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Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by RalphCoatesComb » Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:13 pm

Me neither! :lol:

Just re-watched MOTD. Eddie's reaction is heart-breaking (if you're a Cherry).

We've had the bad rub with VAR so, I'll take the good for now.

Had to smile when I saw Jay Rod taking a swig from Ramsdale's juice bottle after what should have been goal of the month.
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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Steve1956 » Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:37 pm

I think Eddie will leave Bournemouth at the end of the season,after they go down.....i still wont feel sorry forhim though.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by conyoviejo » Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:39 pm

Eddie Who ?
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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by RalphCoatesComb » Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:39 pm

Steve1956 wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:37 pm
I think Eddie will leave Bournemouth at the end of the season,after they go down.....i still wont feel sorry for him though.
Gonna be tight ! Any two from five plus Norwich

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by RalphCoatesComb » Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:40 pm

conyoviejo wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:39 pm
Eddie Who ?
:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Steve1956 » Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:41 pm

conyoviejo wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:39 pm
Eddie Who ?
Eddie the Eagle he's absolutely shite at ski jumping :lol:

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Steve1956 » Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:42 pm

RalphCoatesComb wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:39 pm
Gonna be tight ! Any two from five plus Norwich
I personally hope its Villa, Bournemouth and Norwich.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by ksrclaret » Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:44 pm

I do like Eddie Howe and I can certainly empathise with him yesterday. Imagine struggling near the bottom, celebrating what you think is an equaliser only to find it ruled out, and then the other side have a penalty to double their advantage. Regardless of whether the decisions were right or wrong, that's a tough one to take.

I thought he kept his counsel really well too during the incident. If that happened to Mourinho, for example, he'd have been on goals on Sunday this morning talking about conspiracies.

Having said all that though, I do think they'll go down. They really were dreadful at the back at times yesterday, and actually lacked some fight.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by FactualFrank » Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:47 pm

Eddie are you alright, are you alright Eddie?

(yep, another misheard lyric by Michael Jackson)

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Bordeauxclaret » Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:49 pm

Thought he did a decent job at Burnley, but I don’t feel sorry for him in the slightest.
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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by warksclaret » Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:15 pm

I like an element of "small clubs" in the PL. Would therefore love West Ham and Villa to go down (Norwich are doomed), if only to put a message out there to new clubs of not over-spending on players

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by BFCmaj » Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:18 pm

FactualFrank wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:47 pm
Eddie are you alright, are you alright Eddie?

(yep, another misheard lyric by Michael Jackson)
Yes, it should be "Eddie are you okay, are you okay Eddie?"
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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by RalphCoatesComb » Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:20 pm

warksclaret wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:15 pm
I like an element of "small clubs" in the PL. Would therefore love West Ham and Villa to go down (Norwich are doomed), if only to put a message out there to new clubs of not over-spending on players
Me too, but I think WHU will scrape out of this one :(

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Clarets4me » Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:24 pm

warksclaret wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:15 pm
I like an element of "small clubs" in the PL. Would therefore love West Ham and Villa to go down (Norwich are doomed), if only to put a message out there to new clubs of not over-spending on players
In an ideal world, West Ham, Villa and Brighton would go down, supplanted by West Brom, Preston and Leeds ...
Regrettably, I fear Norwich have already gone, after today, they'd need to average 2 points a game to get to 40 points ! Not going to happen ! ..

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Cubanclaret » Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:59 pm

We could do with Bournemouth staying up - I think they'll find it hard to keep re-energising, its the big city clubs that are a bigger threat to the likes of us.
Villa and West Ham would be perfect to join Norwich - but it seems Watford's new manager bounce has worn off. AFCB look vulnerable with the fixtures they have coming up.
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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by boatshed bill » Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:44 pm

I don't feel sorry for Eddie, he's well paid and has a comfortable life
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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Burnleyareback2 » Mon Feb 24, 2020 12:35 am

Steve1956 wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:37 pm
I think Eddie will leave Bournemouth at the end of the season,after they go down.....i still wont feel sorry forhim though.
I think it’s a media thing, I don’t see him being in high demand.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by claretandy » Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:29 am

I hope they stay up, we always beat them, we should be hoping that big spending Villa and Wet Spam go down, the more smaller clubs like Brighton, Watford ect, the better.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by CFS » Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:37 am

No he has an expensive watch.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Cirrus_Minor » Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:13 am

I don’t believe Bournemouth will go down, they have a severe run in but looked more than capable on Saturday, especially in the first half. As for Eddie Howe, I suspect he will keep his job whatever happens. Feel sorry? Naaa!

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by beddie » Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:38 am

To be honest had the result and the match circumstances been the reverse on Saturday I think we would all have been rather annoyed to say the least. So yes I feel sorry for Eddie in that regard just as I would for Sean. I felt more sorry for their fans, it's a long way to come just to see two handballs and two goals go against you. They would be mad to sack him even if they go down, he's done a brilliant job for them in both spells.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by vinrogue » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:32 am

No I don't feel sorry for Eddie, nor does he feel sorry for us at all the times we have had the crap decisions go against us. However, I do hope they stay up as I would back us to be above both Bournemouth and BHA next season if they both stay up, hence only one to find!! Half full or Half empty always a claret. UTC

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by THEWELLERNUT70 » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:34 am

Eddie is definitely a "wetter"

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Claret-On-A-T-Rex » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:35 am

vinrogue wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:32 am
No I don't feel sorry for Eddie, nor does he feel sorry for us at all the times we have had the crap decisions go against us. However, I do hope they stay up as I would back us to be above both Bournemouth and BHA next season if they both stay up, hence only one to find!! Half full or Half empty always a claret. UTC
I was always looking forward to Bournemoutb and BHA going down but then somebody pointed out how many points we take off them every season and the laughter at them getting relegated now seems a little short term.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by gawthorpe_view » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:37 am

Best get Meghan Markle to have a word with him.
You okay hun?

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by houseboy » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:54 am

RalphCoatesComb wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:20 pm
Me too, but I think WHU will scrape out of this one :(
I hope not...I don't really care who goes down...as long as it's West Ham. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Lord Beamish » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:58 am

A little.




No; not really.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by evensteadiereddie » Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:12 am

boatshed bill wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:44 pm
I don't feel sorry for Eddie, he's well paid and has a comfortable life


Tis true, I was and I do.
Mind you, having said that, you should feel sorry for me, having just come back from the best skiing ever, I managed to pick up a tooth abscess on the last day.
I don't know if you've ever suffered one but, **** me, it's painful. Very.
Trying to get emergency treatment fixed up in Burton this morning was a joke until I mentioned the swelling. Suddenly, it's all change, I'm in -"duty of care", 24 hour time limit, blah de blah - I should be pleased but it all sounds a bit ominous to me.
Should be a nice way to spend the afternoon. :?

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by mikeS » Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:24 am

Rules is Rules.
They might not be perfect but that’s it.
So no.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by bfcjg » Mon Feb 24, 2020 12:44 pm

He has never bad mouthed Burnley, he brought in some great players for that I like him. Re Saturday I dont feel sorry for anyone we beat regardless of any link to the club. VAR stands, they are a panel of experts applying the laws of the game.
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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Belial » Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:32 pm

Don't feel sorry for him no, but if it was the other way around I'd be seriously p1ssed off

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Spike » Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:36 pm

dont feel sorry for him or his tantastic mate

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Belgianclaret » Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:47 pm

No reason to feel sorry for Eddie.

However, always tries to play football the way it should be played and will never park the bus.

Bournemouth played some very nice football in the first half and could easily have led by half-time.

But once a team gets stuck in the bottom, that little bit of luck starts evading you and decisions seem to go against you most of the time. Just look at how our fortunes with VAR seem to have changed since we've climbed the table.
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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by UpTheClaretsFCBK » Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:50 pm

Don't feel sorry for him or Bournemouth.

- Pretended to Burnley that he wanted to leave because his mother had died and then got a massive pay-rise to drop down a league.

- Cheated their way to the Premier League by breaking FFP and were never properly punished.

- Outspent every rival club in the divisions before that.

- They have 3 transfers higher than our current record and 1 equal to it.

- Highest finish is 9th


Time for them to go!

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Rileybobs » Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:54 pm

UpTheClaretsFCBK wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:50 pm
- Pretended to Burnley that he wanted to leave because his mother had died and then got a massive pay-rise to drop down a league.
Is this not libellous?

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by conyoviejo » Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:59 pm

Rileybobs wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:54 pm
Is this not libellous?
Maybe Poisonous as well.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by tim_noone » Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:05 pm

UpTheClaretsFCBK wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:50 pm
Don't feel sorry for him or Bournemouth.

- Pretended to Burnley that he wanted to leave because his mother had died and then got a massive pay-rise to drop down a league.

- Cheated their way to the Premier League by breaking FFP and were never properly punished.

- Outspent every rival club in the divisions before that.

- They have 3 transfers higher than our current record and 1 equal to it.

- Highest finish is 9th


Time for them to go!
You missed out Hes Banging your missus.
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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by aggi » Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:30 pm

UpTheClaretsFCBK wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:50 pm
Don't feel sorry for him or Bournemouth.

- Pretended to Burnley that he wanted to leave because his mother had died and then got a massive pay-rise to drop down a league.

- Cheated their way to the Premier League by breaking FFP and were never properly punished.

- Outspent every rival club in the divisions before that.

- They have 3 transfers higher than our current record and 1 equal to it.

- Highest finish is 9th


Time for them to go!
He did well outspending the rival clubs whilst under a transfer embargo.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Bosscat » Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:43 pm

tim_noone wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:05 pm
You missed out Hes Banging your missus.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by IanMcL » Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:12 pm

WHU must go down for maximum pleasure.

Norwich look doomed.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by BurnleyFC » Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:22 pm

He’s brought about his own downfall. He’s spunked an absolute shed load on some real dross at Bournemouth recently.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by mdd2 » Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:34 pm

Eddie and us did not work out and whilst he advanced our first team squad according to many he put back our youth development several years by his actions
Clearly he has football nous but results matter and head to head we have six wins and two defeats against them one of which was an unfortunate slip by Kevin Long on 90 mins in 2017-8
So no not sad for Eddie as a manager but he is a decent bloke

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by tiger76 » Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:07 pm

BurnleyFC wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:22 pm
He’s brought about his own downfall. He’s spunked an absolute shed load on some real dross at Bournemouth recently.
Solanke's a case in point bought for the better part of 20m,and he can't hit a barn door,Harry Wilson is Bournemouth's best player and he's on loan.

Their big money summer signings Danjuma,Billing and Lloyd Kelly have proved to be a disappointment,and they're clearly missing Mings and Mousset.

I didn't realise Eddie's contract is up in the summer,you have to :?: whether he'll be given an extension,whichever division Bournemouth are playing in next season,the owner might decide a change in direction is required.

Eddie's biggest failing is he can't organise a defence to save his life,and teams with a soft centre will always find it tough in the PL.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by UpTheClaretsFCBK » Tue Feb 25, 2020 5:10 am

aggi wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:30 pm
He did well outspending the rival clubs whilst under a transfer embargo.
The one in 2009/2010, before they were bought out by a millionaire?

The season after they'd survived two points deductions over two seasons, for owing to HMRC and going into administration

Max Denim bought the club in 2011 and in 2012/13 and they were immediately promoted to the Championship after Mr. Howe returned.

Two seasons later in 2014/15, Championship champions.

That's plenty fair on all the clubs who run within their limits.

Bournemouth were merely fined in 2016 after breaking FFP rules to reach the Premier League - https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... play-rules

They posted a 38 million loss, the maximum allowed is 8 million-ish? Their wage bill was more than double the club's turnover.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by BurnleyFC » Tue Feb 25, 2020 7:10 am

UpTheClaretsFCBK wrote:
Tue Feb 25, 2020 5:10 am
The one in 2009/2010, before they were bought out by a millionaire?

The season after they'd survived two points deductions over two seasons, for owing to HMRC and going into administration

Max Denim bought the club in 2011 and in 2012/13 and they were immediately promoted to the Championship after Mr. Howe returned.

Two seasons later in 2014/15, Championship champions.

That's plenty fair on all the clubs who run within their limits.

Bournemouth were merely fined in 2016 after breaking FFP rules to reach the Premier League - https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... play-rules

They posted a 38 million loss, the maximum allowed is 8 million-ish? Their wage bill was more than double the club's turnover.
Don’t let facts get in the way of the Eddie fairytale!

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by aggi » Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:36 am

UpTheClaretsFCBK wrote:
Tue Feb 25, 2020 5:10 am
The one in 2009/2010, before they were bought out by a millionaire?

The season after they'd survived two points deductions over two seasons, for owing to HMRC and going into administration

Max Denim bought the club in 2011 and in 2012/13 and they were immediately promoted to the Championship after Mr. Howe returned.

Two seasons later in 2014/15, Championship champions.

That's plenty fair on all the clubs who run within their limits.

Bournemouth were merely fined in 2016 after breaking FFP rules to reach the Premier League - https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... play-rules

They posted a 38 million loss, the maximum allowed is 8 million-ish? Their wage bill was more than double the club's turnover.
I'm not disagreeing that they spent a lot of money to get in the premier league (although many managers have spent more and failed) but there was certainly a spell when he did well with a minimal budget and even when they were promoted to the Premier League there were clubs spending more.

The FFP penalty is exaggerated as they had such a small income. For a sense of scale we had a wage bill £8m higher when we got promoted in the subsequent season.

It may not be quite the fairytale some have suggested but when you look at teams like Derby, Boro, Leeds, Wolves (before the latest influx), etc and their spending compared to their success he has clearly done well.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by UpTheClaretsFCBK » Tue Feb 25, 2020 3:20 pm

aggi wrote:
Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:36 am
I'm not disagreeing that they spent a lot of money to get in the premier league (although many managers have spent more and failed) but there was certainly a spell when he did well with a minimal budget and even when they were promoted to the Premier League there were clubs spending more.

The FFP penalty is exaggerated as they had such a small income. For a sense of scale we had a wage bill £8m higher when we got promoted in the subsequent season.

It may not be quite the fairytale some have suggested but when you look at teams like Derby, Boro, Leeds, Wolves (before the latest influx), etc and their spending compared to their success he has clearly done well.
They were fined 8 million, when other offending clubs in the same period were slapped with embargos. They got away with it essentially.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by aggi » Tue Feb 25, 2020 4:00 pm

UpTheClaretsFCBK wrote:
Tue Feb 25, 2020 3:20 pm
They were fined 8 million, when other offending clubs in the same period were slapped with embargos. They got away with it essentially.
Yes, they outspent other clubs in proportion to their revenue but not as an absolute amount. Hence the hefty FFP fine.

FFP wasn't really fit for purpose though. Almost every season had a club coming up who had breached the rules. Looking at Bournemouth they've been fined £8m and gained extra revenue of ~ £300m for instance. Leicester breached the rules, paid a small fine and then won the Premier League and however many hundreds of millions that has earned them.

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Re: Feel sorry for Eddie?

Post by Spijed » Tue Feb 25, 2020 4:07 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:07 pm
Eddie's biggest failing is he can't organise a defence to save his life,and teams with a soft centre will always find it tough in the PL.
In fairness to Bournemouth this is their fifth consecutive season, and like us, have survived fairly easy each season.

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