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Is Saito a future 10?
at 11:47 18 Sep 2025

And in the 1 1 on Saturday Burrell was the one furthest forward, so that would make Kone the No10. In old money. As folk say, it’s quite difficult to talk in numbers these days. Especially as the game has become more offensive (lots more attacking midfielders) with lots of temporary switches in formation and approach during the match
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The Loan System - A God Idea or Not ??
at 10:01 17 Sep 2025

The previous time Burnley got promoted they consistently played 3 in every game under Kompany. It’s to do with the quality, but also what your end goal is. If it’s promotion and you can attract the right loans it’s a no brainier
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Charlie Austin on Under the Cosh
at 13:26 11 Sep 2025

+ switching to a back 3 from Norwich onwards in the last game of the calendar year. i thought he was toast after the Cardiff game, but rightly lost his faith in Barbet being good enough to play in two (you can stick your bandage..for anybody who doesn't want to hear it). Drew, but should have won at high flying Norwich and never looked back with Barbet looking good in a 3 - there you go for balance!
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Have you ever caught the ball at a game?
at 17:19 1 Sep 2025

Bobby Mimms kicked the ball into the away paddock in temper at the end of a game in the 80's. I was about 14, but got both mitts on it. There was a bit of tussle, but a friends dad spotted me and bundled everybody out of the way, stuck it under his jacket and gave me a lift home. Lovely Adidas Tango. Sold it to my mate for £20 (they were £30 new)
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Isaac Hayden
at 13:13 25 Aug 2025

Hopefully some will stop wetting the bed now.
Although it might be a few weeks before we see him, as I doubt he’s trained for months. With his injury record, we need to give him time to get up to speed
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Protesting together
at 09:30 24 Aug 2025

I want to be called Loretta, it’s my right as a fan
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Sam Field
at 13:05 20 Aug 2025

I only have one criticism of Sam, but unfortunately it’s a big one. He mostly cant gain control of a football without several touches, meaning he has no choice but to go backwards, as the oppo have already gained 5 yards on him. Have said for years, cant he be kept back post training for somebody to keep firing the ball into feet for 20 mins. Asking a professional footballer to do that when they’re 7-8 years into their professional career might not go down well, but we can all improve and practice makes perfect.

As for the person who said we’re much worse without him. Look back at the hopeful season when the wheels came off for Warburton. We were doing pretty well and eyeing the playoff in the first 3-4 months. Sam Field’s season started against Stoke at home in December. So desperate was MB to get him back in the team, he played left wing back. Within weeks Steph had been shifted forward and out of DM and replaced by Sam. All progression to move the ball through the lines was lost and we turned into a team who played it into midfield and back again and around again. I love Sam and his heart, but trapping and controlling a ball is a basic every player needs, especially professional ones
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Steve bould
at 15:52 19 Aug 2025

He was busy as Venga's No2 for years in a period when they couldn't defend for toffee, even after being given the trade secrets by the great Tony Adams.. Just saying...but it was the first thing I thought when he was announced
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Daniel Bennie - New 15 year deal
at 15:43 19 Aug 2025

I think that's where I'm confused and differ from your view of him being a good squad player. He's been around the first team for best part of a year, but I can't tell you what his key attributes are. Within 10 mins of Morgan pulling on the shirt I could see he wanted to be on the ball and move it forward intelligently. Generally link up play and be competitive when required. Esquedina's ability to defend might be called into question at some point, but I have a feel for what sort of player he is from pretty much watching him against Watford. I have no idea how Bennie wants to play the game. He just seems to run around a bit without any real identity of what sort of player he is. I've deliberately not included the likes of Kolli here, as we got a chance to see him at other levels, so would be an unfair comparison.
When I see a player get up off the bench and stand on the touchline, I want to know what I'm getting and feel positive about the change it could bring. I just think what's the point with Bennie. Maybe he's around the first team too early, but two managers have now invited him to the table and I'm left scratching my head.
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Daniel Bennie - New 15 year deal
at 20:55 18 Aug 2025

I must be missing something
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Wat's the chances of a high scoring draw - match fred
at 15:41 16 Aug 2025

Need to switch the wide men
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Larkeche out with ACL
at 22:40 14 Aug 2025

No player is ever the same
Gutted for him
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Jonathan Varane contract extension
at 13:36 4 Aug 2025

Sam Field can’t trap a football and that’s why people start threads about him playing at CB, or managers have played him in advanced midfield positions. We all love Sam and want him out there, but he makes us static playing in DM. The prime suspect when it comes to playing it back to the defence, as he has no confident command of the ball. Whilst Varane isn’t perfect, he’s head and shoulders ahead of Field with the ball
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Them tomorrow Roll call....and match thread....
at 20:13 2 Aug 2025

Noticeable (by my eye) by his absence in yesterday’s training session, so might be looking after him
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Sheffield Wednesday
at 15:27 31 Jul 2025

We used to get the train same day until not so long ago. As in, within the past 10years, or so.
Leicester is up the road for them, like us going to Swindon, which I’d expect to be done same day.
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Kit Porn
at 15:32 30 Jul 2025

Take that on your home patch Murphy's
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New 3rd Shirt…
at 10:09 25 Jul 2025

What’s the sizing like on our kits, are they fitted? Don’t want it huge, but loose enough.
Up one, or two sizes?
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Ziyad Larkeche contract extension
at 15:31 2 Jul 2025

He's started 3 games for us and played 364 mins in total across 20 matches (so the equivalent of just under 4 matches when IT is factored), and some of the visionaries on here know that he can't defend. When you consider the fact that he was mostly used for his pace as an impact sub, their speaking for the sake of speaking is even more absurd.
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Eze
at 12:42 27 Jun 2025

that position gave Kane's missus the perfect excuse to put the trophy cabinet in the garage. It'd be down the dump if he'd stayed
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The QPR summer transfer rumours thread
at 12:33 27 Jun 2025

If kolli stays fit and builds some momentum/sharpness our forward world will feel a different place.
His movement is great, touch great and has pace. It's all still there, just been a frustrating 18 months full of niggles
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