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That starting XI had more than enough to win that game of football. The fact the performance simply wasn’t good enough is down to player performance on the night and, quite frankly, a lack of urgency or desire from too many. I don't think that's right. I think the performance was what you get reall...

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As usual Edwards the lightning rod for the shortcomings of others. He's produced three or four bits of quality whilst looking very short on match sharpness. It's no accident that our best player- by an absolute mile- has been Hannibal, who has also played significantly more football this season than...

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I think you've got to understand that Burnley fans aren't a big enough market to be the priority for MoTD's editor. Burnley v Forest is not a particularly interesting game for the neutral and so the pundits were obviously asked to focus on the most obvious public interest story which was how Ange is...

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I'm not sure at present we are doing better than expected. I'd say that 4 points at this stage is about what you'd have been anticipating - and whilst is good to see us have a clear identity and be competitive, i expected that from a Parker team. It certainly could be worse, because neither of the g...

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Rowls wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 20, 2025 9:02 pm
I think there was a covering defender so a red would have been harsh but 'no free kick' was an awful "decision".

That defender did not look to me to be likely to stop Foster getting a shot away.

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To be fair, there's not much that could be done to stop their deflected goal today. However, I thought our defending in the first half at OT was poor. Leaving aside the fact we should have avoided the corner in the first place, I reckon a Dyche team would have more aggressively attacked the first c...

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It wasn't just the set play, we were slow out of the blocks generally today and that's been true of 4 of our 5 games. In the first minute we just allowed them the ball and repeated far too deep, and then failed to deal with a pretty routine channel ball because we misjudged it. We then didn't defend...

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Thought was excellent. Protected the defence effectively, got about the park, and showed a greater range of passing than expected. All in all he looks well suited the Premier League.

The booking was fair enough, bur he managed it well.

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I thought the only big decision he had today was whether Foster was pulled back having got beyond the defender after about an hour. Thr incident ended with a free kick to Burnley by the corner flag, bur there looked to be a clear foul on Foster previously when he got beyond the defender and powered ...

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His run into central midfield and made a very sloppy pass, but overall had a good game. Certainly still Premier League class, but some posters giving others a disservice saying he's miles better. Steve for one was just as good. Nope, that pass was spot on, but as others have observed, the problem w...

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agreenwood wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 20, 2025 7:57 pm
Small sample size, but recruitment in general is currently looking as spot on this summer as I can ever remember.

Certainly in the back four and midfield, yep.

I thought Walker was head and shoulders the best player on the pitch today.

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Foster 6 ran hard but didn’t seem to win a thing , has he ever outrun a centre half ? Outran the centre backs a few times today, and as I've said in my player ratings there's one occasion when he did so and appeared to be dragged down as he'd got beyond the defender and was attacking the box with a...

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We need to cut out the slow starts that are bedevilling us, and smarten up at set pieces in both attack and defence, but there was a lot to like about the rest of that performance. Dubravka- 9 - thought he made a couple of outstanding saves, a couple of good ones and was generally assured in what we...

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The IFAB rule was brought in at the start of the 2024/25 season and in full is:- "Previously, an injured player who received medical attention on the field of play had to leave before the restart. This can be unfair if an opponent caused the injury as the offending team has a numerical advantage wh...

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Sympathy should not get in the way of ability He does not start for me I would have both Loum and JBG in front of hime wide right Luis looks far more accomplished than him in CM That's fine but there's 3 central midfield berths. Luis is a defensive midfielder and slots in ahead of Laurent. In Ugoch...

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We need to stop crosses into Chris Wood one of my favourite players at Burnley,despite some who called him every match.Chris has consistently delivered at Premier league level. Yep, which is why I'd expect us to set up more like Sunderland (where we had a similar priority) than Liverpool (where we ...

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Selby Claret wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 15, 2025 10:38 am
Good idea getting Hannibal up the pitch and away from our penalty area

He'll need a bit of love next week. He's an important player and he'll need support not only from the coaches and squad, but also from supporters.

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Bit of a blow that Ugochukwu misses this game because it's so important we're competitive in that department against Forest given its a game we really need something from. I'd expect us to revert to something more like the shape used against Sunderland, with Luis to start alongside Cullen (unless he...

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dougcollins wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 14, 2025 7:56 pm
His body language when he gave the second yellow, and then the penalty, was worrying to me.

Almost celebratory.

I don't think that's true, or especially fair, or helpful.

It was just decisive. It was the same body language he displayed when he booked Kerkez for diving.

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Pretty much all teams do this, but its up to the ref to sort it. It's usually a small guy who's not going to be involved in heading the corner. We've used Cullen in that role. Stephen Ward was a master at it. Apart from the foul on Ekdal before Ugochukwu's booking, I'd like to see the second foul b...

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I think next week is now a very important game - we really could do with something to make sure we're not 1/5 after 6 games, given it's City the following game - but if we can get something from Forest I'll be cautiously optimistic. The level of focus, diligence and application today, at least until...

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I thought Ekdal was absolutely imperious today. I thought he was our best player and hats off to the way he's responded to getting his opportunity. There's still a worry about his pace in those games we'll play when we're a bit higher up the pitch, and whilst i thought he was fouled ahead of Ugochuk...

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I don't think you can argue Oliver got anything wrong, in isolation, today. But I think in other games, on othe occasions, Hannibal might have got the benefit of the doubt or Ugochukwu might have got away with two tackles that were genuine attempts to play the ball. But I particularly agree with the...

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A cruel end to a magnificent display of guts and resilience and organisation. Dubravka - 7 - steady enough but never really tested. Walker- 9 - used his athleticism experience and quality to good effect. Hartmann - 8 - stuck to the task against Salah to keep him quiet but if we're being really criti...

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It'll be interesting to see how we line up tomorrow. Its plausible that we'll see Luis and Cullen at the base of midfield, Ugochukwu ahead of them and Hannibal on the right hand side.

I'd be amazed if Edwards starts though. If Hannibal doesn't start on the right, I'd expect JBL or Sonne will.

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But there’s a massive difference between a pure cup competition where everyone starts equal and a two game cup competition after a 46 game season where everyone starts equal despite the fact that invariably one of the teams has done significantly better in qualifying. I’m a big supporter of the pla...

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Deepest condolences to the family- 57 is no age - and indeed to others who have lost loved ones but with all sensitivity to those who have lost, I'm with Tony. Save in the most extreme tragic circumstances (and I appreciate that is a difficult and subjective test because any loss is a tragedy to tho...

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Will that take him to the end of his contract with us? His first season with us was sensational and he was one of a clutch of outstanding, relatively low-value signings that propelled us back to the Premier League. However, his record since then should be a valuable lesson in the importance of being...

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Judge it properly in 2 months time. For now it looks like a reasonable effort albeit with gaps. The squad looks robust and we've certainly corrected from two summers ago by bringing in players exclusively with the physicality to cope with the Premier League. The central midfield pool looks very robu...

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Sonne, Tchouana, Edwards, Tresor, Benson, Bruun Larsen. Through the middle you could play Hannibal, Tchouana, Edwards, Laurent, Flemming or even Cullen if Luis and Ugochukwa are behind him. I'd say we're lighter on the left if anything? Banel, Hannibal, Anthony. I think JBL generally prefers the le...

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Against Spurs Sonne played alongside Walker in a back 5 and in the other two games he's come on to replace JBL not Walker. What the squad list suggests is that, if Ramsey departs on loan, we're a bit light on players who can play in attacking/creative midfield roles. We'd have one more space in the...

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I'm a bit surprised if Ramsey is departing given how he's been used in pre-season but if it gets him game time then so be it. I'd hope we're still looking to bring in someone else who can help us unlock a defence though. Whilst the central midfield certainly feels heavier on industry and defensive d...

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Foster's offside is extremely tight and you can debate how VAR assesses that, but it was given offside on the field, it's offside by the automated system now in use so thems the breaks. Given we equalised subsequently I'm not sure it's that material to the outcome (you can't say had Foster's goal st...

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Having seen it, I think its a penalty unfortunately. It's a very bad decision from Anthony to pull the shirt there. It may well be the case that it's unlikely to be a penalty at the other end but that's besides the point. It's a penalty. It's a promising performance but given how fragile United are ...

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I imagine it will be a flat midfield 3. With the two wide players taking more attacking positions. This would probably allow the likes of Larsen to be much more advanced It's also worth remembering that we need a squad. The game isn't just about having 11 players these days, and so we can't assume ...

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He cost us a goal with a woeful piece of anticipation and defending There were quite a few culpable for that goal. Humphreys got done far too easily in the first place. Sonne got dragged across into Worrall's space far too early and then tried to recover and got caught in no-mans land. Possibly exp...

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Agree on Ramsey, thought he did well, given he was playing in a midfield 2 as well. I wonder if he’ll be kept around and there’s a route to some game time? It’s a tough one as he probably needs regular minutes now, but seems a decent Hannibal alternative, though hasn’t played in the first two. Been...

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Then later he won a free-kick we hit the post from. Not saying Edwards pulled up any trees, but he certainly wasn’t as useless as some are making out. He’s just the latest target because, well, a section of our fans always have to have a target. He also produced the cross - an outstanding cross, on...

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I'm still a bit staggered by the idea that the Foster disallowed goal wasn't pretty routine and uncontroversial. The defender was between Foster and the ball, had the ball under control (I think he'd taken a touch, but in any event the ball was in a position where he could do what he wanted with it ...

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I thought the same thing. Larsen spent a lot of time in the first half at right back with Walker more central. We played 451 until Sonne replaced Larsen. Sure, the wingers were tracking back to allow the back 4 to narrow when we were out of possession (just as we always did under Dyche) but it was ...

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dougcollins wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 24, 2025 1:00 pm
Regarding the Foster 'foul', Salisbury claims he blew before the ball hit the net- I'm not convinced.

According to PGMOL Salisbury's decision to give a foul was checked by VAR so that cannot be correct.

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Burnley1989 wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 24, 2025 11:28 am
When i find myself in times of trouble Scotty Parker comes to me, whispers words of wisdom
Anthony...
Anthony, Anthony, Anthony, Anthony
He will will be the answer
Anthony

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CGj85pVzR ... aXQgYmU%3D

Quite like that

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Apart from turning down the PA a fraction I thought yesterday was fine. Most people on here need to understand they're not the core market for this sort of thing and if it helps attract the next generation - and the reason all clubs now do the things we're doing is that the evidence suggests it does...

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Assuming Tuanzebe is fit - --------------------Weiss Sonne Tuanzebe Worrall Pires ----------Ramsey Laurent Edwards Tchaouna Larsen --------------Flemmimg Think Larsen looked like he needed game time yesterday and this is an ideal opportunity. I can't see Parker going with Flemming at 10 given he did...

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Flemming will get he's chance due to injuries, up to him to take it, but I agree probably doesn't have the pace that either Broja or foster have, but as lot's have said before, he's more of a 10 than a 9. Bit of a myth this for me now. Flemming may well have arrived as a 10, and I initially thought...

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It was the penalty for Leeds last week that Brooks was on VAR for - the “handball” against Tarky Yes (sorry, i meant on monday, not yesterday) and as the commentary since that game demonstrates, he was correct not to intervene because it wasn't a clear and obvious error. The fact the pundits and re...

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The only thing I'd say having watched the highlights is that had Sunderland scored their second big chance after Walker's heavy touch, there'd be fingers pointing at Cullen's failure to track the runner. But other than that he was superb.

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They might turn it down a touch (not sure how young kids might find music that loud) but I thought the choice of music was quite effective and the tannoy is clearly in much better shape than last season

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Got just about everything right, including disallowed Foster's goal on field after it hit the net so VAR could double check.

Thought the way he dealt with Hannibal and Adingra in the first half when both were getting a bit overwrought was exemplary.

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Indicative of a shift towards signing more physically robust players this summer, which is welcome. I thought he looked promising- good touch, quick, able to handle himself buy above all positive. The second goal owed a lot to his willingness to be direct and move the ball yesterday, and that simila...

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