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I get the logic of where Rodriguez might fit in for us - natural second striker, comfortable dropping into midfield, so ideal as a sort of number 10, especially playing off Wood, who doesn't really hold the ball up in the central areas with his back to goal. And as ever, of course if Dyche has ident...

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Apart from anything else, Waddle was known for being shy, retiring and a bit of a loner. How many football managers have had that sort of personality?

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I don't necessarily think its too big a job for a first time appointment; he's got to start somewhere and an upwardly mobile second tier club who have been outside the top flight for more than a decade isn't a completely unreasonable starting point. I don't particularly follow the argument he ought ...

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There's always too much hand-wringing after these occasions, and its also too easy to find individuals to blame rather than acknowledging systemic failings that are more difficult to solve. Same way that every failure in a major tournament results in the England football manager being hung out to dr...

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FactualFrank wrote:Not with Burnley. The press that's been mentioned are usually spot on.

This referred to the suggestion Bryan would automatically signal the end for Taylor, not the possibility of Bryan signing, which certainly appears to have foundation.

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No idea if he's attainable - based on the scanty evidence available you can pick arguments either way- but if Mee leaves he'd certainly be top of my list to replace it. Good age, decent experience, left sided and has been captaining Boro. Good friend of mine who watches Boro reckons he's had an indi...

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But it IS taxing those who eat responsibly. Perhaps you could justify why I or anyone else should pay for those who have no self-control? Never should the price of anything be increased through taxation just to control the few. The real answer, if you want to save money, is to ascertain if a person...

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I don't get this "fatties cost the NHS" stuff. Surely fatties are much more likely to die before retirement age, therefore not being holed up in nursing homes, not claiming state pension etc I would of thought personally that the 2 for 1 pizza abusers are not as much of a strain on the economy as s...

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The answer isn't, I don't think, to ban 241 pizza. But it is to tax all fast food, and other unhealthy foid that is proven to cause health issues, with a premium that is specifically used to subsidise health services, so that those who cause themselves and their kids problems pay for it. That's not ...

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I expect Bess to play - Lords takes some spin later in the test, and 5 right arm over fast medium seamers has never been a terribly clever tactic. Batting line up is interesting. There's a lot to be said for putting Bairstow in the top 6 and making the most of his ability and allowing someone explos...

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Given he'd barely played a Premier League game before this season, even being on stand by is a fabulous achievement for Tarks, so good on him, even he'll be disappointed not to have made the squad. Unfortunately, his performances over the last month has suggested he's not as comfortable on the left ...

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Think Lennon has struggled a bit in the last few games (but only a bit - he's not been that bad at all, so some perspective is needed) for 4 reasons recently. The first is that he's much better suited to playing in a 4-5-1 which transitions into a 4-3-3, where he can make attacking runs from outside...

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Lack of penalties is partly a combination of bad decisions, partly a combination of players generally being less prone to make a meal of things than other teams, but also a function of the way we attack. We don't get that many men into the box and we haven't attached in the sort of way which gets me...

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On the credit side, we were a bit fortunate that we didn't get a serious injury at centre half, or have two players missing at the same time. On the other hand, no other team in the league lost their first choice keeper and captain for virtually the entire campaign, and no other team lost their two ...

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I didn't think it was that poor to be honest. I thought after the first 10-15 minutes, we dominated the first half, and until about 70 minutes we had the best of the second half too. We did so playing some good, progressive football, getting men into positive positions ahead of the ball and showing ...

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I give him credit when he contributes Clearly not as you've demonstrated here. What did he offer? Couldn't complete a 15 yard forward pass. Couldn't shoot. As someone's pointed out to you, it was him who set up our goal with a lovely reverse pass. I could point out plenty of other examples of him p...

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MACCA wrote:Hendrick 5 wow , offers nothing going forwards. Looks lost and cannot pick the right pass/shot

Some people...

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Some surprisingly low scores for a game that I thought was generally pretty enjoyable and enterprising, even if the final 15 minutes or so slightly soured it. Pope - 8 - Two absolutely terrific saves, otherwise pretty solid. Lowton - 6 - Generally neat, tidy and effective, but gave the ball away bad...

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Could play JBG as a number 10. Think he is more suited to that position than Hendrick. Would probably get more goals playing there. Great player and fantastic news. Possibly. He's quite tidy with his back to goal which helps. And his close control is excellent - reminiscent of Ings. On the other ha...

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Something like: ----------------Pope Lowton Long Tarks Taylor -------Hendrick Cork Lennon Arfield JBG -----------Vokes Bit of a nod to next season with Taylor, and you could also make a case for starting Nkoudou if he's seen as a potential permanent signing, and also a bit of sentimentality with Arf...

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Fantastic news. Still not absolutely sure how we fit him, Brady and Lennon into the same team if and when they are all fit, but its a fabulous problem to have. JBG has come on leaps and bounds in the last year - I doubted whether he'd be more than a fairly workmanlike PL player but he's certainly pr...

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Reportedly wanted by PSG and Milan, to name but two, and he's been offered a new deal by United. Not aware that he's ever been anything other than a good pro at both United and Everton, and style wise I'd have him at Burnley in a heartbeat because its hard to imagine a player better suited to playin...

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One thing I'd love someone to be able to dig out is the Radio 2 commentary. Too young to remember it at the time, although I believe I did listen to it at the time with my old man, but everyone says its a thing of real beauty and emotion. I don't know whether it ha been destroyed by the BBC at some ...

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As I've said before - and as I think Dyche says in that quote I posted from him above - I think too much is made of "badges". Whether the same deployment of players look to be playing 4-3-3 or 4-4-1-1 is largely a function not of tactics, but field position and the attributes of those players. If yo...

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Swansea fans appear to detest Clucas. Wouldn't be the first player to make a bad move, and find that it doesn't work out. Only a year ago his stock was as high - perhaps higher - than Harry Maguire's, and he was under serious consideration for an England call up. You can make a decent argument that...

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martin_p wrote:Isn’t that two relegations in a row for Clucas?

Yes, but he's still a decent player.

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Agree with that Clucas shout, and theres a decent player in Tom Carroll too. Mawson might be one who needs to play alongside a Mee type rather than replace him. Needs a talker I suspect. Sad to see Swansea go, in a sense. Been a great advert for what a small club can achieve for many years. But now ...

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Surely you can't deny that in a 4-5-1 with Hendrick being the front of 5, Shaquri in the front of 5 would be better? It's just a case of cost and character appraisal. Seeing Defour consistently set Shaquri up? Come on...who wouldn't want to try? Better with the ball, certainly. Without it - probabl...

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I agree Woods and Barnes had just started scoring in the 2 or 3 games before Hendrick was dropped but by this point Hendrick was being brought off after only 50 / 60 mins. Before these couple of games they were not in great form. I agree this is besides the point though. Hendrick playing in this ro...

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“He changed the system to accommodate 2 forwards who were in excellent form” Really ? They were in excellent form ? They enjoyed excellent form after he changed the system. That’s not why he changed the system as they were not in any real form before Hendrick got dropped. That is just not right. We...

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Thing is Claretspice Brady and Defour did not have that side to their game - hence why they were in and out of the team for a good while. That’s a very fullsome explanation of Dyche’s aporoach to this role but does not really explain why he decided to dispense with Hendrick in that role several wee...

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The first requirement for any Burnley signing is the right attitude: a willingness to graft, be a quality pro, and be part of a close-knit group. Wherever we do our shopping - and I hope we develop our overseas scouting network so we recruit from a broader pool - that can't change.

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Is that what he really said ? Do you have a link for the interview ? Yes it is. See link http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/15994265.Sean_Dyche_backs_Jeff_Hendrick_to_be_a_success_as_Burnley_s_number_10/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Let me quote: “You can have a defensive ...

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You've got some of the contributors to this forum bang to rights with this!! ! Not only posters on this forum but seemingly also, as pointed out above, Sean Dyche, who addressed this very question in January and basically said the way he's set the team up, running and doing the dirty stuff is more ...

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Agree with a lot of that TVC15, but I don't think we've seen the last of Hendrick in that role. Admittedly on a bad day, he was our man of the match on Sunday after being restored to that position. We might sign someone who can be developed in that position - but I doubt they'll be a marquee signing...

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Yeah Hendrick is perfect is a 433 as a third midfielder, Defour Hendrick Cork would be a nice looking trio we just don't have the front 3 to produce consistently in the final third and a problem with that midfield 3 is the lack of goals which is strange because all 3 of them have shown they can sco...

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Why ? What no 10 do you think I'm thinking of ? I`ve never said that I want a lazy no 10 who does not track back - I simply said that is not their most important quality. Do you think the most important quality of Salah, Mane and Firmino is their ability to track back and defend from the front ? Th...

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Not sure that the most important quality of a no 10 is that he can track back ! When Jeff played no 10 for us people were critical at his forward play and not his fitness or ability to track back - which he continued to do ok. It’s a very specialist position - ability to find space, first touch, pl...

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At Spurs, Lennon never struck me as a player who would chase after a lost cause but when we've played well he seems very willing to help out in defence, especially against Man City. I don't think Spurs fans would agree with you. I know a few Spurs fans and they are all absolutely clear that Lennon ...

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I wasn't comparing them as players, just in terms of their approach to the defensive side of the game.

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I'd be very surprised about this - i've always thought he's a bit like Ross Wallace in that he has a tendency to do the eye-catching bit of defending now and again, but he's not one for doing the ugly unglamorous and unheralded running every one of our team is expected to do. But perhaps I'm being u...

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Good to hear the good reviews of him, although it looked to me on the highlights he might actually have been responsible for letting a couple of players run... Hendrick has a big role for us next season. I still think that if we can put a team playing 4-5-1/4-3-3 which is set up to the strengths of ...

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I may be being a bit sensitive, but I'm slightly uncomfortable about the comments about Lennon "not being arsed". I don't think that is fair at all, and I think its a slightly outrageous claim to make about any of our players. Dyche simply doesn't stand for it and Lennon wouldn't be treated as an ex...

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It’s being reported on the press that this signing will signal the end for Charlie Taylor. I find this astonishing as I thought that he had played really well. I know that his appearances coincided with a mini slump but that was also down to Wood being out for a few weeks. I think "reported in the ...

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Mala591 wrote:Outstanding player in the Bristol City cup run.

Left wing back in a new 3-5-2 formation option for next season?

Given a back 4 has been the bedrock of our success, i'd be flabbergasted to see us move to a back 3.

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Very reliable journo. I'm sure he broke the Walters story (amongst many others). Very switched on.... I'm sure it's the fact he can play a couple of positions which SD sees as attractive. If he was just a left back I'm not sure SD would see strengthening that position as overly urgent. Slight surpr...

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That is the opposite of the trajectory his career was going. He hadn't made the grade at Huddersfield who were a step behind us back then. He hadn't even featured regularly for them in League One. Somebody else will know the other offers he had when he was released that summer but I believe they we...

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Just to add balance here: They were both on the football scrap heap before they signed for us and therefore should be eternally grateful for everything our great Club has done for them. Maybe Arfield was, although I'd say a player of his ability and attitude was always likely to rise to the top eve...

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Very, very sad news, and in the case of Arfield, not good news in a football sense either. Marney has been a terrific servant, particularly once he found himself working with a manager will to commit to a single style of football which suited Marney down to the ground. His work with Laws, who never ...

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Given the state of the poor child it doesn't matter to him where he goes as he has no feelings whatsoever if we believe what the Judges have said about him-so it matters not to the child where he ends his life or whether his death is prolonged by more organ support. I cannot therefore follow why it...

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