On the assumption he will start against Saints let's all get behind the lad and give him support, we need him as confident as possible and grumblings from "supporters" wont help. Far too easy to blame him

Agree 100%. He plays for Burnley, we all need to get behind him. You never know, he might feel wanted and have a blinding season!

We've no other option have we really.

I would rather use my energies to pray that Pope will be fit in time to face Southampton.

Absolutely Vegas. The lad is a great keeper, i'd like to think even the great unwashed can see that. He may not be QUITE as good as Tom, but if he isn't, he isn't that far behind. People need to get behind him like they did with NP when he came in.

Sometimes though, I just despair at the shite I hear being bellowed from the stands. Some muppet last nite gobbing off to Hart for NO reason whatsoever. We do like a scapegoat round here...

I’ll moan like hell on here about players, but come game time I’m always 100% behind all of them

northeastclaret wrote:I would rather use my energies to pray that Pope will be fit in time to face Southampton.

Go on then... i'll play.

Why?

Has someone booed him then?

agreenwood wrote:Has someone booed him then?

West Ham fans booed when they found out he was on the bench at Christmas.

bobinho wrote:Go on then... i'll play.

Why?

Because if Hart had played all of last season we would probably have been relegated.

tybfc wrote:Because if Hart had played all of last season we would probably have been relegated.

Conjecture. Come on, you’re better than this.

Next...?

He's had a full pre-season and no-one's preparations have been disrupted by European qualifiers - two huge differences from the last campaign.

It's also amazing the little faith some have in a management and coaching team that are about to deliver a fourth consecutive season of top-flight football.

Would love Pope to be fully fit and firing on all cylinders but if he's not then so be it. Confident Hart is more than up to the job.

I am absolutely raging, I’d Hart starts on Sat we start 3-0 down.
The guy is a liability.

By game two the crowd will be on his back.

Hopefully my friend at work is correct and we have bought the keeper from Leeds.

bobinho wrote:Conjecture. Come on, you’re better than this.

Next...?

Not at all. He does not speak to his defence who in response appear to have no confidence in him and we ship goals like the titanic.

Get rid.

Not gonna happen unfortunately. Guarantee sections of our support will be waiting for the first little error so they can get on his back.

Vegas Claret wrote:On the assumption he will start against Saints let's all get behind the lad and give him support, we need him as confident as possible and grumblings from "supporters" wont help. Far too easy to blame him

Don't worry. he won't hear you grumbling in Vegas.

He may read your grumbling on the match thread though.

tybfc wrote:Not at all. He does not speak to his defence who in response appear to have no confidence in him and we ship goals like the titanic.

Get rid.

Well he certainly was vocal on Tuesday evening.

Leisure wrote:Well he certainly was vocal on Tuesday evening.

That was just telling you to be quiet

Our 4th best player last season according to the readers and contributers of a website called 'Up the Clarets'

Vegas Claret wrote:On the assumption he will start against Saints let's all get behind the lad and give him support, we need him as confident as possible and grumblings from "supporters" wont help. Far too easy to blame him

He will get the backing of most fans with a brain thankfully.

seems plenty don’t have.

Some fans in the bob lord last night even have him stick as he ran past to warm up.


Really strange.

Many fans wanted him to fail the minute we signed him. And same will happen again. Scrutinise his every move and mistake. And despite being a big fan of his it’s a key reason we should’ve agitated to keep Heaton.

But yes I agree. Get behind him. He’s a top player who’s won more than probably any of our players ever will.

Lowbankclaret wrote:I am absolutely raging, I’d Hart starts on Sat we start 3-0 down.
The guy is a liability.

By game two the crowd will be on his back.

Hopefully my friend at work is correct and we have bought the keeper from Leeds.

He started the same game first game last season but away from home. He kept a clean sheet and made some top saves.

Pray for the Pope.

If he starts next week we will have a re run of last year, bad results untill dyche finally makes the change around Xmas and puts pope back in and then as if by magic the results will improve. Hart was good once up on a time. His last year at city and everywhere he's been since he's been awful.

Billys got two weeks to coach Joe to catch crosses I wish him luck with that.

cricketfieldclarets wrote:He will get the backing of most fans with a brain. Thankfully seems plenty don’t have.

Some fans in the bob lord last night even have him stick as he ran past to warm up.


Really strange.

Many fans wanted him to fail the minute we signed him. And same will happen again. Scrutinise his every move and mistake. And despite being a big fan of his it’s a key reason we should’ve agitated to keep Heaton.

But yes I agree. Get behind him. He’s a top player who’s won more than probably any of our players ever will.

Its the typical small minded Burnley mentality. Hart is derided as a no hoper despite winning the league with City and getting about 80 England caps, but he isn't "our Tom".

bfc-sparta wrote:If he starts next week we will have a re run of last year, bad results untill dyche finally makes the change around Xmas and puts pope back in and then as if by magic the results will improve. Hart was good once up on a time. His last year at city and everywhere he's been since he's been awful.

Don't talk b*locks.See post 19.

Woodleyclaret wrote:Billys got two weeks to coach Joe to catch crosses I wish him luck with that.

and learn how to stop shots to his bottom left.

Id love for him to proove every fan and pundit wrong and start and have a blinding season. MOM performances

Hes defo got it in him

whiffa wrote:We've no other option have we really.

That's the spirit!

Great Keeper...were Lucky to have him. This Msg Board Puts me in mind of the Arsenal Types "Entitled"....where did it all go soooo.. Wrong?

theroyaldyche wrote:Id love for him to proove every fan and pundit wrong and start and have a blinding season. MOM performances

Hes defo got it in him

You know what, I’m one of his biggest critics on here, but if he has a blinding season and keeps Pope out on merit I’ll be the first to put my hand up and say well done - I really hope I have to.

cricketfieldclarets wrote:He will get the backing of most fans with a brain thankfully.

seems plenty don’t have.

Some fans in the bob lord last night even have him stick as he ran past to warm up.


Really strange.

Many fans wanted him to fail the minute we signed him. And same will happen again. Scrutinise his every move and mistake. And despite being a big fan of his it’s a key reason we should’ve agitated to keep Heaton.

But yes I agree. Get behind him. He’s a top player who’s won more than probably any of our players ever will.

You mean those to blind to see a donkey in front of them.

Just glad it’s looks certain we bought the keeper from Leeds.

I hope he turns the clock back six years. Really do.

tybfc wrote:Because if Hart had played all of last season we would probably have been relegated.

that's just a crock of you know what, you have no idea that would have happened. The significant changes were McNeil coming in, Westy becoming more energetic and involved in midfield getting around the pitch more, ala Dean Marney and getting Barnes and Wood working well together. Bardsley also gave us a shot up the arse and some leadership on the pitch. I reckon we would have stayed up with Hart still in, he didn't cost us that many blatant goals to cause us to be at the bottom of the table. If his communication and organisation skills to the back 4 were so lacking and caused us all of our problems then you really should be getting into management with hindsight such as that; stop talking bol"£$%&

Hope he has a blinder and shuts some people up. He suffers the same way Rooney did. People don’t like him so therefore he’s rubbish. Bizarre really.

Lowbankclaret wrote:I am absolutely raging, I’d Hart starts on Sat we start 3-0 down.
The guy is a liability.

By game two the crowd will be on his back.

Hopefully my friend at work is correct and we have bought the keeper from Leeds.

Yeah, because this Leeds keeper is gonna walk straight in start, is he? Better get used to it or not bother going on if you're raging at Hart starting. Show us all the blunders he made for us last season where we dropped/lost points?

Lowbankclaret wrote:You mean those to blind to see a donkey in front of them.

Just glad it’s looks certain we bought the keeper from Leeds.

There is absolutely no chance whatsoever that Peacock-Farrell will start the season ahead of Joe Hart.

Pearcey wrote:Hope he has a blinder and shuts some people up. He suffers the same way Rooney did. People don’t like him so therefore he’s rubbish. Bizarre really.

You've got that the wrong way round.

People don't like him because he's rubbish.

Tall Paul wrote:You've got that the wrong way round.

People don't like him because he's rubbish.

Man City fans don’t like him then?

Pearcey wrote:Man City fans don’t like him then?

He wasn't rubbish when he played for them.

And you were the one who said people don't like him

Walton wrote:

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Our 4th best player last season according to the readers and contributers of a website called 'Up the Clarets'

Somebody posts an article which sort of disproves whats being said on here, and it just gets ignored because it doesn't suit the agenda.
I bet some of those slagging him off on here were those giving high marks after the games

He’s like a modern day Graham Branch.

You people are insane.

Bordeauxclaret wrote:I hope he turns the clock back six years. Really do.

Yeah that would do it. Unlikely.

diamondpocket wrote:Yeah, because this Leeds keeper is gonna walk straight in start, is he? Better get used to it or not bother going on if you're raging at Hart starting. Show us all the blunders he made for us last season where we dropped/lost points?

Are you Harts mum?

You want a list of his blunders... just watch all the goals from last season and take you pick

I believe that certain members of our defence had more to do with the pre Christmas bad form last season, never mind a Joe Hart. Something was amiss and it was more to do with not playing in front of Heaton than it was playing in front of a “bad” keeper. And Tom could well have been behind that.

My problem last season were people not mentioning the 5 goals a game he shipped. It was all about them 2 fantastic saves he made that prevented it being 7

3.5 million for Bailey Peacock - Farrell.

My mate a Leeds fan rates him, so we will see.

Let’s see how he fairs when Hart gets dropped again

Lowbankclaret wrote:I am absolutely raging, I’d Hart starts on Sat we start 3-0 down.
The guy is a liability.

By game two the crowd will be on his back.

Hopefully my friend at work is correct and we have bought the keeper from Leeds.

Bailey Peacock-Farrell is nowhere near Joe Hart's level.

Joe14 wrote:My problem last season were people not mentioning the 5 goals a game he shipped. It was all about them 2 fantastic saves he made that prevented it being 7

That’s what I mean, they cannot see past a couple of good saves.