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We all remember the defensive set up early on two seasons ago right?

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You either think the board and management bought someone with their eyes open to the fact he was unlikely to be an immediate answer, or think they made a mistake in believing he'd settle quicker than now looks likely. As you say, he's currently looking some way short, but given his record I think t...

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So you accept we've spent money on a player who was unlikely to be "plug and play". So by definition, you accept we've spent the money on someone who was always likely to be a more medium term project? Edit - I don’t think he’s anywhere near. But it’s nonsense to suggest we accept it’s a 2-3 year p...

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So you think Broja is a plug-and-play, Premier League ready striker? Fair enough. Doesn't seem particularly compatible with a record of 18 games across two seasons on loan at Fulham and Everton in the last two years, with no goals scored in either. Personally, I think it was always unlikely he'd be...

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claretspice wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 8:20 pm
I said we might have to accept Broja is a 2-3 year project, because he's clearly not operating at the level we need right now and his confidence looks shot and in need of a rebuild to me. Do you think that's nonsense?

Yes

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Well, firstly, I didn't say Broja as a 2-3 year project was the ideal answer for us. Clearly a striker would could make an immediate impact would have been better. I'm just not sure that's what we've got. That being said, the hardest thing to find in the game is a striker who is ready made to contr...

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Foster has done fine for the most part this season, but today he didn't get much service and I'm not sure you could judge him or Broja. Broja reminds me a bit of Solanke when he first went from Liverpool to Bournemouth. His confidence was rock bottom and he needed building up over a long period of ...

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warksclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 6:57 pm
Been saying this for a few weeks. Needs to find the net with the U 21's

Is that going to get him to put some effort in?

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Cullen won a free kick late on, tried to take it quickly and was furious at Broja for not bothering to even try and make a run.

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Dubravka - 9
Walker - 6
Steve - 4
Tuanzebe - 6
Laurent - 4
Hartman 6
Cullen - 6
Luis - 7
Anthony - 4
Tchaouna - 3
Foster - 3

Broja - 3 - The Jogger
Brunn Larsen - 4
Uguchuwku - 6

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It's a decent podcast and I admit it took a while for me to warm to it again this PL season after how atrocious last PL. Daz can be a bit dour but cut him in half he'd bleed Burnley and he is only one who hasn't been a reporter as sorts so he just tends to say things as he sees it and I don't mind ...

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I think his point was based around not seeing us keeping enough clean sheets and needing a minimum of 2 goals.

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claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 30, 2025 8:28 am
It is no wonder nobody has any idea what "woke" means when it is now used to describe someone who is injured

I think it can just be used to describe anything now.

Man City made a few woke passes on Saturday.
The traffic was woke on the way home today.

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Funny world is football management.

Over a decade since he had any success as a manager.

His time at Burnley has been done to death. Exactly what we needed for a year or two. Thank goodness Coyle followed.

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Arsenal player more interested in diving than defending.

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Juan Tanamera wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 26, 2025 8:43 pm
I don't know about you, or anyone else for that matter, but I think his trolling is reminiscent of ablueclaret.
Anyone remember him/her/it?

It’s the same person yes.

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I’d forgotten the booking of Trafford after about ten minutes in his last game.

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Big Les Ugochukwu fits perfectly into the start of his song

https://youtu.be/1p_BvaHsgGg?si=gSoRpvLF-Sdvb0b5

Rest of the lyrics might cause a problem.

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We’ve had a pretty successful 10-15 years as a club and seen some very good players in that time. Few, if any, have been immune from putting in honking performances in cup competitions.
Broja just joins a long list.

I’m confident it won’t define his time here.

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Weiss 5
Sonne 3
Pires 4
Tuanzebe 5
Humphreys 5
Worrall 3
Ugochukwu 6
Hannibal 5
Edwards 5
Flemming 6
Broja 3

Banel 4

No idea what Parker was thinking with that set up or his subs.

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distortiondave wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 23, 2025 4:38 pm
Was the Great Flood of 2005(?) against Leicester called off at half time, or before?
I've never been wetter than I was that day.

After about 20 mins. It didn’t help the New Years Day hangover that is for sure.

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If I remember rightly, it was 1-2 when it was abandoned after 65 minutes or so and we won the rematch 4-3. Wasn't it the one where Tom cowan scored an overhead kick? That was abandoned for floodlight failure, caused by Norweb not by the club generator fortunately! What did Norweb have to do with a ...

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Is the other United player not offside?

Is that “interfering with play” still a thing?

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summitclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 20, 2025 11:04 pm
I've found a quicker partly dry route from the JHU back to town, but won't share because it would defeat the object. By the way the away team bus location is utterly ridiculous.

Was it you running across the pitch?

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Michael Oliver getting a big decision wrong.

Shocked, shocked I tell you.

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November, not October.

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Hopefully he’ll get asked some proper questions around important issues and not “loyalty points should have been added on Monday but they didn’t go on until Tuesday. What is going on?”

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Arsenal are playing in Prague the Tuesday after so it won’t be on the Sunday.

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It’s Michael Duff. Just been announced.

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Felt that way for quite a few two years ago.

Looking forward to this one though.

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They’ll have to give 50% I believe.

(a) zero to 10 overs are played of the only or last match of the day and no result is obtained - a full refund;

(b) 10.1 overs to 20 overs are played of the only or last match of the day and no result is obtained - a 50% refund.

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When did “Bomb Squad” become a thing in football?

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Liverpool fans aren’t exactly thrilled with it either.
His last game for them was the controversial last derby game at Goodison.
They still have a disdain for him following the Van Dijk incident with Pickford a few years ago.

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I don’t think he hates anyone. I think he’s just turned into an awful referee.

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Some would absolutely love for us to be doing the same.

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30th September he returns to Ewood.

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Harry Brook when asked what style they want to play - “Go out there and bang it, get as many runs as possible and then look to take wickets”

Earlier in the week he said they don’t have meetings to discuss tactics or the opposition because he hates meetings.

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Treat International cricket as a bit of a giggle and you’ll see plenty more of these types of results.

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AfloatinClaret wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 02, 2025 2:49 pm
He's going to need to be economical too.

As debuts go it’s been a bad one so far.

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Why was Rogers not booked then for the most blatant dive in the box?

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I thought he was awful today but I wouldn’t write him off just yet.

I think he might drop out if the new signing comes in but I was impressed how he grew into the role last season.
I think he may have one to play this season as well.

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There were a few times again today where someone was unmarked.
It surely can’t be a tactic.

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After being so strong at defending them last season we’ve really struggled already this season.
We got very lucky last week and again on a few occasions today.
Is this just the step up in class or have we changed things?

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Dubravka 8 Walker 5 Ekdal 6 Esteve 6 Hartman 5 Cullen 6 Ugochukwu 8 JBL 5 Hannibal 3 Anthony 6 Foster 7 Tchaouna 6 Laurent 6 Sonne 6 Strange one to score really as the first half was so bad. Far worse than any of the defensive performances we served up away from home under Kompany. United should hav...

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Genuinely don’t think I’ve ever seen a game referred by Rob Jones where the fans are not singing about how useless he is.

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It is correct. Sky show them all.

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Better side Newcastle.

Idiotic from Gordon. Cost them massively.

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quoonbeatz wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 23, 2025 11:51 pm
Excellent today, always been a classy centre half who reads the game very well and uses the ball well.

Spot on.
He’s got a rough ride on this site for some reason. Injuries have been his problem.

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I thought it was automated this year?

Why did it take so long?

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Dubravka 8
Walker 9
Ekdal 9
Esteve 8
Hartman 7
JBL 6
Cullen 9
Ugochukwu 8
Hannibal 7
Anthony 8
Foster 8

Sonne 7
Laurent 7

The second half was reminiscent of so many games towards the end of last season.

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