Andrew

They're not rivals on the pitch, or locally, currently our ambitions are similar but ours will outstrip theres in a couple of seasons. Their fans acted like cunts when we went down and I've hated their current manager for years before he was associated with them, thats not a rivalry, they're just dickheads so I want them to fail.

There are some big names with a year left on their deals this summer, good deals can be picked up. https://theathletic.com/3328691/2022/05/26/salah-ronaldo-messi-deals/

I think thats Ashworths job, hes not a "director of football" in as much as that role has a lot to do with first team scouting and transfers, at brighton hes been 'Sporting Director' and has had an overview of all of the football side of the club, with various heads of departments all reporting to him, which should include scouting.

I feel like we have target positions to strengthen but we're also now in a position where if we're approached by an agent or a club with an offer of a player that would strengthen us we would actually do something with it regardless of position.

Aye, can't fucking stand the persona. Some of the takes on how good he is have aged poorly mind you

Monkeys fist is evidently having some performance issues for the first time in his life, says the site is loading pages very slowly. Everything looks fine for me, is anyone else having trouble?

Fee is being reported as 26 million which just makes the 50 they were demanding from us in January an absolute piss take because we're the richest club in the world ™️ No reports that we wanted to continue chasing him after Jan, especially with Burns performances so they are more than welcome to him.

Being coached and conditioned properly too perhaps. That said, while it has been better, his league appearances under Howe at bournemouth weren't perfect either so I think its fair to say he is just injury prone

Wilsons finishing and movement in the box are absolutely top class. Wish he could stay fit, he'd score loads in this team if he could.

Absolutely agreed, the 40 million originally quoted would've been absurd, this is more modern "adding to the squad" money.

That's the nicest looking set of kits we've had in years IMO.

Targett in particular since I can't see an actual left back in the squad...

Man meets minimum expectations, falls slightly short of desired result awarded for outstanding achievement.

Yeah, deadman was nice.

Bit more to it. Him and another bloke were arrested at a night club in December, Bissouma was then released while enquiries continue and was even allowed to leave the country for the AFCON so it doesn't look as though theres much pointing to him as the wrong un in question.

Liew as well, I think he's gone on about it less but he shat out plenty of think pieces on us and sports washing when the take over went through. Not one of them worth listening to on the subject, theres a reason they're sports writers rather than working on more serious subjects.

I assume you signed up for the new chase bank he was advertising in general chat?

And indeed, farewell

Verging on unhealthy this wyki

Ah yes, current tory constituency, Burnley, the labour heartland.

Just found the most obscure football shirt ive ever seen irl in a charity shop, so now its mine

I really do want them to stay up though, its like a little derby just for me a couple of times a season

I imagine it was possibly something discussed when he signed, since there was a very real chance we'd go down and there would be cuts it stands to some reason that now we've definitely stayed up there be some rewards.

Of all the people on that pitch to have a crack at