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The problem with age is that no amount of sports science can successfully hold the ravages of time back. It can help with the monitoring of players, improving their injury recovery time and managing stress on the body, but if a body is in the process of failing then it fails. Delph has had his fair ...

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Paul Waine wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:55 pm
I think I read a comment earlier in this post that expressed concern about Bailey Peacock-Farrell being our cover for Nick Pope.

That was me. I didn't watch the match, but I'm very happy to hear that he played well.

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This band isn't called Japan, but they are the biggest rock band in Japan - albeit with a French name. L'Arc-en-Ciel with their live 2015 concert L'Ar CASINO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JjmCSmiZAo&feature=youtu.be I preferred the first half which was more in line with their output as P'unk-en-C...

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Lets look at 1 domestic defender 28 year old full international and 3 year left on his current deal 2nd most goals and assists over last 2 season behind Alexander-Arnold as a defender Finished 7th in last 2 seasons in the Prem as well as quarter finals of europa league and semi finals of FA cup Joi...

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As for do I think 8m represents value, there will be better players sold for less than that this summer and you yourself could quickly identify 20 players who are better and cheaper. The deal hasn't gone through or been finalised yet, so again I / we are speculating based on rumours, but that is a ...

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Riggy probably refers to you as restraining order ;) That would be a shame, I can appreciate the pleasure of a persons company, regardless of the quality of work I believe them to have done or do in their professional capacity. Riggy ( aw, adding on the Y automatically conjures up a feeling of ende...

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Gordaleman wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 04, 2020 1:25 pm
Isn't it strange how when people don't like someone, they refer to them by their Surname?

At Burnley we seem to refer to everyone by their surname, we just add a Y to the end of it.

I will refer to him as Riggy from now on

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Rigg has brought in promising players with sell on value which was part of his remit Who ? Development Squads Last year we had a mass exodus of players from the development squads. We signed Joel Senior ( left the club after one season ), Adam Phillips ( gone back to Morecambe, probably to finish o...

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Just this bit, LTL. Is it possible that it was Ben Gibson himself who gave himself the "false impression" that he could leave Burnley last year (or in Jan this year)? Could be, or his agent, but I doubt that he would have gone off the rails had he conjured up the idea of a transfer all on his own, ...

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You just knew Rigg was being dragged into this Absolutely, he is the bloke in charge of our recruitment and the formulation of our long term strategic vision. Dyche advocated new contracts for players and he was ignored. So either Garlick and the Board have taken it upon themselves to act contrary ...

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Norwich paying a 2m loan fee and 70% of his wages, with the option to make the move permanent for another 6m if they win promotion, is a poor deal in my books. We paid 15m for him and if the payments are split evenly across his contract that equates to a cost of 3.75m per season. 2m is a little over...

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Our scouting network is still a work on progress.We need to develop a comprehensive system similar to Brentfords highly successful one. Our new scouting set up has had two years and a huge increase in investment and staff. So far they have achieved the square route of **** all. Jay Rod was on the w...

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We won't pay price for Worrall...... Gibson won't go to forest because he wants to go to boro He can't seriously bemoan not playing football and then with his next breath demand a move to his preferred club, especially if that club is Boro. I would be surprised if Boro could afford to buy him for a...

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What did they actually do? Does anybody know? I think it was just the annual burning of their IOU's I have it on good authority that on one day of every year the City of Leeds enjoys 24 hours of daylight, with Elland Road serving as a brightly lit beacon that can be seen from the furthest reaches o...

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So a manager signs Jeff Hendrick player - plays him in 122 of the 137 Premier League games he's available and you think he's shown he is not good enough. What a load of nonsense. You must have a very, very low opinion of our manager. I think the conflicting views about how good Hendrick was for us ...

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I just have a feeling we're onto something with our goalkeeping set up. Keepers want to come here. Fabian Otte has a good CV and we've brought in this German keeper Richter I am guessing with Mercer's blessing. BPF is not the finished article but reading what he had to say and what Richter has had ...

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Thanks for all the support guys. I understand that I'm not everyone's cup of tea in a world that leans towards very brief ( sometimes empty look at me statements ) and putting the boot in. It's good to know that not everyone objects to my contributions here and that a lot are happy to live and let l...

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Very unexpected, a player with three years ( plus 1 ) left on his current contract signs a new deal with an extra year. Maybe a new contract was needed to underline a pay increase in line with moving up the ladder to fill the number two spot. It's a strange one, considering that Dyche was asking for...

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DCWat wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:15 pm
You should have posted some nag stats and a little more detail there, LTL

Neigh

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just an update and obligatory YouTube... https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/baptiste-santamaria-burnley-transfer-news-18795169 https://youtu.be/vlwOT8Ov1uI They missed out that he is reputedly a big fan of horse racing and the owner of Déesse de Bouillon. It might help our cause th...

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You speak a lot of sense LTL but one thing I really disagree with you on is Sam Cosgrove, I don't rate him at all. Of his 23 goals last season 10 were penalties. He's just not capable of the step up in quality to the EPL in my opinion. Agreed, Cosgrove is a bit of stretch, but I would be banking on...

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This was my list prior to the window. A smattering of domestic and foreign players that I felt could be available for less than £10m. Players like Joe Rodon and Ben Davies might stretch that with any competing interest. (F) Signifies a player more for the future. (X) represent my top pick for that p...

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Warning - Hugely Speculative Opinions And Wish Upon A Star Nonsense To Follow Personally, I wouldn't be averse to us offering Vydra and up to £10m for Santamaria and Fulgini. The thing that Angers desperately need is a hard working, high energy striker with technical ability. Vydra showed his quali...

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Just a quick post to clear things up. Considering my last two posts I might be coming across as a bit of a statistical fan boy, but that really isn't a true reflection of me. I think statistics are becoming over valued in respect to the mistaken belief that they can provide objectivity or greater ve...

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1 goal and 1 assist in 20 games - not seen him play, but those stats would suggest he's worse than Aarron Lennon !!! :D Look again. https://fbref.com/en/players/4b96c347/Angelo-Fulgini https://www.footballslices.com/compare/357427_296316 Click on the first link and scroll down a bit and you will no...

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If he’s as good as the article suggests, and plays as stated, he sounds like a great option, if we can beat his other suitors to his signature. A good age to impact the first team and potentially turn a profit on, down the line as well. Baptiste Samtamaria I think the article is being a bit generou...

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I think it might be down to a combination of factors. Staying in the EPL was probably high on Harts wish list, but with his wages, expectation of playing time and the money issues surrounding Covid offers will have been thin on the ground for him. Ticking off all of those boxes won't have been easy ...

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You wanted Kyle Bartley, Sam Clucas, Sam larsson (who is now in china at the age of 27), Diego Rolan (striker who has scored 5 goals in last 3 seasons) and thought we should have been in for Tom Lawrence just a snippet from a page of suggestions. Picking 100 players 2-3 should come good I guess Rol...

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If people are expecting more than squad fillers this transfer window then I fear they're going to be disappointed. Apart from maybe right midfield you could name the team that will start our first game of the season now. Nods, but there is an important difference between squad fillers that could de...

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Quite a few years ago I fell asleep on the train and woke up in Hebden Bridge late at night. Scared the **** out of me for a brief moment. I thought I'd got on one of those time travel trains that you see in sci-fi movies or Twilight Zone type series. Lovely little place, when it doesn't catch you b...

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Turfy Topper wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:58 pm
So we should sign a player that can't get in the Fulham side, and which EPL team plays with just 2 midfielders?

Sorry, I meant two central midfielders

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I wouldn't read too much into lurkers comments, he disagrees with any player we are linked with as he has his own knowledge. When linked with Pope and Tarkowski he would have offered up some random name who would be better. With all due respect I don't do random names, even though people might not ...

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I haven't see him playing for Fulham this year, because he was out for most of it with a calf injury, and I certainly didn't watch him at Blackburn. However, I did watch him quite few times when he was with Norwich and it's no wonder they didn't sign him. He was awful back then. Right age profile an...

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I was thinking if we are bringing a wife left man in, then Dwight come come inside a little. A ready made young D4 right there... https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bright-osayi-samuel/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/358948/verein/1039 On the right, below the positional pitch graphic, he is right footed...

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I blame Ashley Westwood for the article. We all know Westy is a keen gardener and he has obviously manipulated the Gaffer into blagging him some free stuff for his garden. Watch out for tomorrows article when Sean tells everybody we aren't mugs and the secret to a good cup run is allowing things to ...

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Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 18, 2020 1:23 pm
That's utter boll00cks!

If Dyche leaves who do you think will be tasked with finding us a new Head Coach ?

Identifying a new Head Coach falls under the remit of the Technical Director

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Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:21 pm
Without Dyche....we are nothing, be careful what you wish for.

Without Dyche ...... we are Mike Riggs club, be careful what you wish for.

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I think we will have lots of very unhappy posters but will end up with a few unexciting signings which turn out to be quite good. Others will look enviously at Leeds, WBA, Fulham, Sheffield Utd, Watford, Brighton, West Ham or a gaggle if others... then at Xmas we will be saying thank God we didn’t ...

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With respect LTL, I think you are mainly talking out of your arse. Maybe, but I would rather advocate a cautious approach to moves that could threaten the health and well being of children, even if it is just a throw away comment on a forum. Imagine being forced to send your child into an environme...

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I think we will dawdle about as usual, waiting to see how things pan out because we don't have a clear strategy going in and we don't have a fixed transfer target list with multiple options. Towards the end of the window we will pounce on the scraps that have been ignored by the other clubs, thinkin...

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Made me laugh ... and while people might choose to snub him for it I don't think he was misrepresenting us.

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You're wrong about the motivation, I believe. The rush to find a coronavirus vaccine - which is all over the world, not just in Oxford - is derived mainly from government desires to have a vaccine as quickly as possible. But if you're right, then surely the government will put its foot down and ins...

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I would rather we were looking at Ryan Manning than BOS. Although other clubs are rumoured to be interested in him and a swap deal for Hugil wouldn't surprise me.

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Do they have to pay all their debts back now their promoted. There was a clause in their administration payments wasn't there? Or has it run out? They wound up their liquidation last year, when promotion looked likely. Paying off very little of their debts and stiffing the liquidators in the proces...

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Leeds United, a credit to football ... and a debt avoider to everyone else

Well done Leeds, everyone else paid your dues.

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Something people seems to be overlooking is that even a mild case in healthy people can affect your life. It's not die or fine. Have a healthy friend in early 30s with no pre-existing conditions who had it only bad enough to lay him up at home for a few days in March. But now can't pass a lung stre...

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we are signing Kieran Trippier. I have decided. That will keep Mr D happy and that is good enough for me. He will play right-side ahead of Lowton/Bardsley. Goals galore from his crosses. I'm against signing any more older players on high wages and relatively long contracts ( even if they come on a ...

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He would play on the right of midfield if he came here with hopefully a Charlie Taylor type behind him who can overlap and put a cross in. Also gives us options for formation changes if we go 4-5-1 or 4-3-3 depending on opposition and scoreline etc. At 32 he has possibly another 2-3 seasons left an...

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What's his best position - attacking central midfield? Yes, or the bench. Apart from a few cameos he hasn't played much in the last few years, but he was an outstanding player when he was getting regular game time. Injuries and new arrivals consigned him to support duty. The 2016/17 creative midfie...

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