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He started the season very poorly, and he had a bad game against Fulham (not alone) but in general I think he has vastly improved from the lad who started against Man City. There’s stuff to work on but I reckon he’s a decent signing for £7m.

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Jesus it's not all aimed personally at you, i was responding to your comment which caught my eye about having a rather ambivalent reaction to getting an equaliser in a big game. Im not saying the fans should be boisterous at all times but the players had given us exactly what weve wanted all season...

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Its all well and good criticising everything about the club, which im guilty of too. But fans have a part to play as well and we arent doing it. Having a hissy fit about that comment sort of proves my point about being like sulking children. Dont know if you saw Everton yesterday but their fans pre...

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Im sorry but this is just a bit crap if you cant be bothered celebrating a last minute equaliser with another 4 or 5 minutes left to go. Its that exact moment where teams like Everton, Leeds etc tend to find those big last second winners as the fans roar them on. Our fans have been crap this season...

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No point mincing my words on this - we were absolute unmitigated garbage yesterday, and Fulham deserved to win on the basis of controlling the game for 60 of the first 70 minutes. The draw masked absolutely nothing as far as I am concerned and I could barely muster the energy to stand and celebrate ...

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I thought he looked very decent on the ball aside from the ball he fluffed back to Trafford that went for a corner.

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Much better prizes today but they should surely do one for adults and one for kids. Kids want signed shirts, not tickets to Burnley Mechanics (and vice versa perhaps!).

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£44m spent on Aaron Ramsey, Zeki Amdouni and Mike Tresor, if Transfermarkt and the rumoured £14m permanent fee for Tresor which we are obligated to pay is to be believed.

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Love his energy. A couple of wayward passes/miss control’s, but he was effervescent and enthusiastic. Two strikers finishes and loved the celebrations - someone who is delighted to be playing in this league and scoring goals. Very reminiscent of Tella in style and a tantalising glimpse into what we ...

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Kompany has surely realised the players that do and do not deserve to be starting after today.

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Assuming Leeds and Saints come up with Leicester, I think we look a far better bet than Sheff for the top two next season. Poor side in either league.

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This was absolute shite today - don’t let the point mask what was a woeful performance until Fofana came on. Players out of position, two players with no idea what they were supposed to be doing and offering as much as two empty crisp packets. So disappointing - this was a must win, no mistake. Traf...

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Hopefully he shows what he’s about in the Championship. He is a million miles away from what we needed this season.

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It was getting toxic at Turf Moor today. We were absolute shite until we brought Fofana on. Ramsey and Amdouni should not start for a long while - anonymous, invisible, lethargic. Esteve, Assignon and Fofana all decent. Relegated as far as I’m concerned without a shadow of a doubt after this very ab...

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KRBFC wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:08 pm
I’d sell them all aside from Zaroury and Mellon.

Depending on whether Twine shows anything at Bristol that might translate to being an asset to us in the Championship - I think I agree.

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You've spectacularly misunderstood what I'm saying, judging by this odd reply. Did you misread the first bit you bolded? Was last season your first season? The latter years under Dyche were an absolute grind but, and I only speak for myself, I felt there was more of a connection with the team and t...

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daveisaclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:35 am
"...or we need to say welcome back lad, we didn't want you around last season but it's time to crack on now."

Quite a few in that boat - some of them not even out on loan.

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He won’t move to a 3. Cullen isn’t good enough at this level. Massengo in completely untried. Brownhill has been poor for months, and is quiet as a mouse on the pitch despite being captain. Number one priority (again) in the summer is a captain and general in midfield. Whatever division we’re in. T...

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That was central midfield. Still a big gaping hole. I dunno, I think as long as move to a three that we can at least compete in there. Amdouni needs to come out and one of Massengo or Cullen should come in, in my opinion. Vitinho tries his best every week but he was getting roasted every single tim...

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The key position to fix this window has been done. Good luck to the lad.

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Sacha called the loan on this, Fabrizio said permanent.

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I hope this doesn't count as a 'pointless debate' (although, perhaps it's worthy of it's own discussion in some ways). Just an observation I made...our squad is absolutely massive. To put in perspective, Chelsea have 54 players comprising their first team squad according to Wikipedia (this also incl...

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Burnley and Brentford competing with Frankfurt for Hugo Ekitike from PSG - isn't he the lad who Newcastle tried to sign for £40-odd million a year or so ago? That seems a bit unlikely - not sure we need a striker either.

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I still reckon we will get a left back.

If it's right that we have worked really hard on the Dutch lad, it's clear we want one. Something will crop up today.

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It is absolutely time for Amdouni to come out, and has been for ages. If we’d stopped the 442 earlier I feel certain we’d have picked up far more points: ———————————————-Trafford NEW RB———-Ekdal/DO’S——————Esteve—————-Al-Dakhil/Taylor ————————————————Cullen ——————————-Berge——————-Brownhill —————Fofan...

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Glad Esteve is permanent - in our position any player agreeing to that type of deal is showing commitment which is appreciated.

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Time for him to come back into the starting lineup for me. Yes he’s petulant, no he’s not a Premier League footballer - but, he’s a fighter and he’s definitely more sound than Vitinho overall.

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A clip on Twitter which shows Esteve sat behind our bench in a Burnley jacket. Looks clear to me (high fives Fofana in the clip).

https://x.com/mancity/status/1752779535 ... 3G1MeY7ZSQ

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Pearcey wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:32 pm
Bit harsh on O’Shea that.

Well, either/or on that front I’m not too fussed, it wasn’t meant as an indictment on DOS, moreso throw the new guy in as we just aren’t looking solid.

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Start Fofana instead of Amdouni against Fulham, playing in the Tella role.

————————————-Trafford
Roberts———Ekdal———————Esteve————Al-Dakhil/Taylor
—————————————Cullen
—————————Berge————-Brownhill
————Fofana—————Foster————-Odobert

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Spiral wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:46 pm
I'm not seeing a decent player in Amdouni.

Poor player in this team but would excel in one that is dominating the ball I feel. Like for us, next season in the Championship. I cannot see someone buying him for a fee we’d see as worthwhile - he’s not done enough.

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What’s he doing not playing Wilson in for a tap in there?

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Timing may not be the best, as others have said in other threads the owners may change the club badge, or at least rebrand the badge on certain shirts. Yeah I get the concern there - to be honest I am comfortable with that happening if it does, it will always be a Burnley badge (just as I would be ...

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Well - I have threatened my Wife over getting a tattoo for years, and on New Years Day I committed to this being the year. She remains dubious I have it in me to actually follow through, which has actually made me more determined to stop procrastinating and get it done. I intend to get it at the top...

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bumba wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:39 pm
In fairness it was confirmed in 2023 that we'd be relegated this season

I would tend to agree yes. The Luton draw was the final embers burning on a bedraggled wick going out though.

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bumba wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:36 pm
Yeah definitely only down because of VAR against Luton

Way to go in totally misunderstanding the post.

We’re down because we’ve been ****. The Luton game was the confirmation match, that’s all I meant.

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The results tonight are irrelevant, we’ve been down from the second VAR robbed us against Luton. The points requirement is well beyond us. Focus should be on hopefully not going down with a whimper to build some momentum for next season and getting some idea of the players we’re going to be building...

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Benny staying and Monsieur Esteve signing permanently? Perfect day.

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FAO Claretspice (didn’t want to quote your wall of text…which was quoting my own wall of text :D). You make valid points/counters to my own on the subject of Benson. I think I will respectfully disagree with the general crux of the ‘didn’t start in clutch games’ point as I feel this was absolutely t...

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JBG is the top chance creator per 90 minutes in our entire team this season. As well as being several levels above any other option for defensive work / PL nous in the narrow right midfield slot in our 4-4-2. Put some respect on the Iceman’s name! Oh and Benson was never linked to Milan, a fake bot...

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I don’t think his value has nosedived, it’s all about negotiation. Bournemouth have just loaned a player to Napoli with an obligation to buy for 25m, they signed last January and he barely featured for them. I’m not convinced AC Milan where ever in for him last season, there’s not been a single tea...

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The re-writing of history r.e Manuel Benson is laughable. Benson was arguably our biggest match winner last season. He scored several point/match winning goals and was one who got better and better as the season developed. He was the player who looked more than good enough for this league in the Cup...

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Bowclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 26, 2024 5:42 pm
I would be “Very” surprised if O’Hare is not in our squad for the City game. Things happening

If it’s a good price considering his contract situation, I’d be all for that. I don’t think any signing keeps us up but he would be great for us next season regardless. Sensible business.

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In the utterly hypothetical situation unfolding, I think as a married 37 year old Dad of a 6 year old girl, I would judge based on the situation. If we were legitimately being invaded or there was a fundamental risk to my families safety, then yes - I would do what was asked of me as long as the lik...

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We’ve won three games (arguably we’ve ‘won’ 5 if I include Forest and Luton where we were robbed by VAR). We are not gonna win 9 out of 17 or a draw/win combo that gets near that figure. That’s unrealistic. We’re playing better but we’re not getting the results by a combination of luck and naivety. ...

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Looked a long, long way off Championship standard in his start away at Reading towards the end of last season.

EDIT - Sorry, he came on as a sub when Tella got injured really early on.

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Definitely feels like we're clearing the decks ready for signings. In reality, Obafemi and Churlinov were not going to be involved so this is good business. I just hope Churlinov does enough to get a permanent deal. Obafemi might be useful to us in the Championship depending on what he shows at Mill...

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It's a hard market for us as any signing needs to buy in to the idea of getting relegated and coming straight back up. I fully believe that is what will happen for us, you can only hope players like this lad buy into that long term picture. On the balance of his stats, size and the level he is playi...

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Seems that story about a talent share agreement with Dundee are true then. Might be a good move for a goalscorer as they’re top of the Scottish Championship so should get a decent number of chances. That’s Dundee United, Dundee are mid table in the SPL. Good move for Mellon as you’d think the SPL i...

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Jutkiewicz!

35 in two months and 9 goals across his last three Championship seasons combined.

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