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The best football commentator the BC ever had. Never been replaced. RIP John Motson.

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Muric 4 Roberts 6 Ekdal 7 Beyer 7 Maatsen 5 Cullen 8* Brownhill 6 Tella 5 Guðmundsson 5 Zaroury 5 Barnes 6 BPF 7 Al-Dakhil 7 Twine-Can't mark him as he wasn't on long enough but he impressed me with his cameo. From my vantage point he was the only player who wanted to get the game restarted quickly ...

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Anyone going on last night thinking we only needed to turn up to win got a reality check. This is professional football and by it's nature it's unpredictable. That's a reason why it's absorbing. I can remember back to the 72/73 season, when probably our greatest second tier team lost at home one dar...

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Brilliant vision and adds different dimensions to our play.

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An exceptional talent. Always available for a pass and work rate outstanding. POTY, not quite but definitely a brilliant purchase by VK.

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I may be in the minority but I don't think Everton will go down. Too many good players that need a bit of organising. I can see SD and Duncan Ferguson as his number 2 being given a chance.

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Another for Newcastle Local Hero-Mark Knopfler.

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Of all the players we sold or let go in the summer window with the exception of Tarks, Collins was the one I was most disappointed to see go. A Rolls Royce of a defender who will undoubtably join a top four club within the next couple of years. In answer to the question Collins for me but I'm impres...

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Fortuitous is the best word I can use on the result, bar the last 20 minutes. For large parts we were second best and Coventry can count themselves unlucky not to get anything. The subs made a huge impact on the win. Muric 7 Roberts 7 Beyer 7 Taylor 7 Maatsen 7 Cullen 7 Cork 6 Benson 6 Brownhill 6 Z...

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Silly yellow but I wouldn't want to change the way JC plays. IMO far and away our best player this season and he will be sadly missed for the WBA game especially. I'd be inclined to move Brownhill into that role in his absence and play the influential JBG wide left or right.

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If it had been us in the PL, we wouldn't have been awarded a goal, of that I am pretty certain. Another example of VAR stretching the rules to favour the 'big clubs' imo. Rashford was clearly off side, and interfering with play because the defender did what was expected of him and moved forward.

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Paying in cash at the turnstiles.

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The passing of time doesn't blur my judgement or opinion. Pele was the greatest footballer of all time. RIP Edson Arantes do Nascimento.

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This season is certainly up there but for me 65/66 was special and 72/73.

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Jack Cork is certainly my "Player of the Season" thus far. I think the added responsibility of captain has added another dimension to his game to add into the mix.

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Not our fluid best by any stretch but a thoroughly professional performance nevertheless against a team I felt might cause us a problem or two. 50 points before the new year, absolutely brilliant. Muric 7 Roberts 8* Harwood-Bellis 7 Beyer 7 Maatsen 7 Cullen 8 Cork 7 Benson 7 Brownhill 6 Zaroury 7 Ro...

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Yes the Lowry Car Park at Salford Quays. The only drawback I find is queuing up at the Ticket machines afterward, you can have quite a wait unless you book in advance.

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Certainly the WC was another missed opportunity, but I firmly believe we're getting closer. At this moment I can't think of any other manager whose in a position to replace Southgate.

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Thanks for the 'heads up', I'll check the film out. Big fan of Buffalo Springfield and early Neil Young solo work. After the Gold Rush is one of my most played albums from my youth and it still sounds remarkably fresh today.

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David Johnson lived in my home town and until recently he was a regular around the shops and in the local Weatherspoon's Thomas Gerrard, know locally as Tom and Jerry. His presence will be sadly missed. A very under rated footballer who should have won many more England caps. RIP.

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Thanks for another brilliant vlog. Your passion shone through and you captured the essence and promoted what this match means to the people of East Lancs and beyond.

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The organisation was exceptional and credit to all parties who were involved in the planning and the Police and Stewards for the execution of duties. Result, no or very few problems. For some reason the traffic was flowing a lot better and it was a breeze getting into the town and to the car park. S...

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Would it be a good idea/gesture from the club to prioritise first pick for United tickets to those who attended the Crawley game. Just a suggestion.

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Peacock-Farrell 6-Hard to judge as he didn't have a great deal to do. Lowton 7-Glad to see him back, pity he didn't feature against Sheff Utd. McNally 7-Sound game, I think he might have a bright future. Taylor 7-I can't for the life of me understand why he hasn't featured much recently. A must star...

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We are having a fantastic season and VK really is a breath of fresh air and we are honoured to have such an esteemed individual as our manager. That said, not being wise after the event, I was very surprised with the team news and imo he got the selection wrong. I'm not having fatigue, injuries or s...

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For a big bloke he should be more physical and command his box a lot better. He allows himself to get blocked in and bullied especially from set plays on a regular basis. It's a position that worries me and has done all season to be perfectly honest.

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There seems to be a variety of opinions on THB. Hard to believe as this lad is a class defender who will go to the very top. Just for Claret fans info, he's on 4 yellow cards. I'd hate him to pick up a further yellow before we play Sheff Utd or Rovers but the situations got a feeling of inevitabilit...

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VK has stated on a number of occasions that he's here for the long haul. Burnley will be a good apprenticeship for him and I'd like to think he'll stay for a minimum of 3 seasons. He is in a good place with a club with ambitions to return to the top division. As long as he maintains the support from...

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If any two people deserve a Knighthood it's Rob Burrows and his mate Kevin Sinfield. Both inspirational with raising the awareness of MND.

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Hope your not going on the Sunday, game is sat dinner. My apologies Barlick and any other Claret who may have got palpitations when I posted Sheff Utd being played on Sunday. It dawned on me late last night. I was getting confused (not difficult these days :lol:) with the Rovers match. Anyhow it mak...

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There's no way I'll be parking on Eyre Street again after the last fiasco. Took an hour and a half to get off. May be better as it's a Sunday but my advice would be to park at the lower levels if you prefer parking there.

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Yes-Changes from their pop masterpiece 90125.

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I think it's common practice for most clubs to insert a clause re a January recall just to cover themselves.

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Scintillating display, after a quiet first quarter. Some of the football in the second half for a 10-15 minute period was as good as i've seen in a very long while.

Muric 7
Vitinho 8
THB 9
Beyer 8
Maatsen 8
Cork 9
Cullen 7
Brownhill 7
Zaroury 9*
Tella 8
Rodriguez 9

Gudmundsson 7

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As long as we can win our home games, a point away from home is always a good one. It's a marathon not a sprint.

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I also think Lawrenson's been an excellent pundit and co commentator. Always complementary to us and I think he'll be a sad loss. Don't think he's whinging, just highlighting the cold manner in which the BBC disposes of loyal employees.

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Muric 7
Roberts 6
THB 8
Beyer 8
Maatsen 8
Benson 7
Cork 9*
Brownhill 6
Cullen 7
Jay 9
Tella 5

JBG 7
Zaroury 7

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Yes can only echo the sentiments of fellow posters, very impressive thus far. I'm not sure VK knows his best starting eleven yet and we still have big players to bed in ie. Twine and sometime hopefully before Christmas Westwood. I said before the season started that I would settle for mid table and ...

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Rodgers is a top manager/coach and if and when he leaves LC, they'll be a long queue of clubs eagerly wanting the secure his services. If England have a poor World Cup who knows, this guy would be near the top of the wanted list.

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I think we are blessed to have the services of THB for the season. However I feel that will be it unless VK is very, very persuasive. I think this lad in the nearness of time will find his level with an Everton or Villa size club long term.

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In hindsight I think the defeat at Norwich, especially in the manner we lost, was 'a bridge too far'.

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I find it staggering, I really do. I accept somethings not right but Tuchel is probably the best coach in Europe after Pep and I'm sure he would have turned it around. I think one of the major problems at so called big clubs is getting rid of players on long bloated contracts.

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I think somewhere down the line, McNeil will regret leaving us from a footballing point of view. I see him being on the fringes at Goodison this season, where as he could/would have been an incredible asset to us and potentially play 40 games. Tella's got potential, with skill and pace in abundance,...

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:20 pm
One thing is for sure, this is the worst the championship has ever been in terms of quality.

Yes I was thinking that the other night when Nathan Tella plucked the ball out of the air to give us the penalty. Reminiscence of Denis Bergkamp.

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I think AP's grasped the English game very quickly and realises what it needs to get fans on board. The signing of VK was a masterstroke. and we've probably got a bigger profile now than when we were in the PL. Pace has certainly backed VK and by the looks of things given him a free reign. Everythin...

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VK has worked absolute wonders in assembling such a collection of promising players together in such a short space of time. We seem like we've got strength in depth and the football we're playing is on another planet. However, the cautious side of me kicks in. I worry about the apparent lack of phys...

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We got rewarded for our patience and thats the way I think it will be for the vast majority of our games this season. Credit to the crowd for understanding and giving fantastic backing once again. Another excellent performance and a joy to watch, especially in the second half. Muric 7 Roberts 7 Harw...

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Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 28, 2022 1:30 pm
Wigans highest home attendance listed as 15429 on another site. I would guess that is yesterday.

Think that was their opening game of the season against PNE.

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Muric 7-Commanding second half that made me think we may have a keeper on our hands (no pun intended) Roberts 7-Industrious as always Harwood-Bellis 8-I thought he had another commanding game and his distribution was excellent Taylor 6-I was really surprised when Charlie didn't start at LB. Not sure...

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Fortunately my wife's ticket arrived on Friday and mine on Monday. However, I'm alarmed at what I'm reading on this thread. It should be a fundamental process distributing tickets. Wigan, especially around Robin Park on a Saturday afternoon can be a bottleneck and for fans to be queuing up to find a...

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