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boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 25, 2022 4:47 pm
Yes, and he's been a massive inspiration, just like Steve Davis was hasn't he?

Don’t think anyone has asked who is the most inspirational?

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Is this the same Kevin Long-been with us over 13 years and averaged 5 league starts a season and on numerous occasions not even made the bench. If he was that good why has no other club tried to buy him in that long period. He may have played for Ireland but had Davies been from Ireland I am pretty...

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I've heard it all now-Kevin Long better than Steve Davies. Thats made my Christmas. I love this Board. Davies scored more goals than Kevin Long has started games for us Kevin Long has played at a higher level and has won a number of caps for his country. It’s hardly an outlandish claim that he’s a ...

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Based on the criteria it should probably be Vladimir Putin, again. But I don’t think that would have gone down well.

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Singing songs about an accused attempted rapist was pretty low, yet not unexpected.

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Who has tweeted this? Is it in any way reliable?

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I’ve been pretty vocal about Muric, but I wouldn’t drop him for BPF in the league. There’s no need to rock the boat, we’re dominating the division as it is. Also, BPF isn’t going to be our number one if we’re promoted so I don’t think this serves much purpose. That said he had a very fine game last ...

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pushpinpussy wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:56 pm
Never heard of this lady but well done, whoever she is. However, we all know deep down why she has won. While half the world revels about being 'woke', the other half is starting to get sick of the woke culture. I know which half I'm with.

Why didn’t the other half vote for someone else then?

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Chobulous wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:01 am
Ticks most or the boxes

Who did you vote for?

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Do you think there are more teams in the PL who play the style of football SU played against us (lump crosses and long throws into the box at every opportunity) than there are in the Championship, or fewer? Not sure that’s a particularly fair question. For starters, Sheffield United are likely to b...

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1882Clarets1882 wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:52 am
Blocked

Result.

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Next season we may change our tactics, but first we need to get promoted. Half a season to go and some people are predicting our shortcomings in a league which we are not in. We have half a season in which to further improve, and hopefully stay on track to go up. Correct. But our transfer strategy ...

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We’re not at next season yet. Pointless discussion. Currently talking about January transfer window and our keeper being replaced, which is just daft considering he’s been a key cog in Kompany’s system. I also disagree that most understand what he brings to the team. As an example, one poster sugge...

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Exactly this, Muric is the new breed of keeper. The ability to play football ranks as highly as having the ability to be a keeper. It's a new way of playing the game. Pope was an excellent keeper and nobody questions his shot stopping is far better than muric, but we wouldnt be building from the ba...

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Wrongo gonna wrongo.

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Or that he’s a defender for a relegation threatened poor team That doesn’t seem to have got in the way of Coady or Mings. There’s a very good chance that Southgate just didn’t fancy Tarkowski for footballing reasons - although many would agree that he’s a better player than Coady and Mings. So ther...

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So if the ball had been beneath the bar, you would have rather he just left it and we go 3-2 with a fair bit of time to play? Had he handled it, it would have been a gamble that paid off since they missed the penalty and a one game ban isn't the end of the world. I'm not alone in thinking that it w...

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that's quite the speculation. Go on then, if you're going to scatter-shoot such a generic statement with seemingly no basis whatsoever in any held knowledge, do you want to put a reason forward or just cast wild aspersions? Steady, cowboy. I mean maybe he didn’t have the right personality, maybe he...

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We’ll be able to attract better players in 6 months time so I wouldn’t be too bothered about strengthening in January, unless an opportunity arises for a player who we think will make the step up to the PL, or if a loan player is recalled.

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daveisaclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:32 pm
If it had been going in, saving it with his hand would have been a good decision.

Not remotely sporting, but I don't think he'd get much stick at all for it.

It was dropping onto his head.

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RVclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:24 pm
It’s a possible explanation.

Only in the sense that anything is possible.

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RVclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:18 pm
Or he knew it was hitting the bar and was just having a waft for the craic?

If that was the case then what he did is even more stupid. But I don’t think he was doing it for the craic, do you?

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Would a mandatory wage reduction on relegation not make it even more difficult for the lesser clubs to attract decent players? I’m not saying it’s not a good idea, I just wonder whether it will just increase the gap between the top clubs and the rest.

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Imagine the stick Roberts would be getting if the ball hadn’t clipped the bar. Did he even need to try and handle the ball, why couldn’t he head it?

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I heard the sad news last night while listening to the radio. The album they (The Specials) brought out a couple of years ago is up there with some of his/their best music. R.I.P Terry Hall. As for those having a go at Bosscat. It's been a UTC 'meme' to post a photo of someone who looks similar, or...

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I suppose only Connor himself will only ever truly know whether he handled it or not.

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wilks_bfc wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:59 am
And that’s kinda my point - you can make stats look the way you want

I’m not saying he would have been the saviour but getting a sporadic 10 mins here and there, we didn’t really see the best of him

Maybe we did.

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And you are entitled to you opinion. Where have I said England have the biggest individual star? When is a starting 11 a squad? That is why it is irrelevant to what I said. I am happy you are all delighted, and really I’m not that bothered. Nobody said a starting eleven is a squad, but it’s a lot e...

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You have not made a single point relevant to what I actually said, but it is not a subject that interests me overly either way. :? You said that this is the best England squad we’ve ever had. I’ve just gone back 16 years and shown you a starting lineup which is much better than one which could be f...

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Doesn’t matter. 2-1.

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Should have been a pen

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That England squad is as good as we have ever had :lol: 2006 World Cup possible starting lineup; Robinson Neville Terry Ferdinand Cole Beckham Gerrard Lampard J Cole Rooney Owen with the best attacking options overall of any nation France, Brazil, Argentina? Sure, we’ve got a lot of attacking playe...

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I only have to reiterate my point above about the term ‘golden generation’ because it’s been bandied about a few times now - what is this based on? How many world class players are in this England squad? Southgate gets to choose players from the golden generation such as Mason Mount whereas Bobby R...

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Yep, really don’t rate him much higher than I did when he was potted by Middlesbrough. He has been very very lucky to have taken over just as massive investment in the national team brought through a golden generation. He has a squad of players that Bobby Robson would have killed for, and his Engla...

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But that surely depends on expectation. I did not expect Burnley to finish top half… so doing so was success. I am told every competition England are world beaters, so not being makes them failures. I am not surprised of disappointed by Southgate staying on… he’s perfect for those in the Ivory Towe...

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MrTopTier wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:11 pm
Denmark in the Euros. How far do you want me to go back?

But surely Denmark were a weaker opposition than France, Italy and Croatia were?

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MrTopTier wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:02 pm
Err no I don’t.

So can you answer my question as to which games under Southgate we shouldn’t have won?

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We are talking about England, but happy to blur the lines for you. Burnley coming 7th of course is successful. Very happy to view football differently to a Leeds fan. As for success that’s personal to the individual, you see the last 56 years of English failure differently to me. I can live with th...

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MrTopTier wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:30 pm
I didn’t say I expected us to win all those three games. I said we should have won them.

Ok, so I’ll rephrase. If you think we should have won the three highest profile games that we’ve lost under Southgate, which games do you think we shouldn’t have won?

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MrTopTier wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:21 pm
I don’t.

So if you expected us to win the three highest profile games that we’ve lost under Southgate, which games have you expected us not to win?

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MrTopTier wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:12 pm
Semi Final v Croatia should have won
Final v Italy should have won
Quarter Final v France should have won.

Obviously not the facts you would like, but feel free to argue it differently.

Obviously if you think we should win every game we play you will inevitably be disappointed.

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Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:45 pm
^^^^^Dull Troll Pointing Out Facts Alert^^^^^

Hey, I’m not a troll.

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Hadn’t seen DA’s post which makes exactly the same points.

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1-1 2-1 He took Saka the player of the match, the player who was causing all the problems. The double substitution was a reaction to going behind with just 12 minutes of the game remaining. It worked, because Mount won a penalty which if converted would have taken us to extra time. This is a lot di...

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The fact that Barnes, Taylor, and Roberts aren't first choices, and that Lowton and Long don't even make the bench is very telling. As is the fact that more people want to see this side in the 2nd tier than wanted to see the other one in the Premier League. 2 different approaches for sure but I get...

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Stanbill05 wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 19, 2022 1:04 pm
I think old Burnley would have enjoyed playing this Burnley and would have won more often than not. I know which version I prefer watching though.

I think that’s a pretty fair assessment.

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Dyche was criticised for not taking the cups seriously, we’re one game away from a quarter final, in a very luxurious position in the league and have nearly a week until the next game. We should be playing the strongest side available, save for a couple of positions where we may have like for like o...

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Meat you down a dark alley

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Glengarry Glen Ross

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Spiral wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:00 am
Can relate. Sometimes I'm up for, like, late Soviet-era philosophical art films like Andrei Tarkovsky's stuff, then other times I'm like, I wanna' watch Troy.

Have you seen Come and See? That’s a nice lighthearted Sunday night flick

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