Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread

[Funkydrummer]

Why don’t agent Bellamy and Micheal Jackson say something to him?

Let's have some ideas as to what they might say.

[Wo Didi]

Terrible challenge by Kluivert that's a clear red card. Cullen did him a favour by not rolling around squealing and screaming.

[tally]

Only one teamteam in this game so far

[Neil]

75% of the ball was over the line on the Beto save.

Seeing it back that was some save

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Let's have some ideas as to what they might say.

Get Muric on

[tally]

h/t off for a beer

[Pearcey]

Not a bad half compared to the rubbish we’ve put out this season. Benson on for Vitinho for a better end product will do for me.

[burnleymik]

HT better than recently that. We have battered them, just not scored. All I don't want to see is them giving the ball to Trafford although his volley-pass was unreal.

[HollandsPies]

Despite the score, I thought we played quite well for most of that half.
We should really be winning as we've had the better chances.

[Kgun5]

Terrible challenge by Kluivert that's a clear red card. Cullen did him a favour by not rolling around squealing and screaming.

I'm okay, in general, with that being a yellow. Like rugby, there should be mitigation.

The problem is, that like everything else in the PL, it's wildly inconsistent, and there's a sliding scale for teams and players.

[THEWELLERNUT70]

Refs been w*nk again so far too, a complete chinless ( have you seen his face) bottle job

[JLR81]

feel like ive just seen burnley for the first time this season

excellent fighting

[Turftalker]

That was a decent half. Anyone who says otherwise isn't being fair. Defensive error was poor, but we have dominated possession and chances. Keep it up Burnley!

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Well we can’t play worse can we?

[SalouClaret]

Poor from Taylor at the end of the half. Diving for a penalty rather than just attempting an assist.

[TPClaret]

Refs been w*nk again so far too, a complete chinless ( have you seen his face) bottle job

Agreed books O’Shea then let’s Tavenier just kick the ball away

[NottsClaret]

Semenyo is definitely a man, I don’t care what the IOC say.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

If Muric was playing that would push them 20 yards back

[NL Claret]

Refs been w*nk again so far too, a complete chinless ( have you seen his face) bottle job

Should have booked Tavenier for kicking ball away and would have booked Semenyo if he wasn’t already on a yellow card.

[willsclarets]

Vitinho gets in some fantastic positions. He's actually very smart timing runs off the ball. But his final ball or finish leaves a lot to be desired unfortunately

[superdimitri]

No consistency with decisions as usual. OShea carded for dissent and later on their player kicks the ball away and gets nothing.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

We need Murics passing from the back desperately

[Ipreferaflan]

So much positive stuff in that first half. 'Bournemouth poor' etc they can't get out because of our set up and press. Good first half with the exception of the defensive mix up. Just need that goal to release the obvious pressure they're feeling in front of goal

[spt_claret]

75% of the ball was over the line on the Beto save.

I thought the whole thing was.

Frustrating half but with so much to hope for. Some great chances not taken. Vitinho working incredibly hard and showing for it but not delivering, Fofana is there, BL hit and miss, Cullen looks decent, Odobert hasn't contributed much beyond fall over pretending to be kicked, O'Shea, assignon and Esteve look at sea, Trafford abysmal on the ball and looks suspect but not had much to actually do goals wasnt remotely his fault

[StayingDown4Ever]

At least a few more of the players look like they give a damn this week.

Final ball needs to be a bit better this half and we might take something from the game if we can avoid anymore stupidity at the back.

[Belgianclaret]

Same old story

Shoot - Foot - Ourselves

[jos]

Despite the score, I thought we played quite well for most of that half.
We should really be winning as we've had the better chances.

Agree with this, but we just can’t score, Cullen playing well, Get Benson on.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Increase the tempo and get berge on the ball centrally, stop passing backwards

[DAVETHEVICAR]

Apart from that inconsistency
The referee has been fine

[Kgun5]

No consistency with decisions as usual. OShea carded for descent and later on their player kicks the ball away and gets nothing.

It doesn't help, but I think the call was that Tavernier did not realize the ball was out when he kicked it.

I don't buy it, mind you...

[Paddy1882]

Good half that, most will accept we are poor in terms of quality but at least the fight and effort is there which personally is all Iv asked… Cullen the standout for me

[THEWELLERNUT70]

Agreed books O’Shea then let’s Tavenier just kick the ball away

That's just one thing, the Cherries could arguably be down to 9 men. The above ankle tackle on Cullen and their player who's already on a yellow simply barging into Esteve and taking him out when Esteve knocks the ball past him, it's a yellow

[spt_claret]

Vitinho gets in some fantastic positions. He's actually very smart timing runs off the ball. But his final ball or finish leaves a lot to be desired unfortunately

Been saying this for ages. He's an incredibly intelligent player off the ball some of the best movement and positioning I've ever seen, even last season there were times he found acres of space and his team ignored him. He just lacks end product all round whether the pass cross or shot. It's strange honestly, normally you get the opposite rate to get someone so capable of finding room and making good runs who can't deliver- usually if they're that good a mover they have more end product.

[FCBurnley]

Story of the season. One CB mistake they score. We create loads of chances and miss the lot. If we committed the fouls they have we would be down to 9. They somehow have 11. Cullen outstanding. Usual crap from Trafford. Zero saves and giving the ball away

[expoultryboy]

I thought we played ok in that half . There seems to be a lot more fight/ effort than in the past few games .

[superdimitri]

Fofana has been dreadful imo. We miss Foster so much.

[spt_claret]

I'm okay, in general, with that being a yellow. Like rugby, there should be mitigation.

The problem is, that like everything else in the PL, it's wildly inconsistent, and there's a sliding scale for teams and players.

Not a chance, sorry but the tiniest bit more weight and that's an ankle breaker. Awful awful tackle I'd expect a red if we did that and would have no complaints. Kluivert very lucky.

[roperclaret]

Time for Trafford to conveniently pull a muscle at half time

[Ipreferaflan]

Good shout with introducing Benson. Perfect set up to get him cutting in on the right with Bournemouth pinned in. Micah Richards saying Burnley have been outstanding aside from both boxes - can't argue with that.

[Buxtonclaret]

We somehow get an earlier goal, we'll win this.

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[CrosspoolClarets]

No consistency with decisions as usual. OShea carded for dissent and later on their player kicks the ball away and gets nothing.

O’Shea carded for kicking the ball away not dissent, act of total stupidity after 20 seconds that arguably made him cautious for his error for the goal.

Fair point about the Nottingham ref’s consistency though. They could have had 2 reds too, one for a 2nd booking, one for a bad tackle.

[mdd2]

Played well but this is a Burnley squad that can’t defend and can’t finish
End result relegation
We look good because Bournemouth are poor

[CrosspoolClarets]

The changes up front especially Vitinho and Odobert central appear to have worked. Credit where it is due there.

[burnleymik]

Definitely think Bournemouth are there for the taking. An early goal and they might struggle, especially if we get our tails up and play similar to that first half.

[kentonclaret]

Good shout with introducing Benson. Perfect set up to get him cutting in on the right with Bournemouth pinned in. Micah Richards saying Burnley have been outstanding aside from both boxes - can't argue with that.

In other words Micah Richards is saying we can’t defend and are toothless in attack.
Easy to see why we are sitting in the bottom 2 with the lowest number of goals scored bar bottom club Sheffield United.

[Ipreferaflan]

'We look good because Bournemouth are poor'

Such a misinformed point

[superdimitri]

O’Shea carded for kicking the ball away not dissent, act of total stupidity after 20 seconds that arguably made him cautious for his error for the goal.

Fair point about the Nottingham ref’s consistency though. They could have had 2 reds too, one for a 2nd booking, one for a bad tackle.

Kicking the ball away is considered dissent.
If you're giving out yellow cards so early on for something as little as that (a mistake in itself imo) then you have to treat both teams equally.

It's just pretentious referring which we are all too used to. No backbone and possible bias too.

[Kgun5]

Not a chance, sorry but the tiniest bit more weight and that's an ankle breaker. Awful awful tackle I'd expect a red if we did that and would have no complaints. Kluivert very lucky.

That's fair. Honestly, it's silly for me to expect the competence and consistency of rugby officials from football officials. Mitigation would just be another excuse for them.

[Paddy1882]

Interviewing their manager as he makes his way out for the second half, Christ sky sports let him crack on.

[spt_claret]

That's fair. Honestly, it's silly for me to expect the competence and consistency of rugby officials from football officials. Mitigation would just be another excuse for them.

Yeah the officiating consistency is such an overriding problem in football. Stand by my "conspiracy theory" that one day a scandal will be uncovered about referees. Simply can't be that consistently inconsistent through sheer innocent error (not saying that's anything to do with today's decision mind I'm talking more in general)