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True, but it was outside the International Window, so it's not bollocks. You've actually contradicted yourself. Do you? The rest of your post says otherwise, because... ... one - I'm not 'defending' him. I'm adding some balance to some of the hysteria written about him in the past. Is that...

Actually they do. They can refuse if it's a non-FIFA sanctioned tournament. The Gulf Cup of Nations (which was what he went to play for Oman in) is not a FIFA-sanctioned tournament. It was also outside the FIFA International Window (as stipulated in the International Match Calendar), meaning...

Is it? That's a rather cynical way of judging someone's value to the club. It's pretty evident no-one wishes to judge him by the successes. That aside, I'd imagine it's a similar percentage at any club. Do we get to hear of other clubs' development squad players, or one-match loans, or useless...

He was allowed to go on international duty because he wasn't required any more.

Nope. Signed four months before Burke's arrival. Spanish Dave signed over nine months after Burke's arrival. 'Surely signed...'? 'Suspect...'? This is my point - arbitrarily picking a manager over Burke for a given signing. At the end of the day, he was the administrator who closed the...

Hardly. We were out of keepers at that point.

To the same level that Burke is being blamed for the rubbish players he acquired (loan or permanent), one is assuming he gets the same level of credit for the good ones acquired during his time here. They include... Kuzczak Orlandi Spanish Dave Ulloa Bridge Ward Upson Bruno Stephens Teixera...