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He looked a million miles away based on Derby. I suspect that game was used to assess whether he could play any role against Manchester United.

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and people on here moan about prices

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Also, our second goal came from a throw in, not a free kick.

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Your sequence of events with the Foster offside and the goal that stood is incorrect

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aggi wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 01, 2025 7:20 pm
We did with Tresor didn't we?

We did, although the club has been at pains to say it has learned lessons. Interesting that at the time of that one, Burnley simply stated it was a loan.

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boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 01, 2025 5:27 pm
Wasn't he also a good mate of Nathan Tella?
Not that this makes it a viable transfer.

Bochum is about 50 miles from Leverkusen.

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Will that take him to the end of his contract with us? His first season with us was sensational and he was one of a clutch of outstanding, relatively low-value signings that propelled us back to the Premier League. However, his record since then should be a valuable lesson in the importance of bein...

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Option not obligation. Doubt we can have an obligation if relegated.

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A very poor player

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I have just re-read the official Michael Obafemi to Burnley announcement. It was initially a loan with the option to make it permanent (not mention of obligation). So what the hell happened there?

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Pretty much a disaster of a signing. And there have been a few, including ones leaving today.

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Worth a bump after yet another failure

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particularly knowing the kind of profile of player he would likely to have been replaced with

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Exceptional that season for us alongside Sam Vokes. Hard to believe how well it worked to be honest given neither of them had suggested they would be that good previously. He did more than OK during the PL season but I think it tailed off when everyone I think got a bit fed up of him because of his...

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My favourite player in one of my favourite seasons as a fan. He was far too good for that level that season. Went on to prove that on his day, he was a very good Premier League player who can probably count himself unlucky he did not get more England involvement. I wish him well at the tail end of h...

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ecc wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 26, 2025 2:42 pm
I doubt whether Dwight would return but I'd be delighted to have him back.

Not for me.

Looks like he will need pastures new tho as Everton have made significant upgrades in that area.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 26, 2025 1:27 pm
Steve Davis was quoted after that 2-2 draw against Derby and said of McMinn: "He’s a tricky player but I thought Ian Measham played him well. Ian got some good tackles in but I think he’s a cheat, McMinn. He cons referees.”

well, we certainly know a few of those.

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Dubravka 7
Walker 7
Ekdal 7
Esteve 8
Hartman 6
JBL 6
Cullen 8
Ugochukwu 7
Hannibal 7
Anthony 8
Foster 8

Sonne 6
Laurent 6

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Big big improvements. Chapeau off to the club

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We've played 2 games

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Seemed fine to me

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Not sure why you started this with an fao for me but have you considered that the FA's stance on racism is so strong that it has forced them into a long investigation? And, as has previously been said, is it not possible that Osmajic is telling the truth and that it is he who would be let down and ...

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Newcastle have made their position clear, so opting to put in a formal request isn't relevant here.

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In practical terms Isak putting in a formal transfer request doesn't change anything in terms of Newcastle's standpoint

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 20, 2025 9:16 am
I thought we'd made a cheeky bid when I saw this thread surface.

This let him rot in the reserves idea - should we have done that with Shackell or the collection of players a year ago?

the club always suffers the most under that kind of scenario.

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Lot of discussion about this all being about the money, I don't know Isak, maybe it is, but at Liverpool he has a genuine chance of some major silverware.

ALK are quick to try to get players on new contracts when they are performing well. Perhaps Newcastle could take a leaf from their book there.

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Think we’d all be happy if Burnley turned in the performance Leeds did there. I think if we’d had played Everton first game, it would be far more cagey with us showing them too much respect.

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I'm not sure we need another RB - Roberts and Tuanezebe can cover that once they're fit. However, a center back should be our top priority and I have no idea why we didn't sign someone as soon as we knew CJER was off. Would like to see another central midfielder (Hamer perhaps) and a striker but no...

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For me, the priorities should be an athletic, forward thinking right wing back, a dominant centre half who is a threat in both boxes, and an additional central midfielder who offers quality in possession to rival Cullen as the "prompter". I like Roberts and if we were aiming to play a back 4 as sta...

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What we need is players with the potential to play at this level to deliver their full potential. I worry over recent times the Prem carries a fear factor. The top sides will of course beat us more often than not but I really do think we need to cross this threshold as we did under Dyche, often with...

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Perhaps try again with some LED lighting around them.

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Good player

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dermotdermot wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 15, 2025 5:43 pm
I do sometimes wonder why we buy some of these players in the first place.

If we make a profit on the majority- why not?

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I’m afraid the answer to that is - no.

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Guller Bull wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 12, 2025 2:43 pm
Can I just ask a straight question? No dramas just if anyone knows where we are at with Mike?

Is he training/fit/ready to play/in and around the squad or something else?

There is no straight answer when it comes to Mike

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 10, 2025 10:40 pm
It’s a hell of a party trick his free kick taking. He must practice them for hours and hours.

Interesting that he tends to score them from very similar positions into the same corner.

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know it matters not for friendlies but there was a little bit of disappointment when none of the three more recent signings were all missing, not even on the bench

What does this mean?

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Slot has played it down this evening.

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Played and scored yesterday.

This is all going to get swept under the carpet isn't it, using the length of time taken to reach a decision as a proxy for supposed thoroughness.

When is the hearing? Any date?

If there is a ban coming, penny for QPR's thoughts?

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Yep. And no one has seen our strongest team play yet.

Its just imaginary football played in someones brain until then.

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Parker has said tonight we are not done.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 08, 2025 7:50 pm
Absolutely ridiculous sticking friendlies on tv

Sounds like not everyone can afford to watch the live.

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Not many takers...

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burnley007 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 07, 2025 9:16 am
Have Chelsea become our new feeder club?

We've given them well over £50m so far this summer...WOW

Not a bad strategy given they both identify good players and waste money and talent constantly

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Prefer it if he did something first

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Sunderland AFC v Rayo Vallecano (who i am
ashamed to say I've never heard of)

-£20 for an adult
-£15 for over 65.

Some reductions if you're a season ticket holder.

According to some on here Sunderland's approach is the way forward

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A real opportunity to take kids on for this one lost for some because of the pricing. My brother, like me, is paying £10 for a senior season ticket holder but the cost for taking his 6-year-old grandson is £15 because he's not a season ticket holder and that's the concession price for non-season ti...

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The other way of looking at it is, Prem tickets are a relative bargain compared to football in general and other forms of entertainment in general (that do not always come with concessions) and the disruption that TV brings from a scheduling point of view is a by product and needs to be accepted if ...

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Having read the comments about the difficulty of placing a player who hasn't started a league game, I guess I accept that. However in some ways I can't believe as a Prem club, the best youth talent we have, potentially in years, is only able to find a level at the bottom of league 2. That's quite so...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 05, 2025 5:09 pm
Adults yes, without a doubt, but those prices for concessions at Old Trafford are a disgrace.

Yet you were charged more ten years ago and I assumed you paid it? What has inflation been running at over that period?

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