I can’t be the only one today

[buzzclarets79]

That’s finding it incredibly difficult to get excited about todays match and even considering not attending, simply because we know what’s going to happen and can find better things to fill my time with instead of watching hoofball and rolling over yet again for City.

[ClaretTony]

f you think we play hoofball then I suggest you might be better off finding other things to do every match day.

[claretburns]

If people's predictions of being relegated are true, then let's all attend every game between now and May and just savour each moment of being in the Premier League because who knows when it could happen again.

[ClaretTony]

If people's predictions of being relegated are true, then let's all attend every game between now and May and just savour each moment of being in the Premier League because who knows when it could happen again.

Absolutely spot on, seems some can't quite cope with or understand that for a club like ours to achieve six successive seasons in this league is a remarkable achievement. It's a difficult game today but if this season is to be the last then I'll savour every last minute of it.

[buzzclarets79]

f you think we play hoofball then I suggest you might be better off finding other things to do every match day.

We don’t play hoofball. Ok. Unbelievable.

[ClaretTony]

We don’t play hoofball. Ok. Unbelievable.

I thought your comment was unbelievable too. If I thought we played like that I wouldn't be going, home or away.

[Quickenthetempo]

f you think we play hoofball then I suggest you might be better off finding other things to do every match day.

According to the thread about football styles that GodisaDJ has posted. Our average passing sequence is 2.3 passes.
Seems incredibly low, even if we were a hoof ball team.

I would describe us more as a team that passes to areas rather than passing to players which makes it easy for the receiver.

[Aclaret]

If City fans start singing " you're only here cos it's City"...I might just sing along. I'm going to try my best to enjoy the game and who knows ? stranger things have happened

[taio]

That’s finding it incredibly difficult to get excited about todays match and even considering not attending, simply because we know what’s going to happen and can find better things to fill my time with instead of watching hoofball and rolling over yet again for City.

Best you don't go then. But not sure why you need to broadcast it.

[Bordeauxclaret]

It’s strange because when we got promoted it was the games against United, City, Liverpool etc I was really looking forward to.
Complete opposite now.

[Spijed]

It’s strange because when we got promoted it was the games against United, City, Liverpool etc I was really looking forward to.
Complete opposite now.

Man City aside, we've had some very good results against Man U and Liverpool in recent seasons.

[IanMcL]

Burnley in the top league is just what we need. History demands it. The town is a football town. It must never forget.

Up the Clarets.

[Newcastleclaret93]

f you think we play hoofball then I suggest you might be better off finding other things to do every match day.

We have consistently hit the most long balls in the premier league over the last 6 seasons.

How anyone can suggest we are not a long ball team baffles me.

[ClaretTony]

It’s strange because when we got promoted it was the games against United, City, Liverpool etc I was really looking forward to.
Complete opposite now.

City no, particularly at the Etihad, but I still really enjoy the others. Trying to compete with the likes of United and Liverpool, which we did so well recently in those two home games, is what I'll miss the most should we go down.

[buzzclarets79]

Best you don't go then. But not sure why you need to broadcast it.

Thank you for your permission. In future I will contact you to see if I’m allowed to post on the forum

[Bosscat]

If City fans start singing " you're only here cos it's City"...I might just sing along. I'm going to try my best to enjoy the game and who knows ? stranger things have happened

We should give em ... the good ol' "Your only here cos its Burnley here cos its Burnley, Your only here cos its Burnley here cos its Burnley" then ...

Of course the Cricketfield Cokeheads would sing "Yuronyearcositbbunle, Yuronyearcositbbunle, Yuronyearcositbbunle" at 120 mph

[Bordeauxclaret]

Man City aside, we've had some very good results against Man U and Liverpool in recent seasons.

We have, I just find myself looking forward to the others far more now.

[ClaretTony]

We have, I just find myself looking forward to the others far more now.

I can understand that to an extent. As said, it's just City with me, we can't compete with them I'm afraid.

[jrgbfc]

It's more fun when we win, plus after a few years the novelty of playing the big boys will always wear off. When you first get promoted there's huge excitement about seeing all the big names down at the Turf.

[ClaretTony]

It's more fun when we win

And that, fundamentaly, is why we get all the 'hoofball' type of stuff on here now, because we are not winning enough games.

[CleggHall]

I can understand that to an extent. As said, it's just City with me, we can't compete with them I'm afraid.

Very true Tony but why exactly are City different?

[ElectroClaret]

It's a bit of a forlorn hope, but they play Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, then Liverpool a week tomorrow in that blockbuster, so just maybe they'll lack a wee bit of concentration today.
There's no disgrace in losing to them, just as long as we don't get mullered.

But I doubt it.

[fidelcastro]

Very true Tony but why exactly are City different?

Erm... because they're the best team?

[RVclaret]

And that, fundamentaly, is why we get all the 'hoofball' type of stuff on here now, because we are not winning enough games.

I think hoofball has always been around to be fair, not just when we don't win, though maybe it will come up more. For example, at Brentford, we decided to hoof it quite frequently despite Weghorst winning nothing all game. Whereas at Brighton we played the 'mixed football' that Dyche says he wants and funnily enough won comfortably.

[fidelcastro]

Have you noticed how no one mentions hoofball when we have won over the last six years?

[ClaretTony]

Very true Tony but why exactly are City different?

For a start, they are the best team in the country. Only a point ahead of Liverpool, whose style suits us more, but head and shoulders better than the rest. We've been good enough to take points off the other four from the big six this season. City are in a different league to the likes of Arsenal and Man U.

[bobinho]

We don’t play hoofball. Ok. Unbelievable.

We don’t…… generally. We can, and we have, but you seem to be suggesting we are a one trick pony and hoofballs our trick. That’s just wrong.

[Leisure]

We have consistently hit the most long balls in the premier league over the last 6 seasons.

How anyone can suggest we are not a long ball team baffles me.

Hoofball and long ball are not the same thing.

[fidelcastro]

When players from fashionable teams hit a long ball, it's referred to as a long pass.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Hoofball and long ball are not the same thing.

Let’s stop being pedantic. We are a long ball (hoof ball) team, the suggestions that we were never called this when we were winning is just ridiculous.

Take the blindfolds off people. It’s not a bad thing it’s been very effective for us for over the years.

[fidelcastro]

Let’s stop being pedantic. We are a long ball (hoof ball) team, the suggestions that we were never called this when we were winning is just ridiculous.

Take the blindfolds off people. It’s not a bad thing it’s been very effective for us for over the years.

Were you calling us a hoofball team when we won the championship?

[RVclaret]

When players from fashionable teams hit a long ball, it's referred to as a long pass.

This is my favourite UTC claret goggles myth going I think

[fidelcastro]

This is my favourite UTC claret goggles myth going I think

Not at all. Watch MOTD or sky or any football programme where they do the analysis. A centre half from, say Liverpool, will hit a long ball and fail to find a team mate. The said pundit will then say "the long pass didn't come off on that occasion".

[daveisaclaret]

When players from fashionable teams hit a long ball, it's referred to as a long pass.

I think it's more the case that sensitive Burnley fans who don't like hearing about hoofball don't want to differentiate between a top team playing a ball 60 yards into a forward's feet and Nick Pope kicking it in the general direction of anyone tall in a claret shirt.

[RVclaret]

Not at all. Watch MOTD or sky or any football programme where they do the analysis. A centre half from, say Liverpool, will hit a long ball and fail to find a team mate. The said pundit will then say "the long pass didn't come off on that occasion".

Yeah, Van Dijk has an unreal passing range and often looks for a long diagonal to Salah on the right. Not always. It’s a useful, different way for them to break down a low block. That’s a long pass. Mee / Collins / Tark receiving the ball with no pressure on them and choosing to hit a long ball to the head of a big 6 foot 6 striker for the hope of a flick has always been known as ‘long ball football’.

[Newcastleclaret93]

This is my favourite UTC claret goggles myth going I think

Haha let’s add it to the list.

[RalphCoatesComb]

Remember Georgie Boyd's daisy-cutter

It may be a £1billion team v £80m but it's still 11 v 11.

Who's the ref? OK, 11 v 12!

[fidelcastro]

Haha let’s add it to the list.

Once again it won't bother you as you won't be there.

Instead you'll be moaning, whinging and sniping on the match thread as per usual.

[Burnley1989]

Have you noticed how no one mentions hoofball when we have won over the last six years?

Because we only win when we don’t play it

[fidelcastro]

Because we only win when we don’t play it

Oh yeah. Silly me.

[claret wizard]

Got a few posts into this thread, given up on it, like a lot of posters have on the Clarets. Sat in the fanzone, have tickets for Norwich. Fed up of the doom mongers.

[Jakubclaret]

Best you don't go then. But not sure why you need to broadcast it.

Because the poster is free & entitled to share how he/she feels about things, you or anybody don’t need to agree but having doubts about why the poster felt the need to “broadcast it” demonstrates a sense of detachment & empathy.

[Silkyskills1]

'Let's stop being pedantic'

It's the irony that shows you up. Do you consider thinking before posting?

[JohnMcGreal]

And that, fundamentaly, is why we get all the 'hoofball' type of stuff on here now, because we are not winning enough games.

There is some truth in that. I don't think it's a coincidence that when we're winning games and on a decent run, we do tend to play with more confidence, and as a result we play some decent stuff at times. The flip side being when we're stuck in a rut and confidence is low, we revert to a more direct and safer style of play, which is much less attractive.

Swings and roundabouts, but I'm convinced a lot of it boils down to confidence.

[Newcastleclaret93]

'Let's stop being pedantic'

It's the irony that shows you up. Do you consider thinking before posting?

Your right silky we are not a hoof ball team.

[Silkyskills1]

Think you've missed the point I was trying to make, unsuccessfully it appears.

[SalisburyClaret]

Call it hoofball or whatever you like but it’s a lot better to watch than centre backs passing it to each other.

[RalphCoatesComb]

Call it hoofball or whatever you like but it’s a lot better to watch than centre backs passing it to each other.

But that gives you 84% possession !

[bfcjg]

We have to be at 100% in every position and fight for everything City need to be off which they have been a few times this season and take us for granted, then who knows. I'm looking forward to it.

[claretandbluesky]

We are a side that relies on very little possession and have few players who can play an incisive pass or beat their men. At our best we converted a very high percentage of our chances, now we don’t. We are not a great passing side.