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Usual posters derailing another thread. Ask for each other's phone number so we don't all have to read it please. I come on this thread daily to catch up with transfer rumours I may have missed or the like. Often, like today, I have the immense pleasure of witnessing some Jack Ashton run the thread...

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Was present for Tony Woodworth's one and only game in goals. Poor lad. 6 nil defeat at home. Still say it was my fault. It was my 13th birthday and insisted on the whole family going to the game with me. The joke was that my mum was banned from Turf Moor after that (although she did go to the Orient...

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Culmclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 16, 2025 3:45 pm
Some stiff competition David Jones just gets my vote for the worst I ever saw

Had the "pleasure" of seeing both... Caughey was constantly offside. Jones was a giant who when he jumped for the ball he appeared to be shorter than if he'd just stood still. He was statuesque.

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An injury so "serious" that a month later he signed for Middlesboro on loan. If you have to stretch the truth to support your argument... your argument probably isn't that great tbh

Jakubclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 13, 2025 3:36 pm
Didn't Ramsey have a serious knee injury playing for Norwich on loan.

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Would take Johnstone in a heartbeat. Very solid goalkeeper. Would be my second choice of GK signing behind Pope tbh. If that is the price for Sargent and we want him I would imagine we will probably pay it. Decent player. Nixon says Norwich want £20m for Sargent. Also links us with Sam Johnstone in ...

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We have had massive injury problems over the last few years? ********. No more than anyone else. To some extent the only argument that can be made is that we've trended smaller and less physical. "Benson is made out of glass" is a fair comment. Otherwise, it is false. Our injury record is very avera...

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Since we live in Yankeeland we go quite often. In fact, my wife and son are heading to Tampa next week (Busch Gardens) and then over to Orlando to Universal. Disney gets a lot of guff, but the truth is they are a class act. You will never see one piece of litter and if you plan right, it is a great ...

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Used to stop in at the Cemetery chippy in Colne on trips home... always good for a steak pudding, chips, peas, and gravy

Hope it's still going strong!

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Fabian Otte (formerly with us) is heading to Spurs as Thomas Frank's GK Coach... gets around a bit.
Jelle is headed to Brighton from Leicester.

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Some definitely are. Have you seen the news lol

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I've stayed at his hotel in Blockhall Village (The Avenues) a few times. He was sat next to us in the bar last time. My wife is a typically loud American and when she went to the toilet he leant over and proclaimed, "She must be from New York 'er". My wife was about ready to go all Kevin Ball on him...

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Thanks! I'm Burnley born and grew up in Nelson... but since I've been here 30 odd years, I celebrate with the best of them! (Even though we lost...sort of!) I call it "Traitors' Day" just to wind up the locals... my American wife loves it!

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My late father (a Burnley fan for most of his 75 years) was a devoted researcher of WWI history. He ran an exhibition for Gargrave area soldiers killed in action, searching out their graves (or names on memorials like Thiepval) and photographing the site and the stories behind their deaths. We took ...

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If we were in Leicester's position, I'd be quietly enthusiastic about Dyche. He has proven quality at Championship level and also knows what is needed to survive in the Premier League. How he kept us up on peanuts was an amazing achievement. While is footballing reputation is more on the conservativ...

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TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 21, 2025 2:08 pm
Good to get him in early to give the announcer the pre-season to practice pronouncing his name.

Crikey... some of our fans struggled with Chris Wood and Jeff Hendrick.... I'm fully prepared for a Bob Lord butchering of this guy's name and how it's pronounced lol

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Ben Mee was an amazing player and consumate professional. I bet he could still do an excellent job as a backup for us in the PL. At last, a sensible comment. Totally agree. No doubt he'd be a huge asset in the Prem. People forget our how poorly our inexperienced side did in the Prem last time aroun...

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Some clubs use something with a local connection (although some noticeably don't such as "Sweet Caroline" which seems totally random) For local connections I would suggest "He Ain't Heavy" by The Hollies which is definitely in the anthem realm... or "Tubthumping" that may be a little more controvers...

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No. If their records have been expunged then they don’t count. I would only go off the final league tables. Losing 6 points when Aldershot dropped out still annoys me if I think about it too hard about it though. I was so annoyed as a kid about that. :D The worst part was that we'd just spent decen...

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Ings or Trippier. Both would be fantastic additions. Despite Ings not being used a lot, he's been fit enough for their bench most of the season, so he's been fit to play. Still an excellent player and would be a step up for us from our current forwards. Trippier is also a class above what we have an...

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Players I would be interested in would be: Ross Barkley (VILLA) - excellent for Luton and not playing much at Villa. Haji Wright (COVENTRY)- One Championship forward who impresses me- plus apparently, he's invisible for offside calls ;-) Nick Pope (NEWCASTLE)- If Trafford does go to Newcastle, it ma...

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Saw him play a few times... even in the later years of his career he was still fantastic. Lasting memory though was of him sitting on Main Street in Haworth. Definitely a larger-than-life character. Almost had a Half-Man Half-Biscuit moment... "F*&^%ing hell it's Frank Worthington"

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Trafford 7 Little to do but did it well. Roberts 7 Steady today Egan Riley 9* One of his best games today Esteve 8 A Rolls-Royce of a player. Humphreys 6 A few rough moments but generally good Cullen 8 ran the middle of the park Laurent 7 Faded. Always looks better as a second half sub Anthony 6 som...

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Haven't found another Claret out here in Southern California - yet - only been here since 1985 though, so there's time. Are you a member of the North American Clarets on Facebook?...we have over 500 members! I'm in Central Pennsylvania but have traveled all over the States on meet ups... Boston, No...

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Hladky 7 One or two dodgy moments but otherwise decent Sonne 6 A bit more stretched than his debut. Egan Riley 7 Captained the team and looks better all the time Worrall 7 Decent. Saw a couple of comments slagging him off. Looks solid to me. Pirez 7 One bursting run through the Soton back line had m...

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What are we? A childcare center for former pros? Ronaldinho, Kyle Walker, and Nicky Butt. Could add Micky Mellon, Chris Casper, and a few others to that list too.

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Apparently, it is the largest town in England without an A road going through it. I believe this was part of the reason they had the Rolls-Royce factory there during WWII.

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Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:48 pm
'another proper goalscoring forward'

???

Are you missing something? We don't score enough goals (8 nil-nil games already and counting). We desperately need a goalscorer. It isn't that hard to understand.

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As a bit of a side track, but the Sheffield star saying Sheff Utd have enquired about Michael Keane (cover for the injured Souttar) and BOTH Bereton Diaz and Tom Cannon I saw this too. Two very good forwards who should be (and possibly are) on our radar. For all the comments about there not being p...

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on loan

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BigGaz wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 16, 2025 11:59 pm
Little off topic but notice Sacha hasn't had much to say about us this window and whether you like the guy or not he's been bang on the money with a lot of stuff.

My guess is that whoever was feeding him stuff left in the summer transfer window.

or got fired from his job with the kids

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Andreshotboots wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 13, 2025 2:23 pm
It's a good draw if you've got a multi million pound yacht you can just anchor off the South coast for a few weeks....

Cool, I should be good then.....

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Hladky 4 Minus 2 or 3 for the schoolboy clanger Sonne 7 Great debut. Looks very classy. Pires 6 Okay. Nowhere as good as BH Worrall 8 Excellent. Shows what he offers. Egan 7 Decent. A good old head to have around. Bauress 7 Great debut from the kid. McDermott 7 Another great performance. Has a bit o...

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I love Ash. But for crying out loud. I presume this is more to do with him getting into coaching. He'll be great for the dressing room. Maybe a few cameos. Hopefully not thought of as a solution to our scoring problem

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Can someone please post an actual transfer rumour on the Transfer Window Rumours post. This is literally the only post I click on most days. When I see the title, I get hopeful. Then it is dashed when I start reading the drivel about Parkerball. Start your own thread if you want to discuss the coach...

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Although I live several hours to the north of North Carolina in Pennsylvania, one of my coworkers has family in Asheville. The floods have been devastating, and historic Biltmore Village has been flooded out. The Biltmore Estate is likely to be closed for some time, although I don't think it was aff...

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Trafford 6 not much to do. Fluffed on corner which almost cost us a goal. Otherwise solid. Egan-Riley 6 decent at RB. Solid if unspectacular, much better than in the middle. Pires 7 some good work. Much better 2nd half than 1st... but so were the whole team tbh. Worrall 7 Solid, decent distribution....

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GK Hladky DF -McNally - Worrall- Humphreys - Sambo Dodgson MF Massengo - Egan-Riley - Agyei FW Amdouni - Hountonji Subs: Green, Hugill, Westley, Masara, McDermott, McEvilly, Campbell, Bauress, Richardson. Take Worrall, Massengo, Hountonji and Amdouni off after 60 minutes

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Wouldn't be a bad pairing, but depends if WW has the mindset to slog through the muck-and-nettles of the Championship in the depths of an English winter. (Amdouni too, for that matter.) I have serious doubts whether both will be involved long term. "Slog through the muck and nettles of the Champion...

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Overseas fans (like myself) are having some difficulty signing up for anything. Blank screens and the like. Are the EFL running the live stream thing they did two years ago?

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This first game is difficult. Having only seen one game in Pre-season, and so many unresolved squad issues. Plus, I believe the regulations state 7 players in the squad must be "homegrown" (I think JBG possibly counts as he played in Chelsea's academy for 3+ years?) If Trafford and Berge are held ou...

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You can find a lot of the old Spectrum games converted to PC. Lords of Midnight is a particular favourite of mine, but also still play games like Jet Set Willy and some of the old Firebird games (particularly The Wild Bunch) Some classics!

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Hi Hanoverusaclaret, I hope you're doing okay. I feel it's a real pity somebody like yourself, a "historic" member of FM and UTC, gets ridiculed. Take care, ecc TBH I don't really take it that seriously. I went to high school in Blackburn in the 80's. I have very thick skin :lol: I appreciate the s...

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Odobert probably isn't going to go for less than 25M. He has the potential to be a top-level player, and Ipswich might be a good fit as he needs games to develop. I would think there is more likelihood of him going to somewhere like Fulham tbh. They have money and need to replace BDR. Berge is the o...

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A decent performance tbh against a decent side. Positives: 1. The Centre back pairing is very solid and will be probably the best in the Championship. Pires showed that he can solve the leftside problem, which only really leave the right side for debate. Between Sambo, Vitinho, and Robert we should ...

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Thought Massengo looked very mobile too. Definitely won't look out of place when we need him.

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Since we usually take more to away ground than most you would think it would be an attractive proposition to a fan orientated club. Cardiff in particular probably won't bring a massive amount. Seems unusual that we'd decline, but maybe they are worried about then having to accept similar from other ...

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Question for those of you who have already purchased replica kits. How is the sizing measuring up? Umbro and Puma definitely had their own sizing scales. I would appreciate any feedback. I know in the past Errea in particular had very small sizing compared to other suppliers. Not sure how Castore us...

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some outliers there... Sheffield United have done some great business so expect much more of a challenge from them. I don't see their midfield being an issue with Hamer in there. He was a standout for Coventry the year before last. Watford near the bottom? Not seeing that at all. Expect them to be p...

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TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 29, 2024 3:21 pm
If only the OP had provided some useful statistics to support this claim rather than the annoyingly vague "usually".

If only the poster who replied had made a constructive comment rather than the annoyingly vivid "$hit post"

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Could Enoch Agyei be our new Nathan Tella? We could have some blistering pace up front if Koleosho, Odobert and Agyei all stick around. Great options.

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