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55649.jpg Massive longshot here, I've been chatting with a member on BRFCS who attended the above game, which was Burnley v An England XI. His recall is very good but we're struggling to fill in a couple of gaps ... Burnley lined up a virtually full strength, missing Alex Elder & Jimmy McIlroy who ...

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Jerusalem is so 19th century! Rees-Mogg would love that. England should have an anthem called 'Just Us' or 'Local People Only'. That's a bit rich, Ian !! All three verses of " Flower of Scotland " make reference to the Battle of Bannockburn, which I seem to recall was 1314 ... " Jerusalem " is posi...

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Has Austen Butler managed to shake off his " Elvis " accent yet, or does he start saying " Thank you, thank you very much ! " when he gets his flight directions from the Navigator ??

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Colin is not only the oldest surviving Burnley player, but he most be one of the oldest surviving English International players too. I believe that honour goes to Ron Baynham of Luton Town, who won 3 Caps as a Goalkeeper in 1955. He was born on 10th June 1929, may both of them be with us for a good...

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Stay ...

1) We're down, accept it, don't waste the money ...

2) We have a talented young squad, most of whom signed because of VK ... if we go up from the Championship next year, then they'll be 18 months older, stronger and more experienced

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Just musing with a fellow fan, who is the oldest surviving ex-Burnley player ?
I'm reluctant to suggest any names, as I'd be mortified to mention someone who's passing I didn't know about, perhaps one for Claret Tony ??

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I'd never class Stan as a striker. Not that he couldn't score goals, but his best work was deeper, more of a playmaker. Stan also responsible for one of the great football quotes, when Tommy Doherty took over at Loftus Road in the late 1970's, Doherty made him train with the reserves after some mis...

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https://twitter.com/IndigoFast/status/1761469021537419430?t=TuJSetUgQMjA615OvaZoGg&s=19 A nation sings. About time England replaced " God save the King ", and replaced it with " Jerusalem " ... The French, Welsh and Italian anthems are suitably stirring, and even " Ireland's Call " has it's charm, ...

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I think that you’ll find that he was a striker. Occasionally, but his strike rate was 1 in 4 over his career, so I would say an attacking midfielder ... He did wear the no.10 shirt at QPR, but that was because nobody else wanted it, as they didn't want to be compared to the previous wearer, Rodney ...

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Nah watching my Granddaughter on youtube playing in goal for GBR Lacrosse 6's v Ireland in the semifinals in Portugal ... GBR won 25-5 so play in the final tomorrow at 12-00 thats the bright spot today for me ... Congrats Scotland 👍 in the 6 nations you deserved it 🙂 Best of luck to her, Bosscat, y...

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Some absolutely outrageous refereeing decisions there ... I'd be steaming if I were part of the Penrith team ! Flown all this way to be screwed over by " Homer " referees and officials ...

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A quite superb midfielder .... with the current Billiard Table pitches and protection from Referees, he'd have made a fortune in the modern game ... as would Jimmy McIlroy, Rodney Marsh and many others ...

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AfloatinClaret wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 24, 2024 2:11 pm
Who's the Leprechaun, or perhaps he's a visiting Hobbit meeting the teams ahead of the Ireland Wale's match?

Michael D Higgins ... the Irish President, I suspect !

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For anybody who cant find any decent footy they want to watch this evening; the U20 6N equivalent games are all on BBC website (Ireland v Wales also on S4C). HTs in the UK games: Ireland 17-3 Wales, Scotland 0-18 England ... France 3-8 Italy only 20 mins in. Ireland went on to win comfortably by 43...

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Ireland by a distance against Wales in Dublin, 38 - 12 .... Scotland to beat England in a much tighter game at Murrayfield 25 - 19 and France to overwhelm Italy by 56 - 9 in Lille ...

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Field of Dreams
The fastest little Indian
A League of their own
The Rock
Plenty ( Meryl Streep )
Elvis ( 2022 )

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Never quite decided who was more to blame for the massive decline in Labour vote in Burnley, her being crap, or the mechanism and machinations that parachuted her in. Whole books have been written on the gradual decline of the Labour vote in Northern and Midlands post industrial towns .... My take ...

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From 1967 to 1972, my Father worked for Hallmark Cards, and he was responsible for opening and running a new print facility in Rathfarnham, Dublin. By 1972, they were keen for him to move to Kansas City for the next part of his career, and my sister and I, aged 8 and 6, stayed with our Gran as Mum a...

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Ruan de Swardt, last years " Pro " at Lowerhouse, top scored for South Africa with 64 in their 2nd Test against New Zealand. South Africa lead by 31 runs, going into day 3, with the New Zealand 2nd Innings due to start tomorrow ...

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"As good as" not fact, then. I don't know the makeup of the Rochdale electorate but perhaps the bloke was selected because, ironically, he was seen to have the best chance of winning. 74% White British, 19% Asian/Asian British, 7% Other .... according to the 2021 Census. This is now politically qui...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:53 pm
I saw Stan last week and had a brief chat. Hard to believe it's closing in on twenty years since he left.

How is he Tony ? I hope he's keeping well ...

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I trust the powers that be will be looking at rescinding his OBE ...

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Hate when Ireland are fav's going into any game as it never sits well . To be honest i can't see anyone beating Ireland maybe if it's all on the line in the last game who knows :D I think England will be your toughest test, you've Wales and Scotland at the Aviva ... England at Twickenham is never e...

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I think it's safe to get the dancing shoes down from the top of your wardrobe, " Tribesman " !!

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ecc wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 11, 2024 1:36 pm
Are Ireland playing themselves?

I could have worded it better ... I was pointing it out that Ireland are still odds-on, at 10/11, even giving Italy a 33 point start !

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Two very close games yesterday , boy i would be upset if i was a Scot also . Still shocked with France as i did think they were the best side going into the Six Nations but hey we move on to today , now the sun it out and i expect the Irish to shine or could i have this one wrong also . Betfred has...

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Claretmisterg wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:10 pm
I agree that Ireland should beat Italy by a comfortable margin but the other two games will probably be very close. I’ll take England to edge out Wales by a small margin and France to do similarly against the Scots.

Here's a man who knows his onions ....

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Massive games for them today and at Brum. After these two their run in is very difficult Preston ( A ) Cardiff ( A ) Norwich ( H ) Swansea ( A ) Millwall ( H ) Plymouth ( H ) and then .... Middlesboro' ( A ) Ipswich ( H ) Sunderland ( A ) Southampton ( H ) Bristol C ( A ) Leeds ( A ) Sheff Wed. ( H...

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Now let me see , right then Scotland v France up first very soon , yep game of two halves in Cardiff but France will not be beaten today , i expect the real France to turn up today ans win 34 -21 England v Wales , goodness not sure about this one as i have never seen a poorer first half by Wales bu...

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We go again this weekend, with Scotland hosting the French at Murrayfield this afternoon ( 2.15pm ), followed by the small matter of the England v Wales clash at Twickenham ( 4.45pm ). Tomorrow sees Italy travel to Dublin for a 3.00pm kick-off. The Scotland game is on BBC1, whilst the other two are ...

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fatboy47 wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:50 pm
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Now I'm no Chester Perry...not even an aggie or a Paul Waine..but isn't 8% a bit of a drop in a companies capitalisation in just one day?

That's actually over 5 days but your point remains valid ...

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All best wishes, Beddie ! As a long time poster, I'm aware of the provenance of your " username " ... if not, I might be tempted to think that the perennial question of whether HRH King Charles III really is a Burnley fan had been finally answered .. " Beddie " being his little pun on the " Royal Be...

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To be fair the one person I feel some sympathy for is Jon Dahl Tomasson ... He signed a 3 year deal on the same day we appointed Vincent, saying "I'm really proud and excited to be taking over as head coach of Blackburn Rovers – a club with a lot of tradition and also great ambition ", perhaps not r...

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Jel wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:49 pm
https://theathletic.com/5252239/2024/02 ... ed-article

Oh, how we laughed

If viewers can't see the above, the whole article is reproduced earlier in this thread ...

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Just to clarify, I'm in little doubt that the financial support to Blackburn by Venky's has diminished. However, in terms of financial assistance outside of of India, circumstances will soon be very different. The recent potential transfer was a complete fiasco and should never have been allowed to...

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I bet Sheff Wednesday are furious. I suppose Blackburn have found a way stopping relegation rivals signing players, though. Lure players away at the last minute with a better offer, but don’t click the ‘submit’ button on the registration portal and leave everyone in limbo. I wonder if anyone has an...

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Simply a ridiculous situation that was allowed to play out with the player. After 14 years of propping up the club Venky's knew full well at that date that finance was unavailable to complete the transfer and, for that matter, any future transactions in the immediate future. " Royboyclaret " ... ar...

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Article from the " Athletic " by Oliver Kay & Tom Bogert ... HOW BLACKBURN ROVER'S DUNCAN MCGUIRE DEAL FELL APART .... TWICE ! Duncan McGuire rushed through JFK airport to make his connecting flight, even as the reason he was taking it seemed to be falling apart. The Orlando City striker, a recent U...

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Royboyclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:01 pm
Past the point of no return........at least that's the verdict in India.......no more £20m pocket money.

Is that from the Venky's by choice, or due to legal constraints ?

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If that's the case, then presumably they'll be using the money they got from flogging Wharton to Palace to keep them going ....for now. Yes, that's the thinking .... 50% up front so £9m due straight away, and the £500k fee from the sale of Ennis to Stoke was to cover the loan fee to Orlando City. B...

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Eh? Rovers operate at a huge loss .... Any potential buyer would face huge issues because the club is running at a loss, mainly due to players wages See Bolton, after Eddie sold them, to see what happens.The Venkys are obliged to keep pumping money into the place because the alternative is administ...

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The player was 2 weeks into pre-season with Orlando City, and last year earned a reported $77,360 ... less than £1200 a week ! Last season, the average wage at Blackburn was around £329,000, or £6,320 ...

No wonder he jumped at the chance of putting himself in the shop window of English football ...

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Heard the Mayor of Burnley on the Tailenders podcast a while ago explaining how difficult it would be to re-name a street after Jimmy. Change of addresses, change of house titles, confusing the P.O. etc. etc. I sat there listening and thinking - "just build the bloody statue." He deserves nothing l...

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Rovers losing, England won the Rugby and this chilled Muscadet is lovely ...

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Well got the Irish result wrong , not sure what happened to the French , but Ireland wow what a start from them . I see that England are behind in the first 20mins , hummmmm we will see . Yep, we both misread France there although the sending off didn't help, Ireland were ominously good ! England h...

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Aclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 02, 2024 8:22 pm
Great start from you Greens.

... and France down to 14, with two yellows for the French 2nd Row !!

Stop Press: France try in 1st half injury time, which is converted, 10-17 at half time !

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We have 8 to their 6 and we are currently 15th in the away table. If I was the type who uses stats to suit an agenda I would claim we are 33% better than them on the road :D You are wise to be cautious about statistics ... My favourite is that Devon Malcolm hit more Test Match 6's than Sir Don Brad...

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Great to be back and a good write up from Claret4me . Yep we are going to see the winners of the six nations tonight . I will take my green glasses off and will go for the French as i think they will be too strong up front 24 -15 to the French . England v Italy you always call the English on this o...

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I assume you mean Owen. I did indeed, apologies !! These slips happen when you're old enough to remember Andy Farrell as the new wonderkid of Rugby League, and what's more, old enough to have attended Grandpa Botham's 1st Test at Trent Bridge in 1977, and witness Peter West interviewing Harold Larw...

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