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It was a good atmosphere. I also enjoyed the Millwall fans - totally agree the muppets singing "I'm forever blowing bubbles" should have detention.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:46 pm
Slight improvement today thanks, it's been worse this time round.

Hope to see you at the Huddersfield home game..... we are at 351 now so I reckon you'll easily make 500.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 15, 2023 4:16 pm
Burnley v Watford report

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/never-say- ... fight-back

Many thanks Tony. Hope you are on the mend.

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Kicking myself for missing the Def Leppard concert at the Turf. I thoroughly enjoyed the last two, Bob Lord bringing the Stones to our town, and Frank Teasdale bringing the double header of Alice Cooper and Petula Clark in the 80’s. Me too. But I made it to Blondie in 1977 great view from the top o...

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Just finished watching it. The concert bit was weird, wonder if there was ever plans for that but something shut it down maybe? Lots of references to the football club In there. The credits show “Sean Dyche - As Himself” I didn’t spot him though. You must have been making a brew. He even had a spea...

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I watched it last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Loosely based on David Fishwick's fight for a local bank it was great entertainment. The guy (DF) has been marvellous for the area and the publicity this film will bring to the town priceless. I described it as 30% documentary 30% biopic and 40% fan...

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I cannot make the game (I live 280 miles away) but you'd think it would capture the imagination of the Fylde Coast. What an opportunity.
One of Burnley or Fleetwood in a quarter final.
I hope their sales improve.

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Ridiculous.
But I have so enjoyed the comments on here. There are so many of you that should give up your day job and become full time pun-dits.

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I am obviously in the minority but I'd love to see Everton relegated. Nothing to do with Sean Dyche or McNeil and Tarkowski all 3 of which I'll always regard as wonderful Clarets.

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The teams yesterday didn't come out onto the pitch until 3pm which meant a slightly later kick off, around 3.05pm. Maybe that had something to do with it, maybe not? I presume its down to the ref to make sure things run on time, making sure teams are out early enough etc? There were large queues ou...

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Barnes has an incredible talent for getting the best out of the players around him. When he was at Brighton Glenn Murray benefited from the way Ash would create space for him in the penalty box by rearranging defenders. He also is fantastic playing with his back to goal a finding pockets of space.

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Hi Tony, Just want to say how much I enjoyed reading the Ekdal 350 piece. Brilliant research and a very well constructed article. I do think you should consider publishing some of your work.
It was a long day yesterday but boy did I enjoy it.

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A proper interview. I thought he came across really well. It would be fantastic to see his career progress with The Clarets.

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Happy birthday Tony!!

Have a great day

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The 25 games without a draw is truly extraordinary.
They started the season turning draws into wins but now they turn draws into defeats.

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It was very good and a much better offering that "I'm a Celebrity". Great also not to have to line these so called celebrity pockets when genuine people have the chance to what by comparison is small money but what an impact 33k would do to those 3 families.

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Loved the fans singing that song .

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This song is so cringeworthy, I wish we’d drop it. 50 year old men, especially, singing “for t*ts, fa**y and clarets is beyond pathetic. Nearly took my young daughter on yesterday, glad I didn’t. I accept you’re always going to get bad language in songs and as part of emotions running high it’s unr...

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bobinho wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:05 pm
See what you did there.... very amusing.

Thank goodness you were there Bobinho.

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Happy Christmas from Yorkshire...for lots of us Burnley is our local team ... I am very proud to come from Yorkshire but Love Lancashire too especially around the Trough of Boland ... and have loved BFC all my life We found out my wife was pregnant last night ...I am in my 50s so I am thrilled she ...

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Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:25 pm
You might have been Anne Boleyn in a previous life

Bosscat,
I reckon she might have been a Dingle? Henry was nobbing her sister first. So there is a good chance if that was common back then, that's how she came to have the extra digit.

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jos wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 22, 2022 8:30 am
So you have 6 fingers on one hand? That was a joke, right?

Yes it is a joke Jos. Do I really need to explain it?

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I can count on the fingers of one hand, 6 reasons why I'm pleased we are a different breed. I think if Charles Darwin was to do it all again, starting in east Lancashire, he'd categories us as different species.
In all seriousness this guy wasn't painting our local neighbours in a favourable light.

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Just watched episode one of Strike on IPlayer. The BBC drama written by JK Rowling. In the first episode (Cuckoo calling) Robin's boyfriend returns home from work and sticks the radio on for football commentary (23mins in) whilst his girlfriend his telling him all about her day at work.... The comme...

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Muric 6
Vitinho 7
THB 8
Beyer 8
Maatsen 8
Cork 8
Cullen 8
Brownhill 8
JBG 7
Tella 8
Rodriguez 6

Great practice session. felt we rarely shifted out of third gear (wearing our third choice gear)

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Is there any significance in Barry using the Royal Dyche rather than Turf Moor?

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i have two. I think I paid £16. But that was some years ago

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glad it isn't just me. I haven't a clue what it is, or why I would be in the least but interested.

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Whilst my father (who hated football) reluctantly, but pressured, took me to a game in 1966. It was 3 years later before I was confident enough to get a bus from Nelson and watch a game from the front of the Longside. That would be 1969 and I was 10. The fist two games were on consecutive Saturdays ...

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sadly my seat will be empty.
Came up at the end of September for the postponed game but cannot get there this evening.

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Fans singing a rendition of "when you're smiling was great in the 70's" of course the waving hands on the na na na na na has to be part of it.

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I wasnt there on Saturday. But I did hear Clarke Carlisle no problem. Great goalkeeper. I remember his debut at the Turf (Spring of 72?).I also remember in later years when he played for Rotherham against us. Great reception from travelling Clarets.

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Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 07, 2022 11:05 am
Angela Durkin who is now 48, according to the twitter feed.

I would be just a little further back to the right.

Thanks for that, My wife thinks she recognised Angela. Perhaps she worked at Lambert Howarth 20+ years ago.
Looks like your photo hangs in my living room.

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was able to purchase 4 tickets this morning for Sussex Clarets. Albeit on the front row of the JM.

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I bought the picture from Stuart Clarke in 2000. It hangs proudly on my wall.
It was Spurs.
Can anybody name the girl?

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Gotta say looking forward to this one. I would have preferred an away fixture as I live 2 miles from Crawley's ground. I'll probably stay up a few nights and take in the Saturday game too.

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Well I've booked a day holiday and a hotel. Will be driving up from Sussex in the morning.
I for one wont be happy with a postponement. Life goes on. Long live the King.

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i think it would have been better before the game, whether a minutes silence or a minutes applause. The whole ground could then have been thinking of Lenny, his contribution to football , but more importantly to mark his tragic loss. The minutes applause during the game should be supporter driven, n...

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We just need to know when to play short and when to go long. Playing short when it makes no sense is madness.

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Yesterday Alan Pace was at his daughter's wedding. So he can be forgiven. Hope the day went well. Congratulations.

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Needs to make better decisions when releasing the ball. The advantage of playing out from the back is to create space in midfield. Yesterday with Blackpool's pressing the space had been created, but instead of sending it there (midfield) he gave Cullen a suicide ball right in front of the sticks. Ge...

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totally dedicated to The Clarets. I spoke to him at Brentford in March and it was quite sad to see he had deteriorated. In 1992 I took my kids to Aldershot and sat on the front row of the stand...along comes Rocky, drunk as a skunk and as he tried to get through he stumbles and started to fall towar...

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the first time I ever so him play was at Wembley in 1972. A packed house too. England v West Germany schoolboys.

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I went to that Orient away game, but sadly remember little of it other than I recall Ralphy played for them. Personally I prefer to remember the chant. Oh Ralphy Coates Is Wonderful Oh Ralphy Coates is wonderful Full of Health Full of Go Full of Vigour Oh Ralphy Coates is wonderful. Best player I've...

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In my lifetime of watching the Clarets?

Coates, Dobson, Collins, Steven (though he was only really a youngster)

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To this day my most memorable away game......though for excitement and tension, Deepdale in 1988 would probably top it.

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To me...it seemed a big step up for him (Hart) when he was appointed. But I have no idea what he was like.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 20, 2021 4:51 pm
Time for a winner maybe

Just time......

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The housing estate should have a statue of John Francis on the spot where he is celebrating on the railings

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Happy Birthday Tony, can't tell you how I've missed my days on the Turf and bumping into people such as yourself.

Thanks for everything.

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