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Quite staggering that. Wow.

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Has he? 2 wins in 7 soon to be 3 wins in 8 doesn’t scream European contenders to me. Fortunate win at Anfield and 10 man Burnley. He's just started getting players back that have been out (Eze, Olise). Yes transformed them and I said dark horse. Certainly wasn't a fortunate win at Anfield? They tho...

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Glasner has transformed Palace.

Dark horse for a European spot next season.

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Bobby Thomas starting for Cov at centre half against United - hope he does well and Cov get a result.

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morninbob wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:37 pm
Attendance announced as 15k, including 7k from Wednesday.

Jeez.

They are in serious decline aren't they?

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Never seen Dyche wear a tracksuit on the touchline before! That's surely a first?

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He stated the issues haven’t been our cb’s since O’Shea and Estève have been the partnership. Even using your figures, if you think conceding an average of almost 2 goals a game isn’t an issue, you’re deluded. Never said it was great now! Do agree with your assessment on abandoning our approach/pla...

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I'll be honest, I'm dead against it. I mean, people forget that traders need access to Dixons!

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We’ve been better against the lower sides too since Muric returned to be fair. It’s actually 1 loss in 6 since Muric returned. Trafford was in goal in the draw at West Ham. Apologies, you're quite correct.. I saw that (1 in 7) online and didn't double check it - 1 in 6 then - let's hope this run is...

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None of those 7 matches were against teams in the upper echelons of the PL Table and 3 were against sides currently in the bottom 6. The next 3 fixtures against sides currently in the top 7 will give a truer picture of whether the apparent improvement in the level of performance can be translated i...

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I'd suggest that since O'shea & Esteve have only been the partnership since game 25 and have conceded 17 goals in the 8 games they have played together, they are still very much part of the problem. That's before you consider the 19 different defensive combinations we tried in the build up to settl...

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I agree-ish, because he’s also cost us points in two big games and even yesterday he mixed in some lapses with some brilliant saves. We may not have stayed up, but we’d probably have more points had Muric been in goal. He’s not the only factor in our recent upturn though. Esteve, Assignon and the r...

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Asking Sherwood for his opinion on tactic's and managerial decisions is akin to asking Liz Truss her opinion on how to run a Country.

Both woefully incompetent and miles out of their depth. Awful pundit.

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agreenwood wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:37 am
Well we can put this to bed.

Small wins.

Mad what a change of keeper can do for a team...

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Esteve is our player regardless next season (thankfully) and has gone from strength to strength with each appearance. He will be a top player imo and seems like a really great lad. Assignon had an impressive game yesterday and has brought a new edge to our team. He's quite different from Maatsen as ...

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If we really have any intention to establish ourselves as a premier league team again in future we MUST keep Sander in summer. He’s one of the only few who’s looked premier league class all season. The posts above about ambition or being deserving of a premier league team I understand but at some p...

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Is giving a player a 3 an extreme reaction? I thought that was just my view of a players performance on the day, not sure of the relevance. I think Mcburnie's an absolute handful who both our centre halves struggled with in the first half today and it's the kind of presence we miss and would be ver...

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I'd prefer to sell some of the others at cut price deals and keep Berge in all honesty, if push came to shove.

So much harder to get quality centre mids in and to replace them.

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Goliath wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:11 pm
Why do people have to have such extreme reactions

I mean - you've quite literally given Vitinho numerous 3s in the player ratings for perfectly fine performances, then think McBurnie could be a shout for us.

What do you expect?!

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Yes he’s been very good since his return to the side. I thought he was very unfortunate to lose his place in the autumn because, although he had some poor games, he was a victim of the appalling system we were using where Cullen was basically a one-man midfield. He should have been reintroduced far...

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Together with Cullen and Brownhill in front of them is how our midfield should have been all year.

If we go down and retain that as a midfield three we could quite possibly achieve even more than the 101 points that we did last season.

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I understand the reasoning behind the post but he's someway off what Barnes is in terms of footballing ability (Barnes criminally underrated as a footballer).

McBurnie is nowhere near the level we need now and is also a colossal bellend.

No thanks.

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Muric 8
Assignon 9*
O'Shea 7
Esteve 5
Taylor 5
Vitinho 6
Cullen 8
Berge 9
Bruun Larsen 7
Foster 6
Odobert 6

Brownhill 7
Gudmundsson 7

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Brownhill is so much better in that attacking mid / '10' role and is, imo, still our best option there.

So much more tactical awareness and work rate for helping our press and get on to second balls; he should've been playing there from the first game.

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Brownhill on please.

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Really pleased for Muric.

Could have easily let last week get to him and gone into his shell but he's come out and playing to a really high standard - showing his top class ability that we all know he has.

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Please get Brownhill on for Odobert.

We need his tenacity and ability to rat around.

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There's faster front lines than today in the league, definitely wouldn't have been the worst call. But I do think O'Shea's improved a lot. He has and I understand what VK is trying to do with a high line and defenders with recovery pace but I just think Ekdal's reading of the game and positioning i...

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Poulton-le-Claret wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:20 pm
Superb from Muric again

O'Shea needs to get a grip. He's getting bullied here.

Shouldn't have dropped Ekdal after Ekdal & Esteve looked like our best partnership of the season against Brighton. Made their forwards look toothless.

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We need to stop trying to force passes from the back when we're in their half and they have 11 men behind the ball - just letting them openly counter on us.

Otherwise we're playing well.

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Save Muric.

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Lol

We truly are sh1t.

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You forgot the foreigners too. Absolutely no sense of belonging whatsoever. I'm off to watch non league. We've had some decent lads from a far that have worn the Claret shirt with pride - no qualms with them, the mercenaries are annoying but they're the result of the moneymen tampering with the gam...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:26 pm
Well this was hard and I really wasn't sure what to write but I've got something online now.

https://www.uptheclarets.com/leighton-taffy-james

Great words Tony - really is a sad day.

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So sorry to hear.

My thoughts and condolences are with you and your family.

RIP Taffy - you'll always be a Claret.

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Thanks for responding and not ensuring my thread had a metaphorical tumbleweed rolling through it! How does it feel now to you as a Burnley fan now that our club is also complicit in the FA Cup ruling as one of the 'consulted' clubs and going forward are likely to be a club (until further notice at ...

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I honestly believe the plan for the 'big' clubs is to try and clear their schedule as much as possible so they can play a legitimate league game abroad, similar to the NFL.

Also, our club is now part of the problem - football absolutely reeks.

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Oh so not like a full section?

Full standing stand in the cricket field end would be epic, imo.

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Bring it on!

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Given the news re: the FA Cup today, along with the game increasingly being catered to non-legacy fans & corporate offerings... If the decision was down to you, would you have the 'top six' / 'big six' (whatever that means) leave to form the 'European Superleague' and to let the rest get on with a p...

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Supplements can help mate but imperative that your diet is spot on as well. Lots of food that we eat (processed, high in omega 6s/hydrogenated fats/sugar) is super inflammatory and can exacerbate joint pain; good diet + a good mobility routine and preferably some sort of resistance training and then...

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He always claims to have not been a great bowler but that’s exactly what he was. We always seem to think of his batting first but he was outstanding with the ball. He was for sure a better bowler than batter - had some great innings of course but much more deadly and consistent with ball in hand. S...

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So bored of the PL & the moneymen systematically ruining our great game.

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Yeah sure post your season ticket purchases and loyalty points, just screen shot them onto here. If it is individual games you attend can I pick say 20 random games this season and you will be able to provide these ? Lets start with Sheff Utd, Everton or Man Utd away these are recent ones, or the o...

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Great result.

Would love Dortmund to win it now and see Ian Maatsen raise the trophy.

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Bellingham needs to force himself into this game - for all his talent he's been a complete passenger.

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Didn't Mellon have a pretty scary head injury?

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kentonclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:57 pm
Not much impetus and purpose of play on view against Everton. Just a single shot on target in a “must win” game.

Aye, was a bit poor... The only side we've played this season that played with an ultra low block and let us have the ball as well. The other games have been vastly different, imo.

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If we miraculously win 3 of our remaining games (one of which against Forest) then there's a chance.

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5 matches all against sides outside of the top 6 including a Wolves side missing Cunha and Neto and an Everton team that rarely scores more than once in a game. One that just pumped Everton for 6 as well. He's playing well, gives the team much more impetus/purpose of play and unfortunately has had ...

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