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Lord_Bob

Said it on the other thread. Roberts is going to play LB, Al-Dakil or O'Shea at RB. Delacroix did OK at LCB (and I have a bias for left footed LCBs, admittedly) I think eventually him and Beyer might be our best CB combination.

Lord_Bob

Roberts will play LB, Al-Dakil or O'Shea RB. Best option we have now.

Lord_Bob

Interesting stat about Villa:

have won 49 points in the Prem since the start of 2023…

Only MAN CITY (62) have won more…

Let's not overreact - starting a PL campaign against teams of this calibre is not easy. Spurs next.....

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I think this stinks and shows one of the big issues with VAR as it is currently implemented. Let the managers challenge a decision, then and only then, is VAR allowed to review (sort of like cricket). One challenge per half, if challenge is correct, then challenge retained, if not, challenge is lost.

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Thanks @philadelphiachris - ordered what I wanted.

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Agree with Kate, it's so hard from over here. For the last few weeks, the ONLY thing I can see in the club shop on the website is the Home Kit. Nothing else, no away kit, no training gear, no tee shirts, nothing. Would love a JJ Watt hat, but....oh well.

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Seems like a missed opportunity if us over here in the U.S. are struggling to see this and at the same time we are recruiting JJ Watt and Dude Perfect to expand our global presence and our Chairman is an American?

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Anyone know how to watch this in the U.S.?

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Ragged a couple of A levels (Colne Grammar) but not enough to get to Uni. Ended up at Hatfield Poly, which is now Hertfordshire University. Got a degree in Biology, went to Kings College London and got a PhD in Biochemistry. 2 weeks later I was on a plane to Madison Wisconsin (go Badgeres / JJ Watt)...

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I thought one of the reasons for inventing this thing was that T20 was taking too long and wouldn't fit in with TV schedules? Interesting that over here, baseball interest was declining rapidly as games were taking over 3 1/2 hours almost 4. So they tweaked the rules to cut down time wasting and lit...

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How much do you think we can get for Muric???

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"Baszball" won't be looking for a draw. If we have to chase 450, we will try. Get used to it, gonna be some ugly shots being played and likely fail, but ... what is they did it???

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Big mistake if we play Mo. Like Leach, I love the guy, but the Aussie's will absolutely marlmalize him - again. We simply don't have a spinner good enough to beat the Aussies (or anyone else for that matter). If we play a spinner that leaves us effectively 3 seamers and a limping Stokes to try and g...

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Goto batting-wise, but the issue is can we take 20 wickets? And the problem is there does not appear to be a front-line spinner capable of holding an end never mind taking wickets. If memory serves, the Aussies beat the hell out of Mo in his last Ashes. Not sure he is the answer. Still think 4 seame...

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I'm in the blessing in disguise camp. Nice guy, but not a test class spinner and the bowler the Aussies were going to target. Problem is there are so few spinner options available - may have to go with 4 seamers and get some green tops ready.

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and the fact that Jack Leach, nice guy though he is, strikes fear into the heart of exactly no-one.

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Completely agree Vegas. Was it QPR when BPF let in that goal from the corner with the player in front of him? and it goes to the back post and Vitiniho is left in the $hit? If that was Music, no way that goes in, he's claiming that ball, player impeding him or not - no question he is improving and i...

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Too many to choose from. One that hasn't been mentioned:

JBG scoring the free kick and running over to Vinny and jumping into his arms. Just said so much about the team and the manager.

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I think I posted early in the season when we were all raving about well Cork was playing (remember that??), I agreed, but said something like "but I bet Beyer will be POTY by the end of season." Nice to be right once in a while. What great news! What a fabulous player. We are well stocked at CB and ...

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Born in Wisbech (Cambs), raised in Colne / Laneshawbridge. Moved to the States in 1982 (Wisconsin - JJ Watt is a solid dude). Been in California since '85.

First game - them down the road away '63 1-2 (Connelly (2)).

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I think I am still in shock from the opener against Hudds. That was just jaw dropping to see the transformation in just a few short months. And it just went on and on getting better and better. And during the 10 game win streak, I had the very unBurnley fan reaction going into each game - no worries...

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Pace is a Mormon. Mormons go on missions. Pace buys Burnley with a mission to make them a successful club. Sky uses a play on words in the title of their documentary and we get 4 pages of drivel saying Burnley will now be only known as the "Mormon Club?" To use a religious term - Christ on a bike - ...

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66. First game away at them down the road in '63. Won 2-1 (Connelly (2)). Living in America since '82 so it's been hard to keep up until inter web showed up.

Play Pickleball 5 days a week, golf two days a week, lift weights / ride Peloton 3-4 days a week. Everything seems to be working OK as of now.

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On the Springsteen theme:

Barefoot girls sitting on the hood of a Dodge drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain.

or lots of Kristofferson lyrics including:

the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more for dessert.

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Hard to compare as they play under completely different systems. Easy to see that Mee, Pope etc would never fit in this system, but....

2013/14 Trippier playing in VK's system? - oh boy! THAT would have been special.

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Watch a basketball game. Team has 5 seconds (I think) to get the ball across the half court line. Watch the ref, he is counting by moving his arm horizontal to vertical, hinging at the elbow. Everyone can see him counting, don't make it over half court, ball goes to the other team. Should be easy to...

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Pickleball - 6 days a week
Golf - 2 days a week (a benefit of living in California)
Hiking /Birdwatching
Given up Crossfit but now use my Peloton and Olympic weights in the garage to stay in shape
Last week of work for me this week, so will see what else I can get up to in my spare time.

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The only reason I subscribe to The Times (on line) is Mike Atherton's cricket writing. No expectations of coverage of anything else, but Atherton is worth the price. Brilliant.

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Jeeezus!! Get a grip lads. This is perfect - Vinny is gonna be fired up to put one over on Pep. If nothing else, it will be a good marker for where we might be next year, but Vinny ain't thinking about that - he's thinking about how he can beat Pep. This is going to be awesome. Would love us to stuf...

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Wow! What a match! Love Test cricket.

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Greetings from a surprisingly very, very wet Southern California. 7:00am kick off. Dinner and a few bottles of California Cabernet with friends last night makes it a bit foggy as well.

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Taffy wrote: ESPN+ now shows Cricket!......it's been years since i've seen anything but highlights. Check out Willow TV as well (available in the States) about $50/year. Haven't missed a Test Match in a while between ESPN+ and Willow. Pajama cricket also available on Willow, but I don't watch that s...

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You lot back home are missing something special. Time difference working in my favour this time, fun to watch.

Lord_Bob

Forget naming a road, just build the bloody statue. NOW!!

Lord_Bob

I've been trying to buy one for a while now, they don't look out of place at all here in the States. However, the online shop has some issues and every time I try and checkout it craps out with a "too many redirects" message. Frustrating....but love the cap, hope to be able to buy one one day.

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The lad is learning. Seem to remember that the one criticism of Heaton was that he would not come for crosses. We got spoiled with Pope totally dominating the 6 yard box (and beyond), so the comparisons get tough. He's got the physical attributes to dominate, just going to take time to figure it out...

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There are certain moments in certain seasons, when you think "yes, it's going to happen." Last one for me was Scott Arfield equalizing at Watford in the first Dyche promotion season. I was listening to it on Clarets Player (which was all we US folks had at the time). When that went it, scruffy goal ...

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Right now it's Jack Cork, wouldn't be surprised if it isn't Beyer by the end of the season.

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Right now it's Jack Cork, wouldn't be surprised if it isn't Beyer by the end of the season.

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Paid $140 for the season and nothing happening - not good. not expecting a refund either....

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Loan apparently - from Twitter, so make of that what you may.

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October '63 at Ewood. 2 John Connelly goals. 2-1 win.Not only my first derby, my first game. For some reason Dad got us tickets in the stands (safety for a 7 year old I suspect). Never knew why he picked that game and when I finally asked him when he was in his late 80s, his memory was so far gone h...

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Happy Thanksgiving all. Sunny, breezy, 25 degrees.

4 football matches and 3 football games to watch. Turkey to grill. Wine to be drunk. What's not to like?

Enjoy!

Lord_Bob

Ben Mee.....

If he had stayed and played alongside THB, I think we would be 10 points clear by now and nailed on for promotion. Leadership, shored up the defense.

OK, maybe 15 points clear.

BFC Legend.

Tripps would have helped too, but Ben Mee in this team? Almost guaranteed promotion.

Lord_Bob

Any chance of Egan-Riley at RB if we have doubts about Roberts and Lowton?

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That was awful - I turned the sound off as well - surely we can do better than that!

Lord_Bob

Thoughts? Astonished! I struggle to get my head around what has happened since May. A whole new team, and whole new philosophy just replaced the best manager in my lifetime (IMHO - I'm 66 to give you some context) and we are being successful. I just really don't know what to think or where this will...

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I am old enough to remember them getting relegated to Div 2 back in the day - would love for it to happen again. Arrogant t***res.

Winning 2-0 at Old Trafford was one of the greatest pleasures Dyche gave us, to see Old Trafford emptying mid way through the 2nd half was wonderful.

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Yes, it was frustrating in that we are still working out VK's system. We were just a bit "off" tonight but could have at easily got a point. I get the feeling, sorry, hate to be an optimist on this board, that once we get it worked out, probably after the WC, we might just be unstoppable. It's so go...

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Agree Pickles. If most matches are being shown here on ESPN (which I also have to subscribe to to get the games) then the cost per match on Clarets+ goes up. Wish we knew which games they could actually stream beforehand. EFL rules though apparently - not a lot the club can do I suppose.

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