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CombatClaret wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 30, 2021 7:22 pm
That squad

Love Island has more depth.

and definitely younger.

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Sean’s first priority should be to the extend the contracts of Bards, Erik, Lenno, Long and Stephens. Their experience will be invaluable in the Championship, not something you can just readily buy. This isn’t a time for panic or gambles. #4moreyears.

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4-4-2. Ash and Wood up front. Westy and Corky in centre mid - solid pair. Mee in for Collins - no time for youth. Collins will get another chance when we give Ben a few days off his fortieth.

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This is the problem when you throw the youngsters in for these cup games.

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If Wood doesn’t start scoring regularly we’ll go down. Vydra has his positives but he’s simply not a regular goalscorer in the PL (in the Championship, probably). Time has caught up with Jay Rod and Barnes (similar issues in midfield). Unless of course we sign a striker in January. Unlikely ?

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Panic ye not. Dale Stephens is back on the grass.

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I think Dyche has lost the dressing room. We are no longer hard to beat and the players look lack lustre nearly every game. Difficult to see who we can beat in this league at the moment Think it’s more that time has caught up with a number of the squad. Unfortunately we’re going to pay the price fo...

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fidelcastro wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 23, 2021 5:46 pm
The correct decisions, you mean?

He’s right about there being three awful teams last season. There’s Norwich this season but, aside from that, struggling to suggest two more teams were likely to finish above. How many home wins have we had in 2021 ? Is it the one ?

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MACCA wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 02, 2021 5:28 pm
Shape, framework and hoof.
Rinse and repeat

Think it's clear for all to see theres no work on switching formation or tactics in game.

But it's been like that for a long time so either put up with it, or like many have chose, just stay away.

“Lines”

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Dyche continues to stay loyal to the same old 4 strikers who are totally out of form. Why not give some of the U23s strikers a go. It surely can’t be worse! It’s frustrating that Dyche appears to come across as stubborn. Re-signing Lennon was diabolical imo. Give youth a chance Sean. There’s litera...

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Should have used some of the youth on the bench. They’re the future.
Oh, hang on.

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As someone else said elsewhere, we’re ok until we’re losing. There is only one plan. 442 straight line, meat and two veg, lumpen football. It won’t change. I feel sorry for Cornet - so much expectation lumped on a single player. Where’s he going to fit in this straight jacket football ? Are people r...

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AlargeClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:10 pm
Some great memories but he’s now miles off ,should never play for Burnley again . As for Brownhill he’s never a prem player and will hopefully be upgraded in next window

No, he’ll be replaced by Dale Stephens (or Corky).

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Word of caution on Barkley. The cognescenti on here were creaming themselves as I recall over the signing of Drinkwater, no dissenting voices were even remotely tolerated. Does this one have a little echo of the Drinkwater deal ? Certainly feels like a player who's career as, at best, stalled somewh...

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Goody1975 wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:55 pm
His age is the least of the concerns here.

Meaning ?

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mdd2 wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:42 pm
29 in September

So around 3 years younger than Lowton and seven years younger than Bardsley. It’s something but I had kind of hoped that we’d look to younger players on the whole. I suppose 29 next month isn’t old for a prospective Dyche signing, but hardly screams succession planing.

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We badly need a new fitness coach. Running out of steam cost us all three point today as we faded badly in the last 10 mins Or perhaps we need to change the formation occasionally ? (revolutionary, I know). That and/ or the natural passage of time has caught up with a significant proportion of the ...

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Well he’s not British (or Irish). Bound to scare Sean just a little.

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At least there is another chance our sporting staff will soon realise that - when taking a lead - there are two options to see out the game: 1. Continue to play on the front foot and go for a second goal 2. Change the format and make substitutions in order to shut the opposition out (4-5-1 for exam...

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The complete refusal to play 5-4-1 will cost us over the course of the season. Lot of ageing legs in that team / squad.

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Lot of expectation being heaped on one player which is concerning. It’s a start and it does at least markedly represent a switch from our usual reach of our scouting network, which didn’t appear to extend much further south of Stoke. However, still some glaring inadequacies that haven’t been address...

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Hedontplayforyou wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:55 pm
An hour ish under his belt tonight, probably just be a sub, knows the ropes here and bags of experience , could be vital for our young lads

Young lads ?

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Somethingfishy wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:28 pm
Contract extensions galore..and the can kicked even further...

I suspect so. I think we’re aiming for an average squad age of around 35. Good lads.

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Time to give the youngsters a run out: Hennessey, Bards, Erik, Jay Rod. How far are Dale and Longy off ?

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Grumps wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:20 am
Some people don't like to think others know more than they do
He's usually pretty reliable as far as we are concerned if he puts it in print.

Who could you possibly be referring to ?

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Dyche: on the transfer window: '...The club are trying and are keeping irons in fires. Usually at the end of the day you've got to pay the money, if you don't pay the money, you don't get the players. We'll wait and see. We'll see players who can develop and move with us and improve the group and i...

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burnley007 wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:26 pm
Now that's options.
We're 1-0 down with 10 minutes to go and SD looks at that bench...

He signed them. Likes 'em old, Sean.

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ClaretAndJew wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 18, 2021 11:01 am
Our transfer business is done already and has been since Hennessey signed.

Not quite. Lennon.

Just imagine a potential bench consisting of the likes of Bards, Erik, Stephens, Lennon, Barnsey. Exciting eh ?

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 17, 2021 7:18 pm
There is still time to find a winger we just need to get things moving. It seems we have been prioritising Cornet for the majority of the window

Already found him. Lenno.

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Well yes, it would have helped if you’d said what you actually meant rather than something entirely different. Unless of course you’re now moving the goalposts because your claim was proven to be completely incorrect. Nah. No need to move goalposts. Our lack of experience in the foreign market* is ...

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Oh sorry. I thought you claimed that Dyche has no real track record, aside for one or two exceptions, for signing foreign players. I did but I perhaps should have been clearer. I was referring to non-UK (and Irish) players currently at clubs not in the UK / Ireland. I perhaps assumed it was implicit.

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Apart from; Dane Richards Lukas Jutkiewicz Stephen Ward Fredrik Ulvestad Jelle Vossen Rouwen Hennings Robbie Brady Jeff Hendrick Steven Defour Johann Berg Gudmundsson Chris Wood Nahki Wells Anders Lindegaard Matej Vydra Erik Pieters Nathan Collins Well aside from the fact that Dane Richards was sig...

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What has being black got to do with anything? People really do talk utter shite at times. I’m pretty sure there aren’t many PL starting elevens that feature no black players on a regular basis. Just find it a little odd to be honest. Plus Dyche has no real track record, aside for one or two excepti...

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I have to say Cornet seems the most unlikely of Dyche signings. Foreign, black and under 30 ? I don’t see him in what must be the most White, British, aged, hard Brexit dressing room in the Premier League.

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Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:12 pm
Call me if you wish but why are our youngsters in the squad not given a chance to prove their worth to the first team

Dyche has a mistrust of youth, always has had. You have to be truly exceptional to get a chance.

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DCWat wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 14, 2021 5:28 pm
Barnes’s mediocre substitute display shouldn’t really be the takeaway from that second half performance. There’s much more to be concerned about in midfield, out wide and at full back.

Will Bards and resigning Lenno offer a solution ? Plus Dale should be back before long. Options.

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It’s 2021. We simply shouldn’t be bringing on Barnes as the first change. Tired, old team - I’m not convinced that most of the them won’t continue getting contract extensions until they’re pushing 40.

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The squad is looking very old. Must be 80% over 30 or somewhere in that region ?

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fanzone wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:06 pm
A vast improvement to what it were

You should be in charge of signage.

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Hedontplayforyou wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 07, 2021 3:52 pm
Dyche could be sending a message to his employers here by playing both Lennon and Pieters on the wing on the same game.

Good lads, right age, know the framework. What’s the problem ?

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Bards and Erik.

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That's exactly why we wont sign him regardless of any encouragement. He's a decade to young and way to raw and fast for our set up just yet. They'll be a thirty odd year old work horse somewhere, we currently want on for free or on the cheap, but if not we will spend a few quid to get one. I’d assu...

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Players out. Norris. Peacock Farrell Dunne Bardsley Brady Barnes Jay Rod Stephens 8 new players required. As a bare minimum. Haven’t we already extended Bardsley’s contract ? Pretty sure we’re desperate to do the same with Brady. If you’re over 30, or close, you’re pretty safe on getting a contract...

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What has happened to Benson ? Completely disappeared. If Dunne is leaving why not give Nartey a game - unless he’s leaving too off course ?

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Should throw Bards and Longy on in the second half and really go for it.

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Mace Goodridge just on for Barrow as well.

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Not a regular goalscorer at this level, need too many chances. Therein lies the problem.

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Give Glennon a chance.

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Stephens just blocks Benson’s development. No surprise we plump for the oldie though.

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SGr wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 01, 2021 7:54 am
Southampton looking to do a deal for Josh King in part exchange for Shane Long

https://twitter.com/david_ornstein/stat ... 95425?s=21

Shane Long is available ? I demand to know why we haven’t made an offer. Perfect fit for us.

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