Is it me, or is apathy knocking at the door ?

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Is it me, or is apathy knocking at the door ?

Post by Wile E Coyote » Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:24 pm

New season almost here, and it definately isnt looking too good, injuries, no incoming, and apathy creeping in with europa..
There should be a frenzy of excitement by now, a sense that we are chomping at the bit, but it feels a little bit flat somehow.
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Post by northeastclaret » Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:26 pm

Sadly I agree

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Post by karatekid » Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:26 pm

If apathy is knocking at the door then sign him on , quick.
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Post by starting_11 » Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:27 pm

See; Wigan circa 2012

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Post by northeastclaret » Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:28 pm

karatekid wrote:If apathy is knocking at the door then sign him on , quick.
Has he come through our European scouting system though?

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Post by dsr » Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:35 pm

starting_11 wrote:See; Wigan circa 2012
The year they won the FA Cup?

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Post by Blackrod » Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:39 pm

It's not apathy but as mentioned on the other thread if we can't compete we accept the PL will not be sustainable or Garlick looks for investors / benefactors. Dyche can only do so much.

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Post by fidelcastro » Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:42 pm

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Post by LoveCurryPies » Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:51 pm

Unbelievable. Another thread of negativity. We finish 7th, get to play in Europe and just because we haven’t yet signed a major player, it’s doom doom doom.

I’m confident behind the scenes plenty is going on and we will make a major signing or two. When we do, I hope you all reread the dross you’ve been posting.

This is a great club, passionate owners and a fantastic manager. I’m sick of all the pathetic posts and threads. UTC!
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Post by Silkyskills1 » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:04 am

Definitely agree with the OP.

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Post by Wile E Coyote » Thu Aug 02, 2018 12:10 am

LoveCurryPies wrote:Unbelievable. Another thread of negativity. We finish 7th, get to play in Europe and just because we haven’t yet signed a major player, it’s doom doom doom.

I’m confident behind the scenes plenty is going on and we will make a major signing or two. When we do, I hope you all reread the dross you’ve been posting.

This is a great club, passionate owners and a fantastic manager. I’m sick of all the pathetic posts and threads. UTC!

embarrassing. I even said all that myself, but i used a perspective that shouty people can't grasp, have you tried selling hot dogs ?

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Post by Rowls » Thu Aug 02, 2018 2:01 am

I don't hear apathy knocking at the door.

But then again, apathy isn't going to knock at the door with any level of enthusiasm is it?

Makes it tricky to tell.

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Post by starting_11 » Thu Aug 02, 2018 2:05 am

dsr wrote:The year they won the FA Cup?
Take whatever achivements they got if you wish.

They got relegated.

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Post by MRG » Thu Aug 02, 2018 7:15 am

I don’t remember going into a season feeling this underwhelmed before. After all the achievements last season, to still not be in a position where we are willing to push on really does feel like we are hear to collect whatever we can get and just hope for the best.

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Post by fatboy47 » Thu Aug 02, 2018 7:17 am

Apathy on this message board and apathy around the club are two different things.

You''re (OP) getting them mixed up. I know a pile of folk who can't wait for tonight, and I'm gutted that I can't be there.
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Post by TVC15 » Thu Aug 02, 2018 7:56 am

apathy
noun
lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
synonyms: indifference, lack of interest, lack of enthusiasm, lack of concern, unconcern, uninterestedness, unresponsiveness, impassivity, passivity, passiveness, detachment, dispassion,

If some of our fans feel this way about Burnley in the position we are now then f-uck knows what words would describe them in years gone by.
I cannot remember ever going into a season feeling apathy. Excitement, despair, trepidation etc maybe - disinterested never.
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Re: Is it me, or is apathy knocking at the door ?

Post by Steve-Harpers-perm » Thu Aug 02, 2018 8:25 am

MRG wrote:I don’t remember going into a season feeling this underwhelmed before. After all the achievements last season, to still not be in a position where we are willing to push on really does feel like we are hear to collect whatever we can get and just hope for the best.
You can’t have been watching us long if you’ve never felt this underwhelmed before!!!!
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Post by NL Claret » Thu Aug 02, 2018 8:46 am

If you want to be taken in by what you read on UTC and twitter then apathy is knocking on the door and we are sinking into a dark depression.

Sadly social media plays a big part today and the media pick up on it. Burnley fans unhappy etc blah blah blah.

In reality the % of posters on here represent a small part of the actual fan based that regularly attend games. There will be some who are totally oblivious to it all hot that is posted, tweeted etc, the lucky ones.

Anyone, hopefully the moderators will be braced for complete and utter meltdown should we lose to Aberdeen, or in fact lose to anyone whether it be Man City, Spurs, Chelsea etc.

The injuries to Defour, Pope, Brady and Barnes are all down to apathy too.

In true Clarets Mad style, man up and grow a pair.
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Post by Devils_Advocate » Thu Aug 02, 2018 8:54 am

Keep this thread going please as I'm close to a line on my happy clapper bingo card

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Post by Funkydrummer » Thu Aug 02, 2018 8:56 am

LoveCurryPies wrote:Unbelievable. Another thread of negativity. We finish 7th, get to play in Europe and just because we haven’t yet signed a major player, it’s doom doom doom.

I’m confident behind the scenes plenty is going on and we will make a major signing or two. When we do, I hope you all reread the dross you’ve been posting.

This is a great club, passionate owners and a fantastic manager. I’m sick of all the pathetic posts and threads. UTC!
Logged on just to like that post as it reflects my thoughts exactly. I have had nothing to say on the topic until such time as the windows slams firmly closed. Then, and only then, can anyone comment on our transfer activity.

WE KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOWT AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON, SPECULATION AND CRITICISM IS POINTLESS AND UNCALLED FOR.
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Post by houseboy » Thu Aug 02, 2018 8:56 am

Rowls wrote:I don't hear apathy knocking at the door.

But then again, apathy isn't going to knock at the door with any level of enthusiasm is it?

Makes it tricky to tell.
It's like fighting for peace.

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Post by houseboy » Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:00 am

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:You can’t have been watching us long if you’ve never felt this underwhelmed before!!!!
He's never stood on the Longside on a wet Tuesday night with 1800 people watching Torquay. Now THAT is underwhelming and a real test of character.
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Post by Sutton-Claret » Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:04 am

We haven't lost any key players and we have key players coming back to fitness....... Heaton will be back between the sticks soon (followed by Pope 3 months later). People forget what happened in the opening 10 games last season - and that was with the team we have now.

I won't be upset if we don't sign anybody.
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Post by gawthorpe_view » Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:04 am

Blackrod wrote:It's not apathy but as mentioned on the other thread if we can't compete we accept the PL will not be sustainable or Garlick looks for investors / benefactors. Dyche can only do so much.
Premier League football is sustainable, top six or seven probably isn't.

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Post by redwasp » Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:10 am

It's you.
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Post by ClaretTony » Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:15 am

If you have apathy knocking on your door when we've finished 7th in the Premier League and with Turf Moor hosting a European tie tonight, heaven help some of you when we are not playing way above our standing. I can only assume some of you have totally unrealistic ideas on who we are and what we can achieve.
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Post by Wile E Coyote » Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:40 am

ClaretTony wrote:If you have apathy knocking on your door when we've finished 7th in the Premier League and with Turf Moor hosting a European tie tonight, heaven help some of you when we are not playing way above our standing. I can only assume some of you have totally unrealistic ideas on who we are and what we can achieve.
"Finished 7th" but that was last season, some of you can't distinguish past from present.
The point relates to what we are about to face in a new season.
Nobody is dismissive about the phenomenal achievements, but it is the shape we're in NOW .

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Post by bfcjg » Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:40 am

No, just Jehovah Witnesses.

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Post by 1968claret » Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:42 am

Devils_Advocate wrote:Keep this thread going please as I'm close to a line on my happy clapper bingo card
That’s ok, I’ve already got a full house from on my doom and gloom, drama queenery bingo card
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Post by 1968claret » Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:45 am

Wile E Coyote wrote:"Finished 7th" but that was last season, some of you can't distinguish past from present.
The point relates to what we are about to face in a new season.
Nobody is dismissive about the phenomenal achievements, but it is the shape we're in NOW .
Yes but our approach to this season is exactly the same as the previous seasons, and that got us to 7th. Maybe, given their track record, we should have a little more faith in Sean and the board?
When the window has closed, let’s see where we are then. In the meantime can everyone just calm down a bit? :)

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Post by dsr » Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:54 am

Wile E Coyote wrote:"Finished 7th" but that was last season, some of you can't distinguish past from present.
The point relates to what we are about to face in a new season.
Nobody is dismissive about the phenomenal achievements, but it is the shape we're in NOW .
Pretty much the same shape we were in in those long-ago days of May when we last season ended. We're still 7th in the table, or 4th if you look at the new year table; we still have all the important players from last season. I for one am not going to let my fear of what has not happened spoil my enjoyment of what has happened. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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Post by NL Claret » Thu Aug 02, 2018 9:55 am

A couple of posts higher up hit the nail on the head. I can't wait to get up to burnley later on. I'd go now but my mate doesn't finish work till 4pm

Don't be influenced by some of the doom and gloom on here and social media.

Burnley are at home in Europe tonight. Read it out loud a couple of times. Did you ever imagine saying it? Enjoy the moment, it could be brief but so be it.

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Post by LoveCurryPies » Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:03 am

Wile E Coyote wrote:embarrassing. I even said all that myself, but i used a perspective that shouty people can't grasp, have you tried selling hot dogs ?

Wile E Coyote, I suspect you were probably posting the same doom and gloom before the start of last season. Maybe you should read your old posts and question if you were correct in your predictions. :lol:

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Post by martin_p » Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:05 am

It’ll be the end of the world for some if tonight goes badly!

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Post by Lord Beamish » Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:11 am

martin_p wrote:It’ll be the end of the world for some if tonight goes badly!
It’ll knock Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima into a cocked hat.
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Post by Buxtonclaret » Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:13 am

LoveCurryPies wrote:Unbelievable. Another thread of negativity. We finish 7th, get to play in Europe and just because we haven’t yet signed a major player, it’s doom doom doom.

I’m confident behind the scenes plenty is going on and we will make a major signing or two. When we do, I hope you all reread the dross you’ve been posting.

This is a great club, passionate owners and a fantastic manager. I’m sick of all the pathetic posts and threads. UTC!
Spot on, Pies.
It's just tedious. :roll:

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Post by 1HappyClaret » Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:18 am

Bill Apathy??? I thought he was a cricketer. Why is he knocking on the door? Think he may be to old :D :D

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Post by NL Claret » Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:27 am

1HappyClaret wrote:Bill Apathy??? I thought he was a cricketer. Why is he knocking on the door? Think he may be to old :D :D
Played for Yorkshire and England in the 80s? Had a lot of initials if I remember correctly. Still we need signings to satisfy UTC posters.

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Post by martin_p » Thu Aug 02, 2018 10:33 am

I really can’t be arsed with these sorts of threads anymore.

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Post by CaptJohn » Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:30 am

I'm not apathetic but concerned :?
Concerned about the injury situation and the fact that our manager has seen fit to make his concerns about our lack of transfer deals public knowledge. Never a good sign. We all know that where cheque book diplomacy is concerned we cannot compete with most if not all Premier league teams and possibly a good number of Championship teams but where we can compete is team spirit. Time will tell if that spirit is still around ;)

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Post by ClaretTony » Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:30 am

Wile E Coyote wrote:"Finished 7th" but that was last season, some of you can't distinguish past from present.
The point relates to what we are about to face in a new season.
Nobody is dismissive about the phenomenal achievements, but it is the shape we're in NOW .
Can't comment on the forthcoming season because it hasn't started, but we go into it having finished 7th in the Premier League. That's surely a position we can't expect to achieve again but the apathy, or negativity I prefer to call it, is absolutely ridiculous. We are a small club in a hell of a big pond here but we remain in good shape and have some very good players returning from injury to add to that.

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Post by TheFamilyCat » Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:32 am

No, it's Carol Vorderman and those annoying singing dancing ***** from the Postcode Lottery.

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Post by TsarBomba » Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:36 am

Wile E Coyote wrote:"Finished 7th" but that was last season, some of you can't distinguish past from present.
The point relates to what we are about to face in a new season.
Nobody is dismissive about the phenomenal achievements, but it is the shape we're in NOW .
Absolutely agree. Yes, we finished 7th last season and it was an amazing achievement, but it is being used as a get out of jail free card, to absolve the club of any blame for the almighty cock up that has been this pre-season.

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Post by Ric_C » Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:45 am

Feels like everyone could do with a quick kick up the arse.

We are playing on the Turf in EUROPE tonight, come on lads eh?

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