ARTICLE: Lennon back with the Clarets

[Gnulty]

Welcome back to The little big man. Good for us and him. UTC!

[ClaretMov]

Listening to the match live for the last 25 minutes, and heard Lennons name mentioned twice, not a good sign

[ClaretTony]

On a positive I hope we no longer field two goalies on the bench, which is absurd

You mean like Liverpool did against us four days ago?

[Down_Rover]

Pace to burn

Who in our squad is quicker?

[buzzclarets79]

Who in our squad is quicker?

Bertie Bee

[Firthy]

Do you mean Pace to burn if we don't sign anyone else

[gawthorpe_view]

Do you mean Pace to burn if we don't sign anyone else

Pitchforks at the ready!

[Vino blanco]

If he can recapture the form he showed against Bournemouth at home, he will be the signing of the season in the Premier League.

[SkiptonClaret]

Contract extensions galore..and the can kicked even further...

I suspect so. I think we’re aiming for an average squad age of around 35. Good lads.

[boatshed bill]

I suspect so. I think we’re aiming for an average squad age of around 35. Good lads.

There's no substitute for experience

[Elizabeth]

Yes , it is a step backwards even if he adds more experience to the bench.

[joey13]

If he can recapture the form he showed against Bournemouth at home, he will be the signing of the season in the Premier League.

So just the one game then

[Dy1geo]

If he can recapture the form he showed against Bournemouth at home, he will be the signing of the season in the Premier League.

I would be happy if he can recapture the form he showed for Spurs at the the Turf in our first promotion season

[Vino blanco]

Yeh, I'm sure he had a good game against Bournemouth, didn't he?

[Shipclaret]

Welcome home Mr L

[boatshed bill]

I would be happy if he can recapture the form he showed for Spurs at the the Turf in our first promotion season

So would he

[Hedontplayforyou]

An hour ish under his belt tonight, probably just be a sub, knows the ropes here and bags of experience , could be vital for our young lads

[boatshed bill]

An hour ish under his belt tonight, probably just be a sub, knows the ropes here and bags of experience , could be vital for our young lads

How, exactly?

[joey13]

Yeh, I'm sure he had a good game against Bournemouth, didn't he?

Yes one game ,it’s a bloody embarrassment,not sure how anyone can put a positive spin on this ,but then again

[Hedontplayforyou]

Learn from a former England international who’s struggled in his career with mental health problems , dealing with the media, social media nonsense etc etc the list goes on

[RVclaret]

I think they might learn more by getting a chance to actually play in the first team.

[BurnleyFC]

An hour ish under his belt tonight, probably just be a sub, knows the ropes here and bags of experience , could be vital for our young lads

Could’ve said the same thing about Steven Reid, Peter Crouch or to a lesser Phil Bardsley.

Wastes of a wage.

[Vino blanco]

Joey, it was tongue in cheek, I think it is an awful signing.

[Burnley1989]

Yes one game ,it’s a bloody embarrassment,not sure how anyone can put a positive spin on this ,but then again

Do you ever get bored?

[boatshed bill]

Learn from a former England international who’s struggled in his career with mental health problems , dealing with the media, social media nonsense etc etc the list goes on

Doesn't sound too good to me. This is a football club not a wellbeing centre.
Not only that, but who are these young players who are going to benefit? It's the proliferation of aging professionals (Lennon included) who are standing in the way of their route to first team football.

[SkiptonClaret]

An hour ish under his belt tonight, probably just be a sub, knows the ropes here and bags of experience , could be vital for our young lads

Young lads ?

[Hedontplayforyou]

Perhaps none of them are actually good enough in that position?

[joey13]

Do you ever get bored?

Do you ?

[boatshed bill]

Perhaps none of them are actually good enough in that position?

If that is the case it's the club's problem,
but nothing Aaron Lennon could help with, is it?

[Burnley1989]

Do you ?

Yes, of your negativity

[Shaggy]

You can’t beat an overreaction

Not at all. If you think signing a washed up player on decent wages isn’t a waste or resources then fine that’s your call.

It’s a desperate signing. No wonder large sections of the fan base are switching off.

[Darthlaw]

If that is the case it's the club's problem,
but nothing Aaron Lennon could help with, is it?

Similar to Brian Laws, it’s not his fault he’s accepted an opportunity he shouldn’t have been given.

[joey13]

Yes, of your negativity

Don’t let it get to you ,life’s too short ,if it bothers you that much block me , it’s really that simple

[Belgianclaret]

Looking forward to signing Jack Wilshire soon

[ClaretTony]

Not at all. If you think signing a washed up player on decent wages isn’t a waste or resources then fine that’s your call.

It’s a desperate signing. No wonder large sections of the fan base are switching off.

Washed up? I'd suggest our manager is far too astute to sign him if he's washed up, definitely after he's been here for weeks training with us. And I'm not sure you can speak for large sections of the fan base, more so given he only signed about four hours or so ago.

[Elizabeth]

Looking forward to signing Jack Wilshire soon

Please don’t make jokes like that

[COBBLE]

I can't wait for Aaron to have a good season and shut you miserable, negative sods up.

[Vino blanco]

I wouldn't say he is washed up,....useless, yes, but not washed up.

[Elizabeth]

I can't wait for Aaron to have a good season and shut you miserable, negative sods up.

If that happens then he will have been given more opportunities on the field of play than I would like him to be given.
A few 10 minute cameos holding up the ball in the corner flag to preserve points is how I hope it pans out.

[Darthlaw]

I can't wait for Aaron to have a good season and shut you miserable, negative sods up.

Don’t forget to tap the heels of your ruby slippers together, then it might just happen.

[boatshed bill]

I can't wait for Aaron to have a good season and shut you miserable, negative sods up.

I would absolutely love that.

[Hedontplayforyou]

If that is the case it's the club's problem,
but nothing Aaron Lennon could help with, is it?

Lennon has had a decent career at a high level, and the manager has clearly seen enough to think he’s a decent backup option. If he can find a bit of form from the bench then great, but what do you really expect from a player like Max Thompson who has been used as a make shift winger, or tied to be adapted in to a winger in the u23s? I’d love to see the younger players come through but if they aren’t up to it yet then we need other options

[Shaggy]

Washed up? I'd suggest our manager is far too astute to sign him if he's washed up, definitely after he's been here for weeks training with us. And I'm not sure you can speak for large sections of the fan base, more so given he only signed about four hours or so ago.

He's not performed for more than a few years now, wasnt anywhere good enough the first time round. I have serious reservations on the managers astuteness on signings, even our old Chairman recognized this glaring weakness.

the fan base are switching off because of the bland football and signing old has-beens. it might have been confirmed an hour ago but everyone knew that once he pitched up for "training" that he was getting signed on. As Stan used to say, "even a blind man on a galloping horse" can see what Dyche is doing.

[Belgianclaret]

Please don’t make jokes like that

I hope it is a joke

[Peter Loo]

Now Wilshire is someone I really do not want to see at Burnley.

[Darnhill Claret]

Well if he was eligible to play today surely he must have been registered as a Burnley player before 5pm yesterday. Or maybe league rules of registration don’t apply for the Carabao Cup (is that an EFL comp?).
Anyway Aaron welcome back. I felt that in your last game of your previous spell here you looked to have finally shaken off any injury problems you may have had. You looked at least 10% quicker. I’m also guessing that your fitness continued to improve in Turkey. Hope you prove all the super knowledgable critics on here wrong. I’ll be supporting you and all the other players and if and when you need a word in your ear, I’ll leave it to the gaffer. Total support from me no matter what.

[boatshed bill]

Lennon has had a decent career at a high level, and the manager has clearly seen enough to think he’s a decent backup option. If he can find a bit of form from the bench then great, but what do you really expect from a player like Max Thompson who has been used as a make shift winger, or tied to be adapted in to a winger in the u23s? I’d love to see the younger players come through but if they aren’t up to it yet then we need other options

You are right in as much as we don't seem to have brought through any genuine right-wingers,
worse than that we have failed over the minimum of one season to put that right at any level.
My opinion on Lennon: he wasn't great 2 seasons ago and I very much doubt he's improved on that.
The thing that actually annoys me most is not about Lennon' it's ore the assumption that he, and other aging professionals, suddenly turn into some kind of chanding room guru, always helping out our young players.
Judging by the age of our first team our U23s should be the best mentored in Europe!

[alf_resco]

If Lennon had signed for one of our relegation rivals, Burnley fans would have been chuckling merrily.
It's a joke signing whichever way you look at it.

[tiger76]

Could’ve said the same thing about Steven Reid, Peter Crouch or to a lesser Phil Bardsley.

Wastes of a wage.

Agree on the first 2, but how you can say Bardsley has been a waste of a wage is beyond me, for what we paid for him he's been a decent signing,

Admittedly he didn't feature much last season, mainly due to the form Lowton was showing, but he's a more than adequate back-up if required.

[Newcastleclaret93]

An hour ish under his belt tonight, probably just be a sub, knows the ropes here and bags of experience , could be vital for our young lads

What young lads? Collins and McNeil?