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Been listening to Real Dictators, harrowing at points but very well done. Spooko is good fun as well, the two hosts are old mates and they work well together. For those who are into ancient history (mainly Greece and Rome), I have a podcast called 'Ancient History Hound'. I cover a range of...

What I find interesting is how tactics change, we've stuck with 442 and it was noticeable when we started back up in the Premier league how centre backs found it difficult. In particular both having to mark rather than one able to cover (as most teams had been playing with a single forward for a...

It's used to pay wages, develop the training ground and keep the club afloat. Burnley make very little in the commercial context. More recently it has been suggested that the purse strings were drawn tight in previous seasobs to make the club an attractive proposition for the new owners. Dyche...

Yep - Dacia covered what was much of modern day Romania. If you have a penchant for scary weaponry look up the falx. Unsure I'd want one of those coming at me even with a full kit on.

I wasn't aware of the Croatian enclave, southern Italy and its links to Greece is very interesting. Many of the cities in southern Italy were originally Greek colonies, when Rome started expanding south it incorporated some of these colonies but they stayed true to their roots and kept a lot of...

Hi all, Bit of an odd one here so bear with me. My workplace has been freeing up days for volunteering so I thought I'd put the word out here. For several years I have visited Hertford Juniors and helped out on the Roman week for the Year 3s (I'm the chap in Roman armour who does a talk). A few...

Well, you might be surprised to note that Dyche has had a fair bit of criticism for how we play from the Burnley fans at times.

It'll be when you don't give Klopp and co 4 goals a match and dare to play defensive football. I think Brighton will avoid being given that label as you are an exciting team.

In a way yes. Apparently we are a club full of racists who play hoofball rather than proper football (according to many of the big clubs) . Get's tiring after a while. Be interesting which club is given the 'dirty' and 'shouldn't be here' treatment next season. Also looking forward to which...

There are those who think his time is up and though he has been great we need a new approach. The practicalities also factor in, I read that if we cannot afford to pay his contract if we sacked him. The reality is that the club hasn't invested and the recent signings are too late. Much has been...

Curious as to what Russia wants or needs here. Ukraine cannot join NATO now as it has a disputed territitory (Crimea and Donetsk). That was one of the main strategic aims.

Clarets fan here. Dyche has been playing Wood when he's desperately needed dropping, he's been underwhelming this season. Bit of an odd one.

extra points for when the player in question does the whole 'checking inside of mouth for blood' act. Each weekend they should have a highlight reel of players doing this as well as holding their heads when there was no contact. If a physio comes on and has to go through the support the neck...

Speaking to fans of other teams (and as a Claret) I get the loss of eagerness about your team being in the Prem and note it as something often whispered. The first couple of seasons are great but then it boils down to avoiding being hammered by any of the top 6 and scrapping for draws with...

A couple of points (apologies if these have been mentioned already). 1. Boris has seriously miscalculated this. He thought it would be a 'Westminster bubble' thing. It's been trending on social media and seems to have gained a lot of traction. 2. Why did Boris do this? One opinion I have heard...

Thanks - really well explained, I knew it was bad. Didn't realise just how bad.

Tarks was apparently off to either Leicester or Wham last season, but it didn't work out. Brentford have a nice sell on clause so I think the club realised that keeping him and seeing him go on a free (and staying up) was better than selling and having to find an immediate replacement. We did...

Good question. A lot was settling debts and the training complex. There's also the point about generating revenue, the club isn't big (e.g. the ground capacity). Though we have ALK (no money there) the club has never had a backer with deep pockets so there's minimal appetite for credit or debt...

Resident Claret here. Firstly congrats on the 3 points, sat at home with a Bighton fan watching the scores come in. At half time he said he'd take 1-1 after I bemoaned that when you are on top (as the reporter was saying) you need to score as many as you can. So it came to pass.... Dyche is...

Wasn't the invasion of Afghanistan in response to 9/11? Not so much strategic interests though there is a wider discussion about the justification and rationale for the invasion. Ironically there may now be an interest in the vast lithium resources there.This vital for mobile phone production...