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It wouldn't take much of an offer to make a good profit. It would be sad to see him go, he's been an unbelievable servant for what we paid, and i still struggle to think some Stoke fans didn't rate him. Always gives 100%, and always with a smile on his face. I think if Laurent wants regular footbal...

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Im_not_Robbie_Blake wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 29, 2025 11:35 am
Of course Laurent won't be leaving!

Agree, unless we get an offer we can't refuse.

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ClaretOfMancunia wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 28, 2025 10:42 am
Saw one Man U fan asking for Dyche last night

Would probably be a perfect appointment for them right now, can't think of anyone better, club needs stability, back to basics, and discipline, exactly dyche.

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Seen him twice before tonight and looked poor on both occasions. However tonight looked like he's bulked up, and I was especially impressed with him, yes he needs a loan but I'd be happy to see him get more game time with us, hopefully we can have good cup runs and he'll no doubt get it.

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Just need to add a tier to the Bob Lord Stand and a StadiArena stand at the cricket field end. Everything else is fine... Think it's fair to say and accepted amongst fan's that we're never going to get above a 24-26,000 kind of crowd, however I've long said that we should aspire to this based on th...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 25, 2025 4:27 pm
I don't see him being in the plans given he's now played two PL2 games, otherwise he'd have been lined up for tomorrow.

Depending how he's done today was maybe a decider in Parker's mind on whether he stays or goes, maybe.

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Row x wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 24, 2025 6:17 pm
Completely different circumstances, and Completely absurd to bring that up to try and prove a point.

Really !!

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Geordies in our end at Hillsborough? Wasn't it us getting some tickets in the Kop that day? Very much an accident waiting to happen and that was before the fences went up. The question of the two Sunderland buses is a good one. Absolutely ridiculous for them to be there. It's a long time since I le...

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Walking down Harry Potts way before/after the game is now far better without the away coaches. I agree, but somebody had a bright idea to put the Sunderland team coaches in the middle of the road out at the back of the JMS, it's not as if they'd be leaving before at least 6pm is it, warm down, bath...

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If you've been worried since 1974 I'm surprised you still go, and geordies were in there because we didn't sell our allocation Where the heck did I mention being worried since 1974, and the reason geordies were in there is totally irrelevant. I was simply using as an example as my post says, in con...

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Lots seem to be laying the blame on the loss on Ballard going off injured. Imagine my surprise when looking up his career to find out that he’s not some World Cup winning superstar that they’d signed in the summer from Real Madrid but is instead just a journeyman centre half. Think he was one of th...

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Neither have I, but you could take 10 similar photos to the one you're concerned about, all round the ground. Just shows it happens at almost every ground, without incident Just for example Hillsborough it was an accident /incident waiting to happen, and happened, I had concerns about it v Newcastl...

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Excellent today. He was in charge of everything and passed it out very well. I’d still feel better if we got another centre back before next Monday though. Esteve going down really highlighted the need for one. Just unfortunate we have humphreys and Tuanzebe injured, if these 2 are close to fitness...

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Gp8419 wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 23, 2025 7:54 pm
Very good not the first time I’ve thought it but very similiar in style to Tony Adams.

Uncanny, and how true this is.

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He did great as a striker for us last season, but from the little I have seen of him this year he does not look sharp enough for the PL. Foster, early days , but is revelling in it. Flemming will get he's chance due to injuries, up to him to take it, but I agree probably doesn't have the pace that ...

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Although a very good all round performance yesterday, it became very apparent we need a right winger, Larsen contributed, but just not pacy enough to beat he's man, in comparison Anthony has tricks in he's locker and can beat a man when he sees the chance and links with others, had we have the same ...

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Dubravka Walker - Humphreys - Esteve Tanzuebe - Cullen - Uguchukwu - Hartman Taoucha - Foster - Anthony Broja Humphreys is perfect as the central player in a back 3 because he is capable with both feet, and similar pace to Egan Riley. Would love to see what Foster is like in the 10 running in beyon...

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Have to get our best 11 on the pitch today, and Sonne is not one of them, wasn't last season, so even further away this, if we can't put someone better on the pitch, even taking injuries in to consideration, we're in trouble.

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Front three the same, Broja on bench. Tuanzabe and Ramsey on the bench. Just what I've heard 🤷‍♂️ Surely Sonne can't be starting again, if Tuanzebe is anywhere near fit, it's got to be a back 4 of Walker Tuanzebe Esteve and Hartman, to give us a chance of linking with the wide the wide players and ...

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I've not had a problem as I say because I email it to myself then open the email on my phone and ADD to my Apple Wallet, same as with away games. It's just I didn't the recognise an actual Burnley FC Wallet as being available. So I wondered if I put the APP on my phone whether I would find it and I...

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NL Claret wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 21, 2025 11:08 am
Stand roofs and the weather are not biggest issue facing older spectators who want to watch PL football.

I'd imagine it will be pretty equal amongst other big issues. Can't imagine them wanting to get soaked.

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My mate is pleased about the switch. He’s a Sunderland fan who is now in a wheelchair so he won’t have as far to go to get to the turnstiles from the cricket club. As for the bottleneck, I’ll be in that come Saturday instead of going up Ormerod Yard. These changes are definitely not going to enhanc...

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Only because we are using a world-class RB at RCB. So we are really in need of a RCB as good as CJ Egan-Riley was (or better) There's nothing whatsoever to suggest CJER would have been any better at all than Ekdal, and infact Ekdal has more Premier league experience than CJER, as thing's stand Ekda...

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I think we’d have been better going for quality over quantity. Not sure why we keep signing a new team every year and stock piling players like cattle. I agree, basically what I was getting at in my post, we still need a cb, cm, and striker, even though we've signed those 3 positions, but it's also...

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Well I was shot down for suggesting we needed a right sided centre half to replace CJ because Ekdal isn’t good enough. We also need to replace Brownhill. A midfielder who can either pick a pass or score a goal. Then potentially a loan or two, in any position where it seriously improves us. I still ...

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For those desperate for answers could anyone explain what it would change for them once they knew. Probably nothing, but it would be nice to know who "actually owns the club" and then we could put a name to who is creaming off the profits, because there are some, but it's certainly not club profit,...

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NewClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 15, 2025 2:02 pm
Do you think this thread is going to answer any of those questions?

Probably not, but not a reason to stop asking them, the one's still asking them can live in hope

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Row x wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 15, 2025 1:18 pm
I'm sure there's a couple of long standing threads that try to explain all this, not sure we need another

Why not ? Still a lot of questions unanswered, and club millions in debt.

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0.11% of NHS staff are on over £100k per year. It's by far the lowest when compared with other big UK employers. Even Tesco is believed to be at about 0.3%. Is that figure including the current and advertised vacant positions ? As a side note, my daughter has recently experienced an absolute shocki...

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Clive 1960 wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 15, 2025 11:20 am
Just was wondering if we should sing the National Anthem when we play Liverpool at home and see if they join in after booing it in the Charity Sheild last week..

Who can blame them

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Why does there have to be an option/obligation? It seems these owners are big fan's of it CT, be it incoming or outgoing, all no doubt linked in some way to the robbing Peter to pay Paul thing, in terms of the running of the club imo. Ultimately will only be an option to buy at the right price, but...

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That's the million dollar question Corway, cos I'm not sure even Alan Pace does, or as it seems is the majority shareholder.

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Too many managers and executives on £100k plus, bleeding the system of what it actually needs, simple as that. I left the NHS in 1989, and it was bad then. Having had several hospital stays in the time since, it hasn't got any better looking in from the outside. Needs sacking off and starting again.

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Believe he has not had a proper pre season with Chelsea , or played in any friendly games. Been training on his own away from Mareskar's starting squad. If he was match fit he would have been at least a sub v Lazio Likely to have been training on he's own because Chelsea thought there was a good ch...

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No he wouldn’t. He was behind Worrall, did Ekdal play a single game for us last season? He’s a 27 year old centre half who wasn’t deemed good enough last season and loaned out to a poor Dutch side, has also looked out of his depth in the PL last time. Now because he hasn’t played for us in ages he’...

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Does you mean ‘in ground’ spend? I would imagine that’s true and also our prices to Londoners will seem positively cheap (not that I’d condone this, but they could probably hike them and still keep them happy). So I’d have given that bar area to the away fans and kept it as is. That's what I though...

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It's what happens when things change. For those in the cricket field stand who walk from town, it will be a lot easier not having to walk round the ground. For others who walk down the lane by the cricket ground, for those games where it's closed for home fans it will make life difficult, some win,...

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-----------------------Dubravka/Johnstone Roberts -----Walker -----------Steve -------- Hartmann -- ------------------------Ugochukwu —-- Cullen ----------- Mejbri ----------JBL ---------------------------- Anthony -----------------Flemming --------------------------------------Broja Subs from- Wor...

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Now with Ugochukwu through the door, and seemingly almost done Dubravka to follow, I'm feeling curious what people's idea of a starting 11 is looking like, really not sure personally, so many changes again.

Also get a feeling Broja won't be in it, get the feeling he won't be joining us.

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No problem with this as long as he doesn't choose to move on at the end of the season, if he is a vital cog in keeping us in the Premier league I'd prefer he stays for at least a second season in order to help us become re-established, not just move on at the drop of a hat, just the same as with oth...

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Same as everything else in the NHS, not working, system wise I mean.

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Get in

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martin_p wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 14, 2025 3:56 pm
Don’t think India can afford to let it get that far.

Don't think we can afford to let it get that far

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Stokes given absolutely everything for the cause here, been running on empty for age's, using every ounce and every drop of he's adrenaline to get this done.

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Cracking last hour of cricket that. Stokes has given us half a chance with that last ball. Definitely, that last wicket has possibly just swung it our way, had they just gone in with 3 down they were just favourites imo, so evenly poised. Shame we couldn't have finished the over, may have been 5 do...

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No eggy face from me, still think Crawley, Pope and Bashir should be nowhere near the lineup. And funnily enough when you bowl at the stumps at Lords you can get wickets. Have to agree with Crawley and Bashir, was going to say earlier in the thread, just can't understand the persistence with Crawle...

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Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 13, 2025 6:32 pm
Could be some eggy faces on here tomorrow.

Brilliant, I'll be happy to be one of em, some comeback from England in this last hour or so, some day in store tomorrow. At last look to have some fire in their bellies.

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I find it incredibly frustrating viewing this, and it's not worth the occasional mental win against all odds. Openers are there to see off the new ball and wear out the strike bowlers, giving a real platform for your middle order to rack up the runs. The amount of pressure we put on our middle orde...

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Absolutely senseless, what happened to the good old protecting your wicket, just playing a sensible innings with a straight bat.

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Just absolutely shocking hari kari this by England, can't describe any other way.

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