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rob63

In my 1970 Tiger Book of Soccer Stars there's a pic of the team with the heading "Turfites" "Clarets" was never really a nickname. We used to sing "come on you clarets" and other songs with the word claret in them but that was just because of the colour of the shirts in the same way that Manu fans ...

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ksrclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 03, 2020 10:49 pm
Jesus. What a horrible quote. "We haven't activated the market". One of his worst bits of spiel that.

Ah well. We're such a joyful club.

He's rapidly becoming football's David Brent

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Nothing I’d heard but it was very quick. Both looked decent in the u23s last season but interestingly we’ve released one right back (Senior) and let two more go out on loan (Cooney & Cropper). Maybe they have high hopes for Elva-Fountaine who has just signed. Ok thanks. Yes, he seems to be the man ...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:58 pm
Agree totally with you on the Grimsby loans.

Any idea if there was any prior agreement with Morecambe re Cooney & Phillips going back after the curtailment of last season Tony?

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Wellsy1882 wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 01, 2020 9:23 pm
Leeds are interested in every1
Will sign any1
Wont gel
Will crumble
Finish nowhere

Stop trying to cheer me up

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CT, you seem to be getting this a bit wrong, i said another L2 loan would be aiming low., not you. And i'm not suggesting otherwise. I get where both you & Tony are on this one, L2 is ok for a 1st loan but we need to be a bit more ambitious for our young players sometimes, for both their & the foot...

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Leisure wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 30, 2020 12:11 pm
Villa, Everton and Leeds above Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea!

Yea.......in their own minds

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FactualFrank wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 30, 2020 3:52 pm
Off to Leeds apparently... taking their spend to just £80 million.

Here's hoping they do a Fulham!

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Longsidejono6 wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:48 pm
Balotelli looking for a new club, no links nessasery

Now that's one where I hope there are no links at all ....ever

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Ouch

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boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:46 am
For a split second I thought they'd signed Kevin Long

I thought it was just me seeing things

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What's to like?

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summitclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:06 pm
Maybe Rigg should look in the middle aisle at Aldi for a bargain right winger.

He did but you know what German right-wingers are like

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DCWat wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:29 pm
There has to be some thought to future windows. We are kicking the can down the road and effectively creating a bigger problem for windows to come.

So, what's new?

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Well, that's Dwight staying with us for another season!

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Tall Paul wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:50 pm
Mark Noble out of the West Ham team tonight with a toe injury.

Swap deal?

Both players, or just their toes?

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Pstotto wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:42 pm
She WAS in Ward 21 of Burnley General, I've met her.

... Sanity sometimes is disapproved of.

More than sometimes in your household, obviously!

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Gordaleman wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:25 pm
Petit vieux Burnley FC

Sean would like that.

Google translate is going to be busy tonight!

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Gordaleman wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:57 pm
I thought Dunne was excellent. Couple of very good late takles.

Few good headers away & decent distribution too

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Gordaleman wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:55 pm
Yes. Really ****** me off. Still, at least we won a cup game.

Yes, if I'd just seen the result in the paper, I'd have thought it was a misprint

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jojomk1 wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:35 pm
Same here

What a way to finish without a stream

They're always doing it....... usually with 2 mins to go of normal time tho

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Gordaleman wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:31 pm
Don't belief it. My stream ended at 90 mins. Down to listening to Radio Blackburn.

Mine too, were you on Hesgoal?

rob63

It’s disappointing to see our transfer strategy change in recent years, we were doing so well with a conveyor belt of talent ready to be sold on when the time is right, the last couple of years it’s been largely signing players without resale value. Where’s the next Tarkowski for when we sell Tarko...

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I don't disagree with this but am wondering whether there has been a bit of a change of strategy. We're seeing (at least that's how it feels to me) a lot of players come in at development squad level and I wonder whether this is the area we're focusing on for profits. That was a main part of Mike R...

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It's being re-developed last time I tried to log on

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Have I wandered Through the Looking Glass here

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Weren't we previously linked with Bogle from Derby? Sky sports reporting Sheff Utd have had a £15m bid accepted for him and another lad called Lowe. Would suggest we either weren't interested or aren't in the market for a RB this summer. Saw Lowe 3 times on TV last season & he looked decent, though...

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Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 06, 2020 3:17 pm
A left -footed right back.

Hells bells, people go apoplectic on here about playing 2 right-footed CB's!

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jrgbfc wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:12 am
For the money Delph would be on I'm not sure he'd be worth the risk with his injury record. Have we completely given up on having any kind of European scouting network?

Is that what is known as a rhetorical question?

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arise_sir_charge wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:02 am
I think Delph would be a great signing for us. He’d fit our system perfectly.

& our treatment table!

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claretburns wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 06, 2020 2:21 pm
2nd Round: Burnley v Sheffield United

I didn't fancy that!

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LeadBelly wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 06, 2020 6:33 pm
Champions: Liverpool (Closer than this year but No Messi for ManCity & Liverpool have the best defence cf other top teams)

The Drop: Fulham, WBA, Palace (I'm assuming Wilfred leaves or is at least disillusioned)

I agree....... especially the Zaha bit

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NewClaret wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:13 am
New one on me. Another belting Dychism. Love them.

Already added to my Football Cliche Bingo card

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ATC in Lowerhouse....... in Bob Lords old place, if it's not an insurance repair. If it's an old car, then insurance will write it off

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Planning permissions don't usually expire it's agreed & approved in principle, what was agreed provisionally remains intact the approval changes if the circumstances conflict with what was originally planned, you could have a plot on land or a building erected due for demolition finding some protec...

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Pstotto wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:08 pm

These are professional thieves of your dignity.

It's WW4 the whole of the world superpowers v. you, every day.

Have I missed a world war somewhere? I've only heard of WW1 & 2

Did they sneak one in while I was busy with Covid?

They're damn clever, those Chinese

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NewClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:50 pm
Can’t see us getting more than £10k pw of the alleged £45k off the books from any Championship club.

If they only want to pay £10kpw off his wages it'll have to be a decent priced guaranteed purchase deal at the end of the loan, or it won't be worth our while.

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You'd think so wouldn't you, but Gibson is holding out for a return to Boro by all accounts, why he wants to go to a struggling Championship club beats me, but who knows what his thought process is, whatever we need to try and move him on. he's becoming a millstone round our neck, and any wage savi...

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huw.Y.WattfromWare wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 22, 2020 10:38 pm
The Bridge. Scandinavian detective thriller. BBC4 9pm. 4 episodes last Saturday and 4 tonight, final 2 next week. An oldie but goldie now but if it’s your genre try bbc iplayer catch up.

Watched it 1st time out but it was good, so recording it again.....well worth a watch.

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burnmark wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 22, 2020 7:29 pm
Michael Jackson, manager of Tranmere, has just mentioned in an interview that they will be playing us in a friendly. Alex James from Lancashire Live has just tweeted the info.

That'll be Bad, then

rob63

I have no doubt SD shares the great Brian Clough philosophy of "if the opposition don't score , then they can't beat us". The team has often found a way to win despite less possession. I think that the number of Internationals we have created is a great credit to this team.Surviving in the PL leagu...

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Thanks for all the support guys. I understand that I'm not everyone's cup of tea in a world that leans towards very brief ( sometimes empty look at me statements ) and putting the boot in. It's good to know that not everyone objects to my contributions here and that a lot are happy to live and let ...

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This, entirely. I've no interest at all in who people would like us to sign, especially when it's not players likely to be coming here or even available. It's fine though of course if people do want to post and discuss their dream lists, but it shouldn't be in this thread If you removed the wish li...

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Leeds United have been charged by the Football Association for using "pyrotechnic devices" as they celebrated winning the Championship title after their match at Derby County last month. What did they actually do? Does anybody know? Probably not......I doubt whether anyone on this board would've be...

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He was rubbish when he first came to England and he had a ridiculous contract at Villa. When they were relegated he actually got a pay rise :lol: It took him a while to settle in, first season at Boro he didn't score once. Now he looks a far better player than he did 4 yrs ago, but I suspect that's...

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dougcollins wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:55 pm
When I was a student, I use to nip down the library and read The Morning Star and The Daily Mail every day.

Well, you wouldn't want to be seen buying either of them

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In reality they don’t. There is a significant increase in the number of office workers and whilst they may pay lip service to the odd “surgery” they arent really working on Mrs Miggin’s complaint about the state of her neighbours garden. Has that nosy old crow, Miggins, complained about my garden a...

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bobinho wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 18, 2020 1:17 pm
Food of the gods, and no mistake.

That first ones getting tried, minus the rocket obviously, cos that’s just wrong.

If it says rocket, I always use good old British watercress instead.......much underrated salad crop & better for you than rocket

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I don't think I've ever had lemongrass in my kitchen, and if I bought some, I'd end up never using it again, like with so many other recipes. This is the problem with cookbooks and recipes. There's a hole in the market for a book that will have recipes such as... 1. Buy some fish from Tesco 2. Thro...

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BenWickes wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 17, 2020 5:19 am
Admittedly it's only Youtube. From that he looks tenacious and has close ball control and no lack of ability.

Saw him on tv a couple of times at the end of last season & he caught my eye

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