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One of our very, very best was Ralphy.

So many memories, but when he sprinted half the length of the pitch to score against Liverpool in '66 is forever etched in the memory.

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Royboy... its when you are getting near the end of the perch and there is no-one to give it all to... decision time No-one to give my stuff to... the thought of some stranger hurling it into a skip... gave me the shivers. Or suddenly having to downsize... and nowhere to put it all... Had another bo...

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Our last league win at Grimsby was in November 1947 when we won 2-1 (and before any clever arse suggests it, no I wasn't there :D :D). I have seen us win there twice though, once in the FA Cup (1973/74) and in a penalty shoot-out in the League Cup (2007/08). Dad loved nothing better than to refer b...

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Call in downstairs at the library before the game and have a browse through the collection of Burnley memorabilia. Collections still being accepted if unwanted. But not programmes. Don't let your collection end up in a skip. Brilliant, Dave.....So reluctant to give up my collections over zillions o...

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ClaretLoup wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:30 pm
Cheers Claret, in which case the rays will be literal rather than metaphorical

Can't help but think, Loup, Ray Pointer would have a massive outcome on this fixture. Ray was so special.

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Thought provoking post, Loup.

If only Pointer was available for selection.

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Darnhill Claret wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:14 pm
Any substitution after that had to balance weakening the team whilst trying to get a stronger foothold in the game to try and score an equaliser.

This balance is something Kompany has to learn......but is not learning quickly enough.....at our expense.

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Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:05 pm
We seem to go to pot whenever we concede a goal. No idea whether it’s a lack of confidence, belief, experience etc. Either way it’s a massive issue. Tonight was very much a Jekyll and Hyde performance - we barely put a decent move together after going behind.

Nailed it.

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Will their keeper even need a shower ?

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Smashing bloke JBG, but no longer offers anything on the pitch.

Why can Kompany not see that ?

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A nothing performance......So, so disappointing after Saturday.

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The secret of any succesful team or line-up, no matter what the era, is balance. Whether that's '08/'09, '72/'73 or back to the 1960's, the same principle applies. When we were Champions in 1960 the balance of the side was simply perfect......Angus and Adamson offered finesse and culture on the righ...

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So John scored on the Turf.......even if it was a scuffed affair, do you recall the goal CT ?

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:19 pm
That info is on this website and the link has been posted on the appropriate thread

So, John did score on the Turf against Fulham.

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Yeah, but where did John Angus score in '65/'66 ?

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Royboyclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:57 pm
Had a couple of whiskies.........but was was the first Angus goal not against Fulham away ?

Or even on the Turf ?

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Had a couple of whiskies.........but was was the first Angus goal not against Fulham away ?

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Royboyclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:32 pm
Geoff and Jim rarely played together until the ''73/'74 Division One season.

I think Geoff may have scored that day.dddd

Make that '72/'73 at Loftus Road.

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Geoff and Jim rarely played together until the ''73/'74 Division One season.

I think Geoff may have scored that day.

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Correct.

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CTID.....Not often that Keith McNee of the Burnley Express eulogised about the quality of a goal scored, but he always said that your Dad's goal for Burnley Reserves against Blackpool was the finest goal he had ever seen......Was that on the Turf or at Bloomfield Road.......Can you please add some d...

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Claret Till I Die wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 04, 2023 6:46 pm
2 -0 in first 5 mins then 3-2 up around the hour mark...
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How proud you must be of your Dad CTID........37 goals in that 1965/66 season.

I know I'm proud my son is called Irvine.

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Like Royboy I was at the semi and the final and was going to go to that one as well but I started work the following Monday so couldn't make it. We also played them again in '65 and lost 3-4 after being 3-1 up (I think). That was one of the cruellest cuts of all-time, redwasp......The great Willie ...

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Central Motors regularly ran coaches to southern away games leaving on Friday nights at 11pm. Some memory there, Targetman......total quietness on the journey until 3 a.m.!!......then constant natter to the game ahead. Bit different in '64/'65 season.....We played Tottenham twice in the first four ...

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Tottenham knew they had, in John White, the closest thing to Jimmy Mac they had.

But, in reality, there was no comparison.

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Someone has just reminded me, look at Jimmy Mac for that contribution to Robson's third goal.

Don't talk to me about Messi.

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Played during a horrible winter on a Wednesday afternoon and you can see from the pics that there was plenty of snow. That season we played Sheffield Wednesday on 29th December in the league and didn't play another league game until 2nd March at Sheffield United. Between them, we played Spurs and t...

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Didn’t they beat twice before with really dodgy offside goals ,or us having good goals disallowed? Certainly a few contentious decisions in both the Semi-Final in '61 and the Final in '62......One of those in the Final, when the teams were level, still gives me nightmares to this day......If VAR ha...

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Some great matches,who can rember this ? Maybe some body on here might have attended ? https://youtu.be/mU8Lr9oZAG8?si=7XMkvASDK0IDNtYS The remarkable thing about this game it was the third year in succession we'd played Tottenham in the FA Cup. In '61 it was a semi-final at Villa Park where we los...

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Leeds & Leicester are supposed to be doing the same, I think it's the wisest choice all round to find some sort of a resolution & put the thing to bed. With not going whole hog it does make you doubt that the compensation amount won't be as high as some people thought it would be, but as the old sa...

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Chester Perry will know this better than me but the word on "the financial street tonight" is that Everton hiearchy know they are in big trouble........Damage limitation at best........but, for sure, any points deductions will help us......bring it on.

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GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:31 pm
Everton are appealing the number of points, not the verdict itself.

Therefore the 3 clubs, Burnley, Leeds and Leicester have grounds to make a claim

Burnley, of all clubs, have a serious claim.

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What I keep hearing is the fact that the sanction is wholly inappropriate for the crime committed and see the figure just £19.5 Million banded around. The facts are clubs can make total losses over a three year period of £105 Million and Everton lost £124.5 Million, there is already a safety net an...

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Nonayforever wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:53 pm
Football has dug a money hole with the help of the FA.
Owners have dug deeper than the FA wanted , the hole has become so deep the FA don't know how to fill it, so they will forget about that hole and start digging another.

No answer to that.

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:) They broke the rules They know they’ve broken the rules They just feel the punishment doesn’t suit the rule breaking but it’s quite light in reality They deserve everything they get, as do City and Chelsea by the looks of it The PL either cracks down on everyone properly and sets precedents or ju...

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:29 pm
Why would all three teams withdraw there plan to sue? If it’s as cut and dry as you believe

Quite simply the Burnley situation is completley different to others,

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:25 pm
Looks like the three teams are set to withdraw there plans to sue Everton.

Perhaps it’s not quite as cut and dry as some on here make out.

Trust me it's very much cut and dry.

Everton are legless.

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Nori1958 wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:17 pm
Too busy listing all the financial deadlines burnley have missed

Too busy listing financial deadlines ?

Don't think so, Nori1958.

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I've read today that Everton are at risk of breaching P&SR again when they submit their accounts for 2022/23 season. The suggestion in the article was that would lead to a further points reduction. All Premier League clubs - including Burnley - have to submit their accounts for last season (most ar...

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Evertyhing surrounds around the new stadium costs......Quite simply they way underestimated the costs of the over all build.......Which clearly effected the interest payable on the amount borrowwed. In truth the figure above the permissable £105m over three seasons is way under stated. The commisssi...

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Goody1975 wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:36 pm
There is a pot of money, in my opinion it doesn't matter where it is spent.

They had assets they could have sold to correct the imbalance but they chose not to, not cashing in those assets may have been the difference between survival and relegation.

You nailed it, Goody.

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Where's Chester Perry ?

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They did. But compared to what City and Chelsea have done down the years it does seem a disproportionately harsh punishment to me. It’s ok this new person at the top saying she is going to clamp down and trying to set some kind of example with Everton. About time too many would say but she is also ...

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I meant that it is irrelevant in terms of the rules around nature and type expenditure are all clearly stated in the rules. For things like stadium builds it will not be classified as everyday operating expenditure - there will be a raft of rules and accounting treatment around capital expenditure....

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How many transfer embargoes have we been under? Haven't Leicester just settled their FFP claim with the football league? Just a few million fine? Not a chance Everton will have all 10 points deducted. The prem will just have never ending court cases to deal with. Trust me Quickenthetempo....Everton...

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As a claret fan of many years I feel deeply uneasy about any potential claim by BFC against Everton. Just imagine if it did, and I hope it never gets that far, result in Everton’s administration. Would you feel proud of such actions?? I think we are in danger of dragging the game down to new depths...

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Everton today tabled an appeal against their 10 point deduction for flouting the rules. An independent commission will now be appointed to determine their fate, with a decision anticipated before the end of the season. Without trying to pre-empt any conclusion........the word on the street early thi...

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Goody1975 wrote: ↑
Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:48 am
Stop ******* about with the game

Too late, Goody1975......the game is beyond recall.

Jimmy Mac would have no interest.

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Sorry was not aware of any serious accident but I was just saying the state of affairs of the town centre traffic.I do a lot of motorway driving and have seen countless accidents in my time the most recent being the one on the M66 near Bury earlier this year and always think its better to beheld up...

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I was diverted off Padiham bypass about 12ish today went down Barden lane and into town I could not believe the sheer volume of traffic with added roadworks causing sheer mayhem.I was 5 mins from home and it ended up taking me an hour there's absolute no chance I will be going into town for the for...

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