Your Season Highlight?

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Your Season Highlight?

Post by burnleymik » Mon May 13, 2019 12:20 am

For me it was away at United. United were on a fantastic run of form under the then temporary manager, Solskjaer, and looked unbeatable. We went there and somehow on 85 minutes we are 2-0 up. Played so well and battled so hard in that match, the atmosphere was electric and the United fans were leaving in droves. None of the Burnley faithful expected us to be in that position. I know it ended up as a draw, but it was superb upto that point.
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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by tybfc » Mon May 13, 2019 12:34 am

Athens. An awesome couple of days that I will never forget.
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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by middleton claret » Mon May 13, 2019 12:52 am

Point at Chelsea for me.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Wile E Coyote » Mon May 13, 2019 12:53 am

wonderfully warm pie in mid november, tasty and delightful.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by middleton claret » Mon May 13, 2019 12:56 am

Oh I forgot about beating Spurs at home.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by AshevilleNCClaret » Mon May 13, 2019 1:28 am

The 4-0 win against Bournemouth was probably the highlight.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Vegas Claret » Mon May 13, 2019 1:51 am

Spurs at home

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by ElectroClaret » Mon May 13, 2019 5:12 am

Another vote for the Spurs win.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Cleveleys_claret » Mon May 13, 2019 6:28 am

West Ham at home, saw the return of Tom in goal and seemed to start our comeback from what seemed like only days before a season which was only ending with us being relegated
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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by MACCA » Mon May 13, 2019 6:46 am

There's quite a few when you think back, but Aberdeen and Athens will take some beating. the latter was probably the best experience I've had watching us. The whole trip was great.

If talking a single league game I'd say Bournemouth away, great display.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by jdrobbo » Mon May 13, 2019 7:06 am

In the moment, from me it’s Tom Heaton’s save right at the death versus West Ham. When he tipped that save over the bar, we knew we had the points in the bag and that the season could potentially tuen...It did!

On reflection, my main highlight would be the early appearances of the Dwight McNeil, in Europe and then against Manchester United in the Premier League game at Turf Moor. You could see he had something, but since coming back into the side around the turn of the year, he has been quite literally unbelievable!

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Buxtonclaret » Mon May 13, 2019 7:11 am

Spurs at home, along with the emergence of Dwight.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Carport » Mon May 13, 2019 8:12 am

The bus breaking down on the way to the Basaksehir stadium and the ensuing mayhem; disgorging slightly inebriated male and female clarets in urgent need of relief onto suburban Istanbul dual carriageway made for quite a spectacle and subsequent talking point alongside the experience of watching the team earn a creditable draw against decent opponents. All I can say is that one of the gender groups made a far better attempt than the other in hiding a degree of modesty from onlooking residents in high rise opposite the breakdown! Oh and we almost missed the start of the match :lol:

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Blackrod » Mon May 13, 2019 8:50 am

Home game against Aberdeen for the atmosphere, the occasion and what the away fans brought to the event.
Win against a strong Spurs side.
McNeil’s goal v Wolves.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by CaptJohn » Mon May 13, 2019 8:54 am

The emergence of Dwight McNeil as a Premier League player of quality. I always find it extremely satisfying to see a youngster come through the ranks and make the grade. Let's have some more!
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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Sleeping Cat » Mon May 13, 2019 8:58 am

Aberdeen away. Wonderful occasion and experience.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by claptrappers_union » Mon May 13, 2019 9:28 am

Beating Spurs at home and knowing were gonna be alright.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by RalphCoatesComb » Mon May 13, 2019 9:28 am

Spurs (H) for me too. Started to believe at that point

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Vintage Claret » Mon May 13, 2019 9:37 am

Hard to pick just one.
The Spurs home win was as satisfying but if I had to pick one highlight it's probably the 3-1 win in a '6 pointer' at Brighton.
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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by claretlegend » Mon May 13, 2019 10:11 am

Aberdeen away for me. What an occasion in the sun!

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Lord Beamish » Mon May 13, 2019 10:16 am

On reflection, probably the win at home to Spurs. That’s when I felt that we were probably going to be safe.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Murger » Mon May 13, 2019 10:21 am

Definitely Aberdeen away. What an amazing day. The following day, not so much :mrgreen:

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by IanMcL » Mon May 13, 2019 10:45 am

Athens.

Aberdeen I was in with some very partizan Aberdonians, so not pleasurable!

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Dublin7Claret » Mon May 13, 2019 4:15 pm

Cork away. Thrilling match resulting in a hard earned win against top class opponents :-)
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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by claret wizard » Mon May 13, 2019 4:46 pm

The trip to Istanbul.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by JohnMac » Mon May 13, 2019 4:57 pm

West Ham at home. I really expected nothing and came away happy to see the 'real Burnley' putting a shift in.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Longside4evr » Mon May 13, 2019 5:25 pm

Athens best away feeling of my life the shear atmosphere in the square, all the build up to the match with all the flags draped from every available space
Top atmosphere in the ground and the total determination that some fans went to just to get there
An experience I am proud as punch to say i was part of that history

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by jrgbfc » Mon May 13, 2019 5:32 pm

Europa League without a shadow of a doubt. But it will probably bug me forever that we didn't make it to the group stage.
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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Lancasterclaret » Mon May 13, 2019 5:39 pm

Spurs home

But tied with Aberdeen away, even though because of that bridge collapse on the M6 we didn't get there early enough to enjoy the pre-match in the square.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Bosscat » Mon May 13, 2019 5:50 pm

Got to be beating the Spuds at home for me :D

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Local cricketer » Mon May 13, 2019 5:53 pm

Getting banged up in Athens

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Colburn_Claret » Mon May 13, 2019 5:59 pm

Bardsley hitting Fernandes, and placing him in his pocket against West Ham. Turned our season around, that one tackle.
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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Grumps » Mon May 13, 2019 6:10 pm

I wonder how many of those saying Athens was the highlight would have said the same should we have got relegated as a result?

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Dark Cloud » Mon May 13, 2019 8:44 pm

Barnes scoring the winner v Spurs.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Transpennine » Mon May 13, 2019 9:00 pm

Grumps wrote:I wonder how many of those saying Athens was the highlight would have said the same should we have got relegated as a result?
All of them...?
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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by occ-claret » Mon May 13, 2019 9:06 pm

Barnes winding up countless opposition players

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Pimlico_Claret » Mon May 13, 2019 9:14 pm

Longside4evr wrote:Athens best away feeling of my life the shear atmosphere in the square, all the build up to the match with all the flags draped from every available space
Top atmosphere in the ground and the total determination that some fans went to just to get there
An experience I am proud as punch to say i was part of that history
Word for word what I was going to say.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon May 13, 2019 9:40 pm

Vokes equaliser at Aberdeen.

To see his score our first competetive goal - and an important one, in europe in my lifetime was incredible.

Having starter watching us in division 4 that for me was the peak - so far!

Was a great goal and a fantastic atmosphere when that hit the goal. On what was overall as goo an away day / weekend ive ever been to.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Mon May 13, 2019 9:42 pm

Istanbul was Ok. A great trip. And a memorable one. But the match itself was like the european venture as a whole. Completely underwhelming. **** game. **** club. **** atmosphere. And not a shot on target.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Devils_Advocate » Mon May 13, 2019 9:47 pm

When Jon Walters finally announced his retirement.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by bfcjg » Mon May 13, 2019 10:03 pm

West Ham at home, never before have I had a lump in my throat cheering a goalies name and seeing him coming over to the players at the start.
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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by boatshed bill » Mon May 13, 2019 10:04 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:When Jon Walters finally announced his retirement.
:D :D :D

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Tribesmen » Tue May 14, 2019 7:01 am

Yer I would say Spurs at home too , unexpected victory to boot .

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by simonclaret » Tue May 14, 2019 9:30 am

Huddersfield away is up there. Going behind and coming back to win and that really snuffed out them as realistic candidates for staying up. McNeil great and Barnes’ winner tremendous in front of the travelling fans.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Falcon » Tue May 14, 2019 9:47 am

McNeil's goals versus West Ham and Wolves. Both important and very good finishes technically.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by CoolClaret » Tue May 14, 2019 9:49 am

Thrashing Brighton away; I knew we were staying up then

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Dougall » Tue May 14, 2019 10:12 am

After the Spurs match, we drove down to Colchester to visit my daughter at uni.
The Sunday night I spent in the pub where she works - talking football/drinking with her chums who are Spurs fans.And gloating!
Childish, perhaps, but immensely satisfying!

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Bop » Tue May 14, 2019 4:28 pm

Europe, easy.
On home soil - Bournemouth was one of the best days out.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by padihamclaret » Tue May 14, 2019 5:35 pm

Longside4evr wrote:Athens best away feeling of my life the shear atmosphere in the square, all the build up to the match with all the flags draped from every available space
Top atmosphere in the ground and the total determination that some fans went to just to get there
An experience I am proud as punch to say i was part of that history
Exactly the same for me. I started watching Burnley in 1997. All I knew was us being rubbish, them down the road being miles better and the premier league being a fantasy land.
All that ended in Athens.
I was watching Burnley F.C. in a proper European away game and no one could take that away from me.

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Re: Your Season Highlight?

Post by Jimmymaccer » Tue May 14, 2019 8:32 pm

Brighton away........had £20 on 3-1 at 35-1............

The last 15 mins or so were unbearable!

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