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In answer to the OP, no. Should the same rules apply across all sports? I'm not so sure. There of course a lot of sports where strength is a significant performance factor and for these I would say the same as this case. There are a number of sports where I don't believe physical strength makes any ...

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That Ian Wright goal at Brentford - never have i been so sure that a Burnley player will score a one on one. I was in the stand where the camera was and from the minute he went through my thoughts were "he'll score, it's Ian Wright, it's what he does. Time after time for Arsenal, he will do the sam...

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KRBFC wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 19, 2021 12:07 am
It’s a battle to avoid the Portuguese

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He may be better applying to a training provider or college. Many employers recruit their apprentices through them so they have access to the vacancies. The wage and availability of funding could still make him less attractive than a school leaver but he'd probably have a better chance than applying...

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Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 19, 2021 12:22 am
so we need to finish 2nd then and get battered by Spain

No danger there. Spain will have 88% possession, neither team will have a shot on goal and we'll sneak through in a shoot out after 23 penalties.

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And no doubt we'll continue. What's your point? Fairly obvious. We're as bad, if not worse for it. May be a case that foreign refs have been dealing with it for longer and are less susceptible to being conned so our players don't get away with it in internationals like they do every week in the PL.

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Played for Coventry in the cup final didn't he?

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Weird thing is that for years English fans have accused foreigners for diving and cheating.

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KRBFC wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 18, 2021 11:45 pm
We will still likely come out with an easier tie than France/Portugal. A bore draw against the Czechs will do us nicely

The Czechs may also have an eye on the easier draw too. They could easily hand us the group if they are so inclined.

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Southgate is never going to play without 2 holding midfielders, I mean he wasn't brave enough to do it at home to Scotland - I dread to think what formation he would play against someone like France Pickford Chilwell Stones Maguire Mings Walker Trippier Henderson Rice Philips Kane Kane? Steady now.

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We chilled in gear 2, job done, sail into the knockout rounds with the easiest tie possible. The occasion is very different when the knockout rounds start, lose and you're out. We were probably through to the knockout rounds after 1 win against Croatia. If Tonight was a knockout game, we'd have com...

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Foden faced the same issue McNeil faces, the only threat is far easier to nullify. Which is why Mount should have gone off and Grealish should have come on at half time I don't agree with that unless one of Rice or Phillips should have been hooked for another forward as well to change the formation.

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KRBFC wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 18, 2021 11:15 pm
I'd fancy us to raise our game enough to beat Sweden or Slovakia in a knockout game, as boring as we are.

We couldn't raise it enough to beat Scotland. Or are you still arguing that we didn't really want to?

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I'd rather us plod through the group in 2nd gear and play Sweden in the first knockout round instead of smoking the group and playing France/Portugal. Peak late not early, the group stages in competitions are generally tedious, just about getting through with minimal effort. Put it this way, I'm gl...

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I don't buy the whole "we have to play the best teams at some point" argument, because it ignores the effect that momentum has in tournament football. If we absolutely have to play the Germans, I'd rather do it on the back of winning a knockout game than doing it straight out of the groups. Doesn't...

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JohnDearyMe wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 18, 2021 10:46 pm
We were awful during the group stages of Italia 90 if that's any consolation

We weren't exactly great against Belgium or Cameroon either.

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"Play **** lads because I don't fancy us against a good team"

I mean yeah, it could happen.

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One positive; I drew Scotland in the work sweepstake. I'm not out of it yet.

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Do you think Souness rates Billy Gilmour?

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tiger76 wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:17 pm
Not really he should have scored in my view, let them off the hook there.

Definitely, free header. Bad miss.

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Zlatan wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:05 pm
Looks like the plan for Scotland is to be as physical as they can

Have they much option with Grant Hanley in the team?

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:37 pm
He was playing at a higher level than us to be fair

But as we presumably signed [spoiler alert] Conroy instead, I'd say it worked out well for us.

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Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 18, 2021 2:03 pm
The Stars were aligned for our Hook-Nosed Hero!
At least the Scots & English were on the same side for a while.

Until Wellington was faced with McAdder.

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Simon Garner playing for Burnley

etc

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I think we should just celebrate a white middle aged man being given the job, given the discrimination they face.

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I could pick my nose and come out with an XI good enough to beat Scotland.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:35 am
That’s something to treasure.

I always enjoy reading about Connie, being an Ex-NCC man. Harry Pearson has written a very good book about him that is worth a read.

Hard to believe that Connie was the highest paid sportsman in the country while playing cricket for Nelson.

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Rowls wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:44 pm
Are we going to have a "leaked fixtures" prank this year?

That's always hilarious.

Blackburn away on Boxing Day. You heard it here first

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Used to love the Corn Exchange back then. Probably the same record stall I spent time looking though. Some great little shops. Used to get my Viz T-Shirts there too. :D . They always had lots of bootlegs and promos. Could never afford anything but loved a browse after spending my couple of quid on ...

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I worked just a short walk away. I was in work when the previous bomb went off in 1992 which was not too bad although I wasn’t allowed to return to my car and to leave it overnight. The one in 1996 was on a Saturday so I was at home but how no one was killed was a miracle. Totally agree that it ult...

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The IRA bomb in Manchester; 15th June 1996.

Amazing how time flies. Looking back I remember it being in the middle of Euro 96 which must have caused a huge problem for the authorities.

Fortunately nobody was killed and the resulting re build of the city centre improved Manchester considerably.

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6) I've drawn them in the sweepstake so my dog now looks like this:

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The sun are reporting Bruce is to be given a 50m war chest this summer. If they can keep Maximam/Wilson and build on that, they will have a decent team. Ashley has certainly backed Bruce, makes it strange he didn’t throw more money at Benitez at the time. Depends if they spunk £40m of it on another...

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Agree with you don’t need many but I couldn’t manage with 1, especially the not same knife I peel & slice bread with, you need 3 I think, 1 small 1 for peeling & scraping & 2 largish 1s for slicing & dicing but it’s vital to have 1 with a serrated edge, sharpening goes without saying, all implement...

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Jakubclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 14, 2021 10:20 am

The irony is I think you’ve missed the point, that post wasn’t necessarily referring to mings within himself.

Jakubclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 13, 2021 10:53 pm
some people clearly think mings is racist against white people I know I do

Give it up. Seriously, give it up.

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 14, 2021 8:39 am
Fair enough,

I have been seriously impressed with Mings. He has got absolutely everything. Just needs to stop being clumsy and he will be a top CB.

His pace and power surprised me.

Does "clumsy" just mean limited ability?

If it is different, how does a player stop being clumsy?

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I believe in a fair equal society without excluding other races, if you can’t understand that concept that’s down to your education or should I say lack of it, all lives matter regardless of colour. A fair and equal society where it's ok to abuse black people because they have the "wilfully invited...

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Jakubclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 13, 2021 10:47 pm
Have I really?

No, you haven't even got the stick.

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Bros before hoes
Club before country

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Burnleyareback2 wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 13, 2021 1:32 pm
Importantly, has there ever been a football team with 3 Ashley’s?

Ashley, I say Ashley, I say Ashley.

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Some people couldn't wait to bash the BBC for this.

They appear to be ignorant to the fact that the pictures weren't being filmed or broadcast by them.

But I agree, they could have cut to the studio sooner.

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A free online course aimed at coaches or anyone running sports events but really the same techniques can be applied anywhere.

https://www.ukcoaching.org/courses/elea ... iac-arrest

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Sadly no some of them don't look up to test standard, Bracey certainly won't play for England again surely, but on the other hand Olly Stone has had a decent debut, a couple of wickets and some useful lower order runs. The real problem is the lack of balance in the side, but when Buttler and Stokes...

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Central to my argument was the fact that for years previously football as been going on without the use of stats, I'm told/informed by certain people the importance of stats which led me to question how the hell for hundreds of years we've managed perfectly fine without them. In modern day football...

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This should be one of our biggest selling points, that we develop players who then go on to play international football whilst at Burnley and some move on to bigger clubs, or they become key players for us and stay for years. I'd agree with that but how many players would choose that over the extra...

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Just bring back Big Ron and have done with it. Enough of this virtuous woke ********. Ron'll put 'em right on taking the ******* knee.

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Red Fox Rocks Socks wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:41 pm
Was it not Ekoku who on co comms on one of our games after the restart claimed Nick Pope was ‘pretty special between the sheets’?

Is Efan ticking two boxes then?

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minnieclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 11, 2021 6:05 pm
Fewer cows= less methane= slower global warming = happy days.

Eat less beef = more cows = more methane = faster global warming.

Tropical Lancashire. Happy days.

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claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:22 pm
I bet he could run rings round you with the knowledge he has of his planet

Fair point

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