Tottering Hotties versus MIGHTY CLARETS

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Tottering Hotties versus MIGHTY CLARETS

Post by IanMcL » Sat Dec 15, 2018 12:58 pm

On my way to Wembley. Madge is confident of 3 Claret points and Naughty Madge is ironing her knickers, in readiness.

Let's get behind the lads and show the world that Burnley are back

Come on you Clarets

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Post by SussexDon1inIreland » Sat Dec 15, 2018 1:24 pm

Enjoy
Just backed us to win at 19/1 and a draw was 13/2

UTC

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Post by Bosscat » Sat Dec 15, 2018 1:52 pm

IanMcL wrote:On my way to Wembley. Madge is confident of 3 Claret points and Naughty Madge is ironing her knickers, in readiness.

Let's get behind the lads and show the world that Burnley are back

Come on you Clarets

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Enjoy your day m8 pity its not at the rebuilt 'Lane' :)
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Post by piston broke » Sat Dec 15, 2018 1:53 pm

England got drubbed at the hockey this morning 0-6 to Belgium.
Hendrickx got two. Maybe that’s an omen it is Hendrick with a kiss.
I hope I can get a link as good as some of last weeks recommendations.
COYC.

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Post by Tribesmen » Sat Dec 15, 2018 1:54 pm

Afternoon all , Now dare i say from a broken sunny day here in Galway . Yep i know the winds are due to come but at the moment it's quite nice and around 10c .
Today can't see how we can hang in there i would say Son will fall over and they will get a pen from it hey wait and see .

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Post by FactualFrank » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:00 pm

Today's lineup:
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Post by bfcjg » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:00 pm

Sneaky feeling about today. One nil Tarks.

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Post by FactualFrank » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:02 pm

Not sure if Tarks is playing the anchorman role, with freedom to move into midfield, or whether it's 3 in the central defence role.

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Post by piston broke » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:03 pm

We are playing three at the back. Oh happy day.
Don’t give up on it if we lose. COYC.
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Post by SGr » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:04 pm

5-4-1. Christ.

Didn’t think Dyche would ever do that. Never been done before though so I’m willing to keep an open mind

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Post by Tall Paul » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:04 pm

Wow, wasn't expecting that line up
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Post by burnley007 » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:04 pm

Where has that come from????

Fingers crossed
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Post by FactualFrank » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:05 pm

piston broke wrote:We are playing three at the back. Oh happy day.
Don’t give upon it if we lose. COYC.
Quite a few on here keep putting 3 central defenders in their lineup, but I hope Tarks is allowed to move a bit further forward when we have possession.

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Post by Vino blanco » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:05 pm

My, my. Three at the back, hard to believe Sean has changed his system. I really hope it works, come on you Clarets.

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Post by Woonderbah » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:06 pm

Looks a balanced line up with options on the bench

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Post by Roosterbooster » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:06 pm

Has SD ever played with a 3 at the back?

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Post by Aclaret » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:06 pm

At last, SD tries something different. UTC.

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Post by SGr » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:08 pm

My concern is the wing backs. In such a system they’re the difference between a balanced 3 ATB and an immobile 5. Can they cover the ground needed?

We shall see.

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Post by SGr » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:09 pm

Roosterbooster wrote:Has SD ever played with a 3 at the back?
Don’t think so

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Post by Roosterbooster » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:09 pm

Does really give Taylor licence to roam tho

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Post by Vino blanco » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:10 pm

The players on our bench would walk into many Championship teams. That's got to be a positive!

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Post by Longside4evr » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:10 pm

Been working on it in training all week and by all accounts its been very welcomed by the players lets hope it comes off looking forward and excited to see how it pans out COYC
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Post by Tribesmen » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:11 pm

yep 3 at the back , now not a fan of this but we will see how it pans out today .

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Post by summitclaret » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:11 pm

Well overdue away. We can't expect it to be perfect straight away, but at last the man proves he can be flexible. Fingers crossed.

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Post by FactualFrank » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:12 pm

Taylor left wing back, yes, but be interesting to see how Bardsley does - unless him and Lennon perhaps overlap.

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Post by summitclaret » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:13 pm

And he has picked the right striker at last.

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Post by whiffa » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:14 pm

Bardsley has been our best player in both our last two games, lets see how he gets on before we start doubting him FF! :)

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Post by MACCA » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:14 pm

Vino blanco wrote:The players on our bench would walk into many Championship teams. That's got to be a positive!
I'll say it quietly, we play in the premier league...

Why is it a positive having bench that would walk into many championship teams?

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Post by taio » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:14 pm

Not sure how it can be 3 centre halves while playing Bardsley, Taylor, Lennon and Brady but we shall see.

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Post by Winstonswhite » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:15 pm

It’s not three at the back though is it? It’s five at the back, four just in front and Barnes running around falling over and stuff.

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Post by MACCA » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:15 pm

It could be

541, 4141, or 3511

Let's see how it pans out first, but we certainly have players that can preform in this various formations.

As id like a back 3 of Tarky Gibson Mee at some point or a front 3 of

JBG Wood/Barnes Brady
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Post by bfcjg » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:16 pm

Very interesting from Dyche. Perhaps we have been working on this for a while but the players weren't ready.

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Post by Longside4evr » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:16 pm

Don't think dyche as even seen this system work himself he's been ill all week i believe and will have been kept informed
I believe it's touch and go whether he's in the technical area today but have it he be fine

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Post by FactualFrank » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:18 pm

MACCA wrote:It could be

541, 4141, or 3511

Let's see how it pans out first, but we certainly have players that can preform in this various formations.
Or 3-4-3 or 5-2-2-1

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Post by Buxtonclaret » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:18 pm

Wow!!

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Afternoon, Fellow Clarets!
Still looking at the team sheet! Is it real?
Or is it a wind up?

COME ON UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU CLARETS!!
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Post by derryclaret » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:20 pm

Afternoon from a miserable day in Derry, a big ask to get anything from Spurs today but the new system is intriguing, let's see what happens.COYC

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Post by MACCA » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:22 pm

Longside4evr wrote:Don't think dyche as even seen this system work himself he's been ill all week i believe and will have been kept informed
I believe it's touch and go whether he's in the technical area today but have it he be fine
So rather than the usual 3 days he is on the training ground, this week it's been none?

My Gawthorpe source is no longer there so can't get all the line ups, news or gossip when it happens now, got to wait for Martin Oneil, or 3 days later for the press to release it, then the club, then CT too, and say he knew a week before but had to wait ;-)

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Post by HiroshimaClaret » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:22 pm

Did not expect THAT!!!!!! At least shows some theoretical variation and will bewilder Tottingham. Taylor will hopefully get some joy.

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Post by Imploding Turtle » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:22 pm

I hope we lose today because we don't want to over-perform and be disappointed by next season's performance.

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Post by Vino blanco » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:25 pm

Let's hope the players have the physicality to embrace the new framework. That's football speak for 'let's hope it works'.
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Post by Buxtonclaret » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:28 pm

According to the Beeb, Sean is injured!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46491855" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Post by box_of_frogs » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:30 pm

Looks good! Just got into the ground. Very cold and wet! Hopefully they won’t be up for it!
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Post by CaptJohn » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:34 pm

It must be a conventional back four with Tarks in the Sweeper role IMHO. Spuds are very strong in the middle of the park and I feel that SD wants to break that up by allowing Tarks to compete in that area where we lack height. Nice to see him thinking outside the box.
Talking outside the box I was concerned that Madge was ironing her knickers :o

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Post by HiroshimaClaret » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:35 pm

Stare long enough at the line-up and they all turn into Christmas baubels!
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Post by FactualFrank » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:36 pm

CaptJohn wrote:It must be a conventional back four with Tarks in the Sweeper role IMHO. Spuds are very strong in the middle of the park and I feel that SD wants to break that up by allowing Tarks to compete in that area where we lack height. Nice to see him thinking outside the box.
Talking outside the box I was concerned that Madge was ironing her knickers :o
Sweeper? Ahead of the back 4 would make more sense, so that would be the anchor role. He's decent on the ball to carry it into midfield.

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Post by Vegas Claret » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:38 pm

delighted to see the 3, surprised it's Long instead if Gibson though (not a dig at Long, just surprised because of the fee we paid for Gibson)

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Post by piston broke » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:39 pm

CaptJohn wrote: Talking outside the box I was concerned that Madge was ironing her knickers :o
She wasn't wearing them at the time. She'll be fine.

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Post by piston broke » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:41 pm

It is a strange line up. Normally three at the back is to get an extra midfielder on. Those who are suggesting Tarks playing in front of Long/Mee might be on to something.

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Post by burnleymik » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:44 pm

Dyche changing it up a bit. Should be interesting. COYC.

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Post by FactualFrank » Sat Dec 15, 2018 2:45 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:delighted to see the 3, surprised it's Long instead if Gibson though (not a dig at Long, just surprised because of the fee we paid for Gibson)
Long has played very well for us this season. I don't think the fee paid for somebody should necessarily mean they replace somebody who has been inform.

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