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Long term would have had an effect, short term? Unlikely But its done, with hindsight we'd have hired a manager after Watford! Yeah exactly. I like Weghorst and hope to see what he can do next season. But I didn’t like the way he blanked Jackson after the game when the rest of the squad were rightl...

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Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:54 pm
And I think that shows the inexperience of Jackson as the caretaker manager as well

Frustrated players are part and parcel of the game

Possibly. Undermining authority less so though.

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CombatClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:29 pm
Or there is nothing he can announce because multiple outcomes could still occur. News is when something happens. Those things have not occurred yet, there is no outcome, therefore there is no news.

Agreed. That was the point I was making.

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I don't get why one bad performance v Watford (in which everyone had a poor game) after a couple of very decent performances at home results in getting dropped for someone who clearly isn't up to the premier league anymore All moot now of course, but I hope we utilise him a lot better next season I...

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dsr wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:07 pm
We know Alan Pace enjoys sharing good news. I suspect the reason he isn't talking at the moment is because there is no good news.

You’ve answered your own question there. Basically that’s it in a nutshell; there’s no communication because there currently isn’t anything good to communicate.

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NewClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 03, 2022 11:11 am
We would have stayed up with four more points, wouldn’t we?

But yeah, I recall that goal so well. So scrappy but you could see it coming. Felt like a hammer blow at the time & turned out to be.

Apologies. I misread your post to say Watford ‘or’ Norwich.

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NewClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 03, 2022 11:02 am
Scrap a goal vs Watford & Norwich at home and we stay up.

No we wouldn’t. Don’t concede late against Leeds at Turf Moor and we would though.

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Bordeauxclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 03, 2022 11:02 am
Real Madrid release statement asking for answers over the treatment of their fans.

Always the victims.

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Yeah coz that's what's been suggested Just demonstrating how easy it is to take an extreme view that has no basis like others have done. Like referring to people as Corbynistas or lefties because they don’t agree with the scale of the jubilee celebrations. It’s impossible to determine how much mone...

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Everyone know that people only visit London because of the royal family.

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Transfer fees are paid in accordance with the terms agreed by the selling team and the buying team. There isn’t a hard and fast rule.

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Nothing wrong with the place, just the timing. Why can't people just be left to enjoy the occasion as they see fit. Who isn’t being left to enjoy the occasion? This is a discussion about Trooping the Colour which has segued slightly to include peoples general thoughts about the jubilee celebrations...

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gandhisflipflop wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 02, 2022 8:32 pm
Fair enough. Anything less would make people hypocrites

Do you believe in god? Hope so because if you don’t and you have Christmas off work you will be a self-declared hypocrite.

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gandhisflipflop wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:37 pm
I take it those who oppose all this turned down the opportunity of time off?

I didn’t, because I can simultaneously think that Trooping the Colour is crap and holidays are good.

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Total waste of time and money, and I can’t think of anything I’d like to be doing less on a public holiday. Seems bizarre to me that people actually go to watch these things, still, each to their own.

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Jamesy wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 02, 2022 6:57 pm
I think you will all be needing a lie down next week when you learn Kompany isn’t coming. Just remember, it’s the hope that kills you.

If Kompany doesn’t come then I’ll just deal with my emotions like an adult.

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Embarrassing? So why have we not appointed him yet? Don’t you think that something is very wrong in that he hasn’t been named as manager yet? It wouldn’t surprise me if he ended up at our near neighbours up the road in those blue and white jester shirts. Probably got more chance of getting them pro...

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mkmel wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 02, 2022 11:33 am
But it's not only not updating us re the recruitment of a new manager is it?
Communication from the club to the supporters re anything is virtually non existent

It’s not great. But it doesn’t help that there’s nothing really to communicate.

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Silly comment Tbf Why? Everything about Manchester United has been rancid for years now. Why would we announce a manager before his work permit was granted (if indeed that was the hold up) just because they did? It’d be nice to know who is getting the job, but I don’t see why the club should have t...

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I would be sad to see Mee leaving, he's been a good captain. However, this coming season is a season to build a team that can achieve promotion and compete in the PL the season after. Ben wouldn't be a part of that plan so I'm not concerned that he goes from a football point of view. Emotion and bu...

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I for one think we should definitely adopt Manchester United’s approach to managerial appointments.

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Maybe let’s wait and see what Ben Mee actually does before labelling someone I would genuinely class as a Burnley legend a rat.

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1-2. This Ukraine keeper is a right laugh

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At least they get automatic qualification to Euro 24 after their monumental draw against England in the last tournament.

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I thought people were joking when they suggested Scotland give Ukraine a bye.

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You should have just come straight out and asked, Rowls. It’s 0800 50 50 50.

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dsr wrote: ↑
Tue May 31, 2022 11:28 pm
Over 5 million little birds will have died today. Few of them will have had a funeral.

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Reecey1987 wrote: ↑
Tue May 31, 2022 8:14 pm
No need for sarcasm I only posted what I was reading at the time .

Wasn’t related to your post R87.

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Heard the delay is due to both parties negotiating their share of the visa application fee. This could drag on.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Tue May 31, 2022 3:30 pm
I’m not able to expand on it but believe me when I say they had to do it

Does that suggest that the previous owners insisted upon this as a term of the sale?

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I'm another who's not too bothered about the 'lack of communication', although I can understand why some fans would like to have heard from the chairman by now. Personally I would take any reassurances of our current plight as paying lip service so I'm not interested in empty platitudes. However, in...

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An approved turkish reporter stating that, and the fact it makes sense (one of the only places in Europe where players don’t need jabs). Let’s see what happens he said it we will find out in 10 days So basically some guy you’ve never heard of has said that he’s heard from Weghorst’s manager that We...

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Mon May 30, 2022 10:37 pm
Social media is generally the main way these things come out. Time will tell but it looks pretty accurate.

It may or may not happen. But what is it that looks accurate?

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Yes but that’s what we are saying it looks very likely he is going to a Turkish club. So that’s why I am saying it’s likely going to be a loan. Hold on, you’re the only one saying he’s going to a Turkish club. And that seems to be based on a tweet from a Turkish journalist (with just 2000 Twitter f...

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To be honest I’m purely spit balling. But can you see Turkish clubs wanting to spend north of 10m on Weghorst? That would make him there 2nd most expensive signing over 30. And there tenth most expensive ever (for the whole league). He would also be the 10th most expensive striker over the age of 3...

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Mon May 30, 2022 10:22 pm
Get the highest wages at the club off the books?

And spend a transfer fee on a replacement?

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Why the hell would we send Weghorst out on loan?

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paulatky wrote: ↑
Mon May 30, 2022 9:53 pm
I will look forward to that coffee in May 2023

I wouldn’t be banking on that coffee. Remember your last prediction that the majority of people would default on their mortgage due to covid?

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I live two minutes from a beautiful Mediterranean beach here on the Costa del Sol and I am not looking forward to all the bloody tourists from Madrid, UK, Germany, Scandinavia etc coming down here taking up all the parking spots, clogging up the beaches and restaurants etc. :lol: …says the expat li...

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Tall Paul wrote: ↑
Mon May 30, 2022 8:58 am
Don't you think he'd taste a bit bland?

He probably tastes like chicken.

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To be fair I'd rather eat Michael Owen than corned beef.

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I'd prefer our squad to be based on football ability rather than "diversity ratios" thanks. What would we need to fulfil some ideal diversity target exactly? At least 2 oriental, a couple from India (one Hindu / 1 muslim), a Pacific Islander, 1 Arab, 1 AmerIndian and an Eskimo + 1 transgender, 3/4 ...

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claret2018 wrote: ↑
Sun May 29, 2022 8:08 pm
£4.50 expensive?? Have you been to a pub recently?

I had the pleasure of paying almost £8 for a pint in clitheroe last weekend.

I thought the same. I'd consider anything under £6 cheap in Leeds.

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Top Claret wrote: ↑
Sun May 29, 2022 6:34 pm
Forest will be back in the championship this time next year along with Bournemouth.

That’s what people say about every team promotes from the Championship. You don’t know who they will sign so can’t claim that with any certainty. Can’t imagine many people thought that Brentford would finish 13th.

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BurnleyFC wrote: ↑
Sun May 29, 2022 6:26 pm
Dyche to Forest at Christmas or before.

Absolutely nailed on.

Can’t see Forest sacking Cooper less than halfway into a Premier League season.

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Loads of England fans boo national anthems too. Seems an odd reason to want them to lose.

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Fantastic for us in the Championship and really made us exciting to watch. Quite a bit out of his depth in the Premier League unfortunately, and we sold him at just the right time.

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I appreciate that it's just my opinion that Collins looks to be a better prospect than Keane. I don't think anyone will offer to buy him for 25m right now but I'd argue that given the length of his contract and age people would probably know we would want more so that may be why. Be very interestin...

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I was just trying to find out if you don't think many players are worth high fees, or just our players? Whether or not a player plays for us doesn't affect my judgement on their value. Pope's our best player, but even his value is diminished by virtue of him being a goalkeeper. I doubt anyone else ...

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I can't believe I've just read someone say we might have stayed up with Dyches tactics in the last game when Jackson had to jump through hoops to get us to the last day fighting because Sean couldn't get us to that position. Think I need to take a break from here!! Maybe re-read what I wrote, and i...

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