• Drinkwater in Dyche's thoughts for Saturday

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 8:31 pm**

After regaining full fitness following an ankle injury, boss Dyche insists the 29-year-old is in his thoughts ahead of Saturday’s visit of Crystal Palace: https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/new ... on-return/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Better than being in his prayers, I guess.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 8:32 pm**

He is in ours Frank and not in a good way

but if the Gaffer picks him ... we must give the lad a chance to prove us wrong......

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Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:00 pm**

Drinkwater will prove all the doubters wrong. Some drivel posted about him by some of the board's moral entrepreneurs.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:00 pm**

Bosscat wrote:He is in ours Frank and not in a good way but if the Gaffer picks him ... we must give the lad a chance to prove us wrong......

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Without any other central midfielders, I'll be surprised if he doesn't start as a sub, with Hendrick in the middle.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:00 pm**

Nope, he’s a wrong en.

He can do one!

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:05 pm**

Quicknick wrote:Drinkwater will prove all the doubters wrong. Some drivel posted about him by some of the board's moral entrepreneurs.

Praying for some humble pie to be consumed by the usual mob

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:07 pm**

Lowbankclaret wrote:Nope, he’s a wrong en.

He can do one!

So you’d prefer to play Hendrick? Is he not a wrong en?

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:08 pm**

Jeff Hendrick is having a great season and so why would Sean drop him for Drinkwater

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:09 pm**

Regardless of what he has or hasn't done, if the Gaffer puts him out in a Claret Shirt on Saturday get behind him ffs ..... plus at the moment he is a Burnley player (albeit on loan) so I will put aside personal thoughts as long as he is on the field doing what he is paid for.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:09 pm**

Burnley1989 wrote:Praying for some humble pie to be consumed by the usual mob

You've got no chance, the whingers never accept they're wrong when Dyche keeps doing well at the job.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:11 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:So you’d prefer to play Hendrick? Is he not a wrong en?

I am sorry Tony, I missed the article where Hendrick was going to take home someone else’s girlfriend when he knew she was in a relationship. I am the kinda guy thinks that important.

But if Hendrick did that then yes I would feel the same.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:12 pm**

Woodleyclaret wrote:Jeff Hendrick is having a great season and so why would Sean drop him for Drinkwater

It was in reply to lowbank and his comments on Drinkwater

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:13 pm**

Lowbankclaret wrote:I am sorry Tony, I missed the article where Hendrick was going to take home someone else’s girlfriend when he knew she was in a relationship. I am the kinda guy thinks that important.

But if Hendrick did that then yes I would feel the same.

I would think Hendrick’s actions were far worse

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:14 pm**

Bosscat wrote:Regardless of what he has or hasn't done, if the Gaffer puts him out in a Claret Shirt on Saturday get behind him ffs ..... plus at the moment he is a Burnley player (albeit on loan) so I will put aside personal thoughts as long as he is on the field doing what he is paid for.

Would you be saying that if it was your wife or girlfriend he was trying to take home with you in the same night club?

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:15 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:I would think Hendrick’s actions were far worse

So Tony, I have missed what’s happened completely.

I have no idea what he has done.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:15 pm**

Lowbankclaret wrote:Would you be saying that if it was your wife or girlfriend he was trying to take home with you in the same night club?

I’m not condoning it but what Hendrick did was far worse

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:18 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:I’m not condoning it but what Hendrick did was far worse

Exactly

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:22 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:I’m not condoning it but what Hendrick did was far worse

Not forgetting the paragon of virtue that was Sir Joey of Barton

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:22 pm**

There's no way Dyche will throw Drinkwater in to start on Saturday. He might be on the bench.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:25 pm**

duncandisorderly wrote:Not forgetting the paragon of virtue that was Sir Joey of Barton

Absolutely and not that long since Charlie Austin was found guilty of assault during the time he was at Burnley. Drinkwater didn’t actually commit any offence.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:29 pm**

Wasn't Hendrick cleared of affray or similar? Cleared being the point here. Also, wasn't he still a Derby player when the alleged incident happened?

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:34 pm**

Lowbankclaret wrote:Would you be saying that if it was your wife or girlfriend he was trying to take home with you in the same night club?

Let those without sin cast the 1st stone.

I seem to remember a certain Joey Barton getting pelters yet he won everyone over (well 99%....)

Had SD sent him packing fair enough but he didn't and untill such time as he does he will get my backing if he pulls the Claret and Blue on......

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:40 pm**

Woodleyclaret wrote:Jeff Hendrick is having a great season and so why would Sean drop him for Drinkwater

He doesn't need to drop Hendrick. Westwood is AWOL and Drinkwater COULD fill that berth. Whether he will or not is the question!

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:40 pm**

ClaretTony wrote:Absolutely and not that long since Charlie Austin was found guilty of assault during the time he was at Burnley. Drinkwater didn’t actually commit any offence.

Didn't Chris McCann and/or Kyle Lafferty have a run with the violence police during their time too?

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:42 pm**

boatshed bill wrote:Wasn't Hendrick cleared of affray or similar? Cleared being the point here. Also, wasn't he still a Derby player when the alleged incident happened?

Being cleared doesn't matter. Only being charged matters. This how social media justice and condemnation works.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:42 pm**

Nice assist here.
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Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:51 pm**

Well you've gotta get ******* something out of your £1.2m outlay!

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:55 pm**

duncandisorderly wrote:Didn't Chris McCann and/or Kyle Lafferty have a run with the violence police during their time too?

Don’t remember Chris doing anything wrong.

Kyle, said some horrible comments to a disabled supporter at a Blackpool game. He was getting dogs abuse but verbally attacking a disabled supporter didn’t go down well.

He rang CT about comments on the board asking for numbers of board members.

He was a bit of a silly lad.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:56 pm**

Bosscat wrote:
I seem to remember a certain Joey Barton getting pelters yet he won everyone over (well 99%....)
.

Joey Barton behaved very well whilst at Burnley (as far as we know, anyhow)

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 9:59 pm**

Lowbankclaret wrote:Don’t remember Chris doing anything wrong.

Kyle, said some horrible comments to a disabled supporter at a Blackpool game. He was getting dogs abuse but verbally attacking a disabled supporter didn’t go down well.

He rang CT about comments on the board asking for numbers of board members.

He was a bit of a silly lad.

Yeah he was! CT should never have passed those numbers on. Lafferty still calls me sometimes out of the blue and just can't seem to let it go and move on. it's all very sad really and maybe it's about time I changed my number! Still, I forgave CT ages ago as he did it in all good faith!

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:04 pm**

Great. Hope he is fit enough and able to contribute.

I’m really looking forward to seeing if DD improves the squad, best case the starting 11 over the next few weeks.

With 8 games in 31 days we will need options.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:09 pm**

If he doesn't play this weekend I can't see him ever playing for us other than when injuries would force the situation

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:13 pm**

By the end of the season he will be our best midfielder, signed on a 3.5 year deal at a negotiated rate and be adored by the fans.

Joey Barton the secomd coming.

You heard it here first.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:21 pm**

cricketfieldclarets wrote:By the end of the season he will be our best midfielder, signed on a 3.5 year deal at a negotiated rate and be adored by the fans.

Joey Barton the secomd coming.

You heard it here first.

Houseboy won't like you being first with that news....we all know it will happen.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:21 pm**

All depends how fit but DD and Cork with Jeff on the right would surely be the call if DD was “ ready”

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:50 pm**

Dark Cloud wrote:Yeah he was! CT should never have passed those numbers on. Lafferty still calls me sometimes out of the blue and just can't seem to let it go and move on. it's all very sad really and maybe it's about time I changed my number! Still, I forgave CT ages ago as he did it in all good faith!

Don’t think he did pass any numbers on as mine would have been the first as Kyle lived a few yards from me and he was welcome to come round and kick off.

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 6:32 am**

ClaretTony wrote:I’m not condoning it but what Hendrick did was far worse

The last I heard was that he'd been found not guilty in a court of law

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 6:54 am**

Grumps wrote:The last I heard was that he'd been found not guilty in a court of law

Drinkwater hasn’t even been arrested, charged or tried so let’s give them all a chance eh?

As above, they’re both just playing at it compared to Joey Barton anyway, and he was one of our most important signings under Dyche.

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 7:11 am**

AlargeClaret wrote:All depends how fit but DD and Cork with Jeff on the right would surely be the call if DD was “ ready”

But that would go against everything Dyche has done in his previous 7 years. Especially with the premium he places on fitness, I don't see any chance of him throwing DD into a key position like centre mid.

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 7:12 am**

To be fair I don't think drinkwater committed any criminal act

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 7:48 am**

Dark Cloud wrote:Yeah he was! CT should never have passed those numbers on. Lafferty still calls me sometimes out of the blue and just can't seem to let it go and move on. it's all very sad really and maybe it's about time I changed my number! Still, I forgave CT ages ago as he did it in all good faith!

Ha ha - and how did he get my number?

As for Chris McCann, I'd very much doubt he'd have done anything seriously wrong.

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 8:25 am**

Lowbankclaret wrote:Nope, he’s a wrong en.

He can do one!

Drinkwater is a wrong en but you support Farage.... think it is probably wiser to go with Dyche than lowbank

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 8:28 am**

Good, we need competition for as many places as possible.

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 9:10 am**

If you can't play because you tried to cop off with someone else's lass then I'm surprised that there'll be any football this weekend, professional or amateur.

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 10:16 am**

I'm surprised by the amount of support for DD. He's cost us a lot of money for doing SFA, and it's his fault he's been unable to play.

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 3:29 pm**

If JBG isn't fit and he doesn't want to start Brady or Lennon on the right then he might just leave Hendrick there and replace Westwood with Drinkwater. It's quite feasible and if anything Drinkwater will have a point to prove to SD if nobody else.

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