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Not giving zeki minutes is baffling???? Wow. I would’ve thought that’s the LEAST baffling thing that’s happened in the last 3 months. The leading goalscorer in Europa League last season? He’s struggled, but let’s be frank, once we conceded, we never looked like scoring again. It was worth a try.

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I’m devastated after today, as a big Muric fan. Really feel for him. I really believe ordinary people (us) cannot make this decision. It is too hard. Muric has star dust. Like few keepers I have ever seen. But he has brain fades. I suspect he took his eye off the ball to look at the players. A Sunda...

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Can this thread revert back to what it was and cease the annoying “he didn’t try” which is both nonsense and insulting? Seen half a dozen posts on it now. He was very poor, as I wrote earlier, but he did try. Players low on confidence or fitness do look lethargic, that’s different. He was out of pos...

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123EasyasBFC wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:50 pm
Apart from esteve who is supposedly a perm deal regardless of what league we are in

That lad is a diamond.

That tackle today after racing back to a quick striker through on goal - magnificent.

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0 shots, 0 aerials won, 0 tackles, 0 dribbles, 10 dispossessed (is that a PL record?). It was a shocker, no getting away from it. However, he was good when he returned from his mental health crisis. Poor since he returned from his rumoured hernia, so I suspect it is a lack of physical fitness. Got t...

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Even the most ardent Muric fan, which I am, cannot defend that. Muric has cost us 3 points in the last 2 games and if you’ve slagged Trafford off this season you have to also accept Muric’ failings. And Verbruggens after his error costing them a goal. The other keeper we wanred Shows how hard it is...

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Alan in the outdoor fanzome eating his pizza, camera is on him of course.

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My sympathy and best wishes. But if the worst comes to pass, I’d suggest ensuring the area you live in can fund the best drug treatment. Get ahead of the game and find out the best options and local prescribing guidance. At times, these things can be a postcode lottery, we have to be proactive to av...

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Rory already looking like bottling it. One wild hook, two missed short putts. Sticking with Scheffler.

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Week 31. Saturday 13th April Newcastle 1-2 Spurs Brentford 5-2 Sheffield United Burnley 2-1 Brighton Foster 10 mins Man-City 3-0 Luton Forest 2-1 Wolves NAP Bournemouth 1-2 Man-Utd Sunday 14th April Liverpool 2-0 Palace West Ham 2-1 Fulham Arsenal 3-1 Aston Villa Monday 15th April Chelsea 2-0 Everto...

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Burnley 1 Brighton 1 - Foster 13 mins

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National - Corach Rambler

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Seems a reasonable list. No doubts some of those values are fair, some a little high (Trafford) and some a little low (Odobert). If we don’t get a bidder, we don’t sell. The problem comes is if there is a clause like Leeds had which lets loads go out on loan. That’s my bigger worry. I can’t see us s...

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Probably the appropriate time to do my usual thing and remind us that the VAR was from Nottingham, and it is one of their clubs we are trying to catch. It was obvious in real time watching it on US TV that Muric, already 30 yards outside his goal, would be there first, and I out that on the match th...

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Think the nail hit on the head is the suggestion that it all depends on whether they know what they are doing, not just the finances but running a top football club in the “wild west” of multi million pound transfer dealings. The jury hasn’t yet heard all the evidence on that one let alone been sent...

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Anything with Burnley Football Club can be answered with a question… Does it make money? No? Then we won't do it. Yes but clever business people realise that money can be made indirectly as a longer term cause and effect. For example, getting the fans enthusiastic, energised and enjoying meeting th...

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Just had a look at those minutes conceded. We are not outliers from minutes 30-45. We have 8 scored and 12 conceded. Similar to several. Don’t know about just the last few minutes of the half. However where we ARE outliers (with Sheffield) is minutes 76-90. We have 6 scored and 18 conceded. But our ...

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Liked today's episode especially the analysis of much of our front four playing out of position inexplicably for the last 2 winless games. All through the season I've called Vincent, who I like a lot, the Tinkerman Reborn. An affliction of many clever, but not as clever as they think, people. He can...

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I'll predict here, with no way of proving one way or the other, that if the bottom three had performed better this season the points deductions would have been at different levels because none of these authorities or commissions want it to define a relegation. In other words, it is bent. Prediction ...

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Two things clear as day:

1. Muric, and I am a huge fan, cost us the game with a clanger worthy of non league.
2. Any poster on here is allowed to rate that however they like without ridicule. Losing points due to the avoidable, crucial and defining nature of it, seems sensible.

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Renewed, because the price has gone down.

(due to the credits from using the Ticket Exchange which changes the value for money dynamic)

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Got to be Forest to get one back on that angry Greek. We owe him one big time.

Yes I know it may affect things next year but some things are more important.

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Cannot see past City who will win them all while Arsenal fail at Spurs and Liverpool stumble at West Ham, Villa or Everton.

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tbh I'd say at least 3 reds have been ridiculous BUT we absolutely have to do better. Out of interest does anyone remember how many reds we got last season ? Timings of goals are neither here nor there, teams at this level punish you at the slightest mistake. Certainly I disagreed with the two Oliv...

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Logic would say it can only be Scheffler. His putting has improved since moving to a mallet. Something many said he should have done years ago. Plus it is due to pee it down on Thursday so it will be a soft course. That will help him find the pins. Finally, it is mid February to mid April, so it is ...

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We talk a lot about the merits of defensive skills in flair attackers, we see plenty without it (Anthony etc), and what a shame it is that we don’t get any media coverage of us, or player / manager interviews on these topics, which leaves a vacuum. Is it needed? Do the club feel it is needed? Is thi...

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You say only Berge, Amdouni and Tresor fit the quality required, Odobert and Larsen have both shown more quality than Amdouni and Tresor this season on a regular basis. Amdouni had more than enough opportunities. Tresor hasn’t been given a chance tbf to him. Only just spotted this reply but what I ...

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Though I suspect this whole story is nonsense (and irresponsible tittle tattle from Iwelumo on that joke station) it is certainly adding fuel if the 75% of games for which he is available is reduced by him being declared ill by the club last week. That means he has played in 28 out of 36 games which...

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Drury’s habit of saying a player’s first and last name when the chance is golden becomes annoying.

Probably the only time I’ve ever been grateful for Anthony

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I would certainly bring in the above arrangement before sacking VK if it came to that. It feels it could strengthen us significantly. Even the greatest business minds often welcome challenge and an assurance process because they know it makes them better.

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We are seeing in the Liverpool United game examples of what I wrote above, that many teams get punished playing it out and it isn’t the reason why we are 2nd bottom. Looks like it may cost Liverpool the title.

I’m sure these managers all still believe in their approaches though.

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Nobody has said that stats are annoying. They have their place. They’ve said they don’t like the way in which they are used inappropriately to support a poor judgement. You are the biggest example of this on the message board . Nonsense (my last post to this). Some stats are obscure, others are dir...

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One of the few well balanced posts on here, what I really like about this post is that it doesn’t mention any GKs, no narrative. Too many posters can’t see the wood from the trees when it comes to the GK position this season. There are bigger problems with this squad of players and management than ...

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Defending set pieces is an important part of defending and will be taken into account by those who believe our defending has been a part of our problems Indeed. And it is shocking. The poster who I replied to though was being insulting (due to not having a proper argument) in reply to a stat about ...

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We don’t know who would have Wout clauses but that seems less likely with younger players. The big danger is Leeds style relegation loans which leaves us in the doo doo. I would expect though that Amdouni, Tresor if signed, Berge and Odobert would go for £50m between them. Probably a small loss on t...

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Only someone who hasn’t seen us play and has just looked up the stats after each game could come to the conclusion that our defending isn’t an issue. Stats can show when someone is right and someone else is wrong. Like with you in this case. We have conceded 42 from non set pieces. Chelsea have con...

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Anyone know how many points we have given away by playing out at all costs. It feels like 20! I don’t remember us getting many goals to win points from doing it either. It feels we have become an embarrassment for being so inept at it. We have conceded 42 from open play, City have 23. So if the fig...

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Interesting debate about Kompany and Dyche above, but it is harsh to call Everton a terrible team. They are TOP on expected goals scored from set pieces, near bottom on expected goals conceded. These stats show they do what is needed. Ugly but effective, as ever from Dyche. They would never go down....

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He has improved, and credit for that, but the difference between who we tried to sign across the team and who we actually signed is a huge gulf. O’Shea epitomises that (it was only a yellow card for me today but he also got turned earlier by DCL badly). I’d say only Berge, Amdouni and Tresor fit the...

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Won’t score it because I only saw about 60 of the minutes. From what I saw I would give 6s on the whole. But the error was outrageously negligent, killed the whole feel of the team and the game, we were the better team until then and the crowd were getting restless. The main problem though remains c...

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Disagree with the red, thought Muric would have easily got the ball first. But that would be borderline and I thought Oliver had a good game. Made me wish other refs had taken his view on minimal contact not being a pen.

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spt_claret wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:51 pm
Gobsmacked by that from Muric. Been a fan but that's worse than any mistake Trafford's had. In disbelief.

Exactly my thoughts.

Far worse than any Trafford error because he wasn’t under any pressure, but just dallied for no reason and let DCL get the block in.

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We have just seen why Muric doesn’t play for a top club. Got all the ability but concentration can disappear. That’s no doubt why he has missed most of the season.

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I agree but he clearly has some exceptional technical qualities. I'm surprised we've not tried to use them when we are behind in games more often. More from the Number 10 role which is the one position where you can sort of get away without defending very well Agree with your general view here but ...

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Foster beat more men with “take ons” than all our team put together.

I too thought he was a bit off it, but he did do some things well,

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I’m saying they are both “bad guys” !! I also agree that the ownership now puts us in a worse and far more precarious position than previously. I think a few people have mentioned and been critical of the current owners and taking money out of the club. It was pretty inevitable they would do that. ...

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Everton 1 Burnley 0 - Tarkowski 35 mins (typical Dyche)

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Bit of a shame if we need to stay up and are picking players based on non football attributes like appearances. I get that his style isn’t suited to holding a lead but in a scenario where we are chasing a game, and him being the “king of assists”, and us struggling to create clear chances (only Shef...

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IanMcL wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:37 pm
Sheffield 3 points Nottm 3 points.
Everton are not going to get relegated.

Is that going to be for us? Could be level after a points deduction.

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Look how many headers Wolves won tonight, sadly I'll be amazed if we get anything at Goodison. Tonight killed us off unless the rest get another load of points taken off them. Like it or not, we don't deserve to stay up given our season. Won 14 lost 12 aerial duels. Source fbref.com. Doesn’t look b...

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Watching the Villa City game in Portugal. England is his normal self, giving fouls for non existent challnges.

I see he gets the City game after our game as a reward - to paraphrase Dominic Cummings' level of cynicism - "the system is working exactly as intended".

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