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Adewumi looked a real talent in his cameo at Shrewsbury , very silky and covers ground effortlessly

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Donnarumma is only 26 compared to Ederson who is 31. Donnarumma could be the number 1 there for the next 5-8 years. City’s plan is to bring Traff on over a couple of years under an experienced keeper. Newcastle were going to do the same with Traff and Pope. Donnarumma is there to hold the fort unti...

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Donnarumma signing would probably prompt ederson out the door so no change really, Traff will be fully aware and continue his development as number two for a year or two.

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I wouldn’t be too confident of Dubravka’s desire to extend. He was on the verge of a move to Saudi just over 6 months ago with huge, life-changing wages. If there’s a similar option on the table for him in 12 months time at the age of 37, you’d think he’d give it more than just serious consideratio...

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I think a keeper brought in with medium term thinking wouldn’t have been a bad thing. It’s all very much reliant on Weiss kicking on. If he doesn’t, it will have to be addressed again in 12 months time. I’d imagine they’d be an option/desire to extend beyond a year if both sides are keen at some po...

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Loan would have been a better option .He certainly shows promise.This Dundee idea is ok but it seems a bit one way or is the standard too low to improve our team? I’m sure we’d have first dibs if they produced a star player. It’s invaluable to have an outlet for younger players, we derive a lot of ...

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Just checked, Jon Harley was from Shef Utd but Chelsea before that.

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Jon Harley?

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jtv wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 27, 2025 9:38 am
Tuanzebe was subbed after about 23 minutes. Injury?

All the players including him made several shuttle sprints up the sidelines after coming off, he looked fine during those so maybe precautionary.

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boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 25, 2025 1:12 pm
It could well be Weiss.

He’s been bought to mould into a future number one, very much number two for the foreseeable you’d imagine.

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Yes, but this time next year he has less than 11 months left and will probably be back in the Championship. Peak price is likely to be now, after a fabulous season and with City wanting a new first choice keeper. Traff will sign for city or Newcastle this summer but won’t be number one for either n...

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Haha brilliant

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Brilliant

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So we're basically just getting a new bendy tunnel at the other side of the stand? Nothing else will change in terms of the home/away split, entrance points etc and who sits where? Who knows but definitely leaving it late to communicate if major changes. They’ll be a lot to do since promotion to re...

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If, and it's a big if this switch was happening, you'd assume that a fence would go right across near to where the TV trucks park, so after leaving the ground all away fans turn left onto the alley next to the cricket pitch. I'd also assume that no home fans leaving the James Hargreaves wouldn't be...

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This would be my big concern. I can see the Longside becoming a morgue without the CFS next door. But I suspect, if true, this is being done for health and safety reasons which the club seem to prioritise way over things like atmosphere. You have to hope it would activate the Bob Lord stand a bit t...

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A sponsorless shirt is no longer a replica shirt, personally find them ridiculous.

Last year betting sponsors are allowed I believe.

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Potentially the next Traff (in time), good signing UTC

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dvalley69 wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 24, 2025 3:25 pm
He's gonna be number 1, isnt he? Trafford is off to Newcastle.

In time but I’d imagine number two for a couple of years

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ollieclarets8 wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 23, 2025 3:12 pm
Looking like Max Weiss is going to be our number 1 this season.

He’ll be number two to whoever’s our number one

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Fun fact : Ekdal has never played a game for us fully fit.

Looks like after a successful loan to get games into him and subsequent internationals we may just see a fit and firing Ekdal this year.

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If only there was a window of opportunity for us to sign replacement/new players?

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warksclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 13, 2025 10:44 pm
Has Wilders sacking been confirmed yet?

Not yet although it’s apparently still on the cards.

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CrosspoolClarets wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 12, 2025 10:01 am
I heard this rumour from several Blades fans yesterday. Felt like it had legs.

Blades ramble doing a live on it, Wilder really is marmite and a good section of their fans are gutted.

It’ll be interesting to see what happens, some very good players that might want out.

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By all accounts and their fanbase very much split on Dyche being his replacement (if it plays out that way).

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Mason Greenwood at Marseille on €105k per week. I’m guessing they know each other quite well. Pay decent wages too.

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Not good enough from Pace n Williams More interested in memberships that bring next to nothing into the club Bad day at the office You don’t think we offered him the most we could/think he’s worth? Can’t do much more than that. No massive loss, it’s his choice. Do you think Williams is involved in ...

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You're sure? I can't imagine any player or his agent agreeing a contract where he is guaranteed nothing but his club has the right to whistle and make him come. I doubt it would be legal under FA / FIFA rules about being under ownership of two clubs. I doubt it would be considered a fair contract u...

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They’ll be all manner of behind closed doors games too you’d imagine

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Great stuff UTC

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When they had their most balanced squad, he finished 3rd. I also think he develops players which is important for clubs at this level, and should be another ‘metric’ for manager performance. I take your point regarding how xG is used incorrectly by some in your example provided, I recall that one m...

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I also remember a player meet and greet event at the endsleigh office in town where we could get all the players autographs.

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claret wizard wrote: ↑
Fri May 30, 2025 9:53 pm
Must have been late 80’s or early 90’s Tony, it was the Cricket Field stand members scheme (I think). Sure somebody else will remember better.

Yes I think it was £5 a year or so to be a member before you could get a st in there.

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I have one, it was a freebie with a cfs season ticket 1989ish

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Class act

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Jaidons aquaphobic, jaidons aquaphobic

La la la la Sui, la la la la Sui!

(I prefer your chant haha)

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I’ve got the short sleeve version and was offered over £500 a year or two ago.

I’m not/wasn’t looking to sell, the chap just chirped up on fb.

Mine has two claret stripes on the sleeves so maybe 81/82??

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Very good signing, oozes quality and rarely gives up possession. Will only get better and better.

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The men from the boys by Phillip Collins.

Tale of two brothers from Bury, very good (quite cheap on e bay).

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Super bloke who used to put money behind the bar for the nz clarets get-togethers while he was with us.

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I’d imagine games will be at Turf ultimately. Wouldn’t cost greatly to open just the Bob Lord until attendances demanded other stands open, like Jimmy Mac Lower. Great news all round.

Am I right in thinking monies invested in the ladies game could be used to aid psr?

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed May 21, 2025 4:47 pm
Was always a loan and always with the obligation irrespective of which division we would be in.

I know CT, just not for the reasons stated above that we were skint etc…

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So as I understand it we basically couldn't afford Flemming as a Championship club, so we were banking on promotion to help fund the fee. Without it we'd have had to sell a bunch of players to afford players we'd had for the previous 12 months. I believe flemming was like that to get deal done befo...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sat May 17, 2025 3:56 pm
Not close. Eight points behind Forest and that was with them having had four points deducted.

I thought if we’d have won last two games we’d have stayed up. I just meant not cut adrift like the teams this year.

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If you had your own noise cancelling headphones playing a podcast or calming music may help, you’d be oblivious to it.

Not that you should have to.

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Burnleyareback2 wrote: ↑
Thu May 15, 2025 6:27 pm
I must have missed something or do you mean Kompany who had record money to spend, like Dyche won the league and then gave us one of the worst seasons known to the premier league?

We were weirdly close to staying up n the end of VK’s prem season, so nowhere remotely near worst prem seasons.

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Absolutely spot on. As I have always said JT has always known where his next move is too. Newcastle are trying to spoil that, and the Eddie Howe factor is a BIG one, but he’s going home. *that being said of Real Madrid come for Raya then there’s money and appetite in the merry go round. CJER was tr...

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…… last year I bought tobacco on the plane going and on return flight, sold them at work and made 3 times my combined flights back!

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Very cheap flights to beziers or carcassone, mine for September were £24 and £34 back. I couldn’t get a ten mile taxi to Oxford from where I live cheaper!

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Emmerdale one of the few people where wearing double denim looked right That took me back years and made me chuckle. He had Christmas Lunch with us most years. I don’t think he lived a long life sadly but I’ll never forget him, he loved all forms of racing and Sunday mornings out ‘rabitting’ with t...

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