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Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:04 pm
by Burnleyareback2
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..
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:25 pm
by what_no_pies
Don't think you're finishing top 10 without a midfield but you're on your way to having a decent side.
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:16 am
by bobinho
Some very good players there…. Maybe they just didn’t fancy playing for us?
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:30 am
by AlargeClaret
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 .
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 7:33 am
by arise_sir_charge
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.
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:12 am
by Carwin261
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..
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 8:14 am
by agreenwood
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.
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:03 am
by bobinho
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.
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:10 am
by Im_not_Robbie_Blake
Ridiculous thread!
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:15 am
by Jakubclaret
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.
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:25 am
by BurnleyFC
Some really good players in that list, but they’d get pumped every single week without a midfield.
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 9:28 am
by Selby Claret
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...
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:22 am
by tiger76
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.
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:24 am
by TPClaret
Exactly why we were longball merchants. Apart from Steven Defour never signed any top quality midfielders in the Prem
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:50 am
by Stproc
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.
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:58 am
by tiger76
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.
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:05 pm
by GodIsADeeJay81
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
Re: Longball Brexit awful football
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:21 pm
by Jakubclaret
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.
