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Neil

I'm sure most fans appreciate the job he's done under the circumstances but get frustrated watching his football. I don't mind a pragmatic approach in the Premier League or when playing Leeds, Sheff Utd, Sunderland etc but for the main, it's other teams that should be worried about playing us and ou...

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Bit of pressure building, mainly down the right.

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Spent a lot of time messing about on my phone this season while the match has been on. Never done that before.

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Pound for pound, that 91-92 championship winning season was one of the best seasons I've enjoyed.
Happy Birthday.

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Is Brownhill playing tonight?

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I like how Parker has no problem with making changes around the hour mark as opposed to Dyche and Kompany who'd both wait til about the 88th minute, but slightly worried that's he's not making the right starting 11 selection. It's about this time of the season that the Kompamy promotion team really ...

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Foster needs to be played as a false #4 where he sets up as a holding midfield player but has all the room to pick the ball up deep and drive at the opposition. If you then had Brownhill and Cullen in the midfield with Flemming as a false #9 then I reckon we'd be one good winger away from being as ...

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We set up like we're playing Man City away every week, far too conservative. Cullen now rarely looks for a sideways pass, his instinct is to go backwards and as someone mentioned above, this must be under instruction. Koleosho just runs into defenders hoping to plow through them. When we get the bal...

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Got to bury that in a game like this

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How many stoppages this half??

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Awful game to watch

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Assume he'll make changes on the hour

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First half observations. What's happened to Cullen? His instinct is to go sideways or backwards every time he gets the ball, even when we're on the front foot. Preston have 4-5 men in the box when they get it out wide. We're lucky if Foster is in there. Does Koleosho look up? Head down and runs stra...

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A surprisingly high line from Plymouth is giving us loads of opportunities to play in behind them but we need to take advantage of it. Much easier to break down this kind of defence than the majority of teams who will come here and set up like Oxford did on Saturday.

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Trafford 7 looks a lot more comfortable these days Egan-Riley 7 much better. Only criticism, there was an incident in each half where he was backpedalling and despite having time, he simply knocked the ball out of play. Probably conscious of making a mistake after the error against Rovers. Worrall 6...

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One thing is pretty clear, nobody has a clue whether it was a pen or not which is a bit worrying.

Pundits are split and the VAR woman came straight on before the ref was called to the screen and said no pen.

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TheFamilyCat wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 04, 2024 5:02 pm
Pannick on the streets of London
Pannick on the streets of Birmingham
I wonder to myself
"Could footy ever be sane again?"

Hang the VK hang the VK hang the VK

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Gutted for Dortmund. Managed to watch from inside the ground for most of it and their fans were unreal. I’ve never heard noise like it. Was positioned with the Madrid fans, and they came across as very entitled. Didn’t create much noise, and coming out of the stadium there’s no real celebration or ...

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Dortmund turned in a full Burnley performance tonight.

Lots of the ball first half. Tick.
Create 3 or 4 good chances. Tick.
Miss them all. Tick.
Concede from a set piece.Tick.
Horrendous error. Tick.

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Don't watch La Liga but every time I watch RM in the Champions league they are ordinary at best.
Always ride their luck and come uo with a brilliant or lucky goal.

Can see them pinching this one nil.

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I'd no idea what it was called Neil but I remember going in many years ago when visiting my mate in Sunderland. I think we had something to eat there but it was more a pub at the time. I reckon it must be around 25 years ago then. And I've just googled Marsden Grotto - that's the one. Very popular ...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 01, 2024 12:07 pm
Is the pub still open on the beach there that you reach via a lift from the road?

Assume you mean Marsden Grotto which is in between Sunderland and South Shields.

Still going strong though more of a restaurant than a pub.

Neil

The board could want him about to play a part in selecting the new manager. Maybe.

Neil

I wouldn't personally buy a football shirt as I think they look ridiculous on pot bellied old men and I don't need to prove who i support. If I was to buy one though, there are plenty of rip off replicas that look as good as the originals at a fraction of the price. I'm not advocating criminality bu...

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Esteve is better than Collins was and we got 20m for him. He’s also left footed which as mentioned above adds extra value. I think we should demand at least 25 if not 30m for him. Not sure you can say with any conviction that Esteve is better than Collins was. Collins was absolutely superb during h...

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A word on Lampard, much is said of Berge expected to move on, but what a player in Lampard to teach him how to score more goals? Few were better at that burst from midfield. If Sander learned that, he would be top class and would get a big six move. One more season in that situation would be a win ...

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Big Vinny K wrote: ↑
Tue May 28, 2024 11:00 am
Did the other 6 people they asked first also make documentaries ?
After VK the next on the list was Matt Goss after his popular fly on the wall tell it all docushite

No way was Matt Goss next in line.

Joe Exotic was in the running with Kompany but couldn't make the interview.

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I remember Charlton fans years ago thinking it was stale with Alan Curbishley. Finishing around 8th every year wasn't good enough.
What they wouldn't give for stale now!

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I agree with some points already made: Chelsea started playing pretty well towards the end of the season (3rd behind Man C and Arsenal over the last 10 games) with Palmer blossoming into a top player - weird that they've potted Poch. Leicester will very possibly get a points reduction next season a...

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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Mon May 27, 2024 4:49 pm
Same Chelsea that signed Mudryk for £88.8 million and Kepa for £71 million ?

And Brighton's third choice keeper Robert Sanchez for £25 million.

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Id imagine its nonsense put about by vested interests.... Ive been wrong before though. You have, and quite recently :D If it is true and I doubt it is, I'd take it personally. We may or may not make more down the line but we don't need him to win the Championship and the money would come in very h...

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claptrappers_union wrote: ↑
Mon May 27, 2024 11:00 am
We should keep him, develop him and sell him in a few years time. That's why we signed him in the first place

But you run the risk of him not developing as expected.
Deal or no deal situation.

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My memory of the Championship winng season is that there was a hell of a lot of games where our centre halves weren't really tested. We had about 70% possession of the ball and often spent two minutes at a time when the ball was passed about between the defenders. Can only think of Sheff Utd when we...

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First time I've seen Gray and he's been poor.

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Where do ya want your statue Vincent Kompany?

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The second coming - Chris Waddle

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Superjohnnyfrancis wrote: ↑
Fri May 24, 2024 2:39 pm
I assume maybe Bellamy doesnt fancy moving abroad, doesnt he have family in Wales? Hes loaded anyway, probably doesnt need the hassle. Went home for a while with mental health issues whilst at anderlecht serving under Kompany.

Loaded? I thought he was bankrupt?

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RVclaret wrote: ↑
Fri May 24, 2024 10:36 am
Newcastleclaret wanted him gone. There’s 1.

I don't know whether he did or didn't, I don't recall but it would be incredibly rare.

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There are Burnley fans who began to question him after five games but I doubt you'll find a single one that wanted him sacked.

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I think he got very lucky at Leicester in the sense that Pearson had laid the foundations with that incredible run they went on at the end of 2014/15 (at our expense), they brought in Kante (not a Ranieri choice) and Vardy suddenly became the best centre forward in Europe. Seems a top fella, though...

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I’ve been a dog owner for many years. In recent times, the cost of treatment, and the enthusiasm with which it is recommended once a vet knows your dog is insured , have hugely increased. I don’t remember the exact figures , but I’m sure I read recently that something like 60% of veterinary practic...

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Home game would be better

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Oh, I thought it meant last December, whys the date in the future

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AGENT_CLARET wrote: ↑
Thu May 23, 2024 9:27 am
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Interesting!

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It really shouldn't be charged for, it's part of the same treatment. I'm going to bring it up but they'll no doubt have a way round it. Don't know if you've read the whole thread but they said operation, amputation or bandage it up for 6 weeks and see how it goes. They'll probably say this is stage...

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Aclaret wrote: ↑
Thu May 23, 2024 9:15 am
All I'm hearing is that VK is in advanced talks with Bayern, what if these talks break down ?

Pace gets his girlfriend back and buys her a shiny new porsche to keep her?

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For information, when my elderly dog was quite poorly and needed medication, I asked for a prescription instead. You are under no obligation to buy the medication from your vet. They will charge you a fee to write the prescription but the total cost including medication bought on line was a lot les...

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From the Premier league with kids playing against men and lack of experience at the top level, but that doesn't equal bad recruitment these player's will benefit from playing a season or two at championship level and will become stronger and wiser with patience and a good leader Priority one when y...

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Investigation announced into vet bills.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx00dl5gwp8o Yeah I really hate vets now :D Been reading the guy who plays the vicar on Coronation Street was on tv the the other week complaining about it. He had an itemised bill and paid £27 quid for paracetamol and f...

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He’s completely left the club up sh1t creek that’s the legacy left & for all intent & purposes he might as well buggered off mid season then at least a fighting chance. I think a lot people tolerated what was happening because people were backing him to repeat the magic again for promotion number 2...

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