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Perfect game. Losing after extra time, on the last penalty… with a big few games ahead of them this season; was about what I hoped for before kick off. They showed a lot more fight than we are at the moment though, sadly. Glad it wasn’t us playing them tonight tbh.

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Great player and a true maverick, something he paid a heavy price for under several managers. As others have said that QPR team was unbelievably talented. RIP

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I think (don’t know) that will have been one of Kompanys demands to come. He’s an astute business man. VK’s qualification is business theory and models, is no slight to his qualification to point out that it is one thing to demonstrate his understanding in academic essays, and another to be able to...

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This question gets harder with every passing week. Stay. Not debate but my reasoning:- But I think we need to give VK a long break from the club this summer in order for him to contemplate this season and able to reevaluate his choices this term in the cold light of day, without the noise. I think V...

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The headline is a hook, and while factually correct is deliberately misleading to grab attention. Had the Headline read ex-footballer’s had their careers destroyed by claims the court decided where unsubstantiated… it would have had a whole different emotive feel: and would have only appealed to a f...

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Aston Villa 2 -1 Nottingham Forest
Brighton 2 -1 Everton
Crystal Palace 2 v 3 Burnley Fofana 34mins
Man-Utd 3-1 Fulham
Bournemouth 1-3 Man-City
Arsenal 2 - 2 Newcastle

Sunday 25th
Wolves 3 v 0 Sheffield United

Monday 26th
West ham 2 v 1 Brentford

Total goals = 29

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Palace 2 - 3 Burnley - Jay Rod 34 mins

Championship

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Press conferences are an obligation. We used to get press conferences when there was a big announcement, the rest of the time it was for the journalists to make the phone calls. Being dragged out before every match is not something managers want to do. Why give advance warning to opponents? Therefor...

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alwaysaclaret wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:49 pm
Begs the question why the hell did he sign him in the first place if he deems him fit for nothing.

Pretty much my sentiment regarding not necessarily his initial signing but certainly the contract extension.

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Darnhill Claret wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:47 pm
And of course the assistant referee's truth, if his is relevant of course.

Indeed, and of course it is relevant but challenging him is not the thrust of the thread.

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Do you really need an answer for that? Benson got a pay rise we tied down a key player from last season helps us get a higher fee. The same reason Cullen signed an extension, the part you’re missing though is Benson has never played PL football before, nobody knew if he’d make the grade, there was ...

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If Wilder had any respect should he not have said something along the lines of "I am about to be a bit of a knob (again) but you are eating I will come back when you have finished" ? I agree you would hope Wilder would publicly apologise for his over reaction, when he calmed down… as he made public...

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You're having a bit of a nightmare trying to defend him. Looking very stupid yourself, at least he can put being a nob down to the pressures of getting beat every week. If he apologised for the sandwich comment, people might listen to his rants about decisions. Your opinion which I hold in as littl...

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The taxpayer already holds a stake in Bolton I think, unless they’ve payed it back… give the Old Trafford stadium money to them to expand it to become a second national stadium and save having to waste further money in futile pursuit of trying to get the money out of Bolton while creating a new Wemb...

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Dreadful ... disgusting the way they are pumping all that money in year in year out 😉 If they want local celebrity ownership… they’re mixing up Lee Mac and Big Mac I suspect. Their wrath should be aimed at the Walker children… they had no interest in Uncle Jack’s legacy and palmed it off at the fir...

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If I was the employee on my lunch break eating a sandwich in a communal office I work in and you "blasted" me for it, I would tell you where to stick your job and shall fall asleep tonight thankful you are not my manager. You would have been fired before it ever came to that. There was no food allo...

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Bosscat wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:51 pm
Make a good halftime game would be more fun than "drop it like its hot"

See post to DC above

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dougcollins wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:44 pm
Sounds like something we'd come up with for half time 'entertainment'.

You may say that, I could not possibly comment. My idea of Half time entertainment is getting a pie and reading my programme.

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Bosscat wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:39 pm
They need a images.jpeg

The Venkey’s should train some up with baskets on their backs…. To catch the protest ball’s - Venkey’s the Chicken in a basket (case) club…. Eggciting times.

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I don’t think it is pedantic or irrelevant. The referee’s assistant doesn’t work for Chris Wilder. They are equals. If he’s eating a sandwich when Wilder walks into a room he shouldn’t be expected to put it to the side until Wilder says he can continue to eat it. Massive sense of entitlement from W...

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They bought a five pack to hand around. They need some ‘rover’ dogs to retrieve them… that would make the news however shite ‘mass protest’ of a few who can be arsed throwing them looked.

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Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:25 pm
Chris Wilder is not the assistant referee’s customer.

Pedantic and irrelevant but you are quite right.

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OR: extended in preparation for the Championship next year. Bruun Larsenn and Tresor can go but Benny, Anass, Luca and Wilf would be a nightmare for Championship FBs. Maybe… seems very extravagant to be paying a seasons wages when there will be other and fresher options in the market that are poten...

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Can't say I like Wilder and his narrow-eyed Tyke hard-man act very much. He made an absolute fool of himself with the sandwich incident and the Guardian football cartoonist David Squires made hay !.... https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/feb/06/david-squires-on-chris-wilder-the-other-...

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Nori1958 wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:45 pm
Extended as per contract on promotion

If that was the case it makes more sense… not sure why clauses and option of an extension in the players favour at contract’s end would not have been employed… but hey ho, I’m not a lawyer.

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If a manager burst into my office, being pretty obnoxious and ranting, I'm going to carry on eating my sandwich, and I wouldn't stop my assistant doing either. Bearing in mind they've probably had no real proper sustenance for hours, including a good while before the game. We don't know the exact d...

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The conversation was in the referee's office wasn't it? Going into the ref's office, most likely totally unannounced, at the end of a physically exerting game for both players and officials, is nothing like a planned business meeting with a supplier. If the manager of another company comes into a c...

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What I do not understand is if Benson is not the level required why the hell did we extend his contract in the summer… makes no sense.

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That’s just deflecting blame elsewhere though, shame VK isn’t given the same pass. VK signed the good ones, Pace signed the bad ones. Not sure you can make that comparison. The whole ethos of Dyche’s final flurry of signings were very different from his previous model. Not calling Kompany but the i...

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Hull won last night at Southampton and Liaim Rosenior said of the performance - "People might say it's a great performance tactically but it's not tactics, it's an appetite to run and fight, and a bravery to play." I couldn't help think we could do with a bit of that. Proving to be a decent manager...

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The love and unity had probably gone because he spent £40m in his final season and we won 1 game from August until February. This season has been dreadful but imagine if we only had 1 win on the board at this stage. I have no idea if SD spent the money, but even at the time they seemed very unlike ...

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Re the sandwich comment… I totally agree with Wilder. How long does it take to meet the manager… would you take a sandwich to a business meeting with a client or supplier and start eating while discussing projects (outside of a business lunch). It is completely unprofessional and disrespectful, he c...

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Just to counteract, I was ready to for him to go. He did amazing things for the club, should probably have a statue at the ground, but I think I’d had enough towards the end of his tenure, both on and off the pitch. I think the players had too. Quite agree. Whoever was to blame the breakdown of his...

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Interesting article in The New York Times - Is Sheffield the true home/birthplace of codified football and the game we know and love. Incidentally the Prof Wilson mentioned is Rob Wilson, who used to feature on this thread regularly before Elon made his move and destroyed our access to twitter with...

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For the masochists on here… game of the day

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Looking ahead to the Arsenal game and one thing I have to take my hat off to Mikel Arteta for is spotting the weakness in the new fashion for ‘ball playing goalkeepers’ that try to pat away shots and crosses because they lack physicality. It seems he has been quicker than most to recognise there are...

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I knew they’d gone down but didn’t realise they were in the bottom half of the table until I looked the other day Was reading they are deep deep trouble. If they do not avoid another relegation (on the cards) they are unlikely to qualify for a place in the league below as they carry too much debt… ...

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For me it is a contribution of a young goalkeeper who cannot dominate his immediate area and zonal marking which requires a goalkeeper who can dominate his box…

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We need to show greater ruthlessness in moving players off our books in May-I think Alan Pace will push for it. We used to be great and getting good money for players past their best, but now there appears to be less focus in trying to generate income rather than putting them out on loan.I find it ...

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Part of the modern trend to accept no responsibility for historical wrong doing. Society has been let down by populism in politics, now society apes the politics of the last twenty years of political rule. Attracting money and power is all that matters, turn a blind eye… oh that went wrong, we need ...

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Burnley 2-1 Arsenal - Brownhill 46 mins

Championship

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If we are relegated, that is a major concern, we may well look at loaning out players to keep them on the books with the hope that we bounce straight back. Even that will see us having to rebuild but the loan market may be the way to recruit. If we find the quality of Beyer, THB, Tella and Maatsen ...

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yep we can't do that, 2 or 3 is ok but anymore and it's just another **** show. I think the story was Assignon would only consider a perm move IF we stayed up. I don't give us a chance of staying up sadly Still believing but it’s getting a bit like still believing in Santa after seeing your dad put...

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I reckon the Clarets goalkeeper was to blame for at least 3 of the Arsenal goals… Let’s see how Trafford does next week when Arsenal play the real Clarets, I reckon this board would have gone into meltdown if it was Trafford in goal yesterday making those mistakes! Are you suggesting West Ham fans ...

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I know it's highly unlikely but Assignon would be an unreal permanent signing I don’t disagree with Goody’s assessment, but you touch on the problem. How many of the better performers are we going to keep if we go down? We could end up with an endless cycle of rinse and repeat, new builds every sea...

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No idea, but even if he was, that is a signal for the players to get out of the way of Trafford, not a signal to stop marking the forwards. Not that anyone was marking Jota. Obviously Trafford made the wrong choice, and his better choice would have been to stay on his line and hope to save the free...

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I have kept my peace about our young keeper, hoping against hope he’d prove the doubters wrong, but I feel the time has past the lad be given some breathing space to recover his confidence which is clearly shot. Keepers are not getting fouls for every touch this season… unlike most of Trafford’s car...

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Brilliant idea, but I think they’ve missed a trick… the referee should hold three cards and the guilty player has to pick one to decide the punishment. While we are at it there should be a second referee; the first reverting to all black kit, the second to all white. When the referees disagree they ...

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boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:46 pm
Bounces around a bit too much.

Bloody hard to man mark though.

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Why? Is 13 points at this stage of the season acceptable to you? It is extremely disappointing. I’m sure everyone agree’s that much. However, I can see old mantras like Rome was not built in a day and previous managers I recall coming in and being honest… Stan’s it will get worse before it gets bet...

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