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It’s the first time I’ve seen the brand and that coat looks quite smart, not going to lie.

I wouldn’t pay £900 for a coat though, that’s ridiculous.

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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 17, 2023 2:02 pm
So why buy them?

Exactly! I understand the model and that the plan is to develop and sell for a large profit, but being relegated doesn’t help with the sale price.

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Another issue is the menu, or lack of. Don’t get me wrong I generally know what we do because we don’t do much, but where there used to be a menu above the window is now a rolling advertisement. You can see people stood there waiting for it to roll around to a mess, which it never does.

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I don’t expect us to walk the Championship, and it’ll be interested which players have to be sold, but the squad as it is now should definitely be top 6, and likely top 3.

We’ve got some exciting young players that need a bit of time and experience. They’re not ready for the Premier League yet.

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Prob saying the same thing here; Playing direct can involve passing the ball on the deck (think of a United 2008 or something). Just because we pass it about doesn't make it 'tidy' nor 'pretty' when it's going nowhere, imo. Direct ≠ Launching it. I really thought VK would set us up to be more of a ...

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I don't want it hoofed - far from it. Just get on the front foot; got a man over I want a quick pass played out to him... I don't want the keeper standing on the ball trying to draw someone in then rolling it 8 yard to a centre half that passes back, rinse repeat till the keeper then passes to the ...

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When we get corners we’d be best setting the players up in our half read for a goal kick, and then just putting the ball out of play. It’d save time and reduce the risk of a break away.

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Is it though? It's been bloody awful all year. Ponderous crap. Call me old fashioned but I like a team that can get in the face of the opposition and get the crowd on side. Can't do with this daudling on the ball to 'draw a press' then be too shite to actually beat it. Yes, it’s very tidy football....

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Goliath wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:53 pm
Ah yes thats what we want, players ignoring the managers instructions and doing what they want.
In fact its all irrational waffle

Following him to the letter is working I see.

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If you added a Nick Pope, a James Tarkowski and a Joey Barton down the spin of our team we’d be mid table. We have little in the way of physicality, nobody grabbing the game by the scruff of the neck, and no leaders on the pitch. There is nobody picking up dropped heads. Nobody putting a shift in to...

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I’m getting sick to death now of this stubborn project. He refuses to change and it has ended up with us relegated. Imagine passing the ball about slowly at the back and to the keeper as though you’re at 0-0….when you’re 2-0 down and there’s 10 minutes left. The kids on the pitch have no personality...

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There’s not a chance he continues playing after two of those incidents. He’s 29 and life is more important. I’m sure he’s fulfilled his dream of playing in the Premier League so it’s time he moves into coaching.

I really hope he’s okay.

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I saw that an Everton fan on Twitter pointed out the back two rows of block 9 were available for sale only a couple of days ago.

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Is the reason Blackburn have brought more through related to their academy being better established, as well as not having serious funds to buy players nowadays? Yes, they have a random year where they spend on one big player now, such as Brereton or Gallagher, but it’s not consistent so they have t...

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Haven't there always been doubts about Benson's physicality, not just at Burnley? Yes, when he first came. You might remember Watford kicking him early in the game at theirs and he cried off. Kompany then had a number of training sessions where I games the rules were no fouls given against Benson. ...

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Pretty sure Branch did his knee at Ewood in that 5-0 game and carried on, but said latterly that all he could do was run in straight lines?

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Villa looked the real deal when they beat us a few months ago. I said back then that I wouldn’t be surprised to see them land in the top 4.

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He’s making very poor decisions when bringing substitutes into the game, that’s for sure. That seriously must improve. On the plus side the football is good, and this current crop of players would be top 3 in the Championship. Our model says we’d have to sell 3-4 players though, so Koleosho will be ...

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Cirrus_Minor wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 04, 2023 3:23 pm
The 'no one likes us' song makes me cringe. Ending with... 'we are Burnley, super Burnley from the North'. North!?? Not very specific is it.

I’ve long thought ‘from the Turf’ would be better. And I mean 25 years, so I can’t see it changing.

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His main role yesterday was to make sure McBurnie didn’t win a header. He did that brilliantly, and because we were 2-0 McBurnie was clearly frustrated. He even chased McBurnie down into the corner and got a (unjust in my opinion) booking for it. McBurnie was a fool, but O’Shea’s performance created...

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dougcollins wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:03 pm
We'd have a chance against Wednesday at home.

Hmm… I’m not convinced. Noisy and full away end would scare our lot.

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Pretty sure attendance is counted on tickets sold, not the number that actually go through the gates It is. I think we had two seasons around 2013-14/2014-15 when it was actual numbers again (individual error rather than club policy change), but since 2003-04 ish it’s been pretty much the tickets s...

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Any from 45 and below on that list.

Any other side beats us at the moment.

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Yeah, the referee has had a mare there. Totally robbed.

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I must admit to being in the camp of getting rid of Barnes last season. Totally before his turnaround in form, but despite that turnaround I figured we needed better. If I’d known what our transfer business was going to bring I’d have had him for another season.

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I think there looks to be a really good footballer there. He just happened to be part of the substitutions which upset our rhythm on Saturday, which is why people may have mentioned him, though I haven’t seen anything myself.

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I thought the atmosphere was good yesterday. I only heard West Ham fans pre-match and from 86 minutes onwards. All you could hear were our fans other than that. Any booing at half time could have been directed at the ref from losing the strange decision not to award us a penalty? Or maybe their numb...

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I noticed the same today. A lot of fans are fed up and finding other things to do. I must admit to wobbling a little when asked if I was going on. I didn’t feel like it at all. That sinking feeling when they equalised knowing full well a winner was coming immediately had me wishing I’d not bothered.

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I’m not really Kompany Out, but it’s hard right now. He’s so determined to play this style, and his recruitment as been shocking really overall. The fact he’s committed the club to almost £100m in the process really has me wondering at what point do the owners pull the trigger? It’s getting embarras...

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These are the discussion points on tomorrow’s Price of Football podcast with Kieran Maguire. Might be an interesting listen.

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Chester Perry wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:34 pm
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An interesting Twitter thread by an Evertonian who happens to be a solicitor, giving their thoughts on a compensation claim. Probably one for Chester Perry to share his thoughts on.

https://x.com/levinslaw/status/17259087 ... zJCyLiScQw

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Dwight McNeil also trained with the England senior squad a few years ago…

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Interesting actually and I assume there was a similar table last season and I'd have been keen to see where we featured and what our stats were, especially after it finished. These were the final standings last season. Blackburn have so far played most of their long distance away games so will fini...

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Trafford - we wouldn’t get £19m so would lose money, and maybe a lot, but we don’t start paying for him until August 2024 in any case, hence why we paid a little more than he’s worth. Koleosho - we’d make money on. Amdouni - we’d make money on. Berge - we’d get our money back. O’Shea - we’d lose mon...

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I still believe we’d beat Blackburn with this team, even though it’s not good enough for the Premier League.

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I’m happy for those who are genuinely excited, but I can only see one outcome if I’m being honest with myself. Dyche will be well up for this one regardless of where he stands on cup competitions generally.

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Is it still right that whatever safe standing capacity is introduced into the home end it needs to be equal in the away end? If so only 2,000 or so at most in the home end. I believe there are currently plans to have 13,300 rail seats at Anfield with around 10,000 already in place, and there’s no w...

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Bordeauxclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 28, 2023 1:00 pm
I think Boden mentioned on that podcast there was a worry about his pace.

I’d have liked to see him back here.

Worried about his pace? O’Shea doesn’t seem to have any at all.

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Can we loan him into the first team? In all seriousness I truly believe Muric would have done better so far, but Trafford played really well against Brentford. Our defence and midfield leaves Trafford totally exposed (59 shots on target so far!!!), and it’s no wonder he’s conceded what he has. It’s ...

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We don’t look nearly ready for Premier League football. I think last season’s team beats today’s side. How the hell have we spent almost £100m and gone backwards?

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I wonder if this is what we were supposed to be getting last summer?

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Koleosho has "flu like symptoms"... https://sportwitness.co.uk/burnley-player-set-miss-international-match-illness-rules/ That doesn’t surprise me as flu/“Covid” is all over the place again this past few weeks in the normal population. I can see that being an issue for several of each club’s squads...

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There’ll be a lot of billions of tax payers money changing hands in the coming weeks and months under the title of humanitarian aid etc, so there’ll be quite a few gaining from it I suspect.

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It’s a strange one; it’s one of the worst grounds to visit as an away fan for facilities and view, and it’s blooming uncomfortable on the right wooden concourse at half time too, but what a historic ground. I actually love going.

Their new ground looks fantastic.

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Could be at a stage of his career where he’s not bothered the level he’s playing at, as long as he’s close to his family, you’d imagine they are settled around Manchester area, sure one of Lowts boys is in the junior teams at Burnley, wouldn’t be surprised to see him in and around the training grou...

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He’s better than Stockport.

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Callum Wilson is a handful and they’ll terrorise us with their height and physicality from set pieces. I fear he won’t be far off. The best we can hope for is that our football tires them and we get a few chances…though then we have to get past Nick Pope. I hate feeling negative but there is some re...

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Bonfire Night 1988 was my first visit there, and possibly our first visit to Glanford Park? We took a big following, lost and it took forever to get off the car park behind the ground, but my overriding memory of it was that Burnley fans decided to boot the metal cladding at the back of the terrace,...

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My view, from what we do know and filling the gaps, is that Maatsen did want to join Burnley early in the summer but Chelsea said no. Maatsen then got into the Chelsea team and played quite well, receiving praise from the Manager which probably suggested he was part of the first team plans this seas...

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