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Wouldn't be a great surprise if both managers "settled" for a draw, just like last season. I can cope with the match ending in a draw but the manner in which we approach the fixture cannot be the same. If we are risk free and not on the front foot whenever possible, then a percentage of the fan bas...

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ollieclarets8 wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 5:18 pm
Well I certainly wouldn't be dropping our leading goalscorer.

Villa know who it is, they spent most of this afternoon booting him from pillar to post.

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Ekdal is much better on the ball coming out from the back than Tuanzebe. He is but if we play a back four with Ekdal then Walker is going to have to stay at home more often than not, we cannot leave the two centre halfs isolated. I'm sure the recruitment team are trying to find an athletic and domi...

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I stand by what I said this week in regard to the Leeds game being 'must win'. It just isn't, a draw doesn't leave us needing snookers or anything near it. Many will disagree but if we draw, are the contributors to this board chucking the towel in? We need to win games and it looks like the home for...

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Dubravka - 9*
Walker - 6
Esteve - 5
Tuanzebe - 5
Laurent - 6
Hartman 6
Cullen - 7
Luis - 7
Anthony - 6
Tchaouna - 4
Foster - 6

Broja - 4
Brunn Larsen - 5
Uguchuwku - 7

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We continue to set up like this then we will be relegated. If we don’t sign a decent striker thats fit and a decent central defender ( like we should have done pre season) then we will be relegated. We have to give the strikers (whoever they are/will be) a chance, the setup sees them feeding off sc...

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If we revert to the back four we are craving. The majority of our play goes down our left, Hartman will bomb on and work in tandem with Anthony. When this happens Walker should shuffle across and support the two centre halfs. Have Tino, Cullen and Ugochukwu in the centre of the park and balance the ...

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tarkys_ears wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 4:01 pm
Er....

How is that a foul?

Cause Maatsen threw himself backwards into Walker.

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92:30 is when he blew to stop play

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ollieclarets8 wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 3:27 pm
Aye.. from the first whistle.

We are gifting the midfield to them before we've kicked a ball.

We are putting our back three under more pressure by not having the personnel to protect them. It does seem obvious.

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Casper2 wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 3:23 pm
Esteve might aswell be sat with me

I think we should be looking elsewhere before blaming Esteve for that goal, maybe the player trotting around and not helping out defensively.

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Can somebody get Tuanzebe some boots with studs in.

He has spent most of today slipping & sliding about exactly as he did against Cardiff.

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Why do we keep stepping off their forwards when they attack our final third? We are creating our own problems by not engaging them.

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burnleymik wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 2:41 pm
That diving is embarrassing.

It's the fourth or fifth time, but don't worry we've stopped the goalkeepers (we mean Dubravka) holding on to the ball for more than a few seconds.

Diving or manufacturing fouls is the biggest cancer in our game but there is no appetite to get rid of it.

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Dyched wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 2:32 pm
Cash should be off for that in this VAR era

I wouldn't go so far but Kitchen is having a mare.

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JimmyRobbo wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 2:27 pm
Esteve just not quite strong enough. A nicely taken goal.

It's not strength, he does all the hard work but then doesn't block the shot.

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Sticking with the back 5 then! Should have enough pace at the back there to keep up with Watkins, but still think Ugochukwu is too good to be on the bench. We can get at these, let's have it.. UTC! Not necessarily, Tuanzebe coming in may release Laurent further forward. I know there shouldn't be se...

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I really enjoy this podcast………..and quite like the grumpy old men approach……..probably because I’m one!!!! I think most of us really enjoy the podcast. This negativity is nothing to do with being grumpy and old though, there was very little balance towards the positive elements of the first six gam...

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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. I can see that thought process but which sides have we played? The two games against clubs ******* in the same pond as us has seen us take four points, only concede one goal and score thre...

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I did have to laugh when Daz said he was an optimist at heart. He’s literally the most negative one on there by a distance! and has been since before a ball was kicked. Any credit for Foster this season has been through gritted teeth and based on this season in isolation he deserves a lot of credit...

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I really enjoy their blogs as a whole though. Mine too, I haven't listened as much lately due to my change in commuting habits but it's generally my first port of call. I also like Turfcast, especially the pre game interviews, there have been some excellent, very professional fans from other clubs ...

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Wow, I hope the players don't accidentally come across the latest installment. Some elements have already chucked the towel in, but they haven't changed their tone from the beginning of the season anyway. Chris is right, if we don't beat Leeds at home then the season isn't over, we need to keep pick...

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Totally agree, those three, our two fullbacks and Jaidon Anthony. They are key to our success. I've seen Foster taking some stick about not being in the right place at the right time or not playing like an out and out number nine. The way we are setting up means he is having to run channels and pre...

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Our strongest central midfield (I don't think we have seen them together yet) on paper is Luis, Cullen and Ugochukwu. It appears to have a good balance and something we can build the team around. IMO this is where we start with our team selection and then fit the other elements of the side around th...

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I can cope with yellows given out but keeping his cards in his pocket, for the sustained pull on the shorts in the first half, suggests it's not a level playing field.

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Steward came along our line to see our tickets on the phones, he suggested ours would be fine as they were android.

So not sure if it was an iPhone issue?

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Bench change

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The first half was abhorrent, a complete lack of desire throughout the side, the second half was a lot better but still way below the required standard. On paper the back three should be a good fit, a dominant centre half flanked by two players who naturally can play as centre halves/full backs. The...

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Second moan of the night

I wish they'd left the other three turnstiles closed

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First moan of the night.

CFS end turnstile block of Bob Lord Stand has only three open turnstiles (out of four) and ever increasing queues approaching kick off.

*shakes head

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Goliath wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 23, 2025 11:03 am
They've probably knocked a few thousand off the attendance with this approach. All they needed to do was close the Jimmy Mac upper and the cricket field stand for home fans leaving a capacity of about 13000

How very dare you.

Common sense is frowned upon.

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*Damn predictive text

Keely

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I looked last night at a meeting I ran at in 2014, the 1500m had an U13 girl who won her race and U17 man who won his.

Namely, Keeley Hodgkinson and Tiarnan Crorken. They haven't turned out too bad at all.

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Here's a picture of Lyle Foster which proves he was offside - by an arm. https://i.imgur.com/sVcomBJ.png Here's a picture of Bruno Fernandes which proves he was onside - his arm isn't interfering with play. https://i.imgur.com/dy0MhZK.png It looks the same but the dark patch on another angle seems ...

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You'd assume our best central midfield three is Luis, Ugochukwu and Cullen. It's just fitting everything in around them. Does that mean we'll revert to four at the back? Otherwise keeping the back line as it is will probably see Tchaouna sacrificed? Saying that, it wouldn't surprise me if we lined u...

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Sorry for being a pedant but it's Tchaouna

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Yes sir...let's all agree with you, even though you misinterpreted my posts....good night TBF some nights recently I view the board to see most threads with the last poster as being 'Row x', you do seem to be unduly antagonistic at the minute, but that may be me seeing posts out of context, I haven...

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If only Kompany had looked towards players like Walker and Dubravka, that was his biggest undoing.

Add to this, Parker has also solidified the midfield and so we have given ourselves a real chance of staying up.

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We’ve arguably had one of the toughest starts to a prem season anyone has ever had based on European competition teams and still two more to go. Signs are absolutely promising and the fixture list looks a little more rosy once we get City and Villa out of the way. Confident we’re in a strong positi...

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My mate saying they have a bad pitch these days as they're down by the river....I asked if that river has been a recent addition since they had one of the best pitches in the country during Walkers cash throwing days? They really have fallen a very long way :D Yes, just like the original fixture in...

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ALK took the reigns in Dec 2020? The team within that timeframe have achieved the following:- 2020/21 PREM 17th 2021/22 PREM 18th (RELEGATED) 2022/23 CHAMP 1st (PROMOTED) 2023/24 PREM 19th (RELEGATED) 2024/25 CHAMP 2nd (PROMOTED) The financial arguments have gone backward and forwards throughout the...

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A business trying to maximise its own revenue by getting people to use the services it provides. Is there no end to our board’s despicable skullduggery… You mean like the catering inside the ground, which seems to be run by teenagers with little or no knowledge and enthusiasm for the role they are ...

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An enormous amount of guff is evident in that spiel above.

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He should be very pleased with what he's accomplished, not too far off qualifying and needs to treat it as his beginning of mixing it with the best.

A solid winter and push on in 2026.

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When I spoke to him before he left England to go to the holding camp, he said he has planned with his coach to try and run a high 1:43, as that is what it may well take to qualify from the heats.

It really shows the depth of talent in the 800m at the minute.

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He'll need a bit of love next week. He's an important player and he'll need support not only from the coaches and squad, but also from supporters. The same was the case last season after his petulant stamp resulted in an early bath. He made up for this with his performances and will do again. I had...

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Rowls wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 15, 2025 7:22 am
Has anyone considered that he might have asked Uguchuckwu and been told its pronounced that way?

Really don’t understand the grief this chap gets.

The club literally released a video of the players pronouncing their names, so no that isn't the case.

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Summary for Burnley is that we have to score goals! Who’d have thunk it. Haven't watched it yet but we've played four games, away at Europa League winners Spurs and Manchester United and at home to Sunderland and Premier League champions Liverpool. We've got three points, and with luck on our side ...

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If only there was a video of the correct pronunciations and/or time between home games to practice.

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I saw a member of the FAB getting the same substandard service from the JHU catering team as I was being offered. Maybe add this to the agenda at the next meeting? The staff seem to be a group of teenagers left to their own devices, with little to no supervision or guidance. This has to come from th...

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