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Haha. So glad we don’t see cheating in the glorious sport of cycling.

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We have fans who seem to think that the style of play wouldn't suit Mee because all they see and know is what they have seen and known with their own eyes. A more than competent defender who they see could be less than comfortable in a team that wants to play out from the back and dominate possessi...

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They are really pushing him into the limelight in the posts, and it’s pretty much daily. It can’t just be that he’s got the personality for it, and if he’s going then it’s not really smart to be putting him out laughing and joking everyday. He isn’t going though is he. He might do between now and t...

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Heard that Kompany was very impressed with Kevin Long’s cameo appearance up front against Everton a couple of seasons ago. Might explain why we seem heavy in the defence department and Kompany is relaxed about our forward options.

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Jesus guys. Can we keep this thread about Coventry fans please. Has anyone got the latest update on Coventry fans without me having to wade through all the bickering?

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It is strange that such a poor, over the hill player, who is not capable of gracing our defence is signing for Brentford having turned down offers from two other Premier League clubs.

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I have a feeling he may stay. I just think the social media coverage is too much for a player who is off. Also I noticed maxwel posted a training picture the other day saying “enjoy every moment until the end… of the training session” which I think would be odd if he had decided to go. Also the fac...

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Let’s face it. Some of our fans are just a bit jealous of Forest. Probably the same ones who were screaming about underinvestment by the previous owners.

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Robbo1882 wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:05 am
Do we think there is a possibility of Danny Ings making a return to Burnley? no rumours just seems to be out of favor at Villa?

Yes I do. I think there’s zero possibility.

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People keep suggesting making the goals smaller, but wouldn’t it just be easier for everyone if we made the women bigger?

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Great strike. Thought Will Norris was in goal for a moment but that was well hit.

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It's an outright cash purchase on a two year old Ford with less than 10k miles on the clock. Ideally, I'd like to run the car as long as possible. As it stands today, I don't plan on getting rid in a couple of years time which is what has attracted me towards the offer of a service plan in the firs...

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Depends completely on the brand and how you purchased the car - outright/PCP Etc. Whether it’s new/used and how long you plan to keep the car for. Think you’ll need to give a bit more information to get a helpful answer.

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RVclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:52 pm
https://twitter.com/burnleyofficial/sta ... zxCc0cxX9w

Another vid of training in Lisbon.

Haven’t seen Twine on any of the training vids this week…

Apparently having a medical for Fulham.

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We probably will rotate more next season. We probably have more players of similar ability due to losing some of our better players. Worth bearing in mind though that we’ve let 10 players go and so far only brought 7 in - so as things stand we’re not in a better position to rotate the squad than we ...

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Venkys4eva wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 20, 2022 5:11 pm
Has a ring to it!

Hope you’ll join me in getting this going at Huddersfield. Would be great if we got the whole away end chanting it.

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Inchy wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 20, 2022 5:06 pm
One of the issues with cricket, and it effects golf as well, is how long a game takes. 4 hours plus every weekend is a big ask

That’s the main thing isn’t it. And the weather of course. Difficult to get a quick game of cricket going at a school with a bunch of kids where everyone is involved.

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I reckon ‘Vincent Kompany’s claret and blue army’, to the tune of ‘Sean Dyche’s claret and blue army’ has a ring to it. I can definitely see this catching on on the terraces.

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I'm not sure about that. Pretty sure he went off after he was on the end of strong challenges a couple of times. Good player but I wouldn't want him next to me in the trenches I wouldn’t want him giving my car an MOT, but fortunately he’s a footballer, not an early 20th century soldier or mechanic.

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No it's not just you, happy to salute ex players for their service, but once they've left the building I'm only concerned about those we still have at the club, as they'll be the guys we'll be relying on this season. Pretty sure you’ve followed Arfield’s career since leaving Burnley, for example ha...

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I asked my mate will we be relegated and he said no. Bit confused as he is Polish and no means yes in his native tongue, not sure if he was answering in English or Polish so will have to say maybe / maybe not But the word ‘relegated’ means ‘win the championship’ in Polish so this really needs clari...

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Lots of people quite rightly praise Kompanys purported data driven approach to football (an approach Dyche had). If you actually look at the data the idea that Ben Mee can't play football well is a total myth. I could post an in-depth analysis but I'll just limit to- going off FBRef data he's ahead...

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gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 20, 2022 1:39 pm
Mid-game?

I wonder if there’s a football pitch which straddles international time zones?

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quoonbeatz wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:56 pm
It'll never replace football.

You’d be surprised. Some posters on here only seem to bother with the transfer window. I heard that Fabrizio Romano also prefers a good transfer to a good game of football

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gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 20, 2022 1:07 pm
33 years-old with a recent history of longer-term injuries.
Much as I rate Ben's abilities and love what he did for the club, you can beat Arsenal, you can beat Liverpool, you can beat ManU, but you can't beat the clock.

You can when you travel across an international time zone.

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ClaretAL wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:40 pm
Has this now turned in to the Shrewsbury town match thread?

No mate. It’s a conversation about our current goalkeepers and whether we should be looking to bring a new one in in this TRANSFER window, and whether they would be our number one. Trust that helps.

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Flaps at a routine save ???? It was perfectly placed into the very top corner, not much he could do You must have seen a different goal to me if you think it was in the very top corner. It was lobbed quite gently about a yard below the cross bar and inside the post. If Norris moves across his line ...

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Cullen is totally at fault. Give the ball away like that is asking for trouble whether Norris is in goal or not. I’d say they’re both at fault. Cullen loses possession in a dangerous area, Norris flaps at a routine save. Both players should do better. It’s only a friendly so no point making a meal ...

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The goal he conceded at Shrewsbury was a very good finish that all started by a bad mistake from Cullen Cullen at fault without a doubt. Can’t be dispossessed there. But the goalkeeper has to stop that. He totally misjudges the shot, doesn’t move across his line, dives too early and inevitably gets...

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Andy Jones has put together a good article ‘Why Burnley want Callum O’Hare’ today in the Athletic, worth a read for those who can access it. He notes that O’Hare created the most chances in the league from open play last season. As for Cornet, I’d have to agree, surely it means a sale is close. Sou...

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O’Hare looks like an exciting signing. Presumably there is no way we’d be paying that fee without selling Cornet?

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 20, 2022 10:46 am
We will have to set up some education courses.

Thinking about it - one of my university friends was from Barnoldswick and I lived with him for about 5 years - so no idea how that never sunk in

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I think everyone calls it Barlick. It once had a reputation as the town where unmarried couples went to live when it wasn’t the accepted thing. “They’ve gone to live over the brush in Barlick,” was the well known phrase. I grew up in Waterfoot so know Rossendale well. But I’ve lived in Leeds since ...

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That wasn't him playing and that conceded goal was mainly the fault of Josh Cullen so does Cullen terrify you as well? Yes I acknowledged my mistake in the other post. Well, it’s only a pre-season friendly but it was slightly concerning how easily Cullen was dispossessed. I’ve never seen him play b...

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ervi34 wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 20, 2022 10:28 am
That was Norris.

Ah, cheers. My mistake. Only saw the fairly poor quality goal replays. Looked like bad goalkeeping. Hope this Belgian lad is good because I think we’re going to have a shock considering the quality of our goalkeepers over the past 9/10 years.

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BPF would terrify me to be honest. Look at the goal he conceded at Shrewsbury. Not sure I’ve ever seen him make a save in a Burnley shirt.

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I’ve only just realised that Barlick is the local name given to Barnoldswick. Always thought they were two different towns.

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Brentford is a strange one, and if Ben does go there I can only see him as an experienced back-up option for them. Great servant for us no doubt, but time moves on he's now nearly 33, and VK is taking the club in a new direction recruitment wise. Pontus Jansson played all but one game for Brentford...

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Sounds like men against boys.

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Same for me RB ..the final episode was 2hr 20 mins and half way through I found myself asking the wife has it nearly finished yet ? Other half has been keen to watch the final season. We’re near the end but I find myself switching off entirely - not sure when we’ll find the time to watch the final ...

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Stranger Things turned into an absolute chore for me. Why did they make the episodes 1hr20 mins each in the final season? Dragged out a good concept far too much.

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It’s an interesting point he makes. Roberts was the best performing right wing back in the Championship when we signed him (created the 2nd most chances in the league behind Emi Buendia) and has since gone on to gain ‘Premier League experience’, plus played very well for Wales in their World Cup pl...

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He plays in the same position, for a Championship club , and has just been transferred for £20million. If he’s been transferred for £20m then presumably he’s a much better player than Roberts. Not sure why their relative experience in the Championship is particularly relevant - Spurs will be more c...

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randomclaret2 wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 19, 2022 4:29 pm
Djed Spence, a Full Back whose CV consists of 2 and a half seasons in the Championship and a couple of U21 caps has just gone from Boro to Spurs for £20m...

What’s he got to do with Connor Roberts?

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Nixon linked Roberts with Wolves and he was accurate with the Collins link to them, I think if we get an offer somewhere close to 10m he’ll be gone? We only paid about £2.5m for him didn’t we? There’s no way we’ll get anything near to £10m, and if we did we should accept without giving it a second ...

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bf2k wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 19, 2022 1:25 pm
I wonder how moving away from alcohol sponsorship has done for curbing drinking, especially in the youth?

To be fair the youth of today do drink far less. How much of that is down to a reduction in marketing I’m not sure.

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Which we can sell him for £17/18m still. Read we are preferring a buy rather than loan with buy so it could all be theoretically irrelevant anyway We can only sell him for £17/£18m if anyone pays that. And so far nobody has. So who knows whether we could get anything like that for him in 12 months ...

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Nobody wants Weghorst back that I know of because of the way he came out and basically said he was too good for Burnley in the Championship after doing the square root of nothing to support our survival. Whilst it was all pre agreed in contracts, it’s not what has happened as such but how he’s gone...

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I'd be happy with Wout Weghorst returning next season if we have won promotion. I'd be similarly happy, if Maxwel Cornet was out on loan this season to return next. I'd be happier if Maxwel was here this season and was part of our promotion success. I don't get the idea that any of the squad wouldn...

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I’ve just maxed out all of my credit cards on classic football shirts, so swings and roundabouts.

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