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I think its really good that the club has several fan/supporters group and whilst FAB is obviously the more prominent and important group I think it is great to have these junior groups who can support FAB and maybe have the scope to pick some more edge case trivial stuff that FAB doesn't have capac...

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Nations League is good for the group B and C teams as it gives them an extra opportunity to qualify for the World Cup if they fain in the normal qualifying stages. For group A teams I think it just means you get more games against better opposition with a tinge of competitiveness

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Both were L1 / L2 managers who should have been nowhere near a Premier League job. Luckily we got Howe in to sort out the mess and rebuild the club followed by Dyche to work his miracles

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I thought Brian Laws was scraping the barrel and about as low as we could go but hearing we offered Cotterill a contract makes me think we got a lucky escape and Laws wasn't too bad after all.

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Probably beating Wimbledon for me too though it would have to be back in the crazy gang days

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Beating the champions and best team in the division on their own patch has to be up there

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Port Vale's 150th anniversary kit for next season

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Duff wont have a problem getting another job as we all know that football management seems to be a profession where you can keep failing and still get job after job. He's early success has got him into the inner circle so his last couple of failures wont impact him too much when it comes to getting ...

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Sol Campbell (Arsenal) / Kevin Campbell (Everton)

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DA - Roda , Las Colinas and Lo Romero were in fantastic condition (wind against on the island hole - drive , 9 iron , 56° , 2 putt - dry ball at last ) . Played 10 holes on Mar Menor and then horrendous rain /thunder and lightening. Claxton sounded and it was like wacky races watching all the buggi...

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Unbelievable business to bring in Ings, Vokes, Mee and Trippier in one season and definitely laid the groundwork for the 10 years of mind blowing success that followed under Dyche's leadership

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Feels similar to the Ben Mee situation where he wanted to leave Burnley and wouldnt sign a contract but nobody wanted him so eventually he signed. I suspect Egan-Riley wants away to get a better club and a bigger deal but nobody actually wants someone that unproven yet.

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True, but a substantial proportion also insist that every one should be a huge success too. Yep, that summer we spent around £10m on Benson, Zaroury and Churlinov so whilst Churlinov has been a flop Id say the strategy was good and we got good value for our £10m. Its a bit like the Tresor situation...

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GetIntoEm wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 9:38 pm
And we cry about a drum

And if someone sings "in our Lancashire home" instead of "in our Lancashire homes"

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I think had Kompany not jumped ship he'd have probably made sure Egan-Riley's contract was extended last summer, especially after getting him through two really good loan spells to aid his development. Understandably Parker was a little slow to recognise his talent and potential and by the time he d...

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I wouldn't be surprised if Egan-Riley (or his mum) is behind this and maybe suggested to Chelsea he could have a season in Strasbourg before moving to them properly next summer.

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blatherwickstattoos wrote: ↑
Wed May 14, 2025 10:43 pm
David eyres is Traffords agent, Egan Riley has his mum as agent

So David Eyres is Egan-Riley's mum!!!

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I'm still struggling to see whether that's one if your typical DA being a **** posts or one of your DA being serious posts. To be honest, I dont think it matters. Its a parody of how ridiculous some of the posters on here sound when they try to twist and contort their logic to conclude that Kompany...

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As good as Parker has been this season the players will be aware he has failed in the Premier League twice so its understandable that players like Egan-Riley, Trafford and Brownhill might not want to stick around

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Nearest comparison for Burnley would the way JBG messed us about last summer and ditched us for the Saudi's when he got a whiff of their money. I think there would definitely be some Burnley fans who would boo him if he ever came back to the Turf and whilst I dont think thats right I can understand ...

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DA do you actually like Burnley? Serious question. I'm wondering what your end game in all this is? Not sure what you mean. The thread is about teams being consistent (I assume being consistently good) and the OP seemed to pose the question around if anyone else has been consistently good both home...

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Leeds, Birmingham & Liverpool

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Hoping Sunderland win this one as can see Lampard making Coventry very competitive next season should they go up

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Could rename the town from Burnley to New Barley Village

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Nothing like that. Far more chance of spotting somebody in Vegas than London Only if you make an effort to go out of your way looking for them. People who live and work within London walk the same streets in their day to day lives as the tourists and celebs do when visiting, whereas in Vegas locals...

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Burnley does well to survive as a town. If it weren't for the football club the place might as well be burnt to the ground as it has nothing else to offer

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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Wed May 07, 2025 10:12 pm
24 direct goal contributions (18 league goals, 6 assists) and an average rating of 6.68.

If that doesn't make you laugh then I don't know what will.

Your average rating for him was 6.61

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It’s been a few years now since the Golden Goal rule ended. There was also a Silver Goal where a team that scored in the first period of extra time won after the first 15 minutes were up if the opponent hadn’t responded. Better than penalties? I’m not sure as a penalty shoot out is quite dramatic u...

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Big Vinny K wrote: ↑
Wed May 07, 2025 3:36 pm
I think anyone bothering to look back and work it out is the one who should be having a word with themselves

Took me less than 10 mins to pull that info together and I think it was time well spent thanks. Not sure why you bothered replying to me giving how precious your time is.

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This isn't a rating against how people think the players have performed across a full season but is an average of their 46 individual performances and to try and compare the two is either a a bit disingenuous or a bit thick. dandeclaret says he has Esteve and Trafford as a 10 yet based on his own pl...

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Haha Romero and Colinas are two quality courses with Mar Menor being a bit gentler. If you're staying a Roda or next to it in Los Alcazeres then thats about as good a schedule as you'd get so enjoy. Been 10 years since Ive played Mar Menor so let us know how it goes and if its still in good nick

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Ive never heard of La Ronda but Roda, Colinas and Mar Menor are a decent three to play and you'll only be 5 mins away from both Roda and Mar Menor.

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It shows how many ins and outs we've had in the last couple of years when you completely forget about players like Al Dakhil. I thought he was going to be the real gem of the Kompany era. The farcical management of him last year really hurt him. The poor lad was hung out to dry against top quality ...

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Who decided NNN is a Rovers song? We've been singing it from the early 70s (as far as I go back) so not sure how any one knows. It seems unlikely a song containing the word Rover would somehow be turned into Burnley B*stards out of the blue. I mean which seems more likely Rovers fans sitting on a b...

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You're right , there's a few of my balls at the bottom of the 18th !! Lo Romero's a good course , but not to sure about El Valle and Villamartin . Hope you have a good one and I'll be out there in about 6 weeks. We've got Romero, Villamartin, Las Ramblas and La Finca lined up this year with possibl...

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12 of us are off to Los alcazares in a weeks time for 5 rounds on great courses . Same as Devil Advocate but we also play La ronda and las colinas as well . If you fancy staying in the UK , we go to Llandudno in September staying at the Post house Hotel on Llewellyn street . It's OK and caters for ...

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I’m looking for somewhere that isn’t too serious in its etiquette given our skill set and we just want to have fun really. I do think over here is the answer but I do want to play abroad and have that experience too. I’ll check Arran later today cheers . Any recommendations are welcome open to anyt...

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Finally after 141 years we've got a proper club song. Stoke have "Delila", Liverpool have "Whenever you Walk Alone" and now Burnley have "Unwritten". Well done Mr Pace for getting NB performing and it would be good to play this just before kick off every home game and get the fans singing along like...

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They are superior don’t you know. Last time they had even half a squeak of the prem it was called the premiership and old Des Lynam was in situ for any highlights. Premier never ever let them enjoy their continued superiority The irony is that the OP is giving the very same superior vibes that you ...

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Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 29, 2025 11:31 am
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What do you think of injury time?

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As much as it pains some of you, I think we all have to congratulate Leeds and say well done for winning the league. You have to go back 5 years for the last time the Championship was won by a team who wasnt relegated from the Premier League the previous season which shows what an achievement it is ...

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One of the big problems with the player portraits was that that it was unclear whether the players were considered hero's or legends and thus caused a lot of confusion.

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Mr Pace would probably know more than the average fan. He has a good relationship with most of the old players who still live in the area and/or still visit the Turf. Speaks regularly to a lot of them and they all seem to have a lot of time for him

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I do understand but I think Kompany had a real mess the manage the first couple of games where he was having to throw players straight in, play players out of position like Taylor at centre back and play players like Costello who was clearly not good enough. The fact we played so well against Hudder...

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I think you’re being a bit revisionist yourself now. Plenty WAS made of the fact that Kompany had to rebuild the team and moreover that he completely changed the style in doing so. It was different to Parker in that he had more time before the season started but I remember his rebuild (and restylin...

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I take what you're saying but just a slight dispute Kompany didnt lose Pope, Collins, Mee, Tarkowski, Cornet and McNeil as none of them ever kicked a ball for Burnley under his management. With Parker however of the list you said (O'Shea, Berge, Zaroury, Odobert, Vitinho and Amdouni), only Berge di...

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I don’t think anyone is denying Kompany did an amazing job as well, but it’s certainly not revisionist to suggest the squad was ripped apart at the start of this season. The figures speak for themselves, was it 20 odd players out? Admittedly many of those would be players we were happy to see go bu...

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Against Sunderland we played 2 players that had played the first 2 games. 4 players who were signed that week, so never kicked a ball for Burnley. The rest were players who'd been out on loan the previous season, or sitting on the bench. I'd never heard of some of the lads on the bench. You have a ...

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Whining about the EFL awards, whining about commentators praising other teams, whining about Sky not choosing us as the main game, pre-whining about the trophy being at Plymouth on Saturday.......yep you lot sound very entitled!!

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Im not arsed who wins the title between Burnley and Leeds but I would like to see Blackburn get promoted. I think having the East Lancs derby in the top division would be something for both towns to be proud about

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