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I think most of our signings have been a punt,unless your signing proven quality it’s nearly always gamble ,fortunately last season the majority came off ,this time it hasn’t worked out for a lot of them up to now ,but if we keep most of the squad for next season even though I don’t think it will b...

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Yeah. So my point is, if someone was to use yank as a derogatory slur towards American people then it could be considered as bigoted, despite the word ‘yank’ not itself being considered offensive. Totally agree. It may seem semantic, even pedantic but when someone is accusing another of something -...

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Didn’t the North describe themselves as “Yankees” during the civil war? I could understand some from the southern states taking offence at the term if so. The main reason it isn’t a racial slur is that Americans are not / have never been a homogenous race (given the term is never used to mean “Nati...

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Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:55 pm
American isn't a race, but I suppose any term used in a derogatory way against a race of people could be classed as racist.

That is why we have the word Bigoted… when it is not racism.

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I didn’t miss it. Those posters were wrong, that’s all. Quite agree. Yank is derived from the native pronunciation of English, Yanglish… Yank and has been used by American’s to describe themselves since at least the later eighteenth century I can see those from the Southern states being more offend...

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He’s winding up B@stards fans no end which can only be a good thing. Though personally I think he’s burnt every bridge he ever had and is acting like a manic depressive on a “ high “ it doesn’t stop it being quite amusing witnessing both his very public mental breakdown while winding up the permane...

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All over 3-0.

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Kilson810 wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 23, 2024 8:33 pm
Not ideal if true as I did expect him to play a part for us next season.

Not ideal, but a good test of his character.

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Nottingham Forest 1-3 Arsenal
Fulham 2-1 Everton
Luton 1-1Brighton
Palace 2-1 Sheffield Utd
Aston Villa 2-1 Newcastle Nap
Man City 2 - 3 Burnley - Foster 34minutes
Spurs 2-1 Brentford
Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea
West Ham 1-0 Bournemouth
Wolves 1-2 Man Utd

Goals - 30

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City 2 Burnley 3 - 34th minute. Foster

Championship

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Hope the Chelsea goal makes Boro play now and not a signal for them to be rolled over.

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Is their history doing them no good. Banners around the stadium for Ray Wilkins, Didier Drogba, John Terry and Frank Lampard but none for current players. They’ve just scored. First thought if they are recognising Ray Wilkins they should also have one to their long time midfield stalwart, Ian Britt...

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Really hope this move helps Obafemi. I don’t believe any player can be judged on odd appearances here and there. I also find the idea players can solely judged in training as difficult. Many a game changing forward failed to shine until ‘performing’ regularly for his audience.

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Jamesy wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 23, 2024 4:57 pm
We want it to happen but are just being realistic. That’s all.

I agree absolutely that we are prepared in case we fail; I do not accept we accept failure as a forgone conclusion.

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dougcollins wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 23, 2024 4:48 pm
It's really not going to happen, is it.

Where is the bulldog spirit? Our job is to go all out to make it happen.

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Bit of a colour clash for the Coventry goalie! Geniuine question… why does the keeper clash? Are we talking for the colour blind? I see no problem with the keeper clashing with his team-mates below the waste, where any part of the body can legally play the ball and all that matters is that a foul w...

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Sadly the French were in overall command, and commanded along the whole French front - moral was sapping as the French bore the brunt. There was a very real possibility that the alliance would fail, and the numbers of French soldiers going awol was increasingly a problem. The British command under o...

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I miss goalkeepers wearing green shirts and team shorts and socks… and looking for all the world like they belong to the same club as the outfield players.

My love for the Claret V remains, the first kit I saw my team wear.

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There’s nothing stopping you talking to him. The constant negativity towards him is ridiculous. I don’t agree with Tony’s view of Alan Pace but I can understand and appreciate those that do. Bankers and financiers have a very long history of coming into poor old Burnley district to ‘lift the area’ ...

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I’m expecting it to end a lot closer than most seem to think on here. I still think (and hope) we may stay up, but no longer can I say I expect us to tbh.

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I think these link ups could mean little to the clubs fans involved for some time, loans apart. Clubs will not be able to ‘transition’ too quickly for fear of supporter backlash, but the in the long term the clubs systems will converge and share common features, transferable skills etc. From one clu...

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Joined Merlin last year, so working at themeparks & Lego a lot. Getting sets very reduced in price and just came back from Legoland California, seeing everything behind the scenes pretty awesome. Hoping to take the family to new thorpe park ride in spring (or myself with 'work') :D I’m not sorry to...

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My major passions: My dogs (my main exercise) Research Reading Writing Pure hobby: Painting and building models and miniature figurines (though I have done commissions in the past) Historical Wargaming and DnD… though not had opportunity/time to do this on an even semi-regular basis for several years.

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Another good one now - PL is magically the best it's ever been in the season that we return to it with 2 other teams from 'the worst Championship ever'. I just find all these equivalances b0llocks tbh. Quite agree. The Premier League, like politicians are very good at self promotion. I do not see ‘...

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As someone who lost ten years to a mental breakdown… because I just did not ‘get it’ that no matter how hard I tried (outside academia) I was always seen as ‘not bothered’ or ‘not applying’ myself leading to several redundancies it was only when finishing my Masters Degree that I was diagnosed with ...

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https://ewoodpark.jimdofree.com Now heres a deluded moron thats off the scale ... if you can stand dark blue text on dark grey background 🤣 there are some really stupid views from a complete and utter bellend Yes I came upon him while researching the origins of the football league for an academic e...

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IanMcL wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 18, 2024 4:08 pm
What would we do for songs?

We two are founders of league football. May both continue forever. (One successful and the other chicken feed)

Up the Clarets

…. And they even joined that despite themselves.

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I’m not sure it works like that. You just end up with two banks of four and if it works then you stick with it. We’ve seen that before. No reason to have two banks of four, your full backs can be moved up and down the flanks as required… just that their primary role is to stop threat… leaving other...

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I'm always puzzled why some would prefer Burnley were playing in the Championship rather than the Premier League. UTC Because football was so successful every bloodsucker and self promoter in the world attach themselves to it; creating unsustainable business models and slow roasting the golden goos...

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I don’t want Rovers to fold. Just have a very very dark time. It would be nice to see Accrington become their more realistic rivals for twenty years as payback for the ‘glory days’ when they mocked us for our Derby games against Rochdale and Bury. Blackburn Rovers… hated in their own town from their...

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gandhisflipflop wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:07 pm
I’d agree with this If it wasn’t obvious that it isn’t the way VK plays and CT playing there this season out of necessity.

On that I have no argument. But hopefully VK is learning that solidity needs to come first, then flair will be allowed to flourish.

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I’m old school, Charlie Taylor would still be one of the first names on my team sheet. Great to have attacking full backs; but first and for most ai’d want defenders who could defend and keep those in front of them honest when it comes to covering. For me a solid defensive midfielder who can dominat...

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Hello There are 1947 Cup Final programmes on ebay for circa £200. Is that a reasonable price and are they likely to be genuine and not repro"s. Thanks in advance. Was £25 back when I got mine.. in the mid/late 1980’s. I suspect the asking price is not wide of the mark, but you probably can find it ...

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't Left Leggers used to have a few half decent footy teams - used to have some good kicking matches against Grimmer Long and his slow pals Nothing to do with the closure, but the term Left footers for Catholics came from the superior Irish spade imported into England. It was favoured (and superior)...

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Wokingclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:40 pm
When did it change, CFS?

With the building of the Cricketfield stand I suspect. The atmosphere moved to the bee-hole; while the more well to do got to sit it the shiny new underfloor heated stand (for a couple of games, until Bob Lord got the heating bill)

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Just posted this on the Trafford thread.. If a player barging forward with his back to play blocking the keeper is not obstruction at the very least, something has gone very wrong in the rules. I’m no lover of over protection for goalkeepers, and I prefer the idea of a more robust attitude in genera...

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If a player barging forward with his back to play blocking the keeper is not obstruction at the very least, something has gone very wrong in the rules. I’m no lover of over protection for goalkeepers, and I prefer the idea of a more robust attitude in general, but if VAR are not over ruling that the...

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Wouldn’t wish it on anyone. I know many will remember him from his England days, but for me the most I ever liked him was the long running saga of him joining t’Rovers. It seemed to go on for months, then last minute telling them he did not fancy it. A Claret could not have done any better. All the ...

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All the best Tony, Happy Birthday x

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Paterson reminded me very much of Ian Moore and Liam Robinson for his work rate, but far more confident in front of goal. Had it not been for he bad injury I still think Paterson would have gone on to thrive at the highest level. We missed his ability to terrify defenders and lost a lot from our gam...

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Burnley 3 Luton 2 Amdouni 17mins

Championship

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Not a rugby fan but I remember thinking as a boy watching Grandstand; “well that is England beaten JPR Williams is playing on the wing”. He seemed unstoppable at the time.

RIP JPR made a big impression on a young kid who was not particularly into Rugby. Another legend of my childhood gone.

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For me Cotterill did a good job of stabilising the club. Only met him a few times, I worked in Whalley at the time and he was a regular with his family at CJ’s sandwich shop. While I avoided interrupting him I had a few chats when we were both waiting for our lunches. He was fine but always looked l...

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There would not have been such need in Burnley at that time. Burnley was a boom town growing experientially in the 1860’s-1900. Burnley would still be thriving and prosperous in the main until the Great Depression of the 1930’s when the cotton trade finally hit full implosion with India now able to ...

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Mate of mine was utterly shocked on his first visit to a London pub. He walked up to the bar and turning to the bloke next to him said, “It’s busy in here tonight, isn’t it?” “Sorry, I’m not gay” was the answer. The bloke realising his accent then apologised, he’d been living in London for ten years...

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Amdouni is basically our Tella replacement. Doesn't fit into a set position and floats around the front line. I've not seen anything yet that going with him over Tella was a sound decision. At least with Tella, when he was having an off day, he wound up the opposition a bit and was pretty lethal in...

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All that is missing from Amdouni as far as I’m concerned is a settled partnership and a bit of confidence. I expect him to hit a purple patch in front of goal in the not too distant future

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Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 07, 2024 11:39 am
Jasmine tea
WTF.

I’m sure Jasmine is lovely, just ask her what brand she drinks.

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Robbie Fowler used to wear some device to splay his nostrils apparently to give himself extra breathing capacity. Around that time I was watching a game on the Prairie and there was a player running along with his beer belly wobbling over about a 40" waist who was wearing one. It was me and I was g...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 06, 2024 11:33 pm
I can understand that. I’ve just made the decision to get rid of my programmes. They are just taking up too much room. I’ve got loads of shirts too.

Boxcar would have plenty to say about that, if he was still here, bless him.

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