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To be fair it's public knowledge that our manager is on the shortlist for 2 of the biggest clubs in the country, that in most normal seasons play in the CL / EL - something City would like on the CV of Pep's future replacement. The state that both of them are in at the moment it seems difficult VK ...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 30, 2023 11:05 am
Or typical of the Football League who allow clubs to offer no match programme. It’s a tradition of English football all the way down to local non leagues.

I know it is Tony and it’s a fine tradition but if clubs want to go paperless it’s good for the environment surely?

houseboy

basil6345789 wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 29, 2023 10:13 pm
Looks more like Bluebottle

You dirty rotten swine. You deaded me.

houseboy

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:30 pm
It is compulsory in the Premier League - Blackburn claim to have a digital programme but I've not been able to find it.

Typical of the PL. Don’t miss any opportunity to get fans to spend money.

houseboy

What an odd thread. Unless I’ve missed something VK is our manager, why are you discussing his replacement? It’s bad enough when the media ‘sell’ our players/managers, we don’t need our fans doing it as well. It smacks of the same attitude when we get a new player, how much can we sell him for. Are ...

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Speaking of also ran’s. I have always thought that the Champion’s League is probably the most inappropriately named tournament in the world given that most of the teams in it aren’t. How do you qualify for a ‘champions’ tournament for finishing fourth? Ridiculous money making excercise.

houseboy

I'd much rather Leeds went down. I have no animosity to Leeds or Everton (or Sean Dyche) but I want Everton to go down simply for their own good. They have been too long now flirting with relegation and I think a spell in the Championship would do them good (like us). They are potentially a massive...

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They claimed that after three games.

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I’m guessing it’s because we are champions but at the start nobody was looking any further than Sheff Utd. I could be wrong.

houseboy

Amidst all our excitement tonight I’d almost forgot Stanley we’re playing at Bolton. Absolutely terrific win against a team who have beat them twice already this season. Really hope they can make it. 2 points adrift with two to play. All to do but fingers crossed.

houseboy

People think you are the favourites for going up via play offs, and best of luck to you. You’re main problem is Luton are playing out of their skins at the moment. You and them in the final would be some game to watch.
Thanks for the praise, always welcome here.

houseboy

I think now we will stroll to 101. No pressure. Won it at Ewood (did he tell them to ease off?). Bristol nothing to play for (their heads will be on the beach). Cardiff are Rubbish. Only thing that will stop it is if VK gives the fringe lads a run out, which I wouldn’t blame him for.

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I’ll never forget Cochran’s goal but for sheer satisfaction it must be our late equaliser back in the seventies (was it Flynn). I was behind the goal in the Darwen end and jumped so high I landed badly on the terrace and limped out of the ground with a sprained ankle. But did I care? Not a jot.

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Royboyclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:14 pm
How does he not start on the the pitch ??????

Is VK a magician or what ????

I think he doesn’t start because he seems a bit more subdued when he does. Difficult to say he’s not a ninety minute man but he seems much better coming on in the second half with his speed when the opposition are tiring.

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Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 10:12 pm
I scared the hell out of the dogs when that went in!

Charlie the Staffy was on my knee and he wondered what the fk was going on when I jumped up and he was on the deck.

houseboy

A draw at Ewood and Bristol then win and secure the title at Turf Moor v Cardiff.(if Blades win last games). 2,000 very lucky Claret fans if we win at Ewood or 20,000 deliriously estatic pumped up Clarets fans at the final whistle with a win or draw v Cardiff with al the Celebrations and Title Trop...

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It was almost as if VK had told them at half time to ease up or we’d bury them. ‘C’mon guys. We want to win the title at Ewood don’t we? If we win it today it won’t be half the fun on Tuesday will it? The fans will be ecstatic if we win it Tuesday night.’ VK is a great believer in the importance of ...

houseboy

I forgot about it. Was in Townley talking on the phone using my hearing aids when it went off...bloody near deafened me. To be fair it was pretty much dead on 3pm.

houseboy

No problem for me as such. Could be a good thing but only slight problem is timing. This is happening just as the news is saying NATO countries have agreed Ukraine must become a member. That’s a pretty big red rag to the Russian bull. Probably no connection but it does make you think.

houseboy

Look men, it’s the Venkies. Stone them! Stone them!

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Just listening to the radio,on come You can call me Al I think one of the finest lines ever written is in this song He jumped back down the alley WITH SOME ROLY-POLY BAT FACED GIRL Simply magnificent as expected from the genius that is Paul Simon. If I’d never loved I never would have cried. Same g...

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scouseclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:39 pm
I’d rather we let QPR have a point and spend Tuesday night chanting “We won the league, at Ewood Park”!

No guarantee we are going to get anything at Ewood. Get the job done on Saturday to save a massive embarrassment if they beat us.

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Hapag Lloyd wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:00 am
1 goal in 22 games for United would suggest otherwise.

See my answer to Steve bud. But he wouldn’t be the first decent player to fail at United.

houseboy

If that's true why hasn't he ripped up the Premier league at Man Utd The only answer I can think of bud is United have ruined numerous good players over the years. In all honesty I don’t know but his record prior to us suggests there is a prolific goal scorer there. 1 goal every 2 games in Holland ...

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Think a few people need to realise what they are saying. This guy is a proven goal scorer at the highest level. He didn’t work because a player of his ability would always struggle in a team managed by Dyche. We are going to need a good striker in the PL and we have one for free. All the bitterness ...

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My Rovers son-in-law said today he doesn’t think they’ll make it. We were going through their games and he admitted it was a sh!t run in. I thought they might make it because they have games in hand and have been there all season but when you look at those games it’s a tough call. I have put them as...

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Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:04 pm
we cannot confirm nor deny that

No comment (for once).

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.................... Muric Roberts.... Ekdal (if fit) or Al Dakhil.....Beyer.....Taylor ................Bastien.........Cullen .........Vitinho......................Churlinov .................... Twine ....................Foster The record has gone, and not worth risking players carrying knocks. We...

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Do we know Tella is out? Has there been any news.

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CrosspoolClarets wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:02 pm
We are already mathematically champions, just not quite mathematically enough

We are playing all the right notes, just not in the right order.

houseboy

I still say ‘made’ too. I actually don’t know why so much is made of it anyway, it’s just another made up thing for the stat fanatics. We really are heading too much toward the American sporting model, like so many other things.

houseboy

You shocked me then. I thought it was announcing the death of the mini skirt. Such a thing should never happen.

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ClaretLoup wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 13, 2023 1:39 pm
Carlisle Swindon and Northampton would be three of the six.

Definitely Carlisle cos I went to that away match. Remember it being quite a pleasant place.

houseboy

I work with aSpurs fan and he showed me that this morning. Even he says they are toxic and VK shouldn’t go near for now.

houseboy

Come on give it a rest now. Most of us weren't even Born. But he was and he has a right to his opinion. I was not quite old enough to see it but I was a Claret even then. As brilliant as this season has been nothing, absolutely nothing, tops being champions of your country. Winning the league and f...

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Much was made about Twine and people were saying how good he was going to be. I’m not yet convinced. Without doubt he takes a helluva free kick but what else? For the Fleetwood game I was sat only four rows back from the pitch and I got a real close look at him. He looks about 14 and looks like he’d...

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Only just seen this. Before my time on here maybe but it’s got my eyes watering with laughter. And the post about getting sacked for having a quick one just did it. Possibly the best reply to a post on here that I’ve ever seen. It just goes to show the fun that can be had on a forum if we don’t take...

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I don’t really care that much about Rovers and thanks to their miserable ticket allocation it wouldn’t be much of a celebration. Much rather we did it in front of more of our fans. Besides we want six wins from six for the record. And considering the game at Ewood is probably the hardest we’ve got l...

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Easter…two extremely tough games…possibly the toughest we had left…6 points. Looking at the fixtures now is it just conceivable that we could win all our games left and reach 108 points? A tall order? Maybe but do we dare to dream? We have the record for the fastest ever promotion in the Championshi...

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Sobering thoughts:
Football back to stupid prices.
Ridiculous kick off times.
VAR.
Otherwise what a fabulous day. At my caravan in the lakes sitting in the sun and thinking what a great time to be a Claret.

houseboy

I never would be happy settling for 17th. Rather give it a good go with cup runs as well and get relegated than the turgid ‘let’s just survive’ attitude.

Let’s have some ambition now.

houseboy

Let's just get promoted and enjoy the ride to the premiership and stuff ROVERS. That’s the spirit. I can’t help feeling this intense hatred by some with regard to Rovers is a bit obsessive. Disliking them as a rival is fine and natural but when people start suggesting that beating Rovers is more im...

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bfcjg wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 05, 2023 6:31 pm
Get caught by Sheff U and Boro, get to Wembley, and smash bstards in final; laughing at their inability to sell more than 2000 tickets.
What's the odds on that ?

Hopefully a million to one.

houseboy

I think if I had to choose I'd find it difficult not to choose a win at Ewood over winning the league, to keep the stretch going. I know that sounds mad and it is mad but I just can't help it. We'll win there and win the league anyway though so no decision to be made. Each to his own but that’s not...

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Surprised that some people think beating Rovers is more important than winning the title. Disliking your rivals is all good but rather than winning trophies? Really?

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tiger76 wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:44 pm
The first order of summer business we need to do is get this lad signed up long-term.

Haven’t we got a ‘done deal’ with his club (dependant on personal terms) provided we get promoted? I thought we had.

houseboy

The problem is our first 11 right now probably has 4 players we don't own, ranging from 30-40m of value. I appreciate what your saying about recouping 20m from moving players on but we'd still have to stump another 20m up just to keep the first 11 the same along then having 4/5 squad spots to fill ...

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4midable wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:55 am
You think pep will lend us another city player to help take points off their rivals?

Haarland do would be handy.

houseboy

It was a very good chance but not a sitter. Barnes has been a good player and I'm glad he's still here. I was overstating it a bit with ‘sitter’ I admit and he has been brilliant for us, but the operative term is ‘has been’. I said a year ago that he has become a parody of himself and, despite impr...

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Work rate, leadership, hold up play; he has been an exceptional pivot for the way we play over the last 3 months. When he got hooked at Sunderland I was one of many who thought that was the end of bash; I was wrong! Fair play to the guy, he would have been aware of the criticism and he could have t...

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