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Dubravka 7 - a solid punch and kicking ok Walker 8 - some exceptional recoveries to bale out colleagues Ekdal 8* - excellent, our best defender today, MOM Esteve 7 - one major error but Walker recovered, hope he is fit Hartman 7 - steady and I hope he is emcouraged to be more adventurous JBL 5 - ine...

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Getting out better than I expected but it still took an extra 10 minutes. That meant traffic was tricky getting to Gannow Top. Not a better experience put it that way. I suspect after a win that people hang around so the buildup was a bit delayed and I dodged it. It won't be pleasant in the dark aft...

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Dropping Edwards for Sonne, which in essence is what Parker did, makes some sense away to Spurs but makes zero sense at home to Sunderland. It shows we fear the entire division, home or away. Edwards was responsible for changing the name of the club back from “Burnley 0” to “Burnley” last season. He...

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Having watched the Beehole End podcast this morning that contains an interview with manager at BCC where he explained their plans for massively expanding the match day catering and drinks experience for home and away fans, I can't see past the fact this is purely about business and trying to take b...

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You honestly believe Burnley fans won’t be allowed to use the exit if an attack occurred? What’s gonna come over the speakers “Shooter at the Jimmy Mc Gate. Burnley fans this is your only exit, take your chances”. The original post was someone who said they would likely fence it off by extending th...

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Would be interesting to see the approved risk assessment for this... Yes, the reason we have those high profile bollard things is because of a terrorism risk for a high profile world sports event, which this is. So given the twitchiness the authorities show, I find it staggering they could approve ...

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This new access plan could be forced to be scrapped very quickly if fans worked together. If the fanzone and the kiosks on the concourse were boycotted by everyone they would soon revert back to being able to use Omerod Yard but it would need everyone in all stands to do so. Probably take 1 or 2 at...

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Could you not just set off 5 minutes earlier if you still want to get your 2 pre-match pints in? It is an incredible rush as it is. Family play kids football matches in the morning on the other side of the country, quick dash across, lucky to arrive by 2:15pm, quick pit stop for a Guinness Zero in ...

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I fear a tragedy this season, i.e. a preventable death. The thing with those is they never seem likely but the law of averages means unforeseen things happen periodically. If 14,000 people containing many frail elderly are exiting at the same time 19 times that is only 1 in 250,000 people for whom s...

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MATCHDAY 2

West Ham v Chelsea 0-1 NAP
Man-City v Spurs 3-1
Bournemouth v Wolves 1-0
Burnley v Sunderland 1-0 - Anthony 19 mins
Brentford v Aston Villa 0-2
Arsenal v Leeds 3-0
Crystal Palace v Forest 1-1
Everton v Brighton 1-1
Fulham v Man Utd 1-3
Newcastle v Liverpool 1-2

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Burnley 1 Sunderland 0

Anthony 19 mins

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I'd love to know what route they take to get to the upper level, how many stairs?. If they really are that bad either way out of the ground poses the same problem, I don't think the walk past the cricket ground is easy, and has a few bottlenecks. Quite how some fans take the journeys they do is ind...

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I disagree with that analysis. He actually looks like he's trying to get his body in the way of the shot which is why his whole body is moving towards the ball, his arm is actually quite disciplined and he starts moving it back behind him if anything. I can understand why it's been given but it's t...

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How many infirm, wobbly fans do you think there are in the stand concerned. Obviously Not in the upper tiers The fans nearest the bee hole end probably don't use Ormerod yard anyway, which leaves half the lower tier. There are many arguments why it should have been left as it was that affect more p...

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Leeds have a habit despite their energy of becoming “Leeds 0” against a good defence, like against us last season.

I don’t count iffy pens where the biased VAR back up their buddies in the ref’s union.

So the key is defence. Hopefully ours is better. Everton will survive on that this season.

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Crazy if that is a pen.

Only thing I know is, if that is us attacking, we don’t get it.

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Top quality CB and another DCM to rotate with Cullen and Lesley. Striker who can finish to rotate with Broja. RWB equivalent to Hartman. Feel we have enough elsewhere as long as Parker puts his better players in like Edwards instead of going just for physicality, which in this league will amuse the ...

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mickleoverclaret wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 17, 2025 7:39 pm
Seems a bit early to say this, no? I'd expect 4 at the back for some of the more winnable games.

He doesn’t strike me as the flexible type. Like Dyche. When his mind is made up he sticks to that option.

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Threads like this make me laugh, who do I think knows the best formation for our current players/squad... Our manager and coaches who work with the players regularly and who have okay d different formation in the preseason friendlies or a message board full of Burnley fans, most of which will have ...

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Parker seems wedded to a back 3/5 now. I doubt he will change it so the debate is what we do with that formation. Intriguingly, as I sit here watching Man Utd, that is also the Amorim formation and the one in which he used Edwards so successfully at Lisbon in what today is the Brian Mbuemo position ...

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Agree and Anthony deserves a chance. Also plausible he could do a RWB job. But reading what fans of other clubs are saying, the overwhelming opinion is that Parker doesn’t know what he is doing and has to play Edwards. Although harsh from those people the jury at this level remains undecided and Sco...

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A back five would be madness. It gives us a weak right wingback, moves Walker from his best position, confuses Esteve, removes Edwards from the lineup and takes away attacking width (or isolates the striker). It didn’t work despite good moments. We showed last season that a four can be solid, with b...

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After re watching the goals, it surprises me how little people are talking about Esteves performance. At fault for the 1st and 3rd. Ekdal recieved a lot of stick throughout the match thread and player ratings but on second viewing Esteve really struggled. I felt Esteve (who I adore) was our worst d...

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He is Thierry Henry before Henry improved and shifted from the left. Could do worse than play him off Broja.

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Need. More. Creativity.

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(my marks are based on premier league standard so harsher than same performance in EFL) Dubravka 5 - slow to the goals, a couple of which could have been saved Sonne 5 - tidy, but didn’t shine in any particular way and creativity poor Hartman 6 - not as ambitious as against Lazio which I felt was a ...

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I said last week it was odd that Edwards looked so melancholy at the end, hands on hips in the centre circle for 2 minutes. We see why now. Not getting off the bench in first 4 subs against his old side. Seems very, very unfair given his reputation and proven class at Champion’s League level. Anybod...

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Dunno why Johnson was pointing at his name when scoring (presumably to the Burnley fans?) given that his dad played for us. Anyway, back on topic, Dubravka no saves I can recall and could have done better, but we know from history he is decent. Getting a bit annoyed with Parker already (maybe unfair...

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Now we need the creativity and / or finishing on. Brilliance from nowhere from Richarlison, second best for large parts, but we have our weapons not on the pitch. Anthony and Hannibal not quite creative enough, Lyle not a finisher. Edwards essential. Maybe another too. First league game with two con...

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Felt this was a half where we looked the better side but they looked the more likely, a bit like Lazio and no doubt other games will too. Zero creativity really with Anthony and Hannibal, I am far from convinced by those choices with Edwards and others available. Four errors including the critical o...

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Just finished it on a delay. Both sides were a shambles defensively. Not convinced Liverpool will win the league now. Issues with their entire back four. Whereas AFCB were energetic but also way too open and having sold their entire defence I’m not convinced they have enough if Semenyo gets injured ...

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I expect Lesley to come in for Laurent and maybe Dubravka in too but we will see. Other than that my guess is unchanged. I see that team with 2 aggressive pressing attackers in Hannibal and Anthony as being back to being “Burnley 0” by default, but I think Parker will start that way, with an abundan...

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1. Our Final league position 17th 2. Our total Home Wins 6 3. Our total Away Wins 3 4. Top 3 teams Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City 5. 3 Relegated teams Sunderland, Leeds, Brentford Matchday 1 Liverpool 2-0 Bournemouth Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle Brighton 1-1 Fulham Sunderland 2-1 West Ham Tottenham 2-0 B...

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Spurs 2 Clarets 0

Tel 45 mins

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Got two on the front row of 229 which I believe is safe standing so hopefully a young un will be able to see the game with a gap to the United block underneath. Ironically, despite the grumbles about concession prices, it is going to cost me more for a 30 mile return train journey than it is to atte...

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The club don't appear to feel ready yet to present their plans to supporters for the first home fixture. I would be quite surprised if this was going to be the case and the pressure is now on as crosspool's second pint rests on it. Seriously though Burnley fans make their way down this lane in thei...

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If it is a live special we need Woody to don that VR headset and give us live commentary of him watching a back to front game

(listen to today’s POD if that doesn’t make sense)

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Be careful with the two pint thing. There are lots of variables at play. Weight, age, metabolism, tiredness - then there's the percentage of the ale you are supping, and how quickly you're drinking it. You are right of course. But most of us know 2 pints is out of the question just before driving, ...

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Joking aside why on earth wouldn’t anybody agree with an eye test for over 70’s who drive ??Surely it’s common sense isn’t it ? I genuinely thought something like this was already in place . According to the poll in the paper today, 100% (no doubt rounded) do indeed agree. I am one of them. As I po...

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What they should be doing: 1. New migrants into UK to pass a UK driving test 2. Banned drivers retake a UK driving test after the ban 3. Adverts on proper driving practice (no undertaking, middle lane hogging, drug driving etc) 4. Everyone retake a test every 10 years including a health and vision c...

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Agree with the poster who said this enhances match-day experience for the away fan, implying it degrades it for home fans. I think this is right for these reasons for me (there are more reasons for the infirm). For me my second pint in the New Brew’m will have to be ceased now I have to allow time t...

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Hladky 6 Walker 7 Ekdal 7 - composed but well known lack of pace and anticipation cost him and nearly us via the pen Esteve 6 Sonne 6 Hartman 8 - just lacking the final ball but against a quality Italian defence Cullen 7 Laurent 6 Hannibal 7 - pressing was super Anthony 7 - also brilliant on the pre...

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We didn’t ship two in 4600 minutes, Blades have managed it in 30.

Perfect example of why we went up and they did not.

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Fantastic today, really good workout in all the right areas - against a better side, but where we are better on the day with home advantage, looking solid on the whole, causing problems, yet punished ruthlessly for minor mistakes by our fringe players and losing the game. Couldn’t ask for better in ...

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Toss up between Hartmann and Maatsen who should be ahead in Dutch thinking, but Hartmann been superb so far in all games. Only slight question is the final ball. Top 6 material though. In a wider sense we look super today, great pressing, caused all kinds of trouble. The front three like a pack of w...

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Not getting too excited by that team but feels clear to me now that Ekdal starts against Spurs and we may even be going with a back five.

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It’s quite extraordinary that a Premier League club, an hour before a match against Lazio, has not provided details of how to stream. It’s likely to reduce income but, more importantly, it irritates fans. Not strikingly competent. It potentially irritates me because I have stayed home to watch it w...

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One of that new reserve list Ben Toner was born in Blackburn out of interest.

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I’d imagine a lot of folk in the Longside, who for years/decades have parked on that side, will now have to leave the game early / not clap the team off, as they’ll be at the back of a very busy queue getting to their cars. Bit of a joke, particularly when you read about some of the elderly who wil...

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Thought Ipswich would get back into it when they threw the Kitchen sink at it.

I find this guy infuriating. No way was that a pen, no real unnatural position, header straight at him.

No doubt he’ll get a Premier League game imminently, probably one of ours.

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