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equinox wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:42 pm
Jack Butland at Rangers is better than both Trafford and Muric.

Sometimes it's not that difficult this management thing.

Far too sensible a suggestion for our managerial genius.

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Potential they are talking about. He has all the attributes to be a top defender. Getting better every game. Him and Beyer be an unreal championship partnership Yeah fair enough, I can see him doing well in the Championship. I’m with CT at the moment though in that I don’t yet see someone with the ...

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I'm shocked that anyone would be comparing Esteve to Keane or Tarkowski at this stage. He has had some decent games and some poor games so far.

As yet, he's a long way off comparisons to two of our top three centre halves in recent years, in my opinion.

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I thought I was good at spotting multiple accounts, but this one has got me. Who is Nori on this thread? Nothing reads like them, IMO. ISpeds00 Nori/Grumps/Longsidelenny etc etc have always approached trolling from different angles. It’s a full time job for them to manage so many different personal...

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boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:36 pm
I think he may miss out on a fourth

Down, boy

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Good to see Nori all over this thread.

And when I say good to see…

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He’s got Vincent Kompany to thank for the fact he’s still got a job today. Aren’t we his only two wins in the last 15?

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Very interesting episode. Very concerning if we don't get back up next season.

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My understanding from what I’ve read is as follows: Esteve and Larsen are to sign permanently because their loans included the obligation to buy. Tresor has already signed permanently, but there does now appear to some doubt about this, although it seems to stem from the fact he’s been dropped from ...

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Can only echo the other comments regarding the standard of officiating tonight. I'd actually forgotten that referees can make consistently good decisions, keep up with play, and maintain control of both sides without it spilling over. Mike Riley and now Howard Webb really have destroyed the refereei...

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Muric Vitinho — Ekdal — Esteve — Taylor JBG — Cullen — Berge — Larsen Odobert — Foster Brighton carry a big threat down their left with their LB Estupinan who sees a lot of the ball and combines well with one of their wingers. For that reason I’d play JBG in front of Vitinho to help defend that flan...

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dsr wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:23 pm
I can honestly say I have never suspected anyone of being "passive aggressive" at me. Clearly I haven't had enough practice at taking offence where none is intended.

Nobody has ever been passive aggressive to you?

Are you single by any chance?

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dsr wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:16 pm
If you're in a grumpy mood, everything is "passive aggressive" - whether they talk to you or not. It's a modern way of deflecting all blame for everything onto someone else.

Speak for yourself.

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GetIntoEm wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:20 am
cheery bunch on here, probably same ones who predicted relegation to oblivion last year.

Absolutely we will be firm favourites to come back up, and certainly will have the best squad in that league potentially.

I certainly agree with you there, potentially.

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You cant see the difference? I was expressing an opinion on our performance along with the view that people have overreacted to it because of the result. You were just being ignorant, presumably because you didn't like somebody disagreeing with you. Anyway, this is another thread ruined by somebody...

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Goliath wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:30 pm
If you don't like the topic of conversation, don't involve yourself. Or just keep being a pillock, your choice.

Interesting response. Maybe you’ll take your own advice on other threads such as CT’s match report.

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Goliath wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:04 pm
I see what you've done there

Good. Stop it then.

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Goliath wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:00 pm
Where did he say that? Ive never put much stock in those rumours, but an ex player saying it is a different kettle of fish. I very much the doubt hes the type to trot out rumours without some substance to be honest, which makes it quite worrying

Stop being a bed wetter.

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I can't see him wanting to be in that sort of setup either - which to me is his self-belief / arrogance. Reading between the lines that's why he left Anderlecht as well and why he joined us in the first place (that level of control/influence). Now, I could be wrong but I have a feeling that he may ...

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I questioned myself on what I’d seen when I saw this quote from our manager on the way home. “I don't think you need to overanalyse [the mistakes]," Kompany told BBC Match of the Day when asked about Muric's error and O'Shea's red card. "The main thing for us is that I think we played really well a...

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Just how many reports have had to be written this season detailing yet another half-arsed and incompetent showing.

Whatever style of football this manager is trying to implement, it’s as plain as day that we’re not capable of it.

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Nonsense (my last post to this). Some stats are obscure, others are direct relevance to goals. The one you objected to today wasn’t an obscure stat like xG, it was simply goals conceded from open play. My point was simple - that half a dozen sides have conceded similar. That’s not an opinion, it is...

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Indeed. And it is shocking. The poster who I replied to though was being insulting (due to not having a proper argument) in reply to a stat about open play defending, hence why I demonstrating we are no worse than several other teams in this regard. I can see why stats are annoying - they can destr...

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Stats can show when someone is right and someone else is wrong. Like with you in this case. We have conceded 42 from non set pieces. Chelsea have conceded 38. Brentford 46. West Ham 40. Yes, we are poor at it, but there are worse sides. It isn’t the reason why we are going down. Attack is. And, I w...

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Sorry ,but I christened him 'O SH%TE months back!!! He's far from shite. He's actually got 2 goals and 4 assists already this season which is the record in terms of goal contributions for a PL centre half. He's also our best defender and isn't someone you can accuse of being half-arsed like a few o...

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We have conceded 42 from open play, City have 23. So if the figure was indeed 20 we would be better than City other than this at defending, so it obviously isn’t. I suspect the figure is more like 6-7. And I bet other teams are similar. It isn’t our issue, attack is. But the “overplaying” has been ...

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I can honestly say I’ve never once seen it written that Kompany might take up a Director of Football position.

Have you got a link?

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He has improved, and credit for that, but the difference between who we tried to sign across the team and who we actually signed is a huge gulf. O’Shea epitomises that (it was only a yellow card for me today but he also got turned earlier by DCL badly). I’d say only Berge, Amdouni and Tresor fit th...

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Just watching the highlights back now on MOTD and we are just an absolute car crash of a team. The players just cannot play like the manager asks, whatever that actually is. Every game is littered with tens and tens of errors. The manager's judgement is appalling.

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interesting Cullen - captain at Anderlecht O'Shea - captain at WBA Berge - captained Norway There may be more I think it's probably a little more complex than just plucking captains from others teams. The sloppiness, poor mentality, and poor discipline we've seen all season tells it's own story.

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When a manager has been there 8 years there’s going to be an element of his finger prints still being around the club, but having barnes in the squad wasn’t implementing dyches ethos and imprint on Beyer, Cullen, tella and benson to name a few, that was all on kompany and the staff with the style I...

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Newcastleclaret is a plonker more often than not, everyone knows that, but he has a point here. Kompany inherited some Dyche warriors and their impact on the 22/23 season shouldn't be underestimated. Kompany added the icing and sprinkles, but underlying the team was a core strength. In the 24/25 sea...

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I wonder why the promoted teams are the bottom 3, can't put my finger on the reason that would be..... It’s because both us and Sheff Utd are basket cases and Luton are a teeny club with a Championship budget, but still managing to put us two to shame. All 3 promoted clubs stayed up last year, for ...

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mybloodisclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:04 pm
Fair enough. Going out to try and enjoy a pint now. Another game we shouldn't have lost. And losing it was very avoidable.

Enjoy yourself pal. At least they give us talking points if nothing else this season.

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I am not angry at all.... I accepted our fate a long time ago. The recent upsurge has been enjoyable, but the reality is, we are exactly where we are. Vinny is at fault in parts no doubt about it all, but he isn't sloppy. He tried things; it didn't work. His subs (in fans views, including mine - pa...

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Yeah Vinny is sloppy and has sloppy standards which is why he is at Gawthorpe 12-14 hours a day. Don't post when you're angry. Sure he encourages the players to get sent off and make mistakes. See also our defending all season. Sloppy is fair. Don’t post when you’re angry at what I’ve posted.

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The manager has set a culture of sloppiness and excuses all season and the manner in which we concede goals before the interval is a huge issue.

See also the number of red cards we receive. Culture, discipline and mentality problem.

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I expect him to be in charge next season simply because we can’t afford the pay out for him and his bloated band of technical staff. Those expecting us to repeat 22/23 are in for a rude awakening, I think.

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A couple of usernames have just popped up on this thread that have been noticeably absent for the last few games.

Go figure.

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There’s a serious culture and mentality problem at the football club.

Self destruction time and time again at almost exactly the same point in a game.

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It’s very gracious of us to nullify our biggest threat by playing Foster from the right, if indeed that’s what we’re doing again.

Kompany has a habit of not learning lessons until it’s too late this season but surely he could see on Tuesday that Foster is absolutely not a wide right.

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One of so many players we had in that period who were absolutely golden personalities as well as good footballers. Vokes, Cork, Mee, Arfield, Boyd, Ward, Heaton, Marney, Jones etc etc.

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If you look at it in all the windows we have had under kompany, majority of our better signings have all been loan signings. Money spent on McNally, twine, churlinov and then this season Trafford, Tresor, Ramsey and Amdouni all seem a waste of money Well we have signed some good players as well lik...

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When you realise that Burnley FC have spent circa £60m on Tresor, Amdouni, Ramsey, and Trafford it’s easy to understand why this season has been such a car crash. The best possible outcome for all involved is that the club have found a way not to sign Tresor and he’s going back in the summer. Report...

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Muric Beyer -- O'Shea -- Esteve Berge -- Cullen Foster That would be the ideal spine of the team next season, supplemented around the sides with Redmond, Koleosho, Larsen and a new left back. I'd feel confident going into the season, especially if we can keep shaking off the horrible feeling we've h...

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Muric 8 - some brilliant distribution, a few iffy passes as well but for what he gives you that can be allowed for. A brilliant save from Ait-Nouri at 1-1 as well when our defence parted. Vitinho 6 - full of effort and endeavour as usual, but part of the reason we drew the game was because of a lack...

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That bloke that comes out of the dugout whenever we have a set piece must have the best job going. I believe his title is “set piece coach”. At one point in the first half, Wolves got a corner so out he came on to the touch line. Wolves then won two free headers in our box and should really have sco...

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Norwich yet another team who think that playing out from the back with inferior players is a good tactic.

2-1 Leicester now but just shocking from Norwich to keep giving the ball away in their own half.

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It's interesting that a few posters are commenting on him being a right back. To my knowledge, Kompany has never once tried him at right back but I can certainly see why the suggestion is being made. I'd never heard of him before we signed him so I don't know how good a right back he was in Germany,...

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This message board has been 100x better since that awful poster Nori was removed (and his other usernames have had to keep their heads down a bit more). There's certainly another problem poster though who enjoys ruining threads just for the kicks. The words humiliating and embarrassing no longer hav...

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