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Longball Brexit awful football

Post by Burnleyareback2 » Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:04 pm

Just wondering how many of these awful players feature in the top flight each week?
Pope
Mee
Tarks
Trippier
Wood
Cornet
McNeil
Weghorst
Keane
Collins
Ings

Who have I missed? Also, reckon that’s a top 10 team there..
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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by what_no_pies » Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:25 pm

Don't think you're finishing top 10 without a midfield but you're on your way to having a decent side.

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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by bobinho » Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:16 am

Some very good players there…. Maybe they just didn’t fancy playing for us?

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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by AlargeClaret » Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:30 am

With the exception of Weghorst each and everyone of them were little short of superb for us and often carried the team . Great to see such claret legends having long and successful careers .
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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by arise_sir_charge » Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:33 am

Not sure what the point of this post is.

It sort of flies in the face of “we played the way we did because we had to”, which I don’t think was the intention.

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Post by Carwin261 » Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:12 am

Burnleyareback2 wrote:
Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:04 pm
Just wondering how many of these awful players feature in the top flight each week?
Pope
Mee
Tarks
Trippier
Wood
Cornet
McNeil
Weghorst
Keane
Collins
Ings
Hennesey’s probably played as much as Cornet.
Who have I missed? Also, reckon that’s a top 10 team there..

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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by agreenwood » Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:14 am

I don’t remember anyone worth listening to describing any of those players as awful.

In fact, several of them were called up to the England squad whilst they were here.
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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by bobinho » Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:03 am

arise_sir_charge wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:33 am
Not sure what the point of this post is.

It sort of flies in the face of “we played the way we did because we had to”, which I don’t think was the intention.
Maybe a thinly disguised pop at our manager of the time. 🤔🙁

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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by Im_not_Robbie_Blake » Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:10 am

Ridiculous thread!

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Post by Jakubclaret » Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:15 am

bobinho wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:16 am
Some very good players there…. Maybe they just didn’t fancy playing for us?
They might have done had we paid them enough, there won't be 1 single player on that list who isn't earning more than our current top earner.
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Post by BurnleyFC » Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:25 am

Some really good players in that list, but they’d get pumped every single week without a midfield.

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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by Selby Claret » Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:28 am

what_no_pies wrote:
Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:25 pm
Don't think you're finishing top 10 without a midfield but you're on your way to having a decent side.
Finally, Tarky gets his chance...
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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by tiger76 » Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:22 am

Not out of the question that 7 players on that list suffer relegation this season.

Which suggests to me they are decent lower end PL players, but only Mee. Pope & Trippier can be confident they'll be PL players next season.

Weghorst who knows whether Man Utd will want him long term.

And many of those aren't guaranteed starters, or are making fleeting appearances from the bench.

No one would deny they all did well for us (Weghorst apart) however we've moved on as a club and have an exciting new team to admire.

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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by TPClaret » Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:24 am

Exactly why we were longball merchants. Apart from Steven Defour never signed any top quality midfielders in the Prem

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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by Stproc » Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:50 am

Jakubclaret wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:15 am
They might have done had we paid them enough, there won't be 1 single player on that list who isn't earning more than our current top earner.
Since when has ~£50k a week not been enough to kick a bag of wind around.

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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by tiger76 » Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:58 am

Stproc wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:50 am
Since when has ~£50k a week not been enough to kick a bag of wind around.
When the said players can earn more elsewhere.
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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:05 pm

Stproc wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:50 am
Since when has ~£50k a week not been enough to kick a bag of wind around.
Players in League 1 and the championship have been on more than that, so in the PL it's small change

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Re: Longball Brexit awful football

Post by Jakubclaret » Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:21 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:58 am
When the said players can earn more elsewhere.
Spot on, it's a sad indictment but the truth that modern day football revolves around money.

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