Mee & Barton

[Steve1956]

Where they our Achilles heel in our quest to win away,will Ben Dislodge Tarks when fit again?nice problem for Dyche when picking the side for West Brom game,anyone any ideas how he will go,looks like Defour has played his last game for us,not much love was passed between Dyche and Defour as the passed on the pitch at the end of the game,did anyone else notice it?

[RingoMcCartney]

I was worried that we'd miss Barton.

We didn't.

[ClaretAndJew]

You mean when Dyche walked past Defour shook his hand, patted him on the back and said something like "well done". It's a team effort, even the bench. It must be hard to manage and I'm as frustrated as anyone with Defour not playing, but don't make out like something sinister happened between them both.

[Steve1956]

I was worried that we'd miss Barton.

We didn't.

I thought we would miss them both..we didn't

[Steve1956]

You mean when Dyche walked past Defour shook his hand, patted him on the back and said something like "well done". It's a team effort, even the bench. It must be hard to manage and I'm as frustrated as anyone with Defour not playing, but don't make out like something sinister happened between them both.

They touched hands on my stream,there was certainly no love in between them !

[Sidney1st]

People see/hear/read things differently, that's always been obvious on here.

[taio]

They touched hands on my stream,there was certainly no love in between them !

What did you want them to do - bumming in the centre circle?

[Steve1956]

What did you want them to do - bumming in the centre circle?

Well ..yea it would have been nice,seriously though the problem between them is obvious.

[Sidney1st]

A player on the bench not happy at sitting on the bench?
That isn't a bad problem really.

Stop worrying, the season is nearly over.

[Steve1956]

A player on the bench not happy at sitting on the bench?
That isn't a bad problem really.

Stop worrying, the season is nearly over.

As is Defour's time with us ....sadly

[taio]

It's not a problem though - if he doesn't want to be here he can leave in the summer

[Steve1956]

It's not a problem though - if he doesn't want to be here he can leave in the summer

Ok, I will miss him though and I suspect a lot of our support will,I want to see us improve year on year keeping players of Defour's talent at the club is paramount.

[taio]

Keeping Defour isn't paramount. Signing others players is...which we will

[Tall Paul]

With two years left on his contract, he'll only go if the deal is right for Burnley.

[snapcrackleandpop]

I thought this thread was about Barton & Mee, for me same team next week I like Ben but Tarks looks far more composed with better use of the ball.

[tim_noone]

What did you want them to do - bumming in the centre circle?

quality....

[TVC15]

Tarks had a great game for sure.

Ben Mee has had lots of great games this year. He`s up there as the player of the year.

I doubt very much whether Dyche will forget about all these performances and put Tarks ahead of Mee on the basis of one good game.

[South West Claret.]

Why change a winning side especially when they settled down after the first five minutes and all played magnificently.

[Lord Beamish]

What did you want them to do - bumming in the centre circle?

Maybe not that, but maybe a bit of frantic frotting, followed by a gentle, spooning cuddle?

[Blackrod]

Westwood replaced Barton more than adequately. Tarkowski did well but Mee has been outstanding.
No obvious problem at all. Dyche likes 442 and Defour suits a 451 best. Simple.

[Sidney1st]

What formation do Belgium play then?
I thought it was 4-4-2 for some reason.

[Paul Waine]

Keeping Defour isn't paramount. Signing others players is...which we will

Agree. It's important we have players who want to play for Burnley. Signing Defour is a sign of intent to sign quality players. From what we've seen, whether through fitness levels, injuries or some other reasons Steven Defour hasn't fulfilled his promise this season. It will be sorted out in the summer.

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[chekhov]

Maybe not that, but maybe a bit of frantic frotting, followed by a gentle, spooning cuddle?

Never heard of frotting. Sounds interesting.

[taio]

What formation do Belgium play then?
I thought it was 4-4-2 for some reason.

Definitely not 442. Tend to play one up supported by two from wide areas.

[Paul Waine]

We've got 3 great CBs. Michael Keane was imperious yesterday. James Tarkowski was excellent in his first Premier League start. We all expect Michael Keane to leave at the end of this season. We all know who our two first choice CBs will be next season.

Team selection dilemma, when Ben Mee is fully fit again: do we continue to show off Michael Keane's skills to maximise his transfer value, or do we play Ben Mee and James Tarkowski together to start to build our CB partnership so that they are ready for a "flying start" on the opening game of next season and "wrap Michael Keane in cotton wool" to avoid a long term injury (as Danny Ings suffered after joining Lpool)?

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[Jimscho]

If Ward is not fit for next match and Mee is,who would you prefer at left back Flanagan or Mee.Mee for me.

[bfcmik]

If Ward is not fit for next match and Mee is,who would you prefer at left back Flanagan or Mee.Mee for me.

Flanagan did OK yesterday against a skillfull winger who is in great form. Looked rusty but a few games would sort that out.

Watching a player coming in and playing an occasional game or cameo doesn't allow anyone to gauge how good someone is. Tarks showed lots of rustiness last week when he came on for Ben and he has had several more cameo appearances than Flanagan.

[Holtyclaret]

Maybe not that, but maybe a bit of frantic frotting, followed by a gentle, spooning cuddle?

Wtf is frotting???

[Lord Beamish]

Wtf is frotting???

As if you don't know!

[Holtyclaret]

Never seen or heard the word before! Wouldn't mind doing it to Rachael Riley though! (Whatever it is as long as it doesn't involve animals)

[Caernarfon_Claret]

Maybe not that, but maybe a bit of frantic frotting, followed by a gentle, spooning cuddle?

As long as they were fully clothed that's fine.

[ClaretTony]

If Ward is not fit for next match and Mee is,who would you prefer at left back Flanagan or Mee.Mee for me.

Not for one minute would I opt to move Ben Mee back to the left back position. Jon Flanagan was excellent in the second half at Palace and we've also got Robbie Brady to come in and play at left back.

[Roosterbooster]

If Ward is not fit for next match and Mee is,who would you prefer at left back Flanagan or Mee.Mee for me.

Mee is now our 4th choice LB