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Burnley Utility XI
Name your utility XI in a 4-4-2 please.
Rules: players must have played at least FIVE games in at least two positions to qualify.
Your goalkeeper must be a player that player that has played at least once in two positions (an outfield player)
Or a goalkeeper that has had at least two spells at the club.
You must also name a manager who has played for the club (not necessarily as a player manager)
Players to consider: Erik Pieters, Graham Branch, Ben Mee, etc...
Let’s see form a team of dependables!
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John
Rules: players must have played at least FIVE games in at least two positions to qualify.
Your goalkeeper must be a player that player that has played at least once in two positions (an outfield player)
Or a goalkeeper that has had at least two spells at the club.
You must also name a manager who has played for the club (not necessarily as a player manager)
Players to consider: Erik Pieters, Graham Branch, Ben Mee, etc...
Let’s see form a team of dependables!
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John
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Re: Burnley Utility XI
Water, gas, electricity
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Don’t understand the goalkeeper rules but Neenan, Beresford, Crichton & Grant all had two spells at Burnley including loans so we start with Lee Grant.
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Back four
Newton Adamson Miller Mee
Newton Adamson Miller Mee
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Either Monington or Eyres as goalkeeper
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Farrell
Farrell, Farrell, Farrell, Farrell
Farrell, Farrell, Farrell, Farrell
Farrell, Farrell
Farrell, Farrell, Farrell, Farrell
Farrell, Farrell, Farrell, Farrell
Farrell, Farrell
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Andy Mariott in pegs
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Billy Ingham
Martin Dobson - centreback/sweeper, midfield, centre forward
Geoff Nulty - full back, centre back, midfield, centre forward
Billy Rodaway - centre back, midfield
Leighton James!!! (winger, sweeper!).
Derek Scott
Martin Dobson - centreback/sweeper, midfield, centre forward
Geoff Nulty - full back, centre back, midfield, centre forward
Billy Rodaway - centre back, midfield
Leighton James!!! (winger, sweeper!).
Derek Scott
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Monington
Weller - Waddle - Mee - Branch
Hendrick - Alexander - Bikey - Eyres
Jay Rod - Francis
Manager - Can only be Stan
Might be clutching at straws for Francis
Weller - Waddle - Mee - Branch
Hendrick - Alexander - Bikey - Eyres
Jay Rod - Francis
Manager - Can only be Stan
Might be clutching at straws for Francis
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Steve Kindon (Winger/Centre Forward)
Arthur Bellamy (everywhere!)
Peter Noble (full back /Midfield)
Gordon Harris (midfield/winger)
Arthur Bellamy (everywhere!)
Peter Noble (full back /Midfield)
Gordon Harris (midfield/winger)
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Your keeper can either be someone like Marlon or it could be someone like Eyres, Monno or SpicerClaretTony wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:10 pmDon’t understand the goalkeeper rules but Neenan, Beresford, Crichton & Grant all had two spells at Burnley including loans so we start with Lee Grant.
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If I have this correct it's pick a team of players in positions that you would not consider their "natural" position?
Pretty sure all the player below have played in these positions in games for us.
Spicer
Elliot McCann Waddle Branch
Arfield Bikey Edgar Pieters
Hendrick
Swan
Pretty sure all the player below have played in these positions in games for us.
Spicer
Elliot McCann Waddle Branch
Arfield Bikey Edgar Pieters
Hendrick
Swan
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Monnington
Farrell, Duff, Mee, Branch
Weller, Jakub, Spicer, Eyres
Jones (Steve), Lafferty
Duff selected on the basis of his one (disastrous) game up front v Reading at home (And his 5+ at centre half and right back)
EDIT - Manager = Adrian Heath
Farrell, Duff, Mee, Branch
Weller, Jakub, Spicer, Eyres
Jones (Steve), Lafferty
Duff selected on the basis of his one (disastrous) game up front v Reading at home (And his 5+ at centre half and right back)
EDIT - Manager = Adrian Heath
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Re: Burnley Utility XI
Brian Laws
David Edgar...Michael Duff...Ben Mee...Keith Newton
Dave Thomas...Martin Dobson...Wade Elliott...Leighton James
Robbie Blake...Peter Noble
If the previous post re: playing players in their unnatural position is correct my side is obsolete.
David Edgar...Michael Duff...Ben Mee...Keith Newton
Dave Thomas...Martin Dobson...Wade Elliott...Leighton James
Robbie Blake...Peter Noble
If the previous post re: playing players in their unnatural position is correct my side is obsolete.
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I forgot about Spicer and his Watford heroics
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Luton but Watford’s pretty close
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Re: Burnley Utility XI
Brian Miller
Beresford
Brady Waddle Alexander Mee
Tarks Bikey Eyres Pieters
Duff Kev Long
Not 100% on some of those, but it's a good op.
Beresford
Brady Waddle Alexander Mee
Tarks Bikey Eyres Pieters
Duff Kev Long
Not 100% on some of those, but it's a good op.
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Gotta include our clubs current best striker Kevin Long. He's also been played at CB a few times though god knows why as he cant defend for toffee
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You could play Branch anywhere really. Maybe even move him to centre half with McCann at left back. I do like the idea of Bikey & Edgar as a midfield two.Sleeping Cat wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 4:06 pmIf I have this correct it's pick a team of players in positions that you would not consider their "natural" position?
Pretty sure all the player below have played in these positions in games for us.
Spicer
Elliot McCann Waddle Branch
Arfield Bikey Edgar Pieters
Hendrick
Swan
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Roger Eli - started as a CB before converting to a striker
Also seem to remember Gerry Harrison playing at CB as well as midfield
Also seem to remember Gerry Harrison playing at CB as well as midfield
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Good heavensClaretTony wrote: ↑Fri Jan 15, 2021 4:32 pmYou could play Branch anywhere really. Maybe even move him to centre half with McCann at left back. I do like the idea of Bikey & Edgar as a midfield two.
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Wasn’t Lee Howey a centre back who could play up front?
Not sure if he ever played at the back for us?
Then again I’m not sure he ever played football for us.
Not sure if he ever played at the back for us?
Then again I’m not sure he ever played football for us.
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Andy Farrell, the ultimate 'utility' man. What a fantastic servant he's been to the club.
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I may be dreaming this, but didn't Peter Mellor go off injured in his debut at Derby in August 1969?
If I'm right, who replaced him in goal?
I should be able to remember all this, I was at the game.
If I'm right, who replaced him in goal?
I should be able to remember all this, I was at the game.
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Don't know whether it's the game you are thinking of but I seem to remember Les Latcham going in goal sometime.
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And Colin Blant might get into the team - centre forward / centre half.
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Surely Peter 'Uwe' Noble plays - he played in all sorts of different positions for us didn't he, and he even has two names!
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You can probably date fans by their answers to this. My first instinct was Farrell, Branch and Monnington to be in there.
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Don't you just miss the days when they used to shove Swann, Monington etc up front for the last ten minutes?
No, I don't either.
No, I don't either.
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Ben Mee full back, centre half.
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Left back?
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Ray Deakin, defender and coach driver.
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Vaguely remember him playing the sweeper role for us on occasionCharlieinNewMexico wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:19 amMy god if Waddle played centre half there better be video evidence
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Would Long qualify for sub having been part of a benched 3, 5 and 9?
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Spicer
Noble Bikey Mee Branch
Hendrick Farrell Alexander Pieters
Blake Eli
Subs
Rodriguez
Jakub
Weller
Monington
Noble Bikey Mee Branch
Hendrick Farrell Alexander Pieters
Blake Eli
Subs
Rodriguez
Jakub
Weller
Monington
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Think Micky Phelan only ever played centre - half for us but moved into midfield after leaving ....
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He played it many times in that good awful season until he realised he should just hang up his boots.JohnDearyMe wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:26 amVaguely remember him playing the sweeper role for us on occasion