2 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

kane will definately win trophies in germany and may get a shot at winning the champions league,he`ll never win anything at spurs,the way the club is set up,frankly,if he stays he`s an idiot

Daniel Levy refused to let Kane go last Summer, now he's holding out for nearly £100m for a player with less than a year left on his contract. Far from being an idiot, Kane should play out the remainder of his contract at Spurs and then get his Agent to work next Summer ... Rather than the £100m being in Spur's pocket, Harry could rightly ask for a sizeable " signing on " fee and some very hefty wages. 

Happy new season, all ....

First comment back after the Summer break, hope you're all keeping well and looking forward to another roller coaster of a season. Having gone so long without a draw from the start of last term, I'm going for a 1-1 ...

Enjoy the game, however you're taking it in !! 😎

Coventry must have had a touch of the " hairdryer " at half time, I fancy ...

There's a case to be made for all results on the last day .... will all 3 relegation threatened Clubs fight like dogs and grind out wins ? Which Spurs will turn up at Elland Road ? Are AFC Bournemouth already " on the beach " ? Will West Ham have half an eye on their Euro final on 7th June ?

I'd personally like to see Leeds and Everton drop, it'd only probably be for one season, assuming Everton get their financial house in order ? If they do go and get rid of Dyche, they need " sectioning ", with his track record of getting promoted from the Championship. A great chance also to clear the dead wood out of that squad, I suspect there's quite a few who're not Dyche's sort of player ..

10 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

burnley linked to move for romelu lakaku🤣😂😁😁

Hmm, he's been linked by that notable sage and wise man, Stan Collymore .... He's rumoured to be on £350k a week, which might just be a tad above our wage cap, methinks !

30 minutes ago, booth said:

Did you go to that match SC?

It was as loud and charged as any of the Man Utd games during our heyday. One of the best matches I've ever been to for atmosphere, and of course result. Electric.

From memory, I think I stuck it out until the 3rd went in and then went to do something more enjoyable, like cutting the back lawn with a pair of nail scissors ......

29 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

I think you should get it framed and put on the wall SC.

A good reminder of when the natural order was in harmonic balance. 

I don't think so, my Rovers friend is in much more need of it than me, he needs a lift and a reminder of happier times.

Rovers scored as many goals in those 67 fateful minutes, as they have done in the last 10 fixtures against us ... 😉

Here's the gift for my Rovers supporting friend for his 40th, and a bottle of Glenfiddich, luckily the offending item will be out of my house within a few days, it's been here too long already ...  😁

28 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

I expect you’re looking forward to sharing the news with your dad.

I am, thank you, but might keep quiet about from which League they'd sunk to ! 

Well that put me through the wringer ....

I think we'd all agree as a fan, you'd be less than impressed if 107 points in a 46 game season, only 3 defeats and a goal difference of +75 did not see your Club promoted .... 😉

7 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

I wonder when they’ll sack him 😁

I certainly wouldn't be paying an annual Golf Club Membership if I were him ... 

19 minutes ago, JohnD said:

Just received this from a Dingle mate

I have just seen a Tweet entitled " News of Blackburn's season reaches Mexico ", but if I shared it on here, I fear even the most generously spirited Moderators, sorry, " Dictators ", may see fit to cut me adrift ...

6 hours ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

The heathens should only be allowed to continue posting if they upload a picture of themselves in full Rovers kit.

Full Kit Dingles. 

Me, in full Blackburn kit, October 1986 .... OK, wrong code of Football but still ....

I also have several friends of the Rovers persuasion, one of who's son recently played in Rovers U14's 2-0 win over Burnley. I warmly congratulated both Son & Father on this, on a personal basis, naturally. Finally, to mark his 40th birthday, Mrs " Sympathetic Claret " and I have ordered a Retro Classico bespoke Ceefax T-Shirt for another friend, commemorating 1st April 2001 ..... 

Can I still play, please ? 😉 

8 hours ago, K-Hod said:

On balance though, it was noted that instead of attending their own team’s open top bus tour, our resident Burnley fans logged on here….

If you must know, " Longsiders " and I joined Vinny, Little Al, JJ Watt, Ashley Barnes and our respective wives for a Five course meal with matching wines in the Burnley Boardroom last Friday. Alan and his wife drank Harrogate water, whilst we swapped tales of our various Burnley experiences together ...

Alan then made a touching speech which brought a tear to the eye of both " Longsiders " and myself, after which we were presented with specially minted medals, to mark our gallant undercover services to the Club, " behind enemy lines " ! The highlight of the day was when " our Ashley " pulled up his shirt to reveal his new tattoo, on his left arm, in the exact place where the ball hit him in the 89th minute at Ewood .... it simply reads " Gotcha ! "

At the end of the meal, we were both carried shoulder high from the building by members of the Championship winning squad to a chorus of " For he's a jolly good fellow " to awaiting Rolls Royces, to join our wives for a Spa-Weekend at the Crow Wood Hotel. The only downside was that Manual Benson suffered a back spasm trying to loft my ample frame skywards, which forced him to miss Monday's fixture ..... 😎😎

1 hour ago, Upside Down said:

Again, you're living in a fantasy land there. If he has any desire for the city job then he’s going to need more experience than a couple of years at a small time outfit like Bonleh. You think there wouldn't be a demand for instant success at city as well? 

Come back down to earth please, you've won a very weak second division not the fucking champions league. Embarrassing stuff there SC.

Hardly embarrassing, I'd say, just a difference of opinion ... time will tell !

2 hours ago, booth said:

Aye, if Chelsea or Spurs came along he'd never leave Burnley 🙄

If you go with the generally accepted premise that VK would eventually like to manage Manchester City, where they have built a statue of him, then there are many downsides to accepting the posts at Chelsea & Tottenham ... He would be Chelsea's 9th and Spur's 8th manager in the last 10 years. The one thing you don't get at those Clubs is time, owners and fans demand virtually instant success. I think we'd agree that Chelsea are in a mess at the moment, too many surplus players, squad are unfit, unhappy and underperforming ... Spurs may lose Kane in the summer and their defending is quite , what's the word " Spursey ? "

I suspect money is not really an issue for him, he completed an MBA whilst still a player at City, for example. Why take on a Spurs/Chelsea where if he falls short, he lowers his stock markedly ? Even if Burnley struggle next season, it'll hardly be a surprise given our resources, if we're mid-table or slightly below, VK's still doing great ! 

41 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

No one walks away from Burnley…they run as fast as they can 😁

Hmm ... how many managers have departed Ewood since Sean Dyche was appointed ? I believe it's 7, not including the 3 spells of caretaker managers. With Paul Lambert, I believe it was a rare case of the Club being fired by the Manager .....  

2 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

That's not the smoking gun you think it is. He doesn't even describe himself as a Burnley fan, he says they (his friends) are. Most players aren't really fans of anyone, their experience with football is very different to a normal fan's, it's a career. He would come if it was the best move for his career. Not that I'm advocating we sign him, excellent player in this league over the years but getting on now. I'd rather look to the future.

True, I suppose .... we might get Adam Wharton for £3m to replace Josh Cullen for the £15m we've been offered by Leeds/Nottm Forest/Everton, according to Alan Nixon ..

37 minutes ago, lraC said:

He really wouldn’t mind, so long as the money was right. 

I wouldn't be so sure ... here at 4.04 minutes in .. 

5 hours ago, Sparks Rover said:

Not sure how old he is but Oliver Norwood would probably  be available...that type to let AW play

Ah, he's 32

Not entirely sure how a lad born and brought up in Burnley, who attended St Theodores RC High School a few years behind both my son and Jimmy Anderson, would feel about pulling on the Blue and White halves ...

I'd like to say enjoys this afternoon, people, but you and I both know that's the wrong word for these occasions ...

In 2001-02, we finished 7th ... we needed to beat Coventry by two clear goals to make the play-offs. We led one nil, but in the last 5 minutes, Magnus Hedman pulled off two " worldies " from Gazza's free kicks ( the only thing of note he did for us ) ... This left us on +11, and Norwich on +12. We'd scored 10 more goals than them ... 

Endure as best you can ... 

2 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

I hope he’s inserted a release clause 😀

One big factor is that he lives in the North West, his wife is a Mancunian, and his children are all settled at School. He never took the road to London as a player, so I'm not sure that Chelsea/Spurs would be to his liking ...

I'm fairly sure the contract would allow him to speak to City if the job becomes vacant, probably along the lines of, " We would want fair compensation, but we wouldn't stand in your way " ...

22 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

We can all guess where your pre-season tour is going to be…

Oh and it’s JJ Watt - call yourself a fan 😁

 

Indeed, JJ Watt it is, my mistake ! 

13 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Ha! I don’t imagine they’re expecting much outside of Burnley itself.

Even you must cringe at Kompany being described as a ‘lead character’ 

Not particularly my bag, I quite agree ...

However, it appears that the Social Media stuff, and the recent investment from JJ Hall, the recently retired NFL " legend " is the new way forward. BFC has 777k followers on Twitter, JJ Hall has 5.6m .... his task is apparently to make the plucky under-dog heroes from England's " Rust-Belt " forgotten Town the team to follow in the States ...

We shall see ... 

1 minute ago, wilsdenrover said:

What a load of bollox:
 

Pace commented: “It’s been a truly unforgettable year, full of stratospheric highs, some daunting lows and everything in between. I’m delighted Ad Hoc and Sky have been there to capture this incredible journey, in all its emotion, depth and passion. At its heart it’s a story of family, faith, friendship, and of course football, set during an amazing time, in a great town, and of course led by a very special manager in Vincent Kompany.”

Zai Bennett Managing Director of Content, Sky UK, added: “Burnley FC’s story over the last 12 months has been incredible. From one the biggest lows in club football, to one of the greatest highs, we’ve been privileged to follow the club throughout. With lead characters Alan Pace and Vincent Kompany, we can’t wait to bring our audiences this remarkable story from the inside.”
 

 

I don't think SKY are expecting a massive " audience share " in the BB1,BB2 postcode areas, to be fair !