The Dingles

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I’ve got an eye test booked in a couple weeks. Obviously it can’t come quick enough. How your memory plays tricks. I would have put my house on a right foot shot followed by a left foot shot. Maybe he did that in another game.

Great finish though, I wasn’t his biggest fan but I must admit he could strike a ball with either foot perfectly.

Edited October 9, 2022 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[smiller14]

Bit of an odd request, but I remember a belter of a thread on here when we played Burnley in 2005. The best pre-match build up - people talking about nervy cans/brews, derby day memories etc. I can't find it on the archive/messageboard Gold (the 'bring on the dingles' thread was replaced a week before KO by the look of it) and would love to read it again. Anyone able to help? 

[J*B]

  On 10/10/2022 at 13:06, smiller14 said:

Bit of an odd request, but I remember a belter of a thread on here when we played Burnley in 2005. The best pre-match build up - people talking about nervy cans/brews, derby day memories etc. I can't find it on the archive/messageboard Gold (the 'bring on the dingles' thread was replaced a week before KO by the look of it) and would love to read it again. Anyone able to help? 

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Yikes, thats niche.

@StubbsUK? Might be worthwhile for @Herbie6590 too.

[smiller14]

  On 10/10/2022 at 14:13, J*B said:

Yikes, thats niche.

@StubbsUK? Might be worthwhile for @Herbie6590 too.

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Very niche I know - don't want anyone to waste much time on it mind 😅

 

[smiller14]

  On 10/10/2022 at 14:13, J*B said:

Yikes, thats niche.

@StubbsUK? Might be worthwhile for @Herbie6590 too.

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Never mind - found it:  

 

 

[arbitro]

Another John Cooper Clark take on that lot.

Apologies I didn't know it wouldn't play but it's worth watching on YouTube.

 

Edited October 10, 2022 by arbitro

[Displaced Rover]

  On 10/10/2022 at 15:08, smiller14 said:

Never mind - found it:  

 

 

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I've had a flick through, there are some absolute belters in there 😆

[longsiders1882]

  On 10/10/2022 at 15:08, smiller14 said:

Never mind - found it:  

 

 

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  On 10/10/2022 at 15:20, arbitro said:

Another John Cooper Clark take on that lot.

Apologies I didn't know it wouldn't play but it's worth watching on YouTube.

 

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Better to be insulted than non entities I guess. I heard JCC was just annoyed because he couldn’t pull on a night out in Burnley 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 10/10/2022 at 16:52, longsiders1882 said:

 

Better to be insulted than non entities I guess. I heard JCC was just annoyed because he couldn’t pull on a night out in Burnley 

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Sounds like he dodged a bullet then.

 

[smiller14]

 

  On 10/10/2022 at 16:52, longsiders1882 said:

 

Better to be insulted than non entities I guess. I heard JCC was just annoyed because he couldn’t pull on a night out in Burnley 

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*Insert childish but nevertheless obligatory joke that JCC couldn't pull in Burnley because something inbred something*

Don't you miss the derby day build up 🙄 😁

[smiller14]

Golden. Think this I what I was looking for! Thankfully a lot of the stories wouldn't go on nowadays mind!

 

Edited October 11, 2022 by smiller14

[JohnD]

Peaked too early!?

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 15/10/2022 at 16:34, JohnD said:

Peaked too early!?

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Nah, just hitting their stride unfortunately as their brand new team starts to gel. 

It just reiterates how moronic the parachute payments are. They've spent an absolute fortune.

[JohnD]

Hmm they've spent a lot less than others getting to the Prem twice, staying there and launching another promotion bid

[roversfan99]

  On 15/10/2022 at 16:43, Exiled_Rover said:

Nah, just hitting their stride unfortunately as their brand new team starts to gel. 

It just reiterates how moronic the parachute payments are. They've spent an absolute fortune.

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Did they not make a considerable profit in the summer? They sold Cornet, McNeil, Pope and Collins as well as shedding a number of high earners, with many of their signings being on loan.

[longsiders1882]

  On 15/10/2022 at 16:43, Exiled_Rover said:

Nah, just hitting their stride unfortunately as their brand new team starts to gel. 

It just reiterates how moronic the parachute payments are. They've spent an absolute fortune.

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Lol - we’ve sold 70 million in talent and lost and additional 10 out of contract. We  spent less than 21 on replacements - 36 million went on loan repayment.

  On 15/10/2022 at 16:48, JohnD said:

Hmm they've spent a lot less than others getting to the Prem twice, staying there and launching another promotion bid

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True enough. We played well today and made Swansea look very ordinary. But it’s one game, there are plenty more to come. Main job is to stay in touch until the World Cup and then hope to push on after it.

[chaddyrovers]

  On 15/10/2022 at 17:04, roversfan99 said:

Did they not make a considerable profit in the summer? They sold Cornet, McNeil, Pope and Collins as well as shedding a number of high earners, with many of their signings being on loan.

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They made 5 loan signings this summer but 13 permanent signings 

  On 15/10/2022 at 17:05, longsiders1882 said:

 

True enough. We played well today and made Swansea look very ordinary. But it’s one game, there are plenty more to come. Main job is to stay in touch until the World Cup and then hope to push on after it.

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weren't you after Obafemi from Swansea in the summer? what did you make of his performance?  

[longsiders1882]

  On 15/10/2022 at 17:41, chaddyrovers said:

They made 5 loan signings this summer but 13 permanent signings 

weren't you after Obafemi from Swansea in the summer? what did you make of his performance?  

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This will sound arrogant and I don’t mean it to but frankly we made them look ordinary. They hardly threatened and I didn’t see anything in him that made me think I wish we’d signed him - especially it for the kind of few they wanted. But it’s one game, and one off day doesn’t make a player poor. He looks powerful enough though.

[J*B]

It’s a funny old league Longers. One minute you’re playing teams off the park, the next you can’t get out your own half. Very tough to get any sort of consistency playing so often against so many different styles.

We’re potentially five points (1 pt behind, 1 game in hand, goal difference) behind you and Sheffield and could soon be 8 points behind Norwich. It’s starting to open up, you’ll know by the middle of January whether you’re challenging top-two or ‘best of the rest’. 

[only2garners]

  On 15/10/2022 at 18:06, longsiders1882 said:

This will sound arrogant and I don’t mean it to but frankly we made them look ordinary. They hardly threatened and I didn’t see anything in him that made me think I wish we’d signed him - especially it for the kind of few they wanted. But it’s one game, and one off day doesn’t make a player poor. He looks powerful enough though.

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To be fair Longsiders we beat them 3-0 at their place, although it seems a long time ago now.

[longsiders1882]

  On 15/10/2022 at 18:54, J*B said:

It’s a funny old league Longers. One minute you’re playing teams off the park, the next you can’t get out your own half. Very tough to get any sort of consistency playing so often against so many different styles.

We’re potentially five points (1 pt behind, 1 game in hand, goal difference) behind you and Sheffield and could soon be 8 points behind Norwich. It’s starting to open up, you’ll know by the middle of January whether you’re challenging top-two or ‘best of the rest’. 

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Last 2 games we’d been bang average to be fair, we’ve still got work to do to achieve the required consistency.

As for games in hand - points on the board are what really matter. Your W L W L streak would only take a tweak to become Wins and Draws and suddenly your are top 3.

  On 15/10/2022 at 19:06, only2garners said:

To be fair Longsiders we beat them 3-0 at their place, although it seems a long time ago now.

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Fair enough but they came on the back of 4 wins. I was nervous about this one but they weren’t all that. Maybe we just caught them on a bad day.

[Mattyblue]

They have to get back out the division whilst they still have their parachute payments. And they have traded very well over the summer to give themselves every chance of doing that by the looks of it…

[oldjamfan1]

I’m afraid I can see Burnley staying in the top two for the rest of the season now. 

[rigger]

  On 16/10/2022 at 10:27, oldjamfan1 said:

I’m afraid I can see Burnley staying in the top two for the rest of the season now. 

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Just below us.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 16/10/2022 at 10:27, oldjamfan1 said:

I’m afraid I can see Burnley staying in the top two for the rest of the season now. 

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There’s a long way to go yet. Look where we were at Xmas last season.