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I'm arguing against this idea that we can reduce what will always be subjective decisions (was it a foul or wasn't it etc) in a dynamic sport into 1s and 0s. That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying the laws need to be improved to make it less subjective and more consistent. At the moment it is far t...

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But we can never quantify things such as tackles etc played at full intensity with stills and slow-mo replays. It's properly mental to even attempt to. May as well sack the whole thing off and not have laws then. I'm being a bit silly admittedly but we should be striving for consistency instead of ...

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"The money is distasteful but what really distances supporters is the incessant intent to turn the sport into some biased algorithmic virtual reality retrospective video game" Agreed with that! As for the rest, I disagree - I think we're massively forgetting what officiating is meant to be. It's me...

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Haven't read the whole thread but... Tired of the Premier League. Just three fixtures in. Bored of the same theories and controversies. The money is distasteful but what really distances supporters is the incessant intent to turn the sport into some biased algorithmic virtual reality retrospective v...

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We've been very poor. Started all three games so far so incredibly slowly.

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Pickles wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 30, 2025 2:04 pm
Prepare yourselves for the dodgiest penalty decision you've ever seen today. For United obviously. Just got a feeling.

Maybe pigs DO fly?!

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Prepare yourselves for the dodgiest penalty decision you've ever seen today. For United obviously. Just got a feeling.

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Manchester United 1 Burnley 1
Estève, 38 minutes
Premier League

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Great club . St Pauli . Brilliant club. Punching above their weight. I'd recommend a visit to the Millerntor to anyone. Fantastic stadium. Tight, compact, modern but gritty, traps and amplifies the atmosphere. What the Turf should be. And as for that atmosphere - phenomenal. In my opinion fan cultu...

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Will always be surreal to me that little old Burnley are beating giants like Roma and Marseille to buy players from giants like Benfica.

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Fretters wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 28, 2025 10:29 pm
I used to go to one in Manchester where you paid 6p a minute for the time you were there, capped at something like £20. Whilst in there, you could help yourself to unlimited tea, coffee, cakes, pastries etc. I forget it's name, it didn't survive Covid sadly.

Ziferblat?

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Seems like a class lad but we've seen he's not good enough for the Prem. We needed to improve on him. I can see the Prem clubs linked to him being Everton, Wolves or West Ham and I think it'd be a poor signing for them on the rumoured money. Still seeing Burnley fans speculating/hoping that he'll si...

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Think we should sing Lesley Ugochukwu to I Can Make You Feel Good by Shalamar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9iS2nRieoM

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Burnley 3 Derby County 1
Humphreys, 17 minutes
Premier League

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What does being a town club have to do with anything ? It has everything to do with it. The cost of a new stadium is often offset by it hosting gigs and events etc but those are always going to go to Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Blackburn, even Halifax's Piece Hall before they come to Burnley. E...

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You would have hated FC Dallas' suburban stadium which actually used to be called Pizza Hut Park..... I'm sure we'll end up with a naming rights deal for the Turf at some stage. There are a few in the US that manage to keep the original name along with the sponsored one - The Krispy Kreme Arena at ...

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The day Burnley play their home games at a bowl on an industrial estate next to a Pizza Hut is the day I probably pack it in.

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Not overly impressed with that half. Struggling to see how we'll score enough goals.

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Burnley 0 Sunderland 2
Adingra, 48 minutes
Premier League

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I've said earlier, this is all part of Mr.Pace's plan to make things so bad, that the heavy resistance from supporters to move away from the current site, becomes less and less. It's a bit of a conspiracy theory but I'm beginning to believe it. Suspect that Pace would love nothing more than to move...

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The only loss here is that we should've tried to sell him last summer. He looks like a good player but only for about thirty seconds every game. He's quick but has one good shot every six months and one half decent cross every twelve months. Hope he kicks on. Nice place to be living.

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BurnleyFC wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 19, 2025 2:54 pm
Looks like they’re getting one of our most promising youngsters and a player with genuine pace on loan for the rest of the season.

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Can think of a few reasons why people might be skeptical about the whole thing. I wouldn't count Espanyol taking Koleosho off us as one of them though.

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Been saying it for ages. The world would be a better place without social media and smartphones. For those of us who can remember...it absolutely WAS a better place without social media and smartphones. This isn't nostalgia talking. It's fact. People used to actually meet up with each other and han...

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Barcelona or Burnley? Hmm. Tough one. JJ Watt is playing to the gallery, it's performative and we're his plaything. I'm not saying he's not a nice guy and that there's zero authenticity with him. But ultimately he's the poster boy and he's playing his role. I've found the stuff I've read online abou...

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Without possession ------------GK------------- -------CB CB CB -------- RWB ---------------LWB -------CM CM CM------- ------------AM----------- ------------ST------------- With possession --------------GK--------- ------CB-----CB------CB--- -------------CM-------------- ------CM----------CM---------...

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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 17, 2025 3:07 pm
He wasn't bullied for the first at all; he was beaten around the outside by a rapid winger.

Yep, bullied. Doesn't win the first challenge well enough, is beaten to the second ball and then doesn't get close enough to Kudus. Bullied by a bigger, stronger, quicker player.

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No Hartman? Looks a player to me. Promising signs with their link up. I meant if Anthony was to be in the side. I'd like to see us with three centre halves and three centre mids which unfortunately means we won't be able to play with wingers as much as we'd all perhaps like. Hartman does look good ...

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I'd play 5-3-1-1 with Anthony as the left wing back.

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She wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 17, 2025 2:56 pm
Chris Wood what a super Premier league striker scores goal in that league for fun,oh how I wish we had him in this current team.

Slagged off to high heaven on here though. We've not had a striker at his level in this league before or after.

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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 17, 2025 2:43 pm
Which is what we need to emulate. Play our most physical players.. We have quite a few tbh now, Cullen plays above his size as well I think, doesn't get bullied.

Cullen was bullied for the first and third goal yesterday.

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Romero should've been booked after about twenty minutes and it was a penalty. We'll probably see a softer penalty given today.

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Broja Foster Anthony Edwards Koleosho Bruun Larsen Tchaouna Unless one of them has the season of their life, I'm not sure there's double figures for goals there. Bruun Larsen got seven last time and we'll need a similar return from him, although I'm not so sure anyone's really sure how much he'll f...

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I haven't watched the Birmingham City doc but I can only imagine how articulate and inspiring his team talks are...

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Goliath wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 17, 2025 11:10 am
Aye would love to see Edwards back there with Tresor

Yeah they'd be rubbish in that position as well.

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Koleosho is possibly the one player in the entire squad, Benson aside, who I'd hesitate to give any more defensive responsibility to.

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Back four or back five, I worry if either has Sonne and/or Ekdal in it.

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Rooney. Brilliant footballer, shockingly bad in a TV studio. I don't understand why producers think a high profile playing career automatically translates to being a good pundit/presenter. He's not interesting, funny or charming on camera and his whole general demeanor isn't engaging. The fella can ...

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Best player today. For whatever reason, he seems better suited to the Prem than the Champ. No idea where the goals are coming from though. For him or the team in general.

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Dubravka 6 Sonne 5 Walker 6 Ekdal 4 Esteve 6 Hartman 6 Cullen 6 Laurent 6 Hannibal 5 Anthony 6 Foster 6 I think the positive comments come from the very low expectations we have in the Prem. I thought we had some promising moments of possession today and there are some good signs for the rest of the...

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Premier League in a nutshell. Nothing's really changed since the last time we were there. There were actually some shades of the early days under Kompany. Some neat possession but overall too weak, too short, too slow and too indecisive in both boxes. The positive is that we were able to create some...

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Missed this! Too late to join?! I hope not! I won the Prem!

Tottenham Hotspur 2 Burnley 0
Richarlison, 21 minutes
Premier League

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I've had to put my soya milk down, stop combing my moustache and switch off 6Music so I can reply to some of the Hebden hipster slander. It's nice here. Especially if you want a holistic spiritual pet therapist. There's four of those advertised on the local Co-Op community notice board. Although yes...

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It'll probably be "Ugo, Ugo, Ugo"

But "Lesley Ugochukwu" to "I Can Make You Feel Good" would sound... well... good.

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CM
AM/10
CB

In that order please and thanks.

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Literally anyone but Rovers.

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Breakout season: Ugochukwu Player of the season: Estève Most goals: Bruun Larsen Most assists: Hartman League finish: 17th Premier League in general: Breakout season: Wharton Player of the season: Wirtz Most goals: Haaland Most assists: Wirtz League winners: Manchester City Relegated teams: Wolves, ...

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Ric_C wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 10, 2025 3:48 pm
Bournemouth spending £35 million on a player

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/195 ... Jl60w&s=19

"Little Bournemouth" and "Fairytale Bournemouth" are absolutely loaded.

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Quite brazen to volunteer to do an interview with a national newspaper which ultimately makes you look a bit dim. Yes the prices are ridiculous but you check before buying surely? Little fact - 99s aren't called 99s because they were once 99p. https://www.machineryworld.com/so-how-did-the-99-get-its...

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Think I'm in the minority here which is fair enough but I think it looks naff.

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