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claretburns wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:53 pm
It is true, their former technical director was named Rick Astley.

Wasn't it Ricky Martin?

Or am I going completely bonkers

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Personally I think he and VK have been more arrogant in their approach, and under estimated the toughness of this league. I can just imagine these conversations happening: "THB for 20 million? - We could get him, but I think O'Shea is better value. Tella for £16 million? - Way overpriced, why don't ...

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Good news for us. Don't want any chance of Everton coming down with us

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Stoke were free from profit and sustainability regulations last summer and as such signed 19 new players and generated optimism among supporters but it has been another poor season. Technical Director Rick Astley was sacked last week from his role and it has been given to Jon Walters on a interim b...

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terrible day for England

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We have to keep Cullen, we have to keep Muric, and if we can keep hold of Benson, Zaroury, Odobert, Koleosho, Foster and Berge then that's a good base for next season. Esteve and O'Shea (Beyer, Ekdal) is more than enough at CB Full backs are where we need to invest plus a decent striker or two The r...

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I can't remember a time at Burnley where both the manager and board have made so many mistakes in a short period of time mistake 1: The players from last season earned the right to be tested in the prem, not giving them game time this season has been criminal. Specifically Cullen, Muric, Benson and ...

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boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 24, 2024 10:55 pm
You'd have to have massive faith in his replacement (presumably Muric) being able to do better.

At least Muric (the poor *******) should be given a chance. What exactly has Muric done wrong? Other than gradually improve since he came to the club?

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What worries me the most is, can VK mend the broken relationship with some of his players and the fans? Can he evolve his tactics? Is he going to show he can learn from his stubborn mistakes? I'm not so sure anymore Last season we thought he was a genius, but it's looking more and more likely now th...

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Saw a bit of Trafford last season and thought he looked "ok" Was baffled when we were linked with him Spat my brew out when I heard we'd signed him for 19 million. Thought it was a joke at the time and couldn't get my head round it After about 5 appearances (maybe less) it was clear he wasn't up to ...

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With some of the vitriol aimed his way by some of our 'supporters' I don't think he's ever going to recover as a BFC player. I think he's been let off very lightly by the supporters for the amount of **** ups he's done Tired of it now, and if Kompany can't see this by now then he's not the manager ...

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Both Dyche and VK have undoubted qualities and some failings. It feels like we have gone from one vast extreme to another Dyche Percentage football Emphasis on hard graft Focus on experience Too loyal with the squad to make changes required not willing to take a punt on the foreign market Kompany Pl...

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2. We hit the gym. Look at Barkley today, looks an absolute unit, arms popping out of his shirt. Lokonga also. I saw a video pre-season of a gym session and we were lifting some feeble weights. We need to get much stronger physically and also ensure any new signings fit that physical mould. I was g...

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1. We learn from our mistakes in the transfer market
2. Trim the squad and sign some real physicality
3. Evolve the playing style to a system which will also work in the prem

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Not going to say the same thing will continue next season, but we have lost only 13 games in the last 3 full seasons in the championship (138 matches).

We've lost more games in this season in the last 4-5 months -14

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We need a Heaton in goal, for starters. A keeper who will dominate his back four by ensuring they do their job and know what that is. Trafford wouldn't know one end from the other. He has no presence. (Owiing to youth) Everybody can see this, apart from VK it seems. It's one of the many things that...

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Just playing devils advocate here. It was a definite red, and it was very reckless BUT I do think it's one of those that looks a lot worse than it really was https://x.com/secondtierpod/status/1759221978425086442?s=20 Think he's gone to muller the ball, but Mitoma nicks it as he's swinging and his f...

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I think last season there was a level of arrogance of both VK and the recruitment team where they presumed we would be fine, and would comfortably compete against the mid to lower teams, that is why they bought so many young prospects. The idea being these rough diamonds would flourish in the top le...

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JBG is more invaluable than you think, especially in the championship

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I for one can't wait for next season

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So on this subject, we have a big squad of players who fall into four categories: 1. Players we should keep who want to stay 2. Players who are not good enough or OOC or now too old who we need to let go 3. Players who will / may want out, mainly because of the way they have been treated. 4. Players...

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It's been the worst season I can remember, an absolute car crash. The fact the crowd hasn't become more hostile is testament to our over-arching belief that this will all work out somehow. What went through my mind yesterday is this. In the second half I was getting behind JBG, Jay Rod and Fofana. T...

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The pan was never a pen. Gillette got conned by Trossards shriek. Don't think the lino gave it either. Assignon pulled out at the last minute, god knows why that didn't get overturned

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Worst performance of the season. Looked like they had downed tools. Wouldn't shed a tear if any of these who played today left in the summer, bar JBG and Taylor Trafford 3 no comment Assignon 3 awful, that was never a pen though O’Shea 3 calamity second half Estève 3 didn't look fit Delcroix 3 We se...

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One thing we don't need to do now on is play a left sided centre back on the right side and vise versa, they look so uncomfortable when doing so. Especially Ekdal in the 1st half against Fulham

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Guess it's because the American football season has ended by then so he will have less commitments in the US.

Loving the way he is always banging the drum though

https://x.com/CBSSportsGolazo/status/17 ... 43553?s=20

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Brownhill, Ramsey, Amdouni the 3 worst players last week, all started today.

Baffling

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Out of everything this season, it's VK's stubbornness with the Trafford /Muric situation which is making me genuinely question him as a manager

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They are in serious trouble. If JDT goes, then who would come in?

It's basically a firefighters role to the end of the season, I'm glad Warnock took the role at Aberdeen

5 points off QPR with a game in hand, I'd be really worried if I was them. Szmodics out injured now as well

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I've seen quite a few posters on this and the Trafford thread defending him for the cross that lead to the corner for the 1st goal. But I'm sorry, that's goalkeepers ball every day of the week and twice on Sunday. It's a mistake, and people trying to cover it up as not his fault are starting to beco...

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I think Trafford has come in with a very strict agreement that he plays. I firmly believe, but have no evidence, that there is a buy back already agreed. He is a really good keeper, he’s getting better. He will be Englands no1 post Pickford. If there is a buy back that is even worse. We watch him m...

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On the subject of throw ins, the Fulham players must've done so many foul throws yesterday, but none were pulled up

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Amdouni and Ramsey at least should have been hooked at half time.

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We are two thirds through the season and we are still playing a schoolboy in goal and players out of position. Vitinho isn't a left back Ekdal isn't a left sided CB Brownhill isn't a deeper lying midfielder Neither is Berge Not sure what Ramsey or Amdouni even are We basically played 4-3-3 with no w...

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Just been thinking about our team for the rest of the season and just replying to the OP as I think they've got it pretty much spot on

Amdouni, Trafford, Ramsey especially are cooked for me this season

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Don't know about anyone else, but I'm finding the clubs constant preaching and treating us like 6 year old extremely tiring

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Awful again today. Weak as **** and I'm sick of watching him flap around and not command his box.

A strange hill for VK to die on

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Steve-Harpers-perm wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:51 pm
How does it not feel like Burnley anymore?

At a guess, because we aren't winning all the time like last season , lol

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why not both? Neither Roberts or Vitinho are good enough, guess squad limits but still

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How long off are Beyer and Taylor?

Amdouni needs resting / dropping, he's had enough chances for me

Not sure what Muric has to do to earn a go in the side, but I guess VK is going to die on that hill

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How many of those games did we not have a fully capable left back? Feels like we've had loads of games this season playing people in the wrong positions due to lack of options

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As a slight positive, puts our result against Luton the other week into bit more perspective

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Just my two pence, but why don't we take a screenshot of a transfer rumour (If you can or able), then as you scroll through the noise, it will be easier to pick out the actual rumours from just general discussion. I know some people do this already, but if we can make this more of a standard it coul...

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Can anyone explain why the Australia v Windies game seemed to be played in an empty stadium?

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Not sure why we would include an option to buy, unless Benson has fallen out with VK

He will be vital for us next season if (in most probability) we go down

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1 actual transfer rumour in 35 posts on this page....

just saying

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Their average gate is surprisingly high tbh, although artificially bumped up from the games with Leeds and PNE

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If, and it is a big if, we go down and keep most of our best players, which of these teams would you class as stronger?

Muric
Roberts
THB
Beyer
Maatsen

Cullen
Cork

Benson
Brownhill
Zaroury

Barnes

or

Trafford
Vitinho
O'Shea
Beyer
Taylor

Berge
Brownhill

Koleosho
Amdouni
Odobert

Foster

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As Eric Morecambe would say

"We are playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order"

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What does make it a strong investment? Has there been a better performing asset over the last 14 years? The answer is no. If you had just invested £100 per month in bitcoin 10 years ago you'd now have around £180k off a £12k investment And that is just blindly doing it, not watching the market etc

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