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Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:05 am
by alwaysaclaret
Not an easy task to pick tonight, with Saturdays game in mind, imo although both will have to play a part we need to protect Anass and Nathan as much as possible to get the best out of them on Saturday, also to have any chance of beating City we also need Benson to play a part imo, which would really mean a run out tonight, vk kept quiet on Manny but I've just a feeling he could get 30 mins tonight, also again with Saturday in mind it's a bit unfortunate to have brownhill missing in terms of a workhorse in the middle for Saturday. Thoughts guy's ??

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:08 am
by burnmark
alwaysaclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:05 am
Not an easy task to pick tonight, with Saturdays game in mind, imo although both will have to play a part we need to protect Anass and Nathan as much as possible to get the best out of them on Saturday, also to have any chance of beating City we also need Benson to play a part imo, which would really mean a run out tonight, vk kept quiet on Manny but I've just a feeling he could get 30 mins tonight, also again with Saturday in mind it's a bit unfortunate to have brownhill missing in terms of a workhorse in the middle for Saturday. Thoughts guy's ??
Quite a few changes according the official site!!!!!!

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/con ... -v-burnley. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Hope that’s not an omen!

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:09 am
by tarkys_ears
Now that's a winning team!!

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:10 am
by martin_p
Same team as Saturday.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:11 am
by HiThere
I hope to see Benson make the bench. Could really do with him as an option later on in the game on Saturday.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:12 am
by RVclaret
Hull play a back 4 so we usually go 4-2-4 with the press, like away at Norwich with Barnes and Tella through the middle. I think it will be that with JBG right, Cork and Cullen middle and Vitinho dropping out.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:13 am
by ClaretTony
burnmark wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:08 am
Quite a few changes according the official site!!!!!!

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/con ... -v-burnley. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Hope that’s not an omen!
I've just spotted this - unbelievable

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:17 am
by randomclaret2
alwaysaclaret wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:05 am
Not an easy task to pick tonight, with Saturdays game in mind, imo although both will have to play a part we need to protect Anass and Nathan as much as possible to get the best out of them on Saturday, also to have any chance of beating City we also need Benson to play a part imo, which would really mean a run out tonight, vk kept quiet on Manny but I've just a feeling he could get 30 mins tonight, also again with Saturday in mind it's a bit unfortunate to have brownhill missing in terms of a workhorse in the middle for Saturday. Thoughts guy's ??
For me, tonights game is more important than Saturday. Full strength tonight.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:22 am
by Clive 1960
Need our strongest team out tonight to try and win the game , Saturday takes care of it self.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:25 am
by Newcastleclaret93
Strongest 11

Hopefully foster gets a start

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:40 am
by claretonthecoast1882
Muric
Roberts Ekdal Beyer Maatsen
Cork Cullen
Tella JBG Zaroury
Barnes

Foster Obafemi and hopefully Benson waiting to come on

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:43 am
by martin_p
Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:25 am
Strongest 11

Hopefully foster gets a start
Foster isn’t in our strongest eleven.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:45 am
by CoolClaret
Any news on Brownhill?

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”Muric
Roberts-Ekdal-Beyer-Maatsen
β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”Cork-Cullen
Tellaβ€”β€”β€”-JBGβ€”β€”-Anass
β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”-Barnes

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:47 am
by Stproc
Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:25 am
Strongest 11

Hopefully foster gets a start
Make your mind up !

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:47 am
by RVclaret
CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:45 am
Any news on Brownhill?

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”Muric
Roberts-Ekdal-Beyer-Maatsen
β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”Cork-Cullen
Tellaβ€”β€”β€”-JBGβ€”β€”-Anass
β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”-Barnes
VK sounds optimistic that he’ll be back after the break

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:49 am
by LeadBelly
Agree with several previous posters- we should play the strongest available side.

Keeping the league performances going is top priority, we dont want to be thinking "we're already up" and get into relaxing/ taking it less seriously.
We have decent replacements across the board so the odd injury/knock ahead of Saturday wont big problems (and it's a "free hit" then anyway).

Maybe Pep will rest a few though- hopefully Haaland for starters.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:55 am
by fatboy47
martin_p wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:43 am
Foster isn’t in our strongest eleven.
Matter of time.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:57 am
by 4:20
ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:13 am
I've just spotted this - unbelievable
How the heck have they managed to do today's date on the headline and then the link takes you to a game against them from 2015. Bizarre.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:58 am
by ClaretTony
4:20 wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:57 am
How the heck have they managed to do today's date on the headline and then the link takes you to a game against them from 2015. Bizarre.
Beyond bizarre

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:12 pm
by Darnhill Claret
BPF in goal and the ten outfield players that finished Saturday's game, with the five that were substituted and Muric chilling on the bench.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:12 pm
by Newcastleclaret93
martin_p wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:43 am
Foster isn’t in our strongest eleven.
In mine he is.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:15 pm
by mdd2
I suppose it is a good time to refresh the 15-16 campaign as it was the last time we were at Hull and it was the nadir of our season. This was the last time Michael Duff played centre back I think and wasn't it rumoured that Barton went ballistic in the dressing room after that game-and the phoenix then rose from the ashes to 23 undefeated; although we were 5th in the Table at the time.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:22 pm
by burnmark
tarkys_ears wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:09 am
Now that's a winning team!!
Not that day it wasn’t! We got stuffed 3-0!

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:24 pm
by boatshed bill
Old boys reunion match... nice.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:25 pm
by Ric_C
You'd have thought what with all the fancy tech in the stadium nowadays, the new owners would have called for an immediate overhaul of the official website to make it easier for fans to use.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:34 pm
by FCBurnley
CHAMPIONS of The Championship is our number one priority. The cup is very much a bonus

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:41 pm
by Winstonswhite
Full best side tonight, full best side Saturday. None of this resting players nonsense.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:42 pm
by scouseclaret
burnmark wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:08 am
Quite a few changes according the official site!!!!!!

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/con ... -v-burnley. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Hope that’s not an omen!
I'd go with this team - keep the current one fresh for Saturday.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:44 pm
by Denno97
Muric
Vitinho AAD Bayer Taylor
Cork Bastien
Obafemi Dervisoglu Zaroury
Barnes
Strong enough to beat Hull whilst giving Tella Maatsen and Roberts a well deserved rest

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:44 pm
by Dark Cloud
CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:45 am
Any news on Brownhill?

β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”Muric
Roberts-Ekdal-Beyer-Maatsen
β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”Cork-Cullen
Tellaβ€”β€”β€”-JBGβ€”β€”-Anass
β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”-Barnes
With (sadly) no Brownhill available for what is likely to be a difficult and physical encounter, this is the team I'd go with. Shame too that there's no Benson from the bench late on option either.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:56 pm
by boatshed bill
Denno97 wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:44 pm
Muric
Vitinho AAD Bayer Taylor
Cork Bastien
Obafemi Dervisoglu Zaroury
Barnes
Strong enough to beat Hull whilst giving Tella Maatsen and Roberts a well deserved rest
I don't think we should under-estimate any opposition, look at some recent results.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:03 pm
by Dark Cloud
boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:56 pm
I don't think we should under-estimate any opposition, look at some recent results.
Absolutely agree! I had to do a double check when I saw this team suggestion as I assumed it was going to be DA! Take EVERY game seriously and respect the opposition, whoever they are. If we fall even slightly below the high standards we've set, we'll come a cropper. And forget all about Saturday until Thursday morning. As far as right now is concerned, Saturday is an irrelevance. All that matters is 8.00 this evening and getting the best people for the job out there.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:04 pm
by northernpowerhouse
Rest as many as possible imo. FA Cup quarter finals don't come around often.

Muric
Vitinho Al-Dakhil Beyer Taylor
Cork Bastien
Dervisoglu Twine
Obafemi Foster

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:04 pm
by jlup1980
Strongest team possible tonight. The Championship is the focus. 100+ could well be possible. We can still break the record for most points in the Championship if we hit another streak. The City game is a distraction and not worth risking any injuries over. I genuinely wouldn't be bothered if we sent a second string at the weekend!

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:47 pm
by dsr
jlup1980 wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:04 pm
Strongest team possible tonight. The Championship is the focus. 100+ could well be possible. We can still break the record for most points in the Championship if we hit another streak. The City game is a distraction and not worth risking any injuries over. I genuinely wouldn't be bothered if we sent a second string at the weekend!
I suppose that's the big question. Which is better - win the league with 100 points but lose to City, or win the league with 99 points and win the FA Cup and qualify for Europe? I say give it our best shot for the Cup. I'm still disappointed about that Watford match twenty years ago.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:53 pm
by HiThere
I read earlier that Benson and Jay are close to making the bench. I think it was Dan Black.
I'd be tempted to start JBG on the bench too. He's been one of our best performers recently and think he'll be a key player for us on Saturday. So a mix really. Not our strongest lineup but far from weakest.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:13 pm
by jlup1980
dsr wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:47 pm
I suppose that's the big question. Which is better - win the league with 100 points but lose to City, or win the league with 99 points and win the FA Cup and qualify for Europe? I say give it our best shot for the Cup. I'm still disappointed about that Watford match twenty years ago.
Trust me, if I thought we had a sniff vs City I'd be all for giving it a go. I was at Watford and I still feel the same disappointment. This is different though. This is City. My first Burnley vs Man City match was in the FA Cup as it happens - January 1991. Unsurprisingly we lost.

Our record in my lifetime sits at P26, W1, D4, L21. Goals scored 17. Goals against 81. I hate playing them. Just hate it.

I tend to fancy us against anyone... Liverpool, United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs... bring it on! Not City though.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:27 pm
by nil_desperandum
northernpowerhouse wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:04 pm
Rest as many as possible imo. FA Cup quarter finals don't come around often.

Muric
Vitinho Al-Dakhil Beyer Taylor
Cork Bastien
Dervisoglu Twine
Obafemi Foster
It would be a very bad idea to regard this evening's match as anything but one of our hardest, and we shouldn't underestimate Hull or disrespect them.
They haven't lost at home in the league since early November so it will be tough.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:33 pm
by ClaretTony
burnmark wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:08 am
Quite a few changes according the official site!!!!!!

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/con ... -v-burnley. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Hope that’s not an omen!
After most of the day, they've now changed it although it doesn't say much.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:36 pm
by Jakubs Tash
Strongest team possible please.

And certainly not 4, 5 or 6 changes as this always leaves the team so disjointed.

This is still our priority!

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:52 pm
by CoolClaret
northernpowerhouse wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:04 pm
Rest as many as possible imo. FA Cup quarter finals don't come around often.

Muric
Vitinho Al-Dakhil Beyer Taylor
Cork Bastien
Dervisoglu Twine
Obafemi Foster
Glad you’re not picking the team,

Where do you think any width comes from there?

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:06 pm
by mdd2
Our record in my lifetime sits at P26, W1, D4, L21. Goals scored 17. Goals against 81. I hate playing them. Just hate it.

I tend to fancy us against anyone... Liverpool, United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs... bring it on! Not City though.

Well times are a changing-this has our name on for the semis against Rovers

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:15 pm
by MDWat
Muric
Roberts Ekdal Beyer Maatsen
Cork Cullen
Gudmundsson Tella Zaroury
Foster

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:26 pm
by dsr
jlup1980 wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:13 pm
Trust me, if I thought we had a sniff vs City I'd be all for giving it a go. I was at Watford and I still feel the same disappointment. This is different though. This is City. My first Burnley vs Man City match was in the FA Cup as it happens - January 1991. Unsurprisingly we lost.

Our record in my lifetime sits at P26, W1, D4, L21. Goals scored 17. Goals against 81. I hate playing them. Just hate it.

I tend to fancy us against anyone... Liverpool, United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs... bring it on! Not City though.
But do we really want to foster a spirit of "you're not good enough, these lot are better, we can't win so let's not try"?

If we rest the better players for City, there is every chance they'll be upset about not getting the chance which might affect their league form anyway.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:33 pm
by Roosterbooster
I'd like to be at full strength for both, but I don't think some will manage 90 in both games. And there will be a lot of running required on Saturday. We will miss Brownhill, and will need the legs of Maatsen. And probably the pace of Obafemi.

I'd rest Barnes, Cork, JBG in parts. It'd be nice for JRod and Benson to get a bit of a run out if possible too

Tonight I'd go:
Muric
Vitinho Al-Dhakil Beyer Maatsen
Cork Cullen
Tella JBG Zaroury
Barnes

And make changes early. A draw tonight won't be a bad result

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:37 pm
by boatshed bill
dsr wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:26 pm
But do we really want to foster a spirit of "you're not good enough, these lot are better, we can't win so let's not try"?

If we rest the better players for City, there is every chance they'll be upset about not getting the chance which might affect their league form anyway.
I don't think we should rest players for either game.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:44 pm
by Lancasterclaret
Isn't it an international break after this week?

Probably take some care with JBG but that would be about it

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:47 pm
by dsr
And it's not like they had to work hard last Saturday. The second half against Wigan wouldn't even count as a training session, for the effort it took.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:49 pm
by jedi_master
Muric
Roberts Ekdal Beyer Maatsen
Cullen Twine
Vitinho Tella Zaroury
Foster

There is a positional gamble there in Twine playing so deep, but I'd prefer to maybe try and preserve JBG and Cork to start at City.

Re: Team v Hull

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:50 pm
by tarkys_ears
Thought it was a 3 o clock kickoff...

Best find something else to do for a few hours