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RVclaret wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 12, 2023 9:37 pm
£72m actually! One of the worst signings in PL history surely, taking the fee into consideration.

Just watching MOTD2 and Kepa had a blinder today. Not saying it makes him worth £72m but credit where it's due.

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Somethingfishy wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 15, 2023 6:10 pm
..they can be our new 3rds.

Is that Lowerhouse rhyming slang?

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OK - move Burnley CC to Lowerhouse CC. You'd think Lowerhouse residents would be happier about supporting a club with the town's name in it. If they aren't happy, for whatever reason, then find some suitable land in Lowerhouse to relocate them. Problem solved.

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Good chat on here about CFS development from 2019. A mutually beneficial solution could be found if there was the will on both sides.

http://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboar ... a#p1033065

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Burnley1989 wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 15, 2023 1:07 pm
The CWR Erection stand

It'd go up in no time.

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Burnley1989 wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:57 pm
Would likely need a sponsor to build it, haven’t a clue about the costs but I bet you don’t get much change from 30m

The 'Michael Bailey Associates' stand?

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He used to have just enough acceleration to steal a yard and whip a cross in. What pace there was has gone but his technique, which is good without being exceptional, remains. However, his superpower is his footballing intelligence. It used to be manifest in his decision making and defensive positio...

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Muric 7
Roberts 8
Beyer 7
Taylor 7
Maatsen 7
Cork 6
Cullen 7
Brownhill 6
Benson 6
Rodriguez 5
Zaroury 6

JBG 8
Barnes 7
Tella 7

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Rowls wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:04 pm
You know what to do

https://twitter.com/EmiratesFACup/statu ... 6457466880

Currently in the lead - let's keep it that way!

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Happy Birthday CT - thanks for all your hard work

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I get what you are saying. I doubt any of your (1), (2) and (3) would be written into a player's contract. All 3 points are things that could only be agreed with a club on the other side of the loan. Paying wages in full or not paying any wages and paying a loan fee to the parent club can only be a...

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A loan agreement for a player is an agreement between two clubs, in this case Burnley and Besiktas. It would be extremely difficult for Burnley and Wout Weghorst to agree terms of his loan agreement with Besiktas when WW's original contract was agreed with Burnley - the club that he was going on lo...

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I'd be surprised if any footballer is allowed to sign a contract without every single term being written down. Seems this did not stop AP entering into a "gentleman's agreement" with WW. Or at least that's how it was widely reported... The Athletic: "With the World Cup on the horizon, Weghorst had ...

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martin_p wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:34 pm
Still, a verbal agreement still means his position was clear when we signed him so he can’t really be accused of ‘stamping his feet’.

Agreed.

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So, Wout Weghorst's contract with Burnley was written such that if Burnley were to be relegated Wout Weghorst would go out on loan to another club in a top division - and that is the basis that Wout Weghorst signed for Burnley. I don't see any "stamping of feet" in those actions. Except Paul, it wa...

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Cooclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 09, 2023 10:43 pm
Mentioned his time at Burnley playing with Billy Hamilton (I think).

Thanks for that. I thought he meant he was going to tell him off air and I must have wandered off to brew up. One of the few times I would have been interested in what he had to say, and I missed it!

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I don't believe Weghorst has made that offer. Not only because the figure could be more than his annual net pay but it just gives Besiktas, who hardly need it, even more encouragement. If he was daft enough to say it I could see Besiktas squeezing Man U for as much as they could possibly get and, no...

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Lee Dixon as co-commentator to the commentator: 'I just had a thought and made myself laugh. I'll tell you about it later.'

I love those pundits that draw you in, pull back the curtain and so generously share their infectious enthusiasm for a subject.

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Interesting results so far and this is without encouraging any Clarets to vote

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"The goal went in off Lewis's backside apparently. I presumed it had taken a deflection, just wasn't sure who. It somehow hit his bum and found the back of the net."

I was hoping for a mazy dribble or a 25yd piledriver...but they all count

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It's got to be a deliberate ploy by Sky to employ these dunderheads. Just look at the lineup: Sherwood, Morrison, Merson. These are some of the thickest in the world of football and it's not a business renowned for intellectual prowess. You couldn't amass those three morons by pure coincidence. In ...

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I don't get why people get angry or roll their eyes when others talk about football manager Sean Dyche on a football forum. He's the most successful manager we've had in a generation, he was here for like a decade which is frankly nuts in modern football, and he was managing us just nine months ago...

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There’s been some fantastic cup ties this weekend. Great drama and upsets plus lots of goals. FA Cup alive and kicking. And Burnley have a great opportunity of progressing to the 5th round. To have a run to the quarterfinals at least could be the cherry on the icing of a memorable season. The FA Cu...

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Any updates yet? The headline writes cheques the article can't cash: "I don’t know,” Kompany told Lancs Live. “That is what they do these days, protective boots, it might not be that bad.” https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/vincent-kompany-issues-taylor-harwood-bellis-injury-update-after-burnleys-wi...

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I don’t believe we had many suitors for WW and took maybe the only deal on the table, and we didn’t have any bargaining chips. Honestly WW is a besiktas problem now. If anyone scuppers the deal, it will be them, and they will have the unhappy player to deal with. If we didn't have any bargaining ch...

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To sum up the situation, it looks like Weghorst can’t go anywhere without Burnley and Besiktas agreeing to the terms of any deal with a third party. So this time Wout is not calling the shots although it looks like he is trying to force the issue with his post goal celebration antics and via his ag...

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Latest comments coming from the Besiktas end. Fair to assume that Man U will be sweetening the deal for us and Besiktas. Ceyhun Kazancı, Besiktas’ sporting director, said: “I don’t understand why Weghorst said goodbye to the fans, why he made such a move. He is our football player right now. Our con...

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The whole Weghorst saga looks odd to me. Why was there only a verbal agreement that WW could leave on loan if we were relegated? Why wasn't it contractual? The problem with a verbal agreement is that it may have been devoid of important details and safeguards, like BFC would not be financially damag...

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BPF 7
Roberts 8
Beyer 8
THB 6
Taylor 8
Cullen 7
Brownhill 7
Benson 8
JBG 9
Zaroury 8
Barnes 9*

McNally 6
Cork 6
Tella 6

Great entertainment. I don't think the stats do us justice in terms of our dominance.

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His favourite edgy baritone saxophonist.

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Now cup-tied and Soton through to the 4th round. It's only marginal but it's a slither of a reason not to recall him and take up a squad place with a player unavailable for their cup run.

Not that it matters - 75% of Soton fans have made their views on him very clear.

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He was brilliant today, as was JBG playing in a more central role. Our high press is devastating.

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Decline...hopefully

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In footballing terms it was a pretty hard gig. A small number of games with big intervals in between. How do you keep yourself physically and mentally sharp enough to play in the PL without warning, knowing you will have to step back when others are fit? Yes, sure he was rewarded well but I don't th...

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A really good footballer and professional. Like others, I find it odd that he was deemed to be more suited to SD's style of play than VK's but we are well stocked in the RB department and perhaps the physical demands on the full backs are that bit more under VK. No complaints from me, just best wish...

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I get a bit excited every time I see that @SUFCOfficial might be going into administration...until I remember it's Scunny and not Sheff Utd. Then I feel bad for a few minutes for wishing that fate on any football club.

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Well done Michael Smith! I didn't see that coming - Smith held it together, MVG didn't.

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claptrappers_union wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 03, 2023 5:00 pm
Only read the headline, but I presume it means his contract allows him to join any team playing in the Champions League

The reporting (eg TeamTalk) suggesting it is specific to Newcastle.

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I wonder if Newcastle have given any encouragement for the inclusion of that clause? If so, is it just the Saudi connection (bankrolling both)? I may insist on a reduced notice period in the event of signing for BFC in my next set of contractual negotiations. I anticipate some confused looks in the ...

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Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 03, 2023 4:19 pm
Whilst I have every confidence in Macca I think convincing Oliver Reed to lead the singing in the CFS might just be a bridge to far- especially considering he is dead!!

Macca is dead?! Long live (and prosper) CaptainKirk!

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Sad to see West Brom fans fearing for the survival of their club. Henry Winter calling for strong leadership, the kind of leadership that would not have allowed the leveraged takeover of a provincial football club that means so much to the community to which it belongs. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ar...

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Nathan Jones on recalling Tella per Lancs Live. Odd turn of phrase but nothing particularly enlightening either way. And Jones, speaking ahead of his side's crunch clash with Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Tuesday night, wouldn't rule out Tella coming back to the south coast. “Every poss...

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That aged well, don't worry it happens to me most of the time as well. It could that Toney's absence has made Brentford realise they'll have to play as a team to collect results, and not just rely on their star striker. Seeing as you are in a charitable mood tiger, any chance you can spin me one fo...

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Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:05 am
*better as in much more money

Ahhh, you mean richer. Why didn't you say that?

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The referee should have spotted the encroachment from MVG and stopped it. Did he really need to do it to give himself an edge given how well he is playing? Just looks like bad sportsmanship to me. Not a particularly bold prediction on my part but I expect MVG to cruise to victory tonight.

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Also you have to consider whether they actually want to stay I think Tella is the only one who would 100% say he wants to stay, but the other three could all make decisions that they could get better deals at better clubs in the summer (especially if they continue at their current progress levels) ...

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Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:28 pm
Just got a text of a mate to say we’ve been linked with combative centre forward Billy Whitehurst. Not sure if he fits our profile but in VK we trust. Could suggest that Barnes is off though.

Shiiiiiiiiit - he's a walking red card!

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Muric 6
Roberts 7
Beyer 7
THB 7
Maatsen 9
Cork 7
Cullen 7
Brownhill 6
Tella 7
Zaroury 5
Rodriguez 6

Benson 7
JBG 7

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Only half watching Brentford vs Utd on Sky. Thought I had a stream on that was looping between 2-0 and 1-0. I watched the Old Firm game earlier today. I'm always interested as I lived in Glasgow in the 90s and watched a lot of live Scottish football, including an Old Firm game or two. Got me to thin...

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