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welsbyswife

Classic insular Burnley thread this. Nice story about a lad from Burnley who has done really well for himself and forged a good career but all the ubbers can argue about is whether him and Jimmy, who had nothing to do with the story at all, supported us when they were kids.

welsbyswife

Depends which way you look at it. It isn't wilder the saviour or nothing the decision to appoint his replacement led to the mess it's plausible that a better suited replacement things would have turned out different. It's quite a peculiar perspective held in some quarters that wilder is the only pe...

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Procrastinate B wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 01, 2025 9:28 am
To be fair, they had promotion in the bag until they ****** it up, which was down to the manager.

To be fair to be fair, either way it was hardly leaving them in a mess! The mess they are currently in was down to the decision to get rid of him, rather than down to him!

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Procrastinate B wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 01, 2025 9:07 am
‘How can we get out of the mess Chris Wilder put us in?’
‘Give Chris Wilder the job back?’
‘Marvellous idea!’
*Slams palms on the desk*
‘Pub?’

Yep, finishing 3rd on 90 points. He left them in a real mess.

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That starting XI had more than enough to win that game of football. The fact the performance simply wasn’t good enough is down to player performance on the night and, quite frankly, a lack of urgency or desire from too many. It was a good side on paper but just shows you can't throw 11 players toge...

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It's unbelievable that there is no set procedure for this. It's not like it's something completely out of the ordinary. Playing the final 10 minutes seems like a non starter to me because it's not the same as finishing a game in the last 10. Both teams would be fresh and raring to go. So that's not ...

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........................WeiB Sonne..Tuanzebe..Humphreys..Pires ............Ugochukwu..Hannibal Edwards.......Flemming......Tresor ................Broja Looks an unbalanced side to me. Too many full stops. Weiss lining up outside of his goal and Les and Hannibal not providing enough cover down the r...

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Not the same as playing though is it?

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Ric_C wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 22, 2025 3:30 pm
It's such a shame he's been warming the bench the last 5 years, he's far too good a keeper to have played zero times during that period.

I agree and it seems very odd to me. Ok, he might be a Utd fan but your career as a player is short so surely you'd want to play as much as possible?

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Not stopping in Keighley, even briefly.

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Herts Clarets wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 22, 2025 10:47 am
No one having a guess at the second ex Claret?

Brendan O'Connell?

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My current pet hate is people getting their tenses mixed up to try and make a future prediction sound like a fact. "Burnley win a point if he takes Les off before that second booking" instead of "I think Burnley would have won a point if he had taken Les off before that second booking". It's everywh...

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here's the BVRLA guide for the industry in relation to scratches and dents etc - seems strict, but nothing you cant manage. BVRLA Wear and Tear.png I have a copy of this and mentioned it to the bloke checking the car. Was surprised when he said No dents are allowed at all because that is clearly co...

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Used to love their chicken kebabs in large naan bread.

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Not on her patch!! It's mainly take-aways, curry houses etc in a student area of a city!

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Nobody has tried to set her on fire yet!

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They go to all that trouble to get someone to write that nonsense for the planning application but nobody thinks to give that overgrown bush a trim next to the exit by the Beehole End/ club shop. People scraping their way past the branches as they try to squeeze out of the ground.

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My other half is an Environmental Health Officer. Some of the tales she tells you wouldn't believe. Or you probably would! We don't eat out a lot

. She doesn't work in Burnley I should say!

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Yep, I'm looking for a car to buy now. To be honest, I couldn't care less about bumps and scrapes as long as the car gets me from A to B. That's if I own it! Different matter when leasing!!

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Our kid had one poured over for two and a half hours by a guy armed with a camara, iPad and a clipboard. Sounds like the same chap who came to collect mine. Was clearly taking great pleasure in trying to find things. Pointed out a dent to me that I couldn't even see after he had mentioned it. To be...

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claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 16, 2025 1:42 pm
Sad news.

He was brilliant in The Sting

What a great film. Must watch it in remembrance of him.

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ollieclarets8 wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 16, 2025 9:46 am
I wonder what their odds are on promotion now, even if it's via the playoffs. Do bookies give odds for that or is it automatic promotion only?

Bookies will give you odds for anything, that's why they make so much money!

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Ric_C wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 16, 2025 12:50 am
Last year's "we've got two points more really" will be this years "We're averaging X points a game since I've been in charge"

....He's already got the imaginary table up in his office with them sitting on the 15 points they would have won if he was in charge from the start!

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Just had a car on a 3 year lease which went back last week. It served its purpose but I wouldn't do it again. They really do pour over it when they come to collect it, trying to add on charges for minor bumps and nicks. Supposed to be fair wear and tear but their definition and what a normal person ...

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Bullabill wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 15, 2025 2:01 pm
Snatched their hand off? What would you do to shoplifters and rapists or those who park illegally?

....especially in Barley.

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Hannibal was a bit like a headless chicken when he came on yesterday. I love the lads enthusiasm but he really needs to start controlling it a bit better. Unfortunately there is no sign that will happen. So we have to take the rough with the smooth with him. He'll do daft stuff but is also full of ...

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It does seem wrong that 6th place can get promoted but I think most people would agree that the play-offs have been a good thing. The benefits of keeping the season alive for so many more team outweigh the problem that someone who finished significantly below the 3rd placed team might go up. In my v...

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Woodleyclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 10, 2025 8:13 pm
I would never comment on Coopers appearance just the fact he seems to get lots of opportunities
Maybe he's just lucky?

Are you saying he doesn't deserve the jobs he's been given? Could you elaborate as to why that is? As others have said he has a decent track record.

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ŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 10, 2025 3:52 pm
I suspect we are also listed as West Ham and Aston Villa

Next time I'm up in the loft I'll have a look!!

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Not sure if it's still the case but Scunthorpe and Burnley were in the same box as a Subbuteo team! That always annoyed me for some reason. Remember going to the Old Showground in that 86/87 season. What a crumbling mess that place was!!

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Sounds like a murky business. Used to love a Dick Francis.

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 06, 2025 6:47 pm
It’s a nonsense to have finals day clashing with England t20 games

The entire cricket schedule is a nonsense!!

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I'm about the run the line in my daughter's u15s match this morning. OK, that howler was bad but it's not an easy job, even at kids level!! Will try not to make any similar cock ups!

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When you look at the options you realise how difficult it is to create a sensible split. Most of them seem to be based on existing borough boundaries, apart from the one which puts Clitheroe in with the East Lancs Councils and the rest of Ribble Valley with Lancaster etc. The two split option looks ...

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....or a pillock on the microphone shouting "Let's hear it for Messi" every five seconds....

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I imagine it won't be that straightforward with Levy. He's probably stepping down in the same way as Putin stepped down in Russia a few years ago

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TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 02, 2025 2:41 pm
Arthur Werrett. Caygill sold the out of date Mars bars.

He did umpire a bit as well. Remember someone calling him a **** on the way back to the pavilion after a shocking decision

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Classic example of poor cricket scheduling. Should be a great event playing a one day series against SA but it's shoe horned into late summer, immediately after the Hundred so no build up or anticipation at all. I had no idea it was on until I looked at the BBC Sport page about an hour ago.

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TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 02, 2025 2:12 pm
What is the square leg umpire doing stood there? I noticed it one game earlier in the summer too.

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Is it Caygill?

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Parker’s post match interview is spot on: VAR has made the game boring by taking fans out of the moment. At its worst, it’s made the game immensely frustrating and open to allegations of corruption. How are referees so bad with so much money in the game? The whole thing really turns me off football...

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Has anyone ever managed to place an item in a hotel room bin without the bin liner popping away from its edges? Why do they insert it like a balloon? And tuck your sheets in like a straight jacket? Surely nobody asks for this?

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I'd love to know what Les Lawrence is up to. Wiki not much use.

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Bit of a soft lad isn't he? Maybe a generational thing. Kind of character my kids tell me off for criticising. Maybe they are right and I'm wrong. In fact, most probably. In my eyes he'd be better shutting up and cracking on with getting a new team. In their eyes he's being real and in touch with hi...

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bobinho wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 26, 2025 10:19 pm
Looks an absolute monster.

He starts.

Parker obviously took him off so early for a reason!! With him and Anthony we look to have the physicality and energy to counter teams which is exactly what we'll need.

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Tresor has a touch of quality in the final third other players don’t. Special mention to Banel I thought he was a strange signing but he looks to have something. Maybe one to watch this season Did well did Banel. Very positive. Unlike Edwards. Can't see him getting many minutes. Hasn't got a footba...

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ElectroClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 25, 2025 11:31 pm
Nowt rigged about that.

Wasn't suggesting that the individual game was rigged but the system is rigged to keep those already at the top at the top in future. It's not an even contest at all. All the Isak uncertainty etc is all part of that and that helped Liverpool last night without a doubt.

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Was a great game of football but I can't help feel depressed at the predictability of it all. There are no happy endings in football and the whole thing seems rigged towards the top sides. It's like it's great to watch but heartbreaking to witness at the same time. Not this specific result, just the...

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Clinton Morrison says he thinks the ref got it right. 100% confirmation that it was a shocking decision.

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He's been atrocious all game this ref. Started by giving 3 or 4 very soft free kicks in the first 5 and lost control from there.

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Definitely a very open division. Think we might be pining for it before too long!! I have a feeling Derby will do better than expected. Really rate Eustace as a manager and even more after he walked out on that lot!! If Ipswich don't go up they will have under performed. Just watching that first hal...

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