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Think Roberts actually defending very well 1-on-1. They look a good team

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Could be the wages that are out of range or VK could be sending a public message as a negotiating tactic

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No. Harwood-Bellis was on the right hand edge of the penalty area (right hand based on standing on the goalline looking out) and there were two blackpool players in the area between Cullen and H-B. We were outnumbered on the right (or Cullen's left since he was facing his own goal). The ball should...

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Would love Collins to stay, but we paid £12 for him last year, he has played about 1/3 of a season in the Prem and IF we only got £20m (plus add ons) his value has still nearly doubled in the market. Only 5 players have ever gone to the Prem from the Championship for over £25m https://www.transferma...

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It's brilliant to get so much behind the scenes content. Agree re the documentary... are we the next Amazon Prime/Sunderland 'till I die?

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Completely outrageous that it took so long for this to come through - assume it was deliberate to avoid too much controversy at the time

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Surely if we are even making a bid for a player, we know if there is a good chance of a work permit or not? If someone on twitter can work it out. Unless there is a subjectie element of an appeal.

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We've made Kompany the highest paid manager in the Championship. We wouldn't have done that if we weren't going to back him - if we haven't got certain players, it's because we didn't think they were worth the money. Kompany wouldn't have come if he didn't think he was going to get the people he wan...

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A lot will depend on the additional year on Pope's contract. As we've seen with Mane, players in their final year have their value dramatically slashed because the buying club knows they can get them for free 12 months from now. I would hope we get substantially more than £8-10m for him, but if he i...

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I think MJ winning the first couple of games caused an issue. Bringing someone else in at that point could have upset what appeared to be a really good 'bounce'. Would be interested to know what the plans had been if we'd have lost the first few games he took over

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Wasn't Derby lampard's first job? Kompany has at least had a few years at a top level, probably a better level than the championship

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" Convincing some of the existing players to give it an extra season " is not what we need to be doing in my opinion. Im not thrilled by Cork and Rodriguez being gIven new contracts...we need a proper clearout and a restart. The entire management team have gone and we have a chance now to start afr...

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If anything, would hopefully convince some of the existing players to give it an extra season. No doubt would be able to attract an experienced coaching team

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In some ways, I think the Championship gives us a bit more scope to get a young hungry new manager. We won't be able to attract the same profile as before, but we also won't be laughed at for giving someone their first taste of premier league action.

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I think an Academy is incredibly important, but gone are the days when it is expected to produce first team players - especially in the Premier League. Don't have the stats, but I would imagine there are a very small number of truly 'home grown' players playing for their prem clubs.

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Think the red card is a terrible decision. Clearly hit the ball first - would expect to be overturned

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Odd timing - few days before West Ham, 5 days after the Norwich result. Sounds like something more in this than just the results

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FIFA has them almost idential, with Weghorst slighty better acceleration

https://www.fifacm.com/player/223689/wout-weghorst

https://www.fifacm.com/player/192123/chris-wood

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I think Cornet was probably being rested - given his injury problems. Sure he will be back playing a major part on Saturday

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Took his goal really well I thought - let's hope it's start of a confident run

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Think it was harsh on Lowton to initially lose his place, was one of our better performers

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The window being disappointing does not necessarily equal the board not doing well. You can only buy what is available on the market. Our scouts are at it fulltime trying to find players and then convince them to come to us. It's a disappointing end to a window that looked full of promise, but we re...

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The blockchain angle to it all is just marketing - it's basically just a share that you could buy and I imagine dividends would be based on the revenue of the club, but there isn't a lot of detail

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This is an interesting article - suggesting who would be a good replacement based on Wood's stats/style of play: https://totalfootballanalysis.com/data- ... at-burnley

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We should probably just reach into that draw of premier league goal scorers that are available for under £25m and want to come to Burnley over everyone else. Not sure why we haven't looked in there before

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We can't suddenly change our whole squad's ability and way of playing in January. No point bringing in a technical small striker, if our whole game plan is built around being direct. The rest of our players are able to play direct, they aren't suddenly going to turn into Man City. Summer is the time...

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Carroll would be a great signing. On his day, absolutely unplayable. Our best signings have all come with points to prove.

As others have said, zero risk pretty much. Our remaining strikers have 1 goal between them this season....

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It's a really tough sell for any incoming player. You'd assume if they were any good, other teams would be able to offer more money, better style of football, better location (London based makes a big difference) and more chance of staying up. Biggest thing going for us is we can guarantee a startin...

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Not overly worried about Wood going - my main concern is replacing him in Jan. If Newcastle with all the money in the world to pay whatever wages they want, have gone for Wood - what are we going to find?

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Huge fan of Pope, but not in his best form at the moment. Currently got the 2nd worst xG conceded vs. actual goals conceded according to this https://fbref.com/en/comps/9/keepersadv/Premier-League-Stats He's conceded 11 but would be expected to only concede 8.7 meaning he has a -2.3 record. He's usu...

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If we're waiting for him to learn English fluently before he can play we might be in for a long wait...

Understandable he didn't get on last night, but would seriously expect him to be pushing for minutes in the next game or so.

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I love this signing because it shows we are planning for the future and getting good players when they become available. RB wasn't an immediate priority, but clearly moved quickly to secure a real talent when available on a sensible deal

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Barkley would be an incredible signing if Dyche can get him motivated. Once of the most talented English midfielders when he broke through who on his day has absolutely everything in his locker, but has struggled for consistency since leaving Everton.

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We're always going to be a team of fine margins. We were nearly there with the 3 points today, but one went against us.

We also didn't create anything really, and the goal went for us. Leeds still a good side and 1-1 is a descent result

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He gets asked tedious questions, but he has to appreciate it's the journo's job.

Huge fan of SD, but wish he would stop trying to be funny and just realise the fans want a bit of info.

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As you go up the leagues, it gets harder to sign players. Less players of the required quality vs. when we were in Championship/League One. In the lower leagues you can get youngsters trying to make a name from themselves from big clubs (Trips, Mee etc) or people coming to the end of their career th...

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Our signings are always going to be 'meh' on the face of it. We are shopping for undervalued, hidden gems, that are being overlooked by everyone else. The 'least risky' end of the undervalued market for us, is going to be those that are slightly older but come with bags of experience. Can't think of...

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Would be a brilliant signing - can't believe he's still only 29. Goes past people for fun, whips in a great ball.

Might be more interested at this stage of his career in regular games than an extra few £k p/w

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Burnley's team is a dream to play defence in. Don't get me wrong, our defenders are all excellent, but they have 6 players ahead of them that think defence first and not to get caught out. Michael Keane is a great example of this - was being talked about as leading English CB when with us, you don't...

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The reported £25m bid for Smith-Rowe is surprising - might be a sign of the times with COVID fees. 20 yr old that has been a star at times for Arsenal this season

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I think the only reason SD might stay, is if he thinks a better job will become available. Palace would be a real gamble on his side and if it doesn't work out, will harm his stock. He deserves the chance at somewhere like Everton so he might be tempted to stick around for another season to see if a...

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Can I ask if people aren't going tonight because of whatever reason, that they let the club know they won't be using their tickets? Suspect there will be quite a lot of people (like myself!) who weren't successful and would happily go in their place. Maybe the club will be able to re-circulate? alth...

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Brings so much to the team. Someone you really want to do well as well, just seems like a well liked guy. Would be a massive loss if he left in the summer

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Transfer fees have all been lowered due to COVID. I think 25m up front would be reasonable with a lot of add ons. The only thing going against him is that wingers with blistering pace are more fashionable. Dwight is more like a Beckham - gets a yard of pace and puts in a cracking ball. You'd also ha...

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What an asset he would be in this team now. We've come such a long way as a team since he was with us, and he'd be electric pulling the strings in our current 11

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Brilliant series - can't belive it hasnt had more hype. Subtitled just blended in, and actually really added to the authenticity of the mexican/Italian segments. Not sure if it's just me, but the qualify of some of these shows has really spoilt feature films for me. Just can't pack as much story tel...

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They're our worst pairing to go against as a CB duo:

- Wood will win everything in the air and bully you
- Vyds with run behind you all day long

All our strikers offer something a little different, but they are great to watch

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Couldn't agree more - he has been excellent recently. Has he got fasted and fitter? He seems to be flying past people at the moment and providing a real attacking threat.

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It's the kind of character Dyche might fancy to turn around. The difference between this guy and all the others mentioned on this thread is just how talented he 'was'. Rooney on record saying 'But he struggled with lifestyle and his environment which was sad for him — because I saw Paul Pogba come t...

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Didn't play particularly well tonight, but don't think he is 'doggers'. We conceded a late penalty, and other when they got down the side of us. Certainly didn't lose the game due to our defence last night. I think he's always performed well enough when called upon. Not going to be a starting prem C...

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