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Loyalclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 11, 2025 7:42 pm
Yes, he exited to the stand on our righthand side from memory. I'll have been 12 and found it very funny my face was also burnt!

I was a similar age, and also found it hilarious

I don't recall the sun burn mind!

ChrisG

4:20 wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 10, 2025 8:48 pm
I remember standing behind that goal in a 1-0 defeat, April 97'. It was quite a hot one, half my face was red raw by the end, the other half, pasty white.

Was that the day when it was an early kick off, and there was a lad from the Burnley end who ran on the pitch stark bollock naked?

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Did Blackpool have the Gene Kelly Stand which was uncovered?

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They won't be empty, it'll be full of folk on corporate tickets though, so the atmosphere will be bobbins

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AC Milan v Como, while somewhat of a local derby, is hardly the kind of clash of the titans that you envisage hoards of supporters watching on the other side of the world. For me, the main point of supporting a football club is having your home ground feel like a cauldron in a derby match. It's not ...

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simonclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 05, 2025 9:31 am
I’d hate to be watching a match from behind a flag for 90 mins.

You get used to it, but obviously you also end up missing a fair bit of the game.

This is a screenshot from a video I took a couple of weeks ago, and clearly the goal is blocked from view

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The defending of late by Eintracht has been absolutely shambolic, as it was for the first goal last night.

But that from Kane was absolutely sublime. He's at the top of his powers right now, breaking Bundesliga records left right and centre. 11 in 6 league games now.

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I was on holiday in Pwllheli as it was a half term week and that moment alone was worth every minute of that 6 hour return journey. Incredible noise and feeling and it probably surpassed the Robbie Blake moment against Man Utd even though the stadium literally shook when that volley went it. Both u...

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Just watched the video, bonkers stuff!

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I think beating Manchester United at the Turf in 2009 was a massive game, it was our first home game back in the top flight for 30 odd years, and we played brilliantly against the defending champions, at a time when Manchester United were a genuinely top team. The atmosphere was one of the best I've...

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sjb wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 01, 2025 7:20 pm
I bet Sykes's dad doesn't support Newcastle though.
Anyway he's had a bit of a mare against his 'boyhood club.'
Have a good evening.

Aye torrid night for them it seems.

Can't be too many players who have gone on from Accrington Stanley to the Champions League

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Walton wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 01, 2025 2:15 pm
Wait until you hear about who Jimmy Anderson supports

This Jimmy Anderson

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sjb wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 01, 2025 1:54 pm
I lost all interest after reading that though he was born in Burnley 'he grew up supporting Newcastle.'

What an odd thing to say.

My lad was born in Manchester, but supports Burnley as they are my team. Funnily enough no one has ever dismissed him because he doesn't support United or City.

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Decent article here that gives a bit more detail into Beyer's woes over the last couple of years. It's in German, but you can translate it easily enough in the browser https://www.sport1.de/news/internationaler-fussball/premier-league/2025/09/die-unglaubliche-leidensgeschichte-eines-fruheren-bundesl...

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Did Danny Fox ever play at right back or was he on the left?

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No doubting the guy is a great striker and finisher but 18 of them are penalties and he's only been there 18 months. He's not quite Thomas Müller yet, but is currently on 10 goals in 5 league matches this season. Fair play to the lad. The Oktoberfest home match is a big deal for Bayern so he'll be ...

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Pickles wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 25, 2025 2:14 pm
The Adidas Burnley stuff is simply another level to anything else we've had.

I'd love the club to use that badge. Infinitely better than the rubbish it was replaced by.

See I thought the Adidas stuff was bobbins, it felt like knock off stuff at the time.

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Again this thing about pies in the UK . For the life of me why do people buy something to eat in Burnley then walk around the town centre eating it . Knives , forks , tables and chairs is it that difficult? Hardly unique to the UK? Here in Germany, it's very normal to buy a Bratwurst and wander rou...

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I still can’t get my head around how a coffee can cost more than a pint of beer. I think this is an anomaly in Burnley. There can't be many places (barring Wetherspoons) across the UK where beer is as cheap as it is in Burnley. Even going a few miles up the road to Barlick, it's a good 1.50 a pint ...

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Holmechapel wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 20, 2025 5:23 pm
Weren’t they once supposed to have the best pitch in the Premier League?

Possibly, but it's been nearly 15 years since they were in the PL, and pitches need replacing every 10 years or so I believe...

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The Chain - Fleetwood Mac

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Needs a Spotify playlist making this

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TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 19, 2025 9:11 pm
She Sells Sanctuary

I'd personally go for Push over Inbetween Days by The Cure.

Or The Forest

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Berlin is the king of the Döner

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Juan Tanamera wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 16, 2025 2:26 pm
According to some scousers on social media, Frimpong's feet aren't actually touching the ground in the penalty area.
He's 'floating' therefore no encroachment.

By that logic, it's not a handball, as he was floating and therefore wasn't actually in the box

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Interesting that Lees are doing it. Used to be Holts but guess Lees sold the offer better. Maybe they have more outlets? Was it not Hyde's as opposed to Holt's? It was Boddies themselves in their Strangeways brewery before that got knocked down in 2005, then it went to Salmesbury for a bit for the ...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 16, 2025 9:46 am
That check will have been done. From what I've seen of it from TV coverage since, it's close, but it does look inside the box.

I watched it on TV, and it looked a penalty immediately, and the replays shown from every angle seem to back it up. I've no complaints about it at all.

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It was a nailed on penalty tbf, no arguments at all

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Anything coffee flavoured. The drink itself is awful but anything flavoured with it is ten times worse. I love (proper, not instant) coffee, in fact I'm drinking one right now, but I am 100% on board with coffee flavoured things being vile. See also banana flavoured things that don't use actual ban...

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BurnleyFC wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 13, 2025 7:27 am
Avocado.

People eat it because it’s seemingly cool. It actually tastes like ear wax.

I quite like guacamole, however the fact you have to mix it with garlic, chilli, lime juice, coriander, onion, and tomato to make it edible does somewhat prove your point

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Seaman, and Shilton, kept in the side far too long. Main issue with Seaman was that his successors are pretty much all from the list above. The natural choice of Nigel Martyn was knocking on by that point too. I think even Richard Wright played a few games didn't he? People slate Pickford, but he's...

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MrTopTier wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 11, 2025 7:44 am
Loads listed above.

I will add David Seaman, had lead in his boots, could never get off the ground.

Seaman was class in Euro 96, however the was gone by the time Ronaldinho chipped him in the World Cup

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Scott Carson. Thanks. I knew there was one from the same period as Greene that I was missing but I just couldn't remember the name and didn't want to cheat by googling it 😂 The only thing I remember about Carson is him fumbling one in on a very rainy night against Croatia that prevented us qualifyi...

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Goobs wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 10, 2025 10:24 am
Not entirely sure what the thread is asking but I'll name Rob Greene, Paul Robinson, David James and Tim Flowers.

I'd swap David James out for Scott Carson, otherwise decent.

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ecc wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 08, 2025 6:23 pm
I find paying money for a 14-year-old immoral.

But then I don't think it's right a 15-year-old should be playing professional football

Surely if they are good enough, they are old enough. Rooney was playing in the premier league at 16

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aggi wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 08, 2025 12:07 pm
I'd imagine 1950 and earlier.

I think you might be right there, I initially thought Shilton as he was born in 1949 but he never played in the Premier League. The other was John Burridge, but he was born in 1951.

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dougcollins wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 06, 2025 3:39 pm
I walked from Minori to Ravello, now there's a walk when it's 30 c!

Ischia is great, something of a hidden gem.

I saw an article on the BBC website the other day about Ischia, and the restaurants that cook food using the red hot sand. I'd love to give that a crack

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It's definitely not as bad as Jermaine Defoe's bin lid when we played Spurs away in the league cup semi final

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No ,I was saying will this mean the East Lancs area finishes up only having one mp if Blackburn,Burnley and Pendle are lumped together. No because this isn't a change to the general election constituencies I don't think? You have roughly one MP per 92.000 people, these new authorities have a minimu...

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Audacious effort, although I do wonder if he'd have tried it had the whistle not gone

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We drove down to lake Garda last year, and did 2 weeks there. During that time we got the train to Milan and spent a couple of nights there, then a few day trips including Verona. First time I've ever been to Italy but we were absolutely blown away with how nice it was. As we had the car we were abl...

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I genuinely don't see it. £45k a year + more for the PL or £100k a year for what's clearly going to be a year max in the Saudi League... No one will want him when he's back. It'll be a low wage Champ team tops. Hope he manages to eek 8 years out of it but this rarely happens. What the **** has he d...

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boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 04, 2025 2:28 pm
An even better luxury appartment in the posh bit of greater Manchester, perhaps.

The money he'll be on at City it'll be a detached house in Hale never mind an apartment

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I guess it depends on your tariff and usage. Your usage will naturally fluctuate every month, so your bill in terms of what you actually owe will vary from month to month. However most companies average your usage over a year and allow you to pay the monthly average, and of you use less than the ave...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 02, 2025 3:41 pm
Not really. They all, or most of them, live around Manchester.

Yeah always found that an odd take, do away fans think that the players are all living on Leyland Road and spend their free time cavorting under the Culvert?

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ClaretFelix wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 01, 2025 3:36 pm
William Osula from Newcastle has offer of £28.5million from Frankfurt!!!! 22 year old striker with 4 professional goals!!!!!

That's only 4 more goals than me!!!!

Hopefully they can turn him into another Marmoush or Ekitike and make that 35m€ look like pocket money!

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Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 01, 2025 2:08 pm
3-1 up against ten men at the weekend and didn't win

Der Spiegel are saying that the players were unhappy with his training and tactics, and the board are unimpressed with his outspoken comments on transfers.

Clearly the wheels are well and truly coming off

ChrisG

They've only played 2 league matches, seems very premature. Clearly something gone on behind the scenes

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Tw@ wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 31, 2025 2:13 pm
Bay Horse Worsthorne, excellent food.

Was going to say this. We went a few weeks ago, and the food was far ahead of normal pub fayre, and they do a belting offer for 2 courses

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This has been troubling me all day. Their first goal, from the free kick that wasn't a free kick, bounced off Cullen, and given as a goal by the 'goal line technology' sending the signal to the ref that it was over the line. Now normally, in fact, always, they show us the pictures or graphics that ...

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