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..... changes have been made by the football club and it's got nothing to do with the cricket club, yet people like you think it's unfair. Your post makes no sense at all. The cricket social club is a business, and as such can determine who uses their facilities and when. If another neighbouring bu...

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How can anyone hold the view that the “result “ should stand? There weren’t just 10 minutes to play there was 10 minutes + added time. Derby scored twice in added time at Ewood to Win 2-1, and Norwich also scored in added time in the last home game. Obviously you can’t recreate the conditions to pla...

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Any confidence that I had in the FA has virtually evaporated during this process, or rather lack of. It’s been stated many times before. This is a very serious charge with potentially very serious implications for Osmajic if he is found guilty and then the police look into it For this reason the FA...

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beddie wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 22, 2025 7:56 am
I want our Ashley to get a start.

Why?
Surely one of the priorities is to give Broja as many minutes as possible to get him match fit?

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Thankfully weather like today is not that often ... but it was horrendous trying to negotiate muddy puddles to get back to the car.today. Agreed - rarely as wet as today, but typically the weather in Burnley in the winter months is more often than not cold, miserable and wet. And from next month it...

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Those unhappy at the extra walk round the turf would happily spend all day walking round here. I wouldn't do either by choice. I'd be very happy spending all day walking up hills and mountains in the Yorkshire Dales, but I might not be happy at being forced (unnecessarily) to walk an extra 10 / 12 ...

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Still lots of cricket to watch including the small matter of The Ashes

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I may be getting a bit old and bitter but the amount of fans filming the penalty in the JHU baffled me. I do not understand anyone's logic filming us conceding in injury time to lose the game :shock: :shock: I do agree with your point about filming, however, would you have made the same point if Sa...

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I know that it's not a very high bar, but Oliver has refereed 25 of our games and stands third overall in the rate the ref table with a score of over 73%, so I don't think that he can be as bad as some are suggesting in here. Anyone can get good scores for the odd game but he must have been generall...

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dvalley69 wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 07, 2025 10:46 pm
How many actually travelled?

Just googled it and it's reported to be 78.
And yes, it is a record for now, beating the previous longest (832miles) of Newcastle to Plymouth [and vice versa], but as a poster pointed out, Truro to Gateshead will set a new record in November as it's about 930 miles.

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ClaretLoup wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 07, 2025 7:59 pm
Truro have yet to play at Gateshead and vice versa which will be a 930 mile round trip.

So it might be a record till then, then?

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Last season Carlisle Utd were relegated and Truro City promoted.
They played each other yesterday. A round trip of 868 miles for Truro team and supporters.
Wonder if this is a record within England?

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I’ve not had the issue with taking a child in with me but could next week for the Liverpool game. Thankfully though we will both have cards for getting in. Yes I’ve been thinking about this Why can’t they add the cup game ticket to our Season card? I seem to recall that this has happened previously?

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Children under 11 wouldn't be going on their own, but more than likely with someone who has a smartphone That’s correct, (I assume), but I’ve already seen problems with this where an adult is trying to get several children into the ground. I witnessed an incident v Lazio where mother and one child ...

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We’ve had this discussion quite recently There are all sorts of reasons why someone may not have a smartphone or may not have access to it on a matchday. A lot of children under 11 for a start, and some quite a bit older. There will also be quite a number of supporters who have a laptop or PC, and c...

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Juan Tanamera wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 03, 2025 10:25 am
However will they manage if they make to the Premier League and the £30 cap?

If they were to reach the Premier League I doubt that losing a few quid on away ticket income would impact them very much.

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Ampth7 wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 01, 2025 12:39 pm
Hmm, I suspect fear is not a feeling they are experiencing prior to playing us at the weekend

I can see Liverpool not turning up at the weekend.

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Well if they were sensible they'd just stay in their seat for 10 minutes until the rush clears, similar to what happens on planes. It's not rocket science In your desperation to make your point, I’m afraid that you are not only coming across as selfish, and having no empathy for those less fortunat...

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So in a nutshell, to surmise the 600 and odd posts..... It's a tad more populated on the way out of the ground, but most of the wailing and gnashing of teeth for ten pages was completely unnecessary and maybe slightly over the top? Yes, that in a nutshell, if you choose to disregard the disabled an...

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I go out that way already anyway as usually go to the park view after the game, and it didn't seem any different to what it normally does. That hate is about 30ft wide, not 6ft as reported here. I stand to be corrected but I think people have reported it to be about 6 / 7 METRES not feet. Still rat...

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Spijed wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 25, 2025 1:13 pm
Walking down Harry Potts way before/after the game is now far better without the away coaches.

Walking down Harry Potts way was never an issue for us previously, and I walk slowly with someone who is disabled.

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Now that clubs have played two Premier League games we are perhaps better placed to judge.
Which of the two keepers had the better game against Spurs?
It's a long season so we'll see how the season goes for both keepers.

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Les Lawrence wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 23, 2025 1:07 pm
What a set of miserable melts on here,What a opportunity for our younger fans to see,some of the best players in the world,close up.

So if you’re disabled or simply getting old and find walking challenging you’re a miserable melt.
Ok.

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GetIntoEm wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 22, 2025 12:04 pm
Surely it's not about what's good for which club, it's about justice for Hannibal and the fact that he was racially abused (alleged)

Exactly, and that’s why due process had to be followed to try to try to establish the truth

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daveisaclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 22, 2025 12:01 pm
Preston finished 1 point above relegation last season and Osmajic scored goals in two draws after the incident so this takes some working out

I certainly agree with that - and said so at the time, but once the season had ended then the scenario that I described above became active.

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No matter how you look at it, it has no impact on Burnley whatsoever, but the timing of this could not be worse for PNE. It's dragged on to the point where the transfer window will be closed, so selling him will be difficult whilst this hangs over him, and if he does get a lengthy ban the window is ...

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I don't suppose Ken Shuttleworth will mind sharing his "in Memoriam" thread with all those cricketing greats mentioned above.
Interestingly, I checked and he played in the First Test against the Rest of the World in 1970, a series dominated by Sobers and Barlow.

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Having read through this long thread and given the whole situation serious consideration, I cannot help but think that this will adversely affect supporters with mobility issues in the Bob Lord Stand too. (Apologies if this point has already been made) My “companion” has significant mobility issues-...

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Eddie Barlow was sub pro for Burnley one day in the 1970s. I was at football but my dad was there and was just my dad's kind of cricketer. He bowled through at one end and then carried his bat without, as my dad said, ever lifting a ball off the ground. I'm not sure what my dad would have made of t...

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My money would be on Keith Andrews
He’s a big gamble at Brentford (who have lost some top players) and must be vulnerable if they are down near the bottom by end of September

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BurnleyFC wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 19, 2025 10:19 pm
Strange appointment. He won’t see the season out.

If he doesn't get a win against St Mirren this weekend, loses on aggregate to Brugge and then loses to Celtic, he might not see August out!

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No surprise that things are not going well at Ibrox. It was an inexplicable appointment and unpopular with the fanbase even before a ball was kicked. How many games will Russell Martin last? I reckon the away game at St Mirren on Sunday is a must win game now. (They've got Brugge away and then Celti...

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I bet that this lad would do a better job:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy1njegrddo

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There wasn’t a cat in hells chance of us reaching that cross ,it’s never a pen move on. Not in the slightest relevant, so long as the ball is still in play - which it was Free kicks are often given for off the ball incidents, otherwise you could just clatter into players randomly whilst play had mo...

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Probably he wouldn't. On the other hand, would he want to send a message to the players that they are going to spend all season struggling and playing a midweek match against a lower league team is too tough for them? Yes, but my post was relating (at the time), to someone wanting us to play Rovers...

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Focus on the PL? We have 11 matches to play in the next 3 months. I doubt that any of our players will be in need of rest after that schedule. You could look at it that way, but do you really think that Scott P would want another tough match and to play his best team in the same week that we play S...

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I never attend a game 'expecting' anything but I do go 'hoping' for a good performance/ victory. A win at Preston on both occasions last season was always possible and certainly not a 'ridiculous' notion. Not sure why you replied to me. I was responding to the poster who wants us to play Rovers bec...

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I had the misfortune of working with loads of band wagon jumpers in the nineties when Walker was throwing his money around,for me the more times we can beat them the better. Did you expect us to beat PNE in the cup last year? Assuming we would win is ridiculous. Against almost anyone else Scott Par...

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winsomeyen wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 12, 2025 2:58 pm
Bastards at home

Why, just why?
Surely with the tough fixtures we have coming up, the last thing we need is that sort of distraction?
And just imagine the outcry on here if Parker were to focus on the PL - as he should, and a much weakened team were to collapse as we did at PNE last year.

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Just parked up at Boundary Mill
At the kiosk - in the window there, there’s a large board - about a metre high- with coloured pictures of all the ice creams
You can read it easily at +10 yards distance, and the prices are clear
A cone or tub is £1.50 or £2 with a flake.

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GetIntoEm wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 12, 2025 12:49 pm
Have you been to this van? It's fairly clear what the prices are, they are not misleading anyone.

Walk past frequently.
I disagree

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GetIntoEm wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 12, 2025 12:43 pm
Why though? It's sufficient in a restaurant or a cafe

I don't think I've ever seen an ice cream van put a board out with prices on

No one has mentioned putting a board out I don’t think.
There’s usually quite a prominent coloured display in the window showing pictures.

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The prices are displayed on the side of the van, seems to be current theme to order what you want and then complain when you don't like the price. People suggested a board with prices on, people would still claim they didn't see it, or how can they say no to little Tommy Sounds like a you problem r...

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It came across as if you were trying to apportion blame elsewhere rather than silly people not carrying basic price checks. The children would likely be accompanied by parents & I'm not all together too sure that the older kids of this generation would be inclined if it was a choice between a straw...

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Surely it boils down to common sense consumer led if you can't see the prices or are unsure it's down to you to find that out before committing to the purchase. It's a strange concept some of us seem to have in my view on this board where people are perceived as having no control over things & are ...

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I'm not sure what people want to happen. Everyone seems to complain about it, it's a private enterprise that has paid for a pitch. They could charge a tenner a lolly if they wanted. Nobody, including the council can dictate their prices. It's free enterprise. Surely if the enterprise has obtained a...

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That's another thing he hasn't mastered...the use of a microphone Did you get in the ground ok? Yes I did thanks We had screenshots of tickets and simply passed the mobile back and forth through the turnstile Saw lots of people with children doing this Didn’t seem to work for the family in front of...

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Row x wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 10, 2025 7:10 pm
I wasn't there yesterday, but on league games it's a different bloke who does the scores from the studio.

He was walking down the middle of the pitch with microphone in hand - shouting into it.

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The guy is a complete clown To crown it all yesterday, after the game ended he made a big feature of announcing WBA 1 Rovers 0, which pleased us. It felt like it was a big moment for him.When we got back to the car they were still playing and WBA had had a player sent off. You can’t announce a final...

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mikeS wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 10, 2025 3:05 pm
The Rotunda can't sell ice cream according to this.
https://burnley.gov.uk/wp-content/uploa ... .11.22.pdf

That link is 2022
I’m led to believe they can’t sell ice cream - but can’t confirm

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