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Jonathan Morgan: Former Leicester boss set to take over Burnley

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61188863

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Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Arsene Wenger, Antonio Conte, Thomas Tuchel, Sir Alex all never played in English football. I'm aware of that and I'm not saying that you have to play professionally to be a good coach. I think you may be missing the point I'm trying to make (or perhaps I...

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Just checked the league. 14 th, just above Accrington and 22 points from a potential play off place. Not arguing he hasn't done well and I'm sure the people of Cheltenham are very happy with him. What type of club in the Championship could you see taking a punt on him? That's hard to say as I simpl...

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Championship experience? His level currently is Div.1 and will remain that at best until he makes an impact in that league. I'm not sure I follow. I'm asking if people want to see Michael Duff gain Championship experience. I know his current level is League One because he's manager of Cheltenham wh...

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I don't think its as simple as that though is it? Has he done a good job? Yes Does this qualify him for a premier league job (or a championship club aiming for promotion) No The only reason he is being mentioned is because he's a club legend Well, the answer to that second question is surely subjec...

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Duff has done a terrific job at Cheltenham, and getting a club that size is an achievement, but I don't see how that qualifies him for a Premier League job. And that's fair enough, all about opinions. I can understand why some would perhaps want to see him gain Championship experience first. Howeve...

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What exactly has Duff achieved? promotion from League Two? lol lets hire the Padiham manager then Come on, KRBFC, you're more intelligent than that. Yes, he has achieved promotion as Champions from League Two with nothing to spend. He's then gone on and kept Cheltenham comfortably in League One, ag...

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Would we want him if he hadnt played for us ? Id be surprised if Mr Pace has even heard of him. This is the main argument of those opposed to Michael Duff -- I've heard it a few times already. In all honesty, no, I probably wouldn't be advocating for Michael Duff if he hadn't played for us. However...

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What has Duff done to warrant what would be a meteoric rise to becoming manager at Turf Moor? He got Cheltenham promoted from League Two as champions on a shoestring budget. According to an article from The Guardian, the club have only paid a fee for one player (£5,000 for Alfie May) in his time th...

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Sky Sports speak to Dean Marney who says that, in his opinion, Burnley may want a "young, up-and-coming manager". He mentions Michael Duff (my first choice) and Wayne Rooney.

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... ley-go-for

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If we were to hire Carvalhal, we would be the 20th club he's managed

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https://leaguemanagers.com/news/lma-latest/sean-dyche-statement/ I would like to thank the people of Burnley and fans of the club for their incredible kindness and support since I joined the club in 2012. The town has become a huge part of my life, and myself and my family thank you for everything w...

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I've completely forgotten/don't know what the issue was with Jason Blake- could someone remind me and provide insight on why people seem wary of this? I seem to remember reading on here that he pretty much destroyed our youth setup. I dare say you can find out more by putting his name in the search...

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 19, 2022 4:07 pm
Martin Cockshaw on Twitter says we have approached Claude Puel

He always was a little cocksure.

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Lowton: https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/s ... he-sacking

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I've looked up Diego Martinez. Quite an interesting career so far. Only 41 and he's not far off having managed 500 games, albeit most at a low level as he was gaining experience. Started coaching at age 20 and his most recent posts were at Osasuna and then Granada. A 47% win rate at the latter.

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arise_sir_charge wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:47 am
I think if he’s going to Europe it will be Diego Martinez.

What makes you think that, out of interest?

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People act like we haven't been total crap for 18 months, most of the managers linked would've done a better job over that period of time imo. Agreed. Is Dyche the same manager he was? Would he have kept us in the Premier League? Would he have got us promoted again from the Championship? I don't th...

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Winstonswhite wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:41 am
We’ll easily beat Southampton.

You've jinxed it now. I'm blaming you if we're relegated

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Based on us not appointing anybody in the 3 days since Dyche was sacked which included a match day and a couple of bank holidays?? Give me strength Yes! We had a game yesterday and it wouldn't have been out of the realms of possibility that we'd had a new manager lined up for it. We didn't and that...

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Well, I think it's now becoming clearer that we didn't have anyone lined up when we sacked Dyche. That makes the timing of things all the more puzzling as I assumed they'd waited until Friday because they'd already had advanced talks with a particular candidate who was perhaps bringing his team on b...

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To be fair, I think he does some very well. However, I've never found the Dyche one to be remotely accurate. He does a gravelly voice but it doesn't sound like Dyche at all.

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Middle-agedClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:18 pm
Go on then - what did he say?

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/s ... ng-6960188

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I'm very surprised at this. I said I was indifferent as to the direction we go in summer. However, I said that with the expectation Dyche would stay and be part of rebuilding the squad for the Championship. Anyway, he goes with my thanks for some wonderful memories. Nearly 10 years in charge of a fo...

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I'm grateful for what Dyche has done for the club and think he should have the chance to rebuild the squad this summer and adjust our style of play. I think a lot of people have accepted some pretty unattractive football while the results were good but when you're playing what we play and losing mos...

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Michael Duff. Been saying it for seasons. I think he’s a good, young manager. He knows the club inside, out. He’s popular and will have the backing of the fans.

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I've been playing this game for a few years now (there are some who have been playing it far longer!) and it remains good fun. This season, my team have led the top flight for most of the season although we're currently in second and two points behind the leaders. Oh, and my keeper got injured in th...

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Guess who's back?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/60731983

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Want to support Ukraine? There are a number of charities that could use the help:

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-styl ... 22207.html

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dermotdermot wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 31, 2022 11:02 am
It’s not my fault. This thread has obviously gone into meltdown. I only posted it once and it’s come up three times!

A post so nice it was posted thrice

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I love the Jurassic Park-themed tweet/video from the club: https://twitter.com/BurnleyOfficial/sta ... gr%5Etweet

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I do wish that this WW transfer would finally go through. I was expecting news as I logged in. But, even if this is the only signing, it just has to be a major upgrade from where we were at the start of the window. The loss of Wood was a surprise but, as has been pointed out by many posters, he has...

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Pearcey wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:39 am
There’s a lot less scrolling required when you block them you know. It’s quite liberating!

Exactly what I've just had to do. Sick of seeing the same, repetitive drivel every few posts from the same posters. It makes this thread a very slow read.

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Real shame to see this fall through but certainly looks like we've tried everything we can to get it to happen. If Orsic would have doubled his wages coming to us (combined with the opportunity of PL football) and he or his club say no then what can we do? I would hope that with the expansion of our...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dhbYfVu4yA This may have been posted already but it's hard to keep up. It's a video from Bundesliga's YouTube channel which analyses Weghorst's playing style. You can see from this why we'd want him. He certainly suits us well with his willingness to close down oppon...

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I imagine most fans would take Orsic and Weghorst (with money to spare from the sound of it?) over Chris Wood. Fantastic business by the club if we get these two over the line -- does sound like we will.

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I don't know if I've missed something or I'm being a bit slow but how come we are linked with most of our targets from abroad, what's changed, have we new scouts. I know the better bargains are from out of England with fee's and wages compared to players even in the championship and I'm 100 percent...

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I'm a big fan of Chris Wood but I do think that is a good fee considering he's 30. On the other hand, he's a proven goal scorer in the Premier League and his exit weakens us when we're already in a tough spot. I'll be honest, I'm not as into football as I was so I'm pretty apathetic about the whole ...

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I've got good memories of his time with us. Never gave anything less than 100%, scored some nice goals, and came across as a really good guy. He was a big part of our recent success and for that I'll always be thankful. All the best to you, George!

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I believe he has since clarified that he has not retired from acting! So you never know -- we might see him in a few more films yet.

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I'm not sure how much Pickford's Everton form matters. He's typically done very well for England.

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Film - Goldeneye
Song - Casino Royale's "You Know my Name" by Chris Cornell (I miss him!)
Bond Actor - Pierce Brosnan (Mostly because I grew up with him as James Bond)
Bond Girl - Xenia Onatopp played by Famke Janssen (Goldeneye)

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I can understand why people include Drinkwater. He really was rubbish. However, I don't consider him a flop because I had such low expectations for him anyway. I could tell in his first interview with the club that he lacked any enthusiasm whatsoever. He clearly didn't want it and didn't want to be ...

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An interesting thread. It's indeed one of those few times when I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing, such was the profound impact the event had on me. I was just a teenager at the time and had been on my paper round. I got back to the newsagents' afterwards and I remember them tel...

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Sad news indeed. A fantastic actor (and by all accounts a nice man it seems) -- Omar is one of my favourite TV characters of all time. For those of you who enjoy gaming, Michael played Irish in the Battlefield 4 campaign. Rest in peace.

"You come at the king, you best not miss."

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I definitely recommend this game! For starters, it's completely free. There's no pay to win -- I've never paid a penny. Great fun (especially when you're winning!). After being relegated from the top flight last season, my team have been promoted as champions at the first time of asking. Largely tha...

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Average age of the five players brought in is 27.4 so not so much of a change to an ageing squad Still ended way short in cm where the average age of our four is over 30 and four strikers who will struggle to score over 20 goals between them Seems to be a lot riding on Cornet to bring something new...

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A good window! I don't have anything to complain about with the signings. The only reason I wouldn't label it a great window is because we're still a little short in some areas, in my opinion. Of course, this is largely due to our failings in transfer windows gone by -- we just gave ourselves too mu...

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Iloveyoubrady wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:35 pm
That Fabio said we were interested in cucarella who Brighton got today?

I know we've been linked with him in the past. Think we tried to get him before he went to Getafe.

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Talk about landing on your feet eh! Pleased for him!

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