Middles(very low)brough versus Mighty Clarets

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:47 pm

1 min added

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:47 pm

Half time. And it was pretty poor viewing!

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:47 pm

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:48 pm

Come on their player did nowt if we booked for a nudge it would end up 5 aside

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:48 pm

That was a dreadful 45mins from Burnley against a poor Boro side

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:48 pm

Stop press. Ref makes up rules. H/T.
Here's Madge

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:49 pm

Hearts in mouths stuff there...VERY sensible refereeing from Atkinson. STUPID from Ward. On 43 mins Dowie "a rare daliance into the game by Brady." Sums it up. We are dire away from home and as brilliantly effective as we are at home, there is NO attempt to take the game to opponents away. Dowie on 45 "Burnley have been dogged and resilient and defensively sound" and alas that is as good as it gets. Have to watch it as I love Burnley but it is painful.

KefkaClaret · Post by **KefkaClaret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:49 pm

Burnley should pay us to watch the away games.

Chester Perry · Post by **Chester Perry** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:49 pm

weeds 2 - 0 PNE on ht

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:51 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:need way more from our front 2, Gray has been a waste of a shirt

What could he POSSIBLY have done. He gets NOTHING in the first 25 or 30 minutes of pretty much all the away games then gets a couple pinged into his feet in the following 5. I really feel for him. What is the point in him having pace in this set-up?

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:51 pm

Im one of the most critical of our style and had we not beat Stoke I would be very disappointed with this first half performance but as we only need the odd point or two to stay up happy to keep it tight play for a point and try to nick a win

Horrible to watch but for this season the means are justifying the ends

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:52 pm

ablueclaret wrote:A typical away performance, SD will be happy.

Unfortunately, on both counts, you are absolutely spot on.

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:53 pm

We still look scared of trying to play creative football and it's so frustrating when we KNOW we can play the ball on the ground and attack teams.

It's literally like supporting two different teams.

Frenchclaret · Post by **Frenchclaret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:53 pm

Does that mean that if the foul had been by the Boro player, he would have given us a penalty while the ball was out of play ????

Frenchclaret · Post by **Frenchclaret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:53 pm

Sorry pressed twice

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:53 pm

If we do stay up, I hope for crying out loud, we improve our play next season and play better football.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:56 pm

this is just horse s***e viewing, watching my side surrender possession and park the bus is just painful. Zero intent to win, no belief and players drilled into playing a system that is proven to not work. Why are we timewasting before half time? its 0-0!!!!! F**king get the team up the pitch and lets try to win a game of footballl.

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:56 pm

FactualFrank wrote:If we do stay up, I hope for crying out loud, we improve our play next season and play better football.

KRBFC has been banging the drum about this all season and to be fair he has a point.

It definitely is turgid stuff for most of the time, especially away from home.

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:56 pm

Will we ever play with 5 in midfield and try and get some possession?

If 4-4-2 worked away from home fine but it never looks like giving us a comfortable ride.
A draw of course would be fine but it's a win we want to take relegation out of the equation.
This is probably our last chance to secure 3 points on the road. To go through a whole season without a victory away from home points to something being wrong with your line-up particularly when our home record is so good.

Chester Perry · Post by **Chester Perry** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:57 pm

obviously Luis Enrique (Barca Coach) thinks others are worse than us to watch

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Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:57 pm

Atkinson has tacitly accepted you can push somebody in the box a little bit.

The push on Ward was OK but the push by Ward was too much.

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:58 pm

JohnMac wrote:KRBFC has been banging the drum about this all season and to be fair he has a point.

Yes. He's a Shining Beacon of light isn't he?

boiledclaret · Post by **boiledclaret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:58 pm

HiroshimaClaret wrote:What could he POSSIBLY have done. He gets NOTHING in the first 25 or 30 minutes of pretty much all the away games then gets a couple pinged into his feet in the following 5. I really feel for him.

Agreed, our strikers have to come deep to get involved in away games, the service is often so poor. They live on scraps in these games.

KefkaClaret · Post by **KefkaClaret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:58 pm

God bless those who still attend away matches, not sure how they do it.

Gnulty · Post by **Gnulty** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:58 pm

No worries..just wait and see..UTC!

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:58 pm

dreadful stuff. I'd take Barnes off before he gets sent off. Barnes off Tarks on in midfield and push Hendrick forward in a 4-4-1-1, we are getting over run in midfield and the only time we created anything has been when we've kept it on the floor.

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:59 pm

KRBFC wrote:this is just horse s***e viewing, watching my side surrender possession and park the bus is just painful. Zero intent to win, no belief and players drilled into playing a system that is proven to not work. Why are we timewasting before half time? its 0-0!!!!! F**king get the team up the pitch and lets try to win a game of footballl.

Hard to argue.

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:59 pm

4 4 2 has only got us 3 points all season. Any other system,whatever it was, would surely have got more points? Even if we'd suffered the occasional stuffing

In the first couple of times we were in the Prem we were on the wrong end of some sorry results but got way more points than we have this season so far

ClaretCanada · Post by **ClaretCanada** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 3:59 pm

Maybe we should all hit the bar, make us feel better

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:00 pm

Get those subs on early SD and give the side some ENERGY.

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:01 pm

We don't make any attempt to win away which is why we we don't look like winning away and have not won away. I would take a point but playing this negatively just invites pressure and if we let the first goal in is normally game over.

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:01 pm

Vokes energy ?

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:01 pm

Frenchclaret wrote:Does that mean that if the foul had been by the Boro player, he would have given us a penalty while the ball was out of play ????

Nope no chance and whilst technically a foul is either a foul or not a foul regardless anyone who's played football at any competitive level appreciates that game changing decisions are treated differently to the other everyday match decisions

That said I am one for leaving it to the ref and excepting their errors and concentrating on what we could do better which goes against the grain for most football fans

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:02 pm

It's no different to home games though. The Stoke thread was exactly the same at half time.

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:02 pm

The 1st half on Tuesday was cack too. I'll take another win!!!

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:03 pm

ablueclaret wrote:Get those subs on early SD and give the side some ENERGY.

There's more chance of me flying Concorde to the moon blindfolded, than there is of any early subs, unless enforced.

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:03 pm

Right, that's enough negativity from me.

Come on Burnley!!

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:04 pm

Reading fans started leaving on 23mins when it was 3-0 according to the radio.

MT03ALG · Post by **MT03ALG** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:04 pm

SC Freiburg winning 1-0 !!

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:04 pm

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:04 pm

garbage from Dyche, how the **** we are still 4-4-2 is beyond me

ablueclaret · Post by **ablueclaret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:05 pm

Agyei and Tarkowski a little skill and passion.

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:05 pm

Tall Paul wrote:It's no different to home games though. The Stoke thread was exactly the same at half time.

Think the concern was more justified against Stoke cos we needed some pts. Today people should be more relaxed

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:05 pm

Early chance for Boro. Mee should've cleared earlier.

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:06 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:Think the concern was more justified against Stoke cos we needed some pts. Today people should be more relaxed

true. It's frustration today, rather than desperation

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:06 pm

Barnes now booked, get him off, dumb challenge, get Tarks on and we can win this

Chester Perry · Post by **Chester Perry** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:06 pm

Man City 2 - 0 Hull

ClaretCanada · Post by **ClaretCanada** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:06 pm

City 2-0

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:06 pm

nicking a goal and 3 points is all fine but as usually happens it`s the other team who invariably scores and we lose.

box_of_frogs · Post by **box_of_frogs** » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:06 pm

At least Citeh are doing the business. Barnes booked....