Scott Parker

ecc · Post by **ecc** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:36 pm

Has taken us back up. After the late August craziness.

Huge respect and thanks.

UTC

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:38 pm

A superb achievement - we could have easily spiralled down to midtable with the wrong appointment... He has been nothing short of superb.

I hope he is our manager for the best part of a decade (like Dyche). Get in.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:38 pm

Proved me completely wrong, all credit to him. Fixed an absolute disaster

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:40 pm

3 out of 3 for SP. Well done.

Wokingclaret · Post by **Wokingclaret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:40 pm

Fantastic Manager for us

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:40 pm

Which pub gets his name?

Venkys4eva · Post by **Venkys4eva** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:40 pm

Superb, well done Alan Pace an excellent appointment

me01jh · Post by **me01jh** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:41 pm

It hasn't been pretty at times but he has galvanised probably the most 'together' team Burnley has ever seen. Massive, massive credit.

1968claret · Post by **1968claret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:42 pm

ElectroClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:40 pm
Which pub gets his name?

I think we should name a park after him.
What about Scott Parker Park??

Casper2 · Post by **Casper2** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:43 pm

Already has a lane named after him

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:44 pm

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:40 pm
3 out of 3 for SP. Well done.

Some achievement for his age. Incredible really.

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:44 pm

Brilliant job by a brilliant bloke. UTC.

TsarBomba · Post by **TsarBomba** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:44 pm

An incredibly astute appointment. Huge credit to Alan Pace, when I think the majority were leaning towards RVN.

Parker is a top manager, and he carries himself impeccably.

Hopefully he’s here for a long, long time.

distortiondave · Post by **distortiondave** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:59 pm

1968claret wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:42 pm
I think we should name a park after him.
What about Scott Parker Park??

Scott Parkers Scott Park Car Park

Tribesmen · Post by **Tribesmen** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:00 pm

He said very little just kept us ticking over and got better and better as the season went on

tally · Post by **tally** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:01 pm

Casper2 wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:43 pm
Already has a lane named after him

And its not Bramall lane !

gtclaret · Post by **gtclaret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:03 pm

Keep saying these things next season when results will be very different. Support him and the team if when we lose by four or five goals.He will not have become a bad manager.Pace will not be a bad chairman for failing to bridge the enormous gap in quality.

Garnerssoap · Post by **Garnerssoap** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:06 pm

ElectroClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:40 pm
Which pub gets his name?

I vote that one in Newton. Great Ale and good food

dvalley69 · Post by **dvalley69** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:09 pm

In his own words, nothing short of superb. Thank you, SP. I'm once again proud of my team. Deserves every plaudit around after some extreme and harsh criticism along the way.

Roosterbooster · Post by **Roosterbooster** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:16 pm

1968claret wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:42 pm
I think we should name a park after him.
What about Scott Parker Park??

What about a coat?

Gerry Hattrick · Post by **Gerry Hattrick** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:42 pm

1968claret wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:42 pm
I think we should name a park after him.
What about Scott Parker Park??

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Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:02 pm

I do hope people are kind to him next season.

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:09 pm

https://x.com/rebekkarnold/status/1914385494068387907

NickBFC · Post by **NickBFC** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:10 pm

Been trying at times, but a season is a marathon and not a race. Class from the manager right through the squad. Done an excellent job.

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:13 pm

Got all those 0-0 results right.

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:15 pm

I’ll hold my hands up, I never wanted him and thought he was an oddball.
I’m so glad to be wrong.

jlup1980 · Post by **jlup1980** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:19 pm

Immense effort by Parker to galvanise the squad after the August transfer window. I was worried after we lost at Sunderland as the interviews with Brownhill, Esteve, and Parker were all very downbeat and frustrated. It would have been easy for Parker to throw his toys out of the pram and say "this isn't what I signed up for!", but he's been impeccable... unlike the imbecile in the Sheff U dugout.

A well deserved promotion based on old-fashioned values. It feels very Burnley!

UTC!

Anonymous Claret · Post by **Anonymous Claret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:23 pm

To every fan that shows some humility and admits that their judgement was wrong you have my utmost respect.

Every single one of us gets something wrong in our lives now and again.

I am proud to have SP as our manager. He has conducted himself impeccably this season despite some of the background noise.

Thank you Scott!

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:25 pm

Delighted for him after some of the stick he received not too long ago.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:26 pm

I've felt virtually all season that we were good, but not quite good enough and we'd finish a close third and I never thought that would be Parker's fault. In my eyes he's out performed with this squad, particularly given our lack of goal threat. The guy done very good (imo)

TPClaret · Post by **TPClaret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:29 pm

Looks like the 0-0 draws were the difference in end and got us up

prettygreenclaret · Post by **prettygreenclaret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:31 pm

Scott Parker has done a quite phenomenal job given where we were squad wise after the transfer window. Also comes across as a humble and very well grounded fella. So pleased for him and the club to achieve promotion again. Fantastic achievement.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:32 pm

Deserves huge credit for how he dealt with the upheaval, steadied the ship and took us up. Always liked the bloke despite the style not always being thrilling.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:33 pm

All things considered, he’s done a quite remarkable job this season.

Well done to him and his back room team.

Thrupneybithead · Post by **Thrupneybithead** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:33 pm

The man is an absolute class act. The football may not always be the prettiest, but I'm glad he's the man in charge.

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:34 pm

What a fella. Proper good clobber and what a head of hair the bloke's got.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:46 pm

Done a brilliant job no matter how bored I was early season.

He's done this twice before though, can he kick us on?

Certainly not with some of this squad.

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:49 pm

We’ve lost 5 games in 113 championship matches and only 15 in 181 matches in the last seasons weve been in the championship.

Unbelievable Jeff as they say

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:12 pm

Wouldn't have been my first choice, but I wasn't unhappy at the appointment and backed him throughout when he was getting unfair pelters from a few directions. He's been composed throughout, the players clearly rate him and that's pretty telling.

Will he be able to keep us up? It'll be difficult, the gap is huge. I'm sure he'll have learned from past experiences though, and hopefully the club and the supporters remain patient even if it isn't going well.

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:15 pm

An end of season table does not lie. Respect to Scott & Pace for an incredible season when morale was so low last May. Scottie has had to do it his way having lost Amdouni, O Shea, Zarourry, Vitinho, Berge and several more inheriting a team that on paper was not good enough to maintain a serious sustained challenge.He kept us in the race all season in the meantime creating belief and camaraderie that developed players like Trafford, Brownhill, Fleming, Hannibal, Anthony , Bashir, Pires and Laurent into a team of serious challengers. People have made comparisons with Kompany,s promotion year and whilst that was exciting we conceded more than 14 goals, lost more than 2 games, and could not match a 30 unbeaten run. But what I really like about Parker is we are seeing the real person -no nasty surprises to come in the future. Proud to have him as our manager, and absolutely thrilled for Alan Pace tonight and our wonderful supporters

I am so pleased we took note of those Bournemouth and Fulham fan's comments

Conroy92 · Post by **Conroy92** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:18 pm

Picking up draws rather than losses is what has seen us up against a fight against two very good championship sides in Sheffield and Leeds.

Parkers had it spot in all season. He's brought the feeling back that we had under Dyche. Hard work and graft feels more rewarding than luxury football sometimes.

willsclarets · Post by **willsclarets** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:23 pm

Think back to the end of the away game against Sunderland. It was desperate. CJ was thrown in, we could barely field a competitive side. And we've lost a solitary game since. Well done Scott, incredible achievement.

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:24 pm

Incredible achievement. Was tough at times but a remarkable run.

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:43 pm

He’s done an outstanding job.

TsarBomba · Post by **TsarBomba** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:45 pm

willsclarets wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:23 pm
Think back to the end of the away game against Sunderland. It was desperate. CJ was thrown in, we could barely field a competitive side. And we've lost a solitary game since. Well done Scott, incredible achievement.

Imagine thinking after the Sunderland game that we would only lose one more game to now. Remarkable.

LincsWoldsClaret · Post by **LincsWoldsClaret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:57 pm

I said he was the only choice from the start but modesty forbids me mentioning it now

dvalley69 · Post by **dvalley69** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:38 pm

TsarBomba wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:45 pm
Imagine thinking after the Sunderland game that we would only lose one more game to now. Remarkable.

This will go down as one of the true great historical seasons ever by the club especially if we can win it with 100 pts. We've had some amazing achievements but this has to be up there. If we can stay up next season then he should go down as one of the great managers of our club!

scouseclaret · Post by **scouseclaret** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:42 pm

ElectroClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:40 pm
Which pub gets his name?

The Parker View…?

CrosspoolClarets · Post by **CrosspoolClarets** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:46 pm

I was saying earlier this season it was promotion or the sack because the football was so dour. That criticism was fair, the performances were unacceptable.

But on the last day or two of the window we signed Marcus Edwards and the season changed. Suddenly we score plenty. Couple that was Parker’s decency and squad bonding it is a good combo.

I still worry about his risk vs pragmatism balance (e.g. taking Edwards off on 60 rather than 75 today) but I wholeheartedly congratulate him on our promotion and for next season he has my full support throughout whatever happens.

dvalley69 · Post by **dvalley69** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:52 pm

CrosspoolClarets wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 21, 2025 11:46 pm
I was saying earlier this season it was promotion or the sack because the football was so dour. That criticism was fair, the performances were unacceptable.

But on the last day or two of the window we signed Marcus Edwards and the season changed. Suddenly we score plenty. Couple that was Parker’s decency and squad bonding it is a good combo.

I still worry about his risk vs pragmatism balance (e.g. taking Edwards off on 60 rather than 75 today) but I wholeheartedly congratulate him on our promotion and for next season he has my full support throughout whatever happens.

Ultimately, you can't doubt his decision-making after bringing promotion, and pretty comfortably in the end. Why worry? He was totally right yet again. Sheff Utd were not threatening, didn't really looked that determined and we saw the game out pretty easily I thought, and could even have done better on the counter with some of the positions we got ourselves in. With a better quality player coming, as you've accepted, we've looked better. Quite rightly, he was probably cautious earlier in the season, due to our attacking players, and laying the defensive foundations for an end-of-season push, which he probably forsaw was gonna be better after a season's work. He needs to be given massive credit for the way he's managed this season.