Nine matches in - what do you think so far?

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:04 pm

Certainly not pretty most of the time, but I think we have enough about us to get results as and when required, Cardiff away and Bournemouth at home being the prime examples.

I think we actually played better today than we did against Wolves and with the two headers from Vokes and the chance Hendrick had at least we created something, which is more than can be said from that game.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:13 pm

We should have enough to stay up but it's not been pretty. Defour's return should help and it will be interesting to see whether Brady can hit the ground running as Lennon desperately needs the competition.

It was good to get today out of the way and hopefully we can give Chelsea a better game. The few performances after that will determine whether or not I'm concerned.

ClaretAndJew · Post by **ClaretAndJew** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:16 pm

13th in Premier League. Not going to complain.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:18 pm

About where I expected.

Ooogeorgeorgeoghani · Post by **Ooogeorgeorgeoghani** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:19 pm

Kodi, needs replacing it's useless , other than that Lennon should be an impact sub and Brady will be playing when fit, we also need a barton type aggressive ball winner in the middle , oh and we need to make a decision on the drum situation .

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:21 pm

completely what I expected

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:28 pm

Points not an issue - maybe a couple less than expected. Style of play is absolutely pump though.

EarbyClaret · Post by **EarbyClaret** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:29 pm

Pretty much as expected. Shame we couldn't see of Huddersfield and the Fulham performance left a bit to be desired. None of the bottom four, plus Southampton look anything special. It probably won't be very pretty at times and we'll be looking at the bottom rather than the top but Hart has been excellent and could well prove to be the difference in tight games. Defour's back and Brady is close so expecting some improvements - can't really draw any meaningful conclusions from what happened today.

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:31 pm

If there is no improvement 34points after 38 games and relegation.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:33 pm

mdd2 wrote:If there is no improvement 34points after 38 games and relegation.

34 points could well be enough this season I reckon.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:36 pm

There are seven teams worse than us.. Keep it like that and no worries.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:38 pm

conyoviejo wrote:There are seven teams worse than us.. Keep it like that and no worries.

Over the last two games Huddersfield look way better than us.

lrac · Post by **lrac** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:43 pm

After today and a nightmare to get home .my glass is nearly empty.utc

Rumpelstiltskin · Post by **Rumpelstiltskin** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:44 pm

I hope we have enough to stay up but major surgery is required in January/next Summer...

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:45 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:Over the last two games Huddersfield look way better than us.

They haven’t scored at home this season. Have they played better in the last couple of games? Yes they have. But I’d be surprised if we ended below them. They are toothless. Any of our four strikers would probably get into their starting 11.

jlup1980 · Post by **jlup1980** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:47 pm

Brady and Defour will make a huge difference but the biggest thing is probably Chris Wood. We need him firing again. He just doesn't look the same player this season. He's our goal scorer and maybe he'll come back once we have more creativity in the team. I certainly hope he does!

summitclaret · Post by **summitclaret** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:52 pm

Do you seriously think the board will spend anything significant in jan. Really?

No chance especially if we are down in dregs.

The last 2 windows are likely to go down in history as a massive missed opportunity. Top of our situation for 35 years and we blew it.

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:52 pm

I just think we're utterly boring. Not the worst team in the league (just), not good, just boring.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:55 pm

summitclaret wrote:Do you seriously think the board will spend anything significant in jan. Really?

No chance especially if we are down in dregs.

The last 2 windows are likely to go down in history as a massive missed opportunity. Top of our situation for 35 years and we blew it.

We were never going to better or equal last season, and that was always going to be a problem.

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:55 pm

Still think we need a top striker in Jan with a bit of pace, probably have to spend big - £20m region. I think with one we would have enough in the squad to stay up.

Barry_Chuckle · Post by **Barry_Chuckle** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:57 pm

We have signed a fast striker, shame he can't get his chance.... Vydra!

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:59 pm

It’s not been the best performance wise, including the Euro games.
There have been a few bright spots mind.

Confident we’ve got some key players back and will start to improve.
Being 13th in the league is not to be sniffed at.

summitclaret · Post by **summitclaret** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:00 pm

Spijed wrote:We were never going to better or equal last season, and that was always going to be a problem.

Agree. Wish the Board had the vision to see what it takes to stay in the PL. The longer we have to rely on the likes of 1 in 10's like Lennon, the less chance we have of staying up.

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:02 pm

Barry_Chuckle wrote:We have signed a fast striker, shame he can't get his chance.... Vydra!

Yes but under this hoof ball that we continue with Vydra won't get a start.

Barry_Chuckle · Post by **Barry_Chuckle** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:03 pm

beddie wrote:Yes but under this hoof ball that we continue with Vydra won't get a start.

So signing another speedy striker won't help....... Tactic change required!

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:03 pm

Worst premier league I can remember. We will stay up though. Hopefully build in the next 2 windows

Ashingtonclaret46 · Post by **Ashingtonclaret46** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:13 pm

Cleveleys_claret wrote:Worst premier league I can remember. We will stay up though. Hopefully build in the next 2 windows

That can't be correct because loads of people tell me that football these days is so much better than it was in the past and they are only talking about the PL, which was when football was invented.
I don't know what I must have been watching for the 40+ years before the PL, it must have been real crap!

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:23 pm

ksrclaret wrote:I just think we're utterly boring. Not the worst team in the league (just), not good, just boring.

This sums it up for me. I think there could well be 3 worse teams but we are duller than we've ever been under Dyche. Do we actually surprise the opposition with our tactics or subs ever ?

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:30 pm

Until this season Dyche would talk a lot about progress and the journey the team were on.

The fact that he hasn’t referred to that as much this year is telling.

This time last year we looked to be changing our playing style and becoming more progressive. We’ve reverted to our early days in the Premier League in the past few months. We look like a struggling newly promoted side and not like a team comfortable amongst the elite.

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:43 pm

beddie wrote:Still think we need a top striker in Jan with a bit of pace, probably have to spend big - £20m region. I think with one we would have enough in the squad to stay up.

Who is going to be his supply line though ?

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:47 pm

Lennon ?

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:49 pm

They appear unable to pass wind at the moment, for whatever reason.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:03 pm

The worst side at playing football i've watched at any level, the football is just horrific.

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:08 pm

From what I have seen so far we have a hell of a job on to stay up.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:09 pm

KRBFC wrote:The worst side at playing football i've watched at any level, the football is just horrific.

DON'T. *******. WATCH. IT. THEN.

paulatky · Post by **paulatky** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:12 pm

I geel more postive today than after the Wolves game.
Mee seemed more up for it today,and long may that continue.
We seem ro defend far too narrow and then get cut open far too easily with crisp passing (Taylor in particular ).
Had Company got a red and Vokesy had buried the resulting free kick things might have bren different,

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:16 pm

paulatky wrote:I geel more postive today than after the Wolves game.
Mee seemed more up for it today,and long may that continue.
We seem ro defend far too narrow and then get cut open far too easily with crisp passing (Taylor in particular ).
Had Company got a red and Vokesy had buried the resulting free kick things might have bren different,

Yea we would have lost 5-1.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:18 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:Who is going to be his supply line though ?

Defour and Vydra.

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:18 pm

If we continue to serve up the kind of entertainment (haha) that we are getting, I won't bother next season.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:24 pm

TheFamilyCat wrote:DON'T. *******. WATCH. IT. THEN.

I've never in my life felt more bored of watching us play

Jakubclaret · Post by **Jakubclaret** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:35 pm

It is what it is really, I knew the season would be a slog & with certain key players being injured & others off form hasn't helped, just a case of grinding out results against the lesser teams. No major surprises so far it's going pretty much as I expected.

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:38 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Defour and Vydra.

I admire your optimism Frank and I hope, somehow, it is well founded.

NL Claret · Post by **NL Claret** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:50 pm

Going to be a difficult season as we've over achieved in the last two. The bell ends on this message board will make it worse. This time last year we lost 4-0 to city, it was an absolute mismatch last season yet less groaning than today. The gulf between the top 6 and the rest gets bigger and bigger. 33/1 for a Burnley win today.

Seen some posts about how Huddersfield have been playing well of late and Newcastle making a fist of it against City, neither of these sides have registered a win yet.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:58 pm

KRBFC wrote:I've never in my life felt more bored of watching us play

WELL. DON'T. *******. WATCH. IT. THEN.

What kind of bozo spends their spare time and, presumably hard earned money doing something that they hate and bores them?

Joe14 · Post by **Joe14** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:25 pm

We are smashing it!! Thank goodness we got Dyche.

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:27 pm

I'm playing devils advocate here a bit but if apathy sets in terms of attending games it can become a habit for fans which we don't want. I normally hate missing games ( except end of season dead rubbers) but I had to miss a couple this season with other comitments but it hasn't bothered me as much because I know the extent of the entertainment.

Hibsclaret · Post by **Hibsclaret** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:29 pm

Getting better...

The main man is back...Mr Defour

Plenty to be positive about

Wile E Coyote · Post by **Wile E Coyote** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 11:02 pm

Experience is vital, and we have some now, too much talent at Burnley to get derailed now. we will be okay.

Vintage Claret · Post by **Vintage Claret** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 11:09 pm

Bournemouth and Cardiff games aside it's been a bit pants, think we'll survive but it ain't gonna be as fun as last season and we'll probably not need a passport for any away games next summer.

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 11:35 pm

Thing is this season we don't even seem solid or horrible to play against anymore. And if we aren't that then Dyche isn't bringing much else to the table.