too negative against our manager. Remember JBG is the “player we wouldn’t be able to afford” as a new signing, Churlinov nearly won us the game, BPF was due to injury, Jay can’t play 180 minutes in 3...

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Played 8, including a relegated side, 2 losing playoff sides and the best side not to make the playoffs. All but a single one of those were away.

Done well so far. We have thrown a few points away but are still up there. Tonight was a good point, albeit a lucky one due to their bad finishing.

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Barnes and Bastien came on at 77 mins and we played 98. Muric 9 - outstanding and his injury probably cost us the win Roberts 5 - big error for the goal and was up and down throughout THB 6 - unusually was sloppy in possession and gave it away dangerously a bit Taylor 9 - brilliant game, his block w...

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It makes us the cool “to be at” club. Among other things of course like the Kompany factor. I don’t think Pace’s “everyone’s favourite underdog” is relevant in the EFL but if we were a, say, Brighton or Brentford in terms of league position this media profile coupled with footballing style would hel...

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With each club needing to be on TV 4 times that could be getting the dross out of the way so the title challengers can be on a lot at the sharp end. The way we are playing and with the interest in us worldwide due to Kompany I’d expect us to be on a lot from January.

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The sum total of my life following Burnley is the on the pitch entertainment and off the pitch “experience”. I have no other financial stake. The latter remains dodgy, a battle to even get to the loos at half time and queueing up for things of poor quality whether it be food or beer is largely point...

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Mass incomings, most for a 7 figure sum rather than frees etc. a decent amount reinvested. Many nationalities. Most are fast and good on the ball. All 26 or under. Bedded in seamlessly on and off the pitch as far as we can tell. Currently 2 points off top. Games are exciting. Brilliant signing video...

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So many unknowns with these players (how will they handle a December Lancashire etc) but we do seem to be the exciting “go to” place for young players. They seem to be queuing up. If we go up, that will only increase. Very different from under Dyche (not knocking him btw) where we had to really push...

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Warning to all. Looks to be fake account field day on Twitter pretending we have agreed deals for this or that player (clue = they tend to have one or two followers). I think I’ll leave it for a few hours and see if the main reporters announce anything developing rather than doing a trawl in the sea...

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Cork is too good for this level, as is Jay. Their age is the only reason they remain here. Both having full England caps says something.

We forget Cork was a Chelsea youngster and has since played hundreds of PL games.

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Ticked loathed because great for us but smaller clubs don't get a look in. Just another way that the bigger squads dominate and the division is almost certain to be the three that came down and one or two others. The rest need a chance, like we did in the PL.

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Muric 8 Roberts 7 Harwood-Bellis 8 Taylor 7 Vitinho 8 Cork 9 Cullen 8 Guðmundsson 7 Brownhill 7 Tella 7 Rodriguez 8 Benson 9 MOM Peacock-Farrell 7 A shout for Benson in this one after stick in recent games. He changed the game totally and was unplayable. They started to have a collective panic attac...

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The thing in our favour with the Brownhill one is he could easily envisage being on the bench elsewhere and playing in the PL with us next season instead, as an exciting cog in the Kompany system that he seems perfect for. Players are short term chaps but I’d be hopeful.

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No doubts in Dyche’s approach having several real plus points, the headphones and bobble hats in training ban were two of them. But it is also true that with the new media approach like this pitchside cam there is more access than before, so it is a bit of swings and roundabouts. The proof of the pu...

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Love Carragher comment - “I’m not condoning that” when we know he was

Fantastic from young Johnson, right out of the Michael Duff school.

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I like how people keep saying "selling all the assets to pay back the debt" when we have also signed 10 plus players. There needs to be some parity on here, we have funded the rebuild that was required along with paying off some ot the debt. What I find interesting is imagining the club having abou...

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Said at golf today to a load of Blades that we are either going to win the league by 15 points or finish mid table, nothing in between. All about whether this flamboyant side can do it amongst this physicality. Good signs today. Should be on 18 points really for various reasons, great signs if we th...

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On the plus side with 11-3 shots against us we have sorted the clinical element.

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We have to remember that Kompany was accused of this in Belgium too. Having the defence exposed with his tactics. He did OK but didn’t achieve anything. I like him, support him, but he is the equivalent of an 18 year old player, the jury will be out. I just hope he learns quick. Mind you, the Champi...

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Happy if BPF moves on but I am a bit wary of the culture shock from training with Messi and Neymar to facing Championship giants. We would be one injury to Muric to this lad being in the side for a while.

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Worked on a couple of articles with him about the club that were published in the past, wish him well for the future, we all must put family first. It was nice of him to mention our late old pal Matt in his tweets. He won’t be alone in his fears for the off field stuff at the club but I can’t agree ...

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A few more tips: 1. Cook in the microwave on the cook function rather than agas hob, particularly veggies or potatoes in boiling water. About a third of the price. 2. When it’s brown, flush it down. If working from home especially its all those flushes for number ones that hammers the water meter. I...

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Unfortunately it's impossible to discuss the Mikautadze transfer without financial discussion after what VK said. We don't know why we're priced out of the deal. It could be that his wage demands are too high to fit in with our structure, Metz asking price is too high compared to Burnleys valuation...

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To briefly return to money, seeing as that appears to be the current issue according to Kompany, folk have to remember that the bulk of that £70m that is left after paying sell on fees goes to Garlick and the old owners, or to put it more accurately, to pay down the debt created to pay Garlick and t...

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Looking like 19 PL sides left in the last 32. Going to be tough to progress with squad players against that lot.

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Good result. A good runout for reserves and keeps us interested in the cup.

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More of the ball for the Shrews recently.

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Club Twitter account at half time suggesting three of our players tested the keeper.

Unless they sat him down and gave him a maths exam, I think we all know they didn’t test him. 0 shots on target.

Really really hope that is just an error and not deliberate fake news.

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372 passes so far.

Barnes - 4.

Suggests we are struggling to make it stick up front.

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Watching (!) on WhoScored.

Since the 12th minute we have had over ten times the passes as them. Possession must be 90%+ (they had a little spell around the 10th minute).

Quite a few around their box but only one chance arising so far.

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You have to listen on a radio, old style. Won’t let you stream radio commentary. It’s like a reverse form of social mobility. If you move away, you are shafted. Massive error the club charging for Birdy’s commentary - will bring in minimal income, but will cost us many fans, eventually fans going o...

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What some of us need to realise is that these 20-22 year olds are our senior players now, to a degree. It is a stronger side than some we played in this cup while in the PL. I concur re McNally. but he may have a knock, he was missing from the bench too in a recent game. What is clear though is that...

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