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Whilst the Benfica fans don't seem upset at all about Luis leaving, he could be a player that really fits our position right now. Seems to absolutely excel defensively, and I imagine we're going to be on the defense more than not this year. "Benfica fan here. Liability with the ball in his feet, go...

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Out of curiosity, why is the ticketing policy different for one stand over the anothers?

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Being able to read the game is usually more valuable than speed. Unless of course if you have Kyle Walker speed. We'll usually be set up in a defensive position with little space behind. That'll suit Ekdal.

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To me it seemed like it was a back 4 until Sonne came on. It appeared like a back 5 as it just so happened that JBL was getting dragged back due to the success Sunderland were having on that side in the first half

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Laurent gets a lot of criticism yet we were a better side when he was in it last season. Let's see how he adapts to the Premier League before writing him off perhaps?

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It seems really poor planning that all of the fans in the 2 largest stands will exit through 1 pinch point all in order to keep the away fans away from those entering/sitting in the BL.

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CJ is a young lad who had his breakout season last year. A significant upgrade in the goalkeeping department? Yeah that’s why Newcastle were desperately trying to sign Trafford to be number 1. I don’t even think you believe Dubravka is better than Trafford. I’m not judging based on PL starts but if...

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That spine of Trafford, Esteve, Egan Riley, Cullen and Brownhill was so key to our solid performances last season. It's disappointing to see it broken up, but there's not much the club could do to prevent it this summer. I was hoping to only lose 1 maybe 2 of them and then use that base build upon a...

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Newcastle have plenty of money, but they can't spend it yet due to the PSR rules. If they are dropping 50m+ on Elanga then they are less likely to have space to spend on Trafford. Selling Isak could help them, but of course then they would need to spend to replace him too.

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The links to France could be a ploy to get Burnley to pay up during the contract negotiations. CJ is in a strong position

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I don't understand why so many think Trafford is off to Newcastle. They have Nick Pope, who if you remember is quite good. Trafford would be going there to not play, which wouldnt be like him considering how hes been number 1 for several seasons. Trafford is still a question mark in the Premier Leag...

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FCBurnley wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 22, 2025 12:41 am
What were the paid stewards doing ?

At events there are only a handful of people who are actually allowed to grab people. 99% of those in high vis are simply there to make up the numbers for escorting crowds

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Yet another game where Parker sets up with a 2 man midfield and the result is we are worse off. We have a much better balance when we have 3 CMs on the pitch. Very poor game from Worral. He had zero idea of the danger around him for the 2nd and 3rd goal and reacted far too late. Simple defending fro...

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Laurent is your typical box to box midfielder who has the physicality to try and make up for the technical deficiencies. On some days, things will work for him, on other days they won't. He is what he is. But every team needs a workhorse like that in midfield more often than not throughout the season

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Lack of alcohol is the least of the issues with that country hosting the world cup

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People want us to be more attacking, but we have been more creative when playing the formation like tonight. When we have dropped a CM for another attack we look worse. The players just need to be told to move more. They are clearly being asked to stay too rigid for the football to be more free flow...

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All exceptions remember..... as are Birmingham, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Bradford, Cardiff, Charlton, Coventry, Derby, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Luton, Middlesborough, Norwich, Portsmouth, QPR, Reading, Sheff Wednesday, Stoke, Sunderland, Swansea, Watford, West Brom, Wigan..... who all had th...

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Is Flemmimg really a striker ? Foster 1 goal this season and Barnes not exactly prolific. If Flemming gets injured we are in real danger of blowing an automatic spot and the play offs will be a lottery for a team who struggle to score. There have been 27 league games producing 22 goals and for chan...

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Trafford(Green/Hladky) Roberts(Sonne), CJER(Worrall), Esteve(Humphreys/Beyer is close to return?), Humphreys(Pires) Cullen, Brownhill, Laurent (Shelvey, Hannibal, Ramsey returning soon?) Edwards(Koleosho, Benson, Redmond?), Anthony (Sarmiento, is Jaydon Banel a signing for the first team?) Flemming,...

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I don't follow why people keep saying about signing a LB this window. Humphreys has looked great and Pires is more than capable as a back up. We have much more pressing areas to fix. Ie in attack

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Trafford Roberts, Egan Riley, Esteve, Humphreys Cullen, Laurent, Brownhill Anthony, Flemming, Hannibal. That's probably been he side when we've had our best run. If we had anyone who was anyway reliable at left wing then they would take Hannibals spot. Perhaps if Edwards comes in and does well he'll...

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0-0 written all over it. 3 holding midfielders who don’t want to attack. Wingers who are isolated. Striker who’s not a striker In the games where we have played with 3 CMs and 3 forwards we have looked more like scoring than in the games where we played 2CMs.. Laurent and Brownhills forward runs fr...

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The football isn't great, but we're playing for fine margins. If we had nicked a goal in two of those 10 0-0s we'd be top of the league. If we'd have been offered this on the first day of the season I'm sure 99% of people would have snapped the hand off. I'm sure bit of patience and all will be wel...

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He can play on either wing, but usually the right. He is a really giid dribbler which is what I think we need in the wide areas

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He was a serious prospect a number of years ago when coming through. Safe to say he hasn't had the career than many expected, but he did well a few season ago at Sporting.

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It's also been a quiet window because the team generally doesn't need that much at this moment. We've got cover at right back, and cover in CM and short term 3rd choice cover at striker. If we are able to add genuine quality wide man and perhaps a striker too then we've certainly had a good window.

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Humphreys and Flemming. Don't think there are obligations on Anthony or Sarmiento

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Really poor display from the ref. The FA needs to do something drastic if he is the standard of ref in this country (even in the second tier). No foul on Cirken despite him making no attempt to play the ball and just taking Anthony out early in the game. No booking for Cirken for cynical pull down o...

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If he doesn't want to be here and he's been sulking for a year then why would he suddenly be OK to play against Reading. That's a bit strange. But then if he genuinely has been sick then some the rumours coming from the club/Pace are also strange.

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It's more of a must not lose rather than a must win.

However, winning would be the sign of a team that is ready to go on a big run

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I think we will see a lot more of Foster from the left this season but I don't think Parker will start like that tonight. I think he's likely too risk adverse. My guess is that it will be Koleosho for his energy and then Foster for the last 20mins.

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It sounds like the club have the option of another year. My guess is likely will sign an extension if we go up. If not, I'd imagine a lot of the established mid/lower prem teams would be interested.

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Shelvey would be a decent (and presumably cheap) back up to Cullen. Not going to be big signing but not a poor one either provided it allows us to spend elsewhere. We really need to add some quality to our wide positions.

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Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:53 pm
Bergvall should be off for two yellows and within a minute he scores. 1-0 Spurs

No idea how the ref didn't send him off. However tbf he shouldn't have been booked the first time as the Liverpool LB dived (as he had been doing all night)

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mdd2 wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 04, 2025 11:39 am
Three strikers on the bench not one starting!!!!

You may not like it, but at this point clearly Parker sees flemming as a striker for the team.

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I hate the current football and can't see things improving any time soon but I also dislike when clubs sack managers so soon. Getting rid now is a sign of a mistake by the owners and they will probably not want to own that just yet. But Parker has to realise the glaring issues with how he is clearly...

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That was the best performance since the Luton game and you are calling for the sack? Very premature

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Much better performance today. For many of the last handful of games we didn't look like doing anything. But today there was a better intensity to the passing and moving that meant we atleast looked like we could create. It's a step in the right direction. I hope Parker is feeling brave enough to on...

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If Parkers thinking is that he wants us to be hard to beat then I can understand it while being frustrated with lack of entertainment. However from his interviews it is clear that he wants us to be better on the ball and that this isn't the plan which is concerning as we've played this way since the...

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Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:07 pm
I think Flemming is currently injured, not sure how long he is out for - I don't think he's played this season

Injured or 'injured'
If he's passing a medical today I think we know which one

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Foster can't do the role of Barnes anyway. Hold up play isn't in his strengths. Let's hope a couple of tricking wingers on either side of him and a solid midfield can create chances that he can get on the end of.

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Think players U21 don’t have to be registered in the 25 man squad? I could be wrong though. That's only Trafford, Agyei and Koleosho this season I think? Never know when the cut off point is as we have a few who turned 21 earlier this year Assuming Flemming is signed, and Vitinho, Tresor and Benson...

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Trafford, Hdlaky, Green Sambo, Roberts Esteve, Worrall, Beyer, Ekdal, Humphreys, CJ, Delcroix Pies, Dodgson Cullen, Brownhill, Hannibal, Flemming, Ramsey, HNM Benson, Anthony, Sarmiento, Koleosho, Tresor, Ramsay, Ageyi Jay, Foster, Hountondji That’s as strong as any squad in this division I think p...

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Why did it take a big turn left at Leicester? On route to Sunderland and then a change of plans?

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123EasyasBFC wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 30, 2024 2:00 pm
My mates just messaged me saying he’s been told the right back from nice has a good chance

I'm new here....are you/your mate ITK or just refreshing twitter like the rest of us?

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Commy wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:32 am
Sarmiento can play all across so he could go right. Or Koleosho right, Anthony left and sarmiento 10.

Sarmiento has only played from the right 6 times in his career. Most of these were short sub appearances. It would be odd to sign him for that role

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I'd love to know what the plan was for the right wing during this transfer window. At the start we had Vitinho, Benson, Redmond, Gudmundsson in that position. Gudmundsson left so clearly he wasn't in the plans for this season. Benson clearly has been told he can go too. Redmond has been long term in...

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Maybe it's some weird accounting trick. Defer the payment until next year and the books look different. I don't know if it applies to us but sometimes clubs do it to meet FFP rules. Surely then it's only an effective trick for one year? As next summer the payment will show up and make the spending ...

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Exclusive: Burnley have offered Josh Brownhill to PL clubs - and he could leave for just £5m. Everton, Spurs and Fulham among interested sides as squad exodus continues to cause havoc at Turf Moor #twitterclarets ✍️ | @GiveMeSport with @DeanJonesSoccer Will Lancaster Including Tottenham in the list...

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Brownhill, Cullen, Hannibal, Ramsey, Massengo.

If Laurent is to be added to that, you would imagine Brownhill will be gone. If not, you would hope transfer budget is being spent on areas of genuine need, ie. Wide men, a number 10, and a CF

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