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Steve is often in the ground as a scout at the back of the directors box Tony! I have had many a chat with him, talks as he played with class !

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The thing I have noticed more than the wins the undeafeted run the team spirit the club re build is player development he and his staff have brought CJ Pires Anthony Flemming And Cullen back to his best and he has added to a few forward late runs. Without doubt everything he has done for our wonderf...

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<t>The thing I have noticed more than the wins the undeafeted run the team spirit the club re build is player development he and his staff have brought CJ Pires Anthony Flemming And Cullen back to his best and he has added to a few forward late runs. <br/...

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Born in Edith Watson, lived in Earby then Nelson went to a mid week cup match and the massive floodlight pylons drew me in. Now live in Leeds after 23 years in the Army and working for some football clubs, called my son Burnlee to keep the heritage, he now like me a season ticket holder and the lina...

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Sorry sausage finger typing on my phone!

What I was mentioning to say is when he played at 23 level yesterday was what we saw.

From deep had ability to go up against the ball quickly with ball winning quality , but in possession he can drive though lines carry and play though with quality.

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https://ibb.co/XfJhryfz You would be right it was more of a 4-2–3-1 with Hannibal usually receiving in front of the ball in them days. Where yesterday he was receiving behind the ball in the main or at least in line. You are correct though out of possession formation is 4-4-2 mid block with the forw...

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Hannibal playing behind the ball has been outstanding his natural role

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Thank you to this thread we have 2 in the away end !! Bloody result thanks for the heads up

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Thanks Leisure, missed this unfortunately we travel 120 miles per game to get to the turf so missed out and only just seen this !! I could ask tomorrow thank you though and glad somebody got some !

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One of the things many are forgetting with CJ and his agility he basically learning with a new frame. I can assure you he has bulked up massively in the last 3/4 years when I watched him for City 21’s he was half the size and when he came to Burnley at the beginning. He was basically a right back wi...

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Bump-bump - sorry for spamming !

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Heggem a good signing at 500k, he has some bit to work out but looks a real find.

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We’d go in any end just to watch the game ! Looks like it’s tonight and Reading for us !

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Thanks you for your reply mate

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Bit of a long shot I know me and the lad are after 2 tickets for the game. We been to all the away games even stood with Oxford Fans due to us being new season ticket holders after a few years living away!

Happy to pay the going rate if anybody has any please do contact me.

Happy new year to all

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Mentioned on another thread there rotations and mix up at speed higher up the pitch and we are playing g through sides using this It possession with purpose now and yes there the odd more transition because it doesn’t always come off but we have confidence and have players interchanging and playing ...

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It’s not ponderous at all, it full of rotations since Hannibal and Laurent come in. Look at Brownhill taking position up on the right wing we have started having more variations in our movement’s and teams who zonal mark are struggling plus we are playing quicker one touch in the final 3rd and Flemm...

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Hannibal showed he can play on the half and is good at finding space going out to in and if we give him the ball he has vision other don’t. Without a doubt Brownhill playing and staying higher up today helped us too and Cullen wow he was as good as I have ever seen him so positive on the ball. We be...

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Do we really need a striker- Are out strikers really missing many chances ? I think we need a better ball player at 8 creative who find pockets or at 6 who can see a pass and sometimes move forward and let Cullen sit. Sarmiento has the movement at 10/8 can play on the half turn but not sure he has t...

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Pope was outstanding for us , I remember one away game at Southampton where he made 3 world class saves and it just seemed like an every heat event.

To be classed as good or better than Pope as a pure goalkeeper you must be very very good .

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Signs are there we are getting better with more incisive movement, one-touch play and some individual brilliance.
Overall, it was great 3 points against a decent side with a clean sheet and with more to come.

Good day all in all.

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we do not have the Legs in Roberts or Pires for me to play them as lone wide players.

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Liked their two full-backs and would take them over ours and I have always liked Grimes who drops back between the CB in the build-up and caused our press massive issues which dragged Luca central and they had an outball into Key the right back who has improved massively since his Exeter days both i...

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I think the "better than" is used when it should be played with more tempo and had better options than Trafford. Picked out the Right back -Key several times in the first half when Luca went central to block a passing lane hit it flat and with pace and got them on the front foot. Trafford simply doe...

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The best position I have seen Lyle in was as a left inside forward playing in a front three with Dorgeles_Nene as a withdrawn striker. This allowed him to receive facing goal and run at goal at Westerlo.

he is a strong powerful runner, not a back-to-goal type and never has been.

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4-2-3-1 -----------------TRAFFORD----------------- -----SAMBO---CJ--ESTEVE-----PIRES----- -----------CULLEN-------LAURENT-------- SARMIENTO----FLEMMING----LUCA------- --------------------J-ROD-------------------- Overloads and rotations in wide areas with Cullen being able to drop into right back in...

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4 all round bar CJ who gets a 7 his passing breaks more lines than the others ! Need to go into a 4-2-3-1 Get the full backs pushing on (Sambo give him a go and Pires ) Play a double pivot Cullen and Laurent to sit and stay and take Brownhill out and play Flemmig as a 10 !! Luca on the left please T...

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No rotations in the final 3rd 6 behind the ball at all times hardly surprising Full backs one inverts the other is a wide CB really Midfield lacks technical ability centrally to play on the half and play with purpose or tempo We need full backs who can go on the outside or offer rotations And we nee...

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Not being negative but no point in having great strikers if we can’t create changes for them - all this talk of strikers out midfield offer very little in terms of chance creation

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Wow, football has finally gone mad- Kompany gets Burnley relegated and gets a top European job because of the style he adopts - Scott Parker gets Burnley to 2nd in the league with a brand new squad by and large who are finding their feet but are working hard. Are we now all about style over substanc...

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I just got a pair in the home stands if you're not to bothered by this some come up over the last 24 hours and keep coming and going as people buy them. i know it not ideal but we get to watch us I guess..

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I thought Anthony had on Saturday showed several times tight control and a certain press resistance/ability in tight spaces

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Cullen the base Hannibal as a box to box and Flemming as a 10. Hannibal is an upgrade on Brownhill in terms of everything for me bar maybe when he plays as a 10 and get into the box. I have watched him over 10/15 times he better both sides of the ball but Brownhill has experience ! Spoilt for choice...

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Trafford 6 Roberts 6 Worrall 6- struggled with the big man who caused us issues Esteve 7- quality Pires 6 Laurent 6 Brownhill 6 at fault for there goal a tad let Weimann run off him caught ball watching - great flick in the build up to our goal. Koleosho 6- flashes Hannibal 6 needs to be playing mor...

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I thought he was average his movement to receive was poor to get or pull there pressing two away never dropped into full back position or rotated anywhere when we had secure possession On the ball looked ponderous but he worked hard adds height and battles 1st contact and 2nd balls - without the bal...

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Hannabal, who I have watched over 10 times will add something on both sides of the ball for us, he can play carry -play and tackle and is mobile with energy He may need a hand from Cullen at times but he an upgrade and has the potential to play at a decent level in Europe's top 5 divisions given tim...

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Trafford 6- did nothing really wrong or right Roberts 4 - ripped to shreds 1v1 and was sloppy all day in the ball Pires 4 - rippped to shreds on the inside got his body in the wrong position and a first touch like Fred west today Egan-Riley 6 looked to play out but with little movement struggled apa...

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Mine have not arrived, I’m on holiday and tried to exchange my Cardiff tickets but the website doesn’t work either?

Booked my Sunderland tickets are they being posted or are we still playing have a guess how we get in ?

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There midfield blew us away and in truth the premier league which is played at pace international football isn’t and we don’t have the technician in midfield for me. Rice is very good at recycling but doesn’t have a forward game in tight areas. There push and shove passing and movement is done in th...

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Good Luck to Scott Parker managing our great club hope he does the business and becomes a legend at the club. Time for us fans to back him and get behind the whole team.

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Bit of a daft question! I just purchased one for me and the lad on Direct debit does anybody know what we do next how it gets posted or do we collect ?

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I have got two we (me and the lad are not Geordies) we just can’t afford to travel and watch every week!!

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Both keepers outstanding

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This team playing like this all season doesn’t get relegated

Really good half done well

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Moneyball has run it cause for me would rather have a system and 11 players who are good on both sides of the ball. It has not been good enough at all the system recruitment and the so-called style. We are a club about balance sheets rather than clean sheets. Yes, we sell one or two for profit but w...

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Kolo,Berge, Esteve aside nothing we have brought in has improved us this season. Lets hope next season some of the others grow and improve.

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Poor management leaving Foster out there.

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Wingers and forward fetch more than full backs and midfielders who hold and destroy.

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Simply not good enough overall in possession we where so poor

Odobert on the ball looks bright but the rest passing was bad very bad and I feel they were there for the taking

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Benson gets 5 minutes when foster has not been able to run for 20 minutes Jesus wept !!

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