Borough v The Mighty Clarets match thread

[IanMcL]

& probably indicative why no PL clubs ever firmed up on any reported interest at PL level you simply put that 1 away more often not he isn't clinical enough.

He has been exceptional this season!

[HunterST_BFC]

fair result

[KernowHouseClaret]

Can you be anymore clichéd.

I'm sure I could be if you wanted...
Could you be any more of a pedant?

[Jakubclaret]

He has been exceptional this season!

It's a different beast above.

[ralph8]

Don’t blame Brownhill as see need to start getting goals from some of the other midfielders- it’s almost like my job is not to score goals.

[Woody9229]

Away draw rarely a bad result. Not our best performance and not as progressive as in recent games but maybe time to reflect on just how solid we look at the back - 9 goals conceded berlimey! Not sure how 2025 is going to turn out but we will be in the top six come May so lets see!

[IanMcL]

It's a different beast above.

Not sure we would score any at all, above!

[warksclaret]

Decent point, could have been 3 if Brownhill scores his sitter.

We've played all the big boys away from home now, let's see the other teams around us pick up as many points on the road against the top teams, it won't happen.

Fair point but they are putting the lower sides to the sword and we are drawing with them

[Guller Bull]

If only we had a Payton

[Vino blanco]

I said to Mrs. Vino I’d be happy with a point before the game but I feel a bit disappointed with our second half performance, even though we had two great chances (Oh Josh, what were you doing. I thought we looked a bit leggy in the last 20 mins. I can’t understand Anthony going off and Laurent staying on, nor Jayrod on before Foster, but hey ho it’s a point away at a decent team and another clean sheet.

[Ric_C]

Last 30 was really poor. Thought with our bench we would turn the screw. But the opposite happened. After the subs we lost our momentum

[expoultryboy]

Happy with 4 points from 2 away games but disappointed with the substitutions . Sarmiento for Laurent not Hannibal and Foster for Flemming would of been my choice.

[Jakubclaret]

Don’t blame Brownhill as see need to start getting goals from some of the other midfielders- it’s almost like my job is not to score goals.

It's not blaming him highlighting the golden chance that got away anybody missing that with the goal gaping wouldn't go unnoticed.

[Boss Hogg]

Ok result in isolation. Golden chance spurned and probably a fair result. Subs didn’t work at all.

[CrosspoolClarets]

Parker plays a long game and it may work but it is a tough watch at times.

The question I would pose him, but I doubt he could answer, is whether at 0-0 if someone offered him a coin toss for a defeat or a win, would he take it, or accept the 0-0?

Stopping that mentality is why 3 points for a win was brought in.

[Commy]

Had to bring Hannibal off as he is on Channel 5 at 10pm

[TPClaret]

Our fan base is crazy.

[RVclaret]

Parker plays a long game and it may work but it is a tough watch at times.

The question I would pose him, but I doubt he could answer, is whether at 0-0 if someone offered him a coin toss for a defeat or a win, would he take it, or accept the 0-0?

Stopping that mentality is why 3 points for a win was brought in.

Every change he made tonight was fairly attacking.

[fidelcastro]

Parker plays a long game and it may work but it is a tough watch at times.

The question I would pose him, but I doubt he could answer, is whether at 0-0 if someone offered him a coin toss for a defeat or a win, would he take it, or accept the 0-0?

Stopping that mentality is why 3 points for a win was brought in.

If Brownhill had had his shooting boots on we win that game. Two great chances fluffed.

We didn't play for a 0-0.

[ralph8]

Brownhill had a pop and missed badly- would like to see that from a few more players instead of laying off 3 foot passes.

[ArmchairDetective]

I don't claim to understand tactical changes / subs any more than the average fan but the changes tonight seemed to immediately weaken us. I thought Hannibal was quite impactful defensively and going forward drifting in off the left. That changed completely when Sarmiento came on and made them stronger on the right. Taking Anthony off seemed an odd decision too.

Maybe changes made for fitness who knows.

[claretgimmer]

Disappointed with the game as an entertainment but our most lacklustre performance for quite a few games, but a substandard performance still gets us a draw at a difficult place to come so it shows how far we have come and the future looks bright

[Commy]

Too much pressure on Brownhill to score because nobody else is.

[Guller Bull]

Our fan base is crazy.

Why what have you seen that is crazy?

[willsclarets]

I knew it wouldn't be long before people started putting this spin on it.

Why people have to colour facts to push an agenda is just ridiculous. Brownhill missed a sitter and Fry cleared one off the line with his body- is that offering next to no attacking threat?

Those were big chances. Generally I thought we had a lot of threat but far too often the final pass wasn't good enough. But that's different to early in the season where we weren't even getting in good positions. We did that today, but their keeper didn't make a save. The only person who did I think was dael fry.

[Taffy on the wing]

Do you ever stop moaning?

Ah, i was wondering where our resident big-girls blouse was today.

[boatshed bill]

Last 30 was really poor. Thought with our bench we would turn the screw. But the opposite happened. After the subs we lost our momentum

Boro deserve some credit, don't you think?

[TsarBomba]

Parker plays a long game and it may work but it is a tough watch at times.

The question I would pose him, but I doubt he could answer, is whether at 0-0 if someone offered him a coin toss for a defeat or a win, would he take it, or accept the 0-0?

Stopping that mentality is why 3 points for a win was brought in.

I’ve thought this, too.

That’s our 6th 0-0 of the season. We simply have to go for it more in the final stages of these tight games.

Even if we were to lose half of those 0-0’s, we’d have 9 points instead of 6.

[Jakubclaret]

Not sure we would score any at all, above!

Not on that showing we would have our work cut out. Slow & ponderous maybe too much Xmas pud & boro were organised they aren't mugs but disappointing when wednesday found a way to score 3 the game before we couldn't find a way to work a third choice keeper.

[Rowls]

Back to flat today, unfortunately.

If we could play like we did for 80 minutes vs Watford and 90 minutes vs Sheff Utd we'd be unbeatable.

[ksrclaret]

Ah, i was wondering where our resident big-girls blouse was today.

Nice one. Just reading through the thread to see you’ve made a tit of yourself again. No change there then.

So, to answer the question, do you ever stop moaning then? Read the room, or the thread.

[CrosspoolClarets]

Every change he made tonight was fairly attacking.

Only to pin them back to stem the tide. They all had an element of oddness about them - Foster in injury time, Luca on the right, Sarmiento not in the hole.

Superb overall - just too passive tonight which is Scott’s big weakness.

[TsarBomba]

Too much pressure on Brownhill to score because nobody else is.

Which is really indicative of our problems up top.

We should never be relying on Brownhill to finish off moves.

We’re playing with Flemming up top whilst we have 3 strikers on the bench.

We shouldn’t really be looking to strengthen up top when we already have 4 strikers for 1 position, but here we are.

[TPClaret]

The moaners couldn’t wait for a draw to slag everyone off again

[BigGaz]

I knew it wouldn't be long before people started putting this spin on it.

Why people have to colour facts to push an agenda is just ridiculous. Brownhill missed a sitter and Fry cleared one off the line with his body- is that offering next to no attacking threat?

Why people have to sensationalise and overegg a comment is equally ridiculous. What agenda do you think I have? I think in general I'm quite even handed.

We had one shot on target. That's what I'm talking about. That's against a Boro side who's back line is injury ravaged and who we know have a mistake in them. Properly agenda driven anti Burnley inflammatory spiel that, isn't it?

[willsclarets]

Everyone sees the game differently I guess. I didn't think we were flat at all, just missing an edge in the final phase. And boro defended their box very well.

[TPClaret]

Back to flat today, unfortunately.

If we could play like we did for 80 minutes vs Watford and 90 minutes vs Sheff Utd we'd be unbeatable.

If only football was that easy

[hoosier-daddy]

Had to bring Hannibal off as he is on Channel 5 at 10pm

You tit.

[ArmchairDetective]

Overall if you don't take your chances you don't win matches. We made enough chances to sneak a win there. Fine margins. Another clean sheet, remarkable defensive record. Let's keep up the positivity and on to the next one.

[bfcjg]

Most a annoying thing for me was we hardly tested a third choice keeper with shots and high balls into the box, he seriously flapped the one time we did it but hey ho onto Stoke.

[boyyanno]

Why people have to sensationalise and overegg a comment is equally ridiculous. What agenda do you think I have? I think in general I'm quite even handed.

We had one shot on target. That's what I'm talking about. That's against a Boro side who's back line is injury ravaged and who we know have a mistake in them. Properly agenda driven anti Burnley inflammatory spiel that, isn't it?

What's this nonsense? You're upset because I've called you out for saying we offered next to no attacking threat and yet we had the two best chances of the game, an absolute sitter that we missed and one that was cleared off the line from an opposition defender.

What the heck do people want? We've just gone away to a good side and created the best two chances of the game to win the game, how many chances do you want to create?

It's the same every week, if we win we've played much better attacking football, as soon as we draw we don't want to win and we're poor.

Sick of the nonsense.

[Stonehouse]

We’ve taken 18 points from our away games against the top half of the league and still some folk moan.

[Rowls]

If only football was that easy

Well exactly but its just such a disappointment knowing how good we can be but also seeing how flat and listless we play so often.

We've won a point away from home though.

[Commy]

Most a annoying thing for me was we hardly tested a third choice keeper with shots and high balls into the box, he seriously flapped the one time we did it but hey ho onto Stoke.

I couldn't understand why the team hadn't been instructed to take shots put the ball in to test him.

[BigGaz]

What's this nonsense? You're upset because I've called you out for saying we offered next to no attacking threat and yet we had the two best chances of the game, an absolute sitter that we missed and one that was cleared off the line from an opposition defender.

What the heck do people want? We've just gone away to a good side and created the best two chances of the game to win the game, how many chances do you want to create?

It's the same every week, if we win we've played much better attacking football, as soon as we draw we don't want to win and we're poor.

Sick of the nonsense.

No no no,

You mentioned an agenda, don't sidestep it. What agenda precisely am I pushing?

My summary was that I thought we were solid, that it was a good draw and I wasn't really disappointed with that other than our one shot on target we didn't create that much.

What about that is so incendiary to you that is just absolutely nonsensical to you that you had to 'call me out' (ha) about it?

You've 'called me out' now so speak up about this agenda.

[rosswallacefreekick]

Fair point but they are putting the lower sides to the sword and we are drawing with them

I’m hoping this will change in the New Year - compared to earlier in the season (except the first three games), I think we’ve improved in front of goal.

[CoolClaret]

The moaners couldn’t wait for a draw to slag everyone off again

It's nauseating.

[boyyanno]

No no no,

You mentioned an agenda, don't sidestep it. What agenda precisely am I pushing?

My summary was that I thought we were solid, that it was a good draw and I wasn't really disappointed with that other than our one shot on target we didn't create that much.

What about that is so incendiary to you that is just absolutely nonsensical to you that you had to 'call me out' (ha) about it?

You've 'called me out' now so speak up about this agenda.

No no no- you pretended I sensationalised your post, how so?

Ita not true you said we offered next to no attacking threat?

[Stonehouse]

Too much pressure on Brownhill to score because nobody else is.

Would you be saying that if Brownhill was our centre forward and he’d scored most of the goals ,it’s the same for all the players doesn’t matter what position there in.

[gandhisflipflop]

On another day brownhill buries that chance. 4 points from those two away fixtures is a great return.