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At this moment in time, with our current squad, who would be your starting 11? And the subs?

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@agreenwood: “The problem is that the prize is now so close and logic goes out of the window for me. I just feel nervous about it”. Spot on!

Mind you, logic and football parted ways many years ago. Methinks the seeds of one strand of the schism were sowed 18 January 1961.

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No-one should be basing hard and fast judgments on Foster on last night. He was playing out of position against a good side. I think Foster can play from the left, provided he has licence to stay high up the pitch and to drift more centrally on occasion. That is how he was able to play against Plym...

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In the not too distant future it’s likely that there will be sufficient premier league clubs with American owners to change Premier League rules.

It’s been suggested that they will create a closed shop without promotion and relegation.

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dougcollins wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 28, 2024 7:31 pm
Very much off the wall but absolutely relevant - Bill Nelson's tribute to Stuart Adamson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6MJIEwXc1I

A big fan of Bill and Stuart. I happened to be at Metropolis that evening - a great gig!

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What about Japan?

Not to be missed if you’re after another world experience with spectacular scenery, culture, food, architecture etc etc.

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JR1882 wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:51 am
I said Mejbri
You’re gonna be the one that saves me
And after allllll
Youre my Hanniballlll

Ooof.

But very topical!

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faint. obvs.

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Agree.

Font far too small and far too feint.

And someone claims to have designed it!

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yTib,

Going off piste somewhat?

The point is that aesthetics are subjective. In that respect we’re agreed.

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IMG_9273.jpeg call it what you like pal. i call it pig ugly and the architect that designed it, the planners that approved it and the builders that built it should have been terribly embarrassed. worse than any building in burnley by a mile. I much prefer the brutal market building to the knicky-kn...

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dystopian indeed. somebody recently tried to get the kirkgate market in bradford listed so it couldn't be demolished. king prince charles would be apoplectic! yTib, was it the 20th Century Society that tried for the listing? I don’t know the building but it appears to be a fine example of pragmatic...

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Great minds, even greater than those who frequent this board, have tried objectively to define beauty in all fields including art and architecture. Human beauty also. Whilst there is a general consensus that symmetry and composition (esp adoption of the golden section in architecture) contribute to ...

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aggi wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 14, 2024 12:19 pm
It really is.

Indeed, beauty is subjective.

Some people were up in arms when St Paul’s was built in a “modern” style.

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A few random observations. It’s important not to build in a retro style: without progress, surely we’d all still be living in caves. Yes, the UK is the ugliest place to live, apart from almost everywhere else on the planet. The beauty and greatness of the best bits of our built environment is substa...

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bfccrazy wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 11, 2023 10:34 pm
73491832-37F8-4E57-996D-B4AC02864C09.jpeg

From today - ball was in play at this point and we didn’t have a single player in our own half

That’s a crazy bfc 2023 photo!!!

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It’s not earthquakes that kill people, it’s buildings. It’s perfectly possible to design buildings of almost any height to resist earthquakes of any magnitude. The Turks are actually skilled in seismic design. But the building failures we see are a result of contractors knowingly cutting corners, om...

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Scotty Twine is all mine all mine... Scotty Twine is all mine C'mon! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1urq4Vb0XM&ab_channel=pally81 :) Nice one Ric C. Suggested tweak to improve the scan: Mr Scott Twine is all mine, all mine, Mr Scott Twine is all mine, all mine, Next, how about: He can take a free...

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Nonayforever wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:11 pm
Not one scrappy or fluke goal.
Everyone was a quality move or strike. Excellent stuff.

Bang on!

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Great photo of VK with the award and the backroom staff.

Strongly reflecting a team ethos rather than me, me, me.

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Which of VK’s Signings, if any, would
a) be good enough for the PL and/or
b) have kept us up if they’d been in the squad last season?

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Tricky Trevor.

That would be rather tricky, no?

20x factor would suggest the “value” of our prem league players in the region of £20 to 75M. Surely not a viable situation for BFC to buy any player.

The idea is interesting. Perhaps a different multiplier?

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What a star!

Articulate and thoughtful on R4 just now.

A great ambassador for our club.

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Many thanks.

Will check Aggie’s posts.

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A few weeks ago someone posted a link to a list of all of the club’s shareholders.

I’ve searched high and low but can’t find it.

Could someone post the link again?

Thanks in anticipation.

CC

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ALK isn’t investing out of the love of Burnley FC and the beautiful game. They want a return on their capital. There may well be problems with the current business model and as things stand in the medium to long term it’s not certain that BFC has the financial clout to maintain premier league status...

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@dougcollins

We = plural, therefore are.

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Zizka, what a dude!

You can’t beat a good defenestration, eh!!!

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An earlier post, #75, mentioned the diversity in the context of gathering for drinks. That diversity is a real joy. Every nation on Earth is represented in London, their art & culture, food, science, language, places of worship. And let’s not forget that the waves of immigrants have contributed the ...

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London is the greatest city on this planet.

Lord Kitchener had it right.

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Followed the last 10 mins in BKK airport.

People wondered why we were jumping around and at risk of grinning ourselves to death.

Sooooooper result!!!

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Teddy Sheringham, Alan Sugar, Martin Chivers, Jimmy Greaves, Glenn Hoddle

Your boys took a hell of a beating!

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Hey there Rowls,

I’d be up for a beer or two and some claret company.

I haven’t identified a pub, but could do so once I’m back in London (at mo in Yangon for work).

Would WC1, EC1 or N1 suit?

CC

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Twice actually.

He is now the go to man on all aspects of sensible football management.

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Yes she was under house arrest for many years, when her party won the election she could not take power as she was married to a foreigner so she put a puppet in! She is aligned with the military.... Aung Sang is certainly not aligned with the military. The situation in Myanmar is very complex, evid...

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There’s also Central St fish bar.

One of the best in London IMHO.

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Any Clarets meeting in London to watch the game?

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I imagine that Dyche will fine Tarks for a stupid action that could adversely impact the club.

Perhaps his match fee?

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Woonderbah wrote:On this thread abc you're championing the idea of buying in young talent. . And on your other thread advocating shipping young talent out on loan..

The two are compatible.

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We had 4 players in the box to attack the cross.

Very positive!

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Is that a strong hunch Hedontplayforyou?

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You know you sound like a knob when you start remarking on people's grammar, bet you checked your post about 3 times to check for mistakes. Sloppy English is inexcusable. Skipton is to be commended for his vigilance in the face of grammatical provocation! The possibility of Skipton captaining a shi...

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And checking in from KL.

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Is it not the case that Brian was the best keeper we could hope for at the time.

He was a great servant for our team at a time when it was more thin than thick.

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That gets a big Yangon Yesssss from CC and Mrs CC!!!!

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Sunderland signed a player from the University of Wisconsin, that well known home of the beautiful game.

It will be interesting to see how the lad gets on.

PS.

Sam Brotherton is a Kiwi international. He's signed for Sunderland's U23 squad.

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Lovely piece Tony.

He was a lynchpin of our special club for such a long time.

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Many happy returns!!

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