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claretbob

After listening to Charlie’s interview last night I wouldn’t put him through the Etihad experience again. He sounded as traumatized as we are.Stick with the newbies for this one.

claretbob

We were just the same back in the 70s goading away fans on the Longside! The CFS is fantastic and this 59 year old loves the atmosphere being generated. Our beloved manager has asked that the fans make the Turf as hostile as possible and although I don’t expect the Bob Lorders to rise to the challen...

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Interesting interview with Jeppo online. Mentions his son is a Burnley season ticket holder and has told him Udders will “hardly touch the ball” tomorrow. Reminds me of another team we could mention. Used to enjoy chatting with Ronnie in the Swan with Two Necks back in the summer of 2013 and recall ...

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3-0 against QPR on the Turf in 1974. Another who was reluctantly taken on my a non football parent who hated every minute of it. I can still remember the
Longside chanting “ Davie Thomas is a homosexual” and my father’s expression when I asked him what that meant!

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The idea that Weghorst would “lower” himself to play for us again having once played for Manchester United is a little far fetched. We weren’t good enough for him in the Championship and I doubt he considers us good enough even when we return to the EPL. Hopefully we can recover most of the few we p...

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Dyche will always a legend in my eyes and I think he will be a fantastic fit for Everton. Can see him moving for Charlie Taylor once he gets the job. He broke the Rovers hoodoo, gave us 7 out of 8 years in the Prem and left the infrastructure of the club in such a fine state that we could persuade V...

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Have to say this year’s programme has been a much better effort than last year. I love the 72/73 review section and it certainly helps having so many new players to read about. I’d say it was well worth £3.50 of anyone’s money.

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I agree. With 20,000 on the Turf is such an atmospheric place and OT was like a morgue in comparison. Being so far from the pitch makes it a strangely lifeless experience. These big city club fans have no idea what they are missing.

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I can remember in 2008 the QPR fans were so happy we’d beaten Chelsea in the cup midweek they dragged me into one of their locals and bought me a few pints to celebrate. 90 minutes later after a tense and angry 2-1 win I didn’t reciprocate after the final whistle but made a quick exit!

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I read an article with his father where he mentioned that VK being able to recruit his own players was the key factor in choosing us over the Bundesliga. Huge risk on the part of Pace but it certainly looks like a master stroke at this point. Many mid range premier clubs take a very different approa...

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The time we won 2-0 in early 2020 we only took 2000 fans and tickets were £30 rather than £28 so the fact we confidently expect to sell over 7000 is pretty amazing.

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I actually checked our away average last season and we averaged around 1450 so a substantial jump this year. Home crowds are the same at just over 19000 but home fans must be over a 1000 higher if not more.

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On the JRod point I have mates who know his brother and they were told on the Friday before the match that Jay should be fit. Presumably he failed a last minute fitness test and although at the time the news was depressing I think we can all agree his replacement did pretty well in the circumstances!

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I can still see Rovers challenging the playoffs if Diaz stays fit and in form. Their first 50mins was decent enough and far from our 2001 shambles. By the end they were completely humiliated which made the whole experience so wonderful but I agree with those who point the finger at their delusional ...

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Preston and Wigan away have helped but will need Rovers to give us 7000 tickets for us to stay top. Boro very impressive and will clearly sell out at the Turf. Should be over 20,000 on. Happy days.

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This boat has clearly sailed and we are doing just fine without him. On the physicality front having Brownhill and Barnes in that team against the Blades would have made all the difference. We don’t need Vydra who always flattered to deceive in a Burnley shirt.

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Finally able after 21 years of hurt to sit down and watch a rerun of the 5-0 drubbing. Positives for Rovers fans: they were nowhere near as bad defensively as that Burnley team and I’m not sure we have any players yet at the level that Dunn and Jansen were at. Despite being utterly outclassed howeve...

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As an old sod touching 60 I think his vlogs are superb. I love seeing the passion he shows and as Vegas Claret mentions the atmosphere comes across superbly. Another vlog from a young lad in the CFS is equally brilliant. What a day it was.

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I hope this week lasts for ever. There is far too much at stake and the thought of Ayala, Gallagher and Diaz on set pieces after Saturday’s debacle freezes the blood. We could of course score first and really put them to the sword but it’s hard to be confident when we have proved so shaky all season...

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It’s always hard for Clarets who live outside the area to truly appreciate Dyche’s achievements. The monkey on our backs was the 30 plus years of Rovers dominance and we were all reminded of that every day of our lives. Within 18 months of taking on the job he masterminded a first win in over 34 yea...

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Anyone old enough to remember their attitude in 1987 needs no further justification for hating them. The last 10 years in Clitheroe have been bliss thanks to a combination of Sean Dyche and the Venkys and I would like another 20 please which should see me safely six feet under or drooling on a demen...

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Egan Riley looks an interesting prospect. He played for 5 mins against Swansea, made 11 passes with a 100% pass completion and seemed to pop up everywhere in that very short cameo. Surprising he lost his place on the bench after that. Another reason why the Crawley game when he surely gets a start s...

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I hope VK ignores the head to head record, it makes grim reading. The number of home defeats in games we would almost always expect to win is alarming. Ironically we won the two in 2008/9 when Reading were probably favourites against us.

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Cullen sounds doubtful but VK gives very little away and will only answer in relation to a specific player. I think the media have given up asking about Twine!

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He comes over as a top bloke. Interesting to hear him talk about other countries’ attitudes to diversity as being “stone age” compared to here which perhaps explains how desperate he was to return to the UK rather than take a job on the continent. I loved the wry chuckle when an inane question was r...

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Very scrappy game but close to 1800 on so money in the kitty. That last minute Cardiff equaliser didn’t exactly lift the mood either.

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Funny how fashions change. I don’t recall reading any Enid Blyton books growing up in the early 70s but my kids love them. Special shout out for the Mystery series particularly Fatty and Mr Goon who have them in stitches.

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Vitinho has said in interview that he sees himself primarily as a right back so why not play him there in place of the misfiring Roberts? I’d have preferred Taylor as an orthodox LB since I don’t see Maatsen/ Tella as working together but if Beyer is not up to speed then it’s not going to happen. Ch...

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It did look like we needed an urgent sale to snatch Twine early in the window. If he’s as good as we think he is it could prove to be a master stroke however disappointing the sale price.

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The sense of anticipation before that game was very different to this season. We had just missed out on the play offs the year before, had not lost any major players and looked to have significantly strengthened. What could go wrong?

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Our clever movement around the box can hurt them but Watford’s front three are scary. Man City style strategic fouling when we lose the ball will be key. Surely Richardson must be on the bench on Friday? A Dyche style team would have a field day but we are nowhere near as physical as the Baggies.

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If we hadn’t spent so long in the Prem playing Dyche’s so called “dinosaur” football does anyone think for one minute that Kompany would have agreed to manage us? Our profile was raised enormously by SD and if as we all hope the VK style is both easy on the eye and effective it’s a clear win-win. Ca...

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I remember Zola at Birmingham had them playing some wonderful football but they couldn’t score and after 2 wins in 26 he had to go.Getting off to a winning start is crucial if you are changing the style of play. I went to Harrogate v Swindon last week and would agree that the standard in league 2 se...

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Didn’t realise that Chair is actually Belgian but has chosen to play for Morocco. Right footed as well so certainly ticks all the right boxes but has a number of years to go on his contract so is surely out of our price range. After watching the Udders game maybe VK is going to consider playing one ...

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We are playing at home so need more forward options on the pitch. Twine surely must start and that means Bastien drops out Luton will really fancy playing against our style so the key will be the quickness of passing and Twine has exceptional feet and is a real goal threat. Bastien didn’t do much wr...

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Certainly looks the part on the obligatory You Tube videos and if he is half as good as all the other “unknowns” that we have signed so far he will do for me.

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Really like how he said he only enjoyed the win for 12 hours and then mentioned how earlier in the week he worried about the next opponents but by the end of it was looking how we could positively hurt them. We as fans can walk around feeling on top of the world, engaging in banter with Rovers fans ...

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Surely in this system Twine will play off the left meaning he would replace Bastien and Costelloe must surely continue on the right until Benson is bedded in. Barnes the perfect hold up man but we are relying on both Twine and Costelloe to find their shooting boots early. No need for 4 midfielders a...

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Wrong thread really but why no confidence in Twine to bag 15-20? He looked fabulous last Friday, immediately wrestled the initiative back from Udders and so nearly scored himself.

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Pretty sure the only reason Arsenal paid £70m for Pepe was because only £20m was paid upfront and the rest payable over 4/5 years whilst Palace wanted £50m for Zaha upfront. Clubs seem to have a yearly budget and it’s all about cash flow. It’s pure speculation but it would not be a surprise that the...

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This all very exciting. Around 750 left now. Crazy that there are ilikely to be more Burnley fans in the ground on Saturday than we had for any home game last year. Unlike the Geordies, Mancs, Scousers etc. can’t imagine Luton fans are buying vast amounts of tickets in our end!

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Everton fans are probably the quietest in the EPL. They woke up for the first time in years at the end of last season but the idea we should take lessons from them is laughable.

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If Watford keep Sarr and Dennis they will surely finish in the top 2 but on last night’s form they together with Pedro will be hot property. Brighton and Southampton are desperate for forwards so must be a fair chance one at least is sold. I firmly believe in VK’s approach. If players want out, get ...

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How any Burnley fan after that performance can’t feel a quiet confidence that we will be playing premier league football next season is beyond me. Of course injuries could derail us but what VK has done in his first 6 weeks in charge is breath taking. Why do so many of our fellow contributors think ...

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Udders have some very decent fans and their Down the Mac fans forum is always a good read. They not unexpectedly rated us very highly and a number have even suggested we were better than Fulham( apart from the finishing!)who beat them 5-1 in the first home game of last season.

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Another one in the gutted camp. A substantial amount of the money received needs to be reinvested in a top level championship replacement otherwise even us optimists will start to fear the worst. At least it’s happened early enough for a replacement to be found. Over to the board to do their stuff.

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Burnley fans are the best in the business in the top division but should it start going wrong in the lower leagues it can get poisonous very quickly. We had a rim of Tuesday night defeats under Dyche when there was a shocking atmosphere about and he never forgot it. Under Ternent it was even worse.Q...

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Things must have been bad at Anderlecht for him to say how much more relaxed he feels with us! Refreshing honesty and there is no doubt he means business. Relieved at least when he actually said we will try and prevent players leaving the club rather than as has been transcribed that we would allow ...

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We sold 12300 in 15/16 according to EFL.com and compares nicely to the 8000 or so our neighbours down the road have shifted!

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I can remember Muric having some Norris style shockers at Forest but that was a few years ago and if City want a buy back option he must have improved. Only need Delap now and if Cornet does go presumably we up the bid for O’Hare. I’m another one who’d be seriously cheesed off if we sold McNeil on t...

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