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I am biting my knucles and biting my tongue and kicking hell out of the cat for saying this.
Well done Burnley. :)

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yes well done royboy should this not be in another post??

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Where?.........educate me. :rolleyes:

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well done dingles, yer nearly half way there. :)

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Watched Preston on Friday too and they'll both have to play a hell of a sight better if they're going to get to Wembley never mind the Prem

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Not a great game, poor performance by both sides. Too much tension :(

1-0 up at half time and the second hal being played away, I'll remain pessimistic at this stage :)

HOWEVER, the highlight of the game has to be the Droghba wannabee. Thanks Andre Bikey for the best performance I've seen in a long time :D

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You can celebrate now Davie Boy......Well done. :)

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two geat goals and were strolling in the end...could be the Prem next season

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Looks like it'll be E BY GUM on Bank Holiday Monday:D

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just had to get it in .another rangers connection steven thompson ex rangers player..:D

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surely "no nay never" :D

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We they've been singing that for the last 30 odd years and the only reason they ain't played Blackburn Rovers no never no more is because they ain't been good enough :D:rolleyes:

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they will probably be playing rovers next season n still aren't.:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

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Nice one cashy:D

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They will be celebrating tonight!

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Well have to say ... well done Burnley and what a cracker of a goal!!!!

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great result, will be good to see the "Dingles" in the premier.:) told ya dave.

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congrats they did it ... barry kilby has said if you've had a season ticket for the last two years and bought your season ticket for next season ... you get your season ticket for free ... and theyre playing next season in a replica shirt from 50 years ago .. wonder how many people will be in work tomorrow .... with hangovers that is if they make work ...

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Hearty congratulations to Burnley for gaining entry into the Premier Division. I would just like to thank Burnley FC for the donation of 6 points to the Manchester United cause next season.

However you have to feel for Sheffield United. They played 46 games to finish in third place and it was all for nothing. Sheffield U won 22 games, drew 14 and lost 10 with a decent goal difference of 25 and gained 80 points.

Burnley, on the other hand also played 46 games to finish in 5th place but only won 21 games, drew 13 and lost 12 with a poor goal difference of 12 but only gained 76 points.

These play offs are nothing more than a lottery and in this case a smack in the footballing face of Sheffield United.

But if the Football League are going to have play offs, and I cannot see it changing its mind on this issue, it should also afford the teams at the bottom of the table the same lottery.

Down at the bottom of the table the third bottom team does not get a second chance to avoid the drop, yet like the 3rd placed team it also played 46 games.

To be fair the Football League should introduce play offs for the bottom of the table. The bottom two go down and the third bottom and the three teams above them join in a money spinning charade of play offs. The winning team of each match drops out and is safe, whilst the eventual loser gets relegated.

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Pity they won't be able to put the players in those shirts from 50 years ago:D

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I'm pretty sure when the play-offs were first introduced around 1987 they included teams at the bottom as well. Didn't Charlton stay in the old first division after beating a team from division two in the play-off final?

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Chelsea stayed up in div 1 cause they beat the Rovers

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[quote=jambutty;716414]Hearty congratulations to Burnley for gaining entry into the Premier Division. I would just like to thank Burnley FC for the donation of 6 points to the Manchester United cause next season.

However you have to feel for Sheffield United. They played 46 games to finish in third place and it was all for nothing. Sheffield U won 22 games, drew 14 and lost 10 with a decent goal difference of 25 and gained 80 points.

Burnley, on the other hand also played 46 games to finish in 5th place but only won 21 games, drew 13 and lost 12 with a poor goal difference of 12 but only gained 76 points.

These play offs are nothing more than a lottery and in this case a smack in the footballing face of Sheffield United.

But if the Football League are going to have play offs, and I cannot see it changing its mind on this issue, it should also afford the teams at the bottom of the table the same lottery.

Down at the bottom of the table the third bottom team does not get a second chance to avoid the drop, yet like the 3rd placed team it also played 46 games.

To be fair the Football League should introduce play offs for the bottom of the table. The bottom two go down and the third bottom and the three teams above them join in a money spinning charade of play offs. The winning team of each match drops out and is safe, whilst the eventual loser gets relegated.[/quote
Typical arrogant United Fan, plus everybody knows the rules at the start of the season

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Whooo-hooooooo!!!! :D:D xx

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Well done the Clarets!

A fine example of beating the odds, they did today pretty much what they have done all season, got the ball down and played quality attacking football. They had belief in themselves and it payed off big time.

They did it on in "Championship" standards,the smallest squad, one of the smallest gates & one of the smallest budgets.

Surely there is a template & maybe a lesson for us "Reds" in there if you dare to dream:eek:

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Burnleys celebrations could well be short lived. Owen Coyle is now the favourite to take over at Celtic.

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short lived with ladbrookes as well, odds on favorites to go straight back down.:theband:

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thats just paper talk, david oleary ( mind him) has been approached by celtic officials with a view to taking over at porkhead.
I could verify who told me this but it wouldnt have any substance to anyone down here.

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they said the same about rovers too and although they did go back down eventually for a while i do believe they won the premiership before they did

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So having an opinion and putting forward a suggestion is being arrogant is it?

The only arrogance I can see here is your self opinionated twaddle. But then that is par for the course for many members of this forum.

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We will expect to get 0 points out of those 2 matches so in that case neither of us will be dissapointed. However if we take 1 point from those 2 matches, we will be pleased and you will look a pillock ( again ).

Our promotion has come back to bite few on the backside on here, I can assure you I will drag up this thread if needed. :D

Par for the course, all promoted teams are favourites to go straight back down. Whatever happens, against all odds we have got there, if it means it's only one season then it's more than some :D

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JB it is a trait with plastic Mancs, to say two hours after Burnley gain promotion that thy would be cannon fodder at the Theatre of Merchandising is arrogant, Burnley maybe in the top flight but they'll soon find out that is not a level playing field they think it is, the establishment is geared towards 4 clubs, Burnley, like Rovers can expect around 10 live appearances on TV, where as the top 4 will be seen 30+ every season.

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how can ya discuss with one who is never wrong?:rolleyes:

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Ummmmmmmmm never gave that a thought cashy:rolleyes:

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I have a confession to make :o
You all know my distaste for football.:rolleyes:
I could not resist tuning to the last 10 minutes of the radio broadcast and found the mood of the crowd exhilarating.:)
Something that stirs up so much joy in people can't be all bad can it?:D

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Well done Burnley! I watched the highlights, the goal was sublime, some of the football was good, but looked to me like they will have to raise the level for the premiership, I could put up with Burnley staying up next season in place of Sunderland though! :D

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Would just like to add my congratulations to Burnley, after the season they've had they deserve the promotion.

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It is better to just look like a pillock that actually be one as in your case.:tongueout

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Better to refrain from writing and let people think your an utter pillock, than carry on typing thus taking away any reasonable doubt :tongueout:tongueout:tongueout

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:tongueout:tongueout:tongueout

Burnley have played 61 matches this season and only used 23 players ... dont you think that its about time that some people bit their tongues and congratulated them for getting the promotion ..

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Only the most deluded would think having got there we will stay there for long. We've got there, we will enjoy the season we get. If we get more than one season at the first attempt it will be like winning promotion again :)

As for level playing fields, a town with a population of 70,000 is never going to compete on a level par with a team like Utd who have a population of millions, ( not sure how big the population of London is these days ;) )

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see celtic think they can get owen coyle as manager.i dont think so 50 million to spend v= 3 million ha ha:D:D:D oh by the way congratulations burnley...

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I think the Burnley manager put it into context quite well when he observed that the attendance now at Old Trafford is larger than the population of Burnley.

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Wouldn't they be getting a little old:confused:

Let's see how good my memory is: Blacklaw, Angus, Elder, Adamson (center half: Cummings maybe?) Miller, Connelly, that Irish guy, Pointer, Robson, and ..... :confused:

Anyhow .... congratulations Clarets:theband: I think it's great that the old Rovers/Burnley rivalry is back.

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Was watching the crowds in Burnley on the news tonight waiting for the players to ride to the Town Hall a lot of very happy people there. Well done Burnley:)

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I got very good odds today at the bookies today - I put £20 on burnley not to get relegated as I genuinley believe they will stay up..

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What odds did you get gg if you don't mind me asking? They certainly gave as good as they got against Premiership opposition in the number of games they played in the cups this season.

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been watchin it on skysports news and when asked the question about celtic by that politician guy he was a bit sheepish and never gave straight answer think its well a pnt at the bookies:confused::rolleyes:

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dont worry he didnt want to offend the offended:D:D:D

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Crawl back in your hole you horrible piece of slime.:)

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It was a great day, I went down with some Burnley fans and was most impressed with the team and their fans, great noise, good atmosphere. Only fault didn't get back home till 2am, up for work at 5am, our coach was still on Wembley carpark at 7.45pm and they have given London the Olympics, the transport system is a joke.

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Probably the biggest complaint from yesterday from our fans, even the staff at Wemburnley Stadium have been complimented compared to the gestapo trained stweards we have at the Turf.

Amazing that they build a big expensive stadium with large coach parks, yet still have back street access to them and no traffic control system.

I'll not pee you off by telling you I was home at 10.40pm for the highlights on ITV :D

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although they built a new stadium capable of holding many more people they havnt altered the roads/carpark exits so it take even longer to get out is what the coach driver told my pal who went

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[quote=jaysay;716424]Yes everyone knows the rules and thats a valid point as is Jambutty's..when Rovers beat Leicester in the play off final of '92 they had finished the season something like 10 points behind ( I'm not having a pop cause I went to that final).... the play off's are a success and have proved to make the end of season very exciting ...they are here to stay..but yes the bottom of leagues should be given the same chance in play offs.

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Don't give it all that Bagpuss..heard a whisper that the reason you were home late is cos you pulled a Dingle and were "getting it on" round the back of Wembley car park :eek:

http://img.mtv3.fi/mn_kuvat/mtv3/ohj...006/396937.jpg

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Thanks Burnley ,,,best news ive had this month...I,might now even buy some COYLE SPRING SAUSAGESor a couple of BEASTIES:theband::theband:

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I reckon Hull would have been favorites last season Cashy :)...footballs a funny old game!;)

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[quote=Mancie;716763]Precisely my point Mancie, on the first match day in August, all 24 teams in the Championship know the rules and what is needed, plus it does keep the season going right to the last day, as there were 3 teams with an interest going into the last match of the season

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Congratulations Burnley.

I have to say that it was one of the best days out I've ever had. We set off from Netto car park at about 6.30. 21 coaches left Netto car park and as we got onto the motorway there were cars and coaches all flying claret and blue. It was like a scene from Wacky Races with all the kids waving at passing cars and coaches and everyone heading for the same place.

The atmosphere in Wembley was electric, especially during the 5 minutes stoppage time at the end, I could hardly bear to watch.

The downside was not being able to get off the coach park after the match. We got the coach off at about 7.15pm, then couldn't get out of Wembley. By the time we got to the motorway, we all needed a pee because we'd been to the off license whilst waiting to set off. :D

Got home at about 1.30am, absolutely knackered but a fab day out.

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Glad to hear you had a great day out ... brings back memories of when I watched Burnley in the cup final against Spurs over 40 years back ... trouble is, they came away that day on the losing end ... but it was still an exciting time:D

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Jimmy Robson? He's a red. ;):)

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2 years today and isn't that a long time in football. We've been up and back down but spare a thought for our opponents that day, they will be starting next season in League One along with the team they knocked out in the semi-final. :eek:

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Don't time fly when your enjoying yourself Dave;)