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There are a surprising lot of people who don't like or trust Dyche. For the benefit of those who don't know, the point of Crouch is to come on as a late sub when we're level or losing to give us an enormous target man who will cause mayhem in the penalty area. That's it. Anyone who thinks Dyche is ...

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How much time is enough time to bed in and create an effective strategy for a multi million ££ business? I think 8 months should be enough for a specialist with a career lifetime of experience in a given area to make a positive difference to an organisation. A completed project, no, a demonstrated ...

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Crouch tweeted "Swapping the bench for a sofa for a day a week" Does that mean he intends to carry on playing? No, it means he just inadvertently let slip the next planned stage of infrastructure improvements for the Turf. If we want to attract more players looking to see out their final playing da...

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Some of the comments having a go at our transfer policy are just ridiculous. You don't get to where we are by being crap in the transfer market. Some of you negative twonks should just step back and take a look at the big picture of Burnley FC - it makes for pretty good viewing. Up The Premier Leag...

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Very hard to assess. Appalling defending, Nakhi Wells or John Walters would look good against that Sorry Rob, I didn't notice this earlier. I think the rumour mill has Claude Maurice pegged at £15m+ with a couple of clubs supposed to be showing interest, which would be too much of a risk for us. I'...

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Good luck young men. Work hard. and enjoy it. On the flip side, apart from Joel Senior no news of anybody "new" to the club and no next level players bought to fuel our aspirations or increase our viable "in house" options should we experience relegation. More worryingly are the public requests fro...

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https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=removing+shop+magnetic+security+tags" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Failing that, have a shopping trip and look for a store that uses the same system. Having found one politely explain your problem, appeal to the good nature of the s...

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Very hard to assess. Appalling defending, Nakhi Wells or John Walters would look good against that Nods, it would be a very big step up for him, but young strikers in our price range are pretty thin on the ground. He isn't going to get a lot better without making a move to a better class of competi...

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Good bit of news, could make our difficult job this season a little bit easier. Well done Ashley, now take off the tin foil hat so I can transmit telepathic messages about signing Mark Hughes and ignoring the surprise availablility of Chris Hughton ( notch up another victim of the TD's and their ego...

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Any one Come on down Jordan Hugill the time is right! or failing that Andy Carroll to get the maximum usage out of our medical facilities You did say any one I'm still crossing my fingers for the outside, very unlikely to happen because he doesn't live around the corner from the Turf, possibility t...

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Forget Jagielka, it's time to get Timmy on the line before another team gazumps us

Not sure how his Mallet will go down with Var though.

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I love the idea of 7 loos. Why 7? 1 for each of the cardinal directions ( N,S,E and W ) and three of the inter cardinal directions. It has something to do with Feng Shui and the potential for bad smells blowing back depending on the wind direction. Thats why you should stop at 7, leaving one direct...

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What are beach shoes exactly? A picture of those would have been nice to add some context to the story. Are we talking flippers, flip flops, sandals, water shoes, wellingtons or hob nail boots? Would these be suitable for a screaming blonde? https://secure.i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01396/...

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Why this transfer window will be challenging Reasonable point and the follow on applies. The gap between the richest clubs and the poorest is widening at a ridiculous rate, but I doubt it will stop the rich clubs demanding an even greater slice of the financial pie until the whole system comes cras...

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What I found interesting was the camera bloke, or someone near him, saying "his name is Josh, remember that" for when we ring the papers to sell the story (presumably). The difference between us and public figures is that when they do something that could be newspaper material the first thought that...

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Excellent news, really happy to see Wardy secure a new club. He was outstanding for us and I would have welcomed another year on his contract.

Nice to see he found a club closer to home as well. I think I read somewhere that he was looking to move closer to the midlands. Could be wrong on that one.

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Really good to see this. Coming up with a risky off the wall idea, running with it, putting everything together in a short space of time and pulling off a successful event is a massive undertaking and hugely impressive. All credit to everyone that contributed, they deserve it. I thought having all t...

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I've opened a new thread for rambling discussions, being the chief rambler I felt it my duty to do so

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Since the other thread is getting a bit crowded I've started this one for ramblings without a link. That way the other thread has a chance of returning to its original, and worthy, goal of posts showing BFC transfer news WITH LINKS. Not much to add to start things off, other than I was a bit ****** ...

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I totally agree it is the type of potential we should be signing. Some utc posters will want a foreign import costing millions. If dyche has actually met with him there's probably a good chance of signing him if he likes an omelette. I think our biggest problem might be the emphasis we place on the...

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We have plenty of time left in the window. I think I've been more vocally sceptical about Rigg than anyone else. It helps to keep the new guy on his toes. Having listened to him awhile back on Training Ground Guru Podcast he seems to be settling in well at the club and he gave a good interview witho...

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https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/report-burnley-join-millwall-and-wigan-in-race-for-portsmouth-winger-jamal-lowe-1-8964934" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Lowe is 25 next month, so we aren't talking about a player for the development squads, and prior to last ...

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Rileybobs wrote:Should the punchline not have come at the end?

He paid up front.

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Earlier in the window we were rumoured to be interested in Luca Connell at Bolton, but it looks like he might be off to Celtic. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4361784/luca-connell-celtic-bolton-transfer-news/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Our previous Chief Analyst ...

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A good player can be born anywhere and with the right training they will develop. Every league has stand out players, including the Scottish League. I don't recall us playing Aberdeen off the pitch last year in the Europa. We beat them by the skin of our teeth in extra time and they had a team full ...

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It's only a joke if it's remotely funny or witty. Why did they throw milkshake at Farage, surely a more fitting projectile for a bell end would be cheese. Hard chedder if you are No Deal Nationalist or a soft Camembert if you want to fall into line with Europe and remain. Okay, it's not funny, but i...

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Cuddly Toys at the ready

Nice to see you, to see you nice

Cue the Brucie catchphrases

Give us a twirl Ashley

Hopefully, we will get to see a bit of Patrick Burner, if he hasn't left by then.

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Great to hear that quite a few of the released lads are finding new homes to continue their football careers.

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£2.75m according to Nixon, with no English clubs likely to compete at that price, given that if he fails to step up they might suffer a loss of half that. https://thisisfutbol.com/2019/06/rumour-mill/terms-of-turnbull-fee-revealed-in-celtic-boost/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Perso...

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I'm not going to quote long time lurker for obvious reasons. I'm not an expert although some might be able to answer the question. Burnley signed Vydra for say £12m, if it was spread over 3 years, say £5m upfront and the rest in instalments. What happens if we sell him after 1 season? Do we have to...

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I blame the TV manufacturers for not spotting an opportunity. At the moment if your TV or other equipment is capable of receiving BBC you have to buy a license fee. They could easily sell TV's that can't be tuned into the BBC channels. That way when the TV detector people knock on a door the person ...

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What a load of bed-wetting gobbledygook UTC I prefer to see it as a reasonable assessment of a volatile market with the potential for pitfalls as well as positives. I find it more constructive than "one of our own" heart felt decision making on the basis of a headline £5m fee that is only half of t...

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I get worried when I see things like this. More so when I see rumours that we might be considering selling Vydra who turned 27 last month to buy Jay who will turn 30 this month. We might not have an ageist recruitment policy, but every other club does. In the transfer market of today it makes perfec...

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If there is any truth to the rumour then I'm with Frank on this one. Vydra is a better player than Jay and the financials don't make sense. A lot of people are jumping on the bargain £5m band wagon, but according to the rumour mill that isn't the price he is going for. The actual price is £10m (£5m ...

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David Turnbull Celtic are moving quick for Turnbull - one of the rising stars of Scottish football - with reportedly nine other clubs showing interest, including Premier League sides Southampton and Burnley. https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic-step-up-pursuit-of-3m-motherwell-ace-david-tu...

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Looking at the Jay Rod link and the Blades now in the race, who you would feel we would be 6 pointing against this season, who could offer more in wages, and who would be more attractive. I get all the sentiment around family and him coming through the ranks here, but in the short career of a footb...

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If you would like to post any opinions about the current transfer window feel free to do so here. I would actively encourage posters to contribute to the BFC TRANSFER NEWS (MUST CONTAIN LINK) thread in accordance with the outline in the initial post by ClaretAL. http://www.uptheclarets.com/messagebo...

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TheFamilyCat wrote:Some **** players as well.

Regan Booty is definitely the best name.

Would that involve making a Booty Call?

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The team behind Crouchella or Crouchfest recently made it known that they were looking for key personnel for the rapidly approaching festival of music and comedy at the O2 on June 15th. https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/crouchfest-tickets-o2-peter-crouch-2951509" onclick="...

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I think the optomism and praise that has followed on from our success in the World Cup belies the fact that we had a very favourable draw of games. Against the better teams we got spanked.

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I think our club and other local clubs should follow Preston's lead and help pay the staff. I think we should help them out by taking their best young players off their hands for minimal compensation payments. It might sound harsh, but when it comes to competitive football finance, charity begins a...

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It's the pinch of salt rumour mill, so it could be nonsense, but discussing rumours is the big thing for this time of year. I find it a bit hard to believe that our recruitment team sat down, looked at the pressing need for a left back, a central midfielder and an attacker. And then decided we shoul...

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I have been waiting for the right time to post this about Hughes last pre-season at Stoke https://www.football365.com/news/johnson-tells-startling-story-to-explain-stokes-demise" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; This was a good one as well. https://www.football365.com/news/fulham-legen...

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Hopefully they syle Michael Rice better than they did in his build up performances. Granted, not a lot can be done with his body shape, but its Eurovision and anything goes. Put him in a sequined leotard, with a tutu and some left over christmas tinsel then lower him from the ceiling on a swing or f...

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Do you play a lot of Championship Manager? Nope, I just watch football other than the domestic leagues. Every season I pick a different country to watch. I'm not in it for the long term so a different country each year keeps things fresh and interesting for me. Last season I watched quite a bit of ...

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The Burnley Express have weighed in with their list of possible additions. We have been linked to a few of them before and others are currently riding on the rumour fuelled merry go round. Although a couple of them are out of the blue. GK Simon Mignolet GK Scot Carson RB Rodrigo Soares CB Gary Cahil...

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From a Burnley point of view I'm happy to hear this, selfish I know. Taking into account his playing time with us Tarks has been on the go for a long time. He played the majority of last season ( including the Europa ), before that he was involved in the England set up and had an operation, prior to...

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Maybe we could all respond to an expression of opinion without looking for opportunities to put the boot in. Mixing up Fowler with Richardson isn't the crime of the century and I thought the comment about us seeming to favour defenders and keepers was a fair one. Prior to the great youth cull of 201...

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Data analysis is a key factor in player recruitment but forms only part of it. Those scouts we have lost recently, did you know they were Burnley scouts? The answer is probably no, I don't think any of us did, so we wouldn't likely know whether we've replaced them. For example, I'd no idea Kevin Ra...

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The appointment was announced last year but he only started at Brighton in Feb. He was due to serve six months notice with the FA but that was reduced to four months. Very interesting opening comments too from Ashworth at this link. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47294885" onclick="window.ope...

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