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Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:24 pm
by CoolClaret
An extremely tough one to decide after four promotions to the big time - which is four more than I thought we’d ever have when I was watching a Burnley as a nipper, meaning that some absolute legends will have to miss out.
So, here is my attempt:
4-2-3-1
———————Muric
Trippier-Beyer-Mee-Maatsen
————-Barton-Cullen
Benson———Blake——Tella
———————-Ings
Subs:
Heaton
Roberts
Keane
Brownhill
Elliott
JayRod (could play on the wings remember)
Vokes
Unfortunate to miss out:
Ward
Zaroury
Barnes
Little
Marney
Over to you!
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:57 pm
by JohnMac
I would suggest Defour is extremely unlucky to miss out
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:59 pm
by CoolClaret
JohnMac wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:57 pm
I would suggest Defour is extremely unlucky to miss out
Defour didn’t play in the Championship for us!
Team of the century he’d be the first on the team sheet!
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:08 pm
by JohnMac
My humble attempt and you are right that we have had so many good players and Defour at this level would have been the icing on the cake.
Pope
Trippier Tarkowski Beyer Ward
Barton Cullen
Blake
Benson Ings Tella
Subs
Heaton
Keane
Roberts
Cork
Maatsen
JBG
Gray
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:10 pm
by CoolClaret
JohnMac wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:08 pm
My humble attempt and you are right that we have had so many good players and Defour at this level would have been the icing on the cake.
Pope
Trippier Tarkowski Beyer Ward
Barton Cullen
Blake
Benson Ings Tella
Subs
Heaton
Keane
Roberts
Cork
Maatsen
JBG
Gray
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but Mr Nick Pope also didn’t feature for us in the Championship!
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:11 pm
by JohnMac
CoolClaret wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:59 pm
Defour didn’t play in the Championship for us!
Team of the century he’d be the first on the team sheet!
Apologies, it was the goal against Bristol City that threw me and remembered after it was in the Cup.
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:13 pm
by claptrappers_union
1 Nick Pope
2 Kieran Trippier
6 Ben Mee
4 Michael Duff
5 James Tarkowski
13 Joey Barton
7 Glen Little
8 Robbie Blake
10 Danny Ings
19 Jay Rodriguez
11 Wade Elliott
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:14 pm
by Newcastleclaret93
Heaton
Trippier, Keane, Mee, Ward
Benson, Barton, Cullen, Blake
Ings, Gray
Chris Eagles, Vokes, Arfield, Jones and Beyer all honourable mentions but don’t quite make my team.
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:45 pm
by CoolClaret
claptrappers_union wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:13 pm
1 Nick Pope
2 Kieran Trippier
6 Ben Mee
4 Michael Duff
5 James Tarkowski
13 Joey Barton
7 Glen Little
8 Robbie Blake
10 Danny Ings
19 Jay Rodriguez
11 Wade Elliott
Quite surprised at this ngl
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 6:10 pm
by matttheclaret
claptrappers_union wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:13 pm
1 Nick Pope
2 Kieran Trippier
6 Ben Mee
4 Michael Duff
5 James Tarkowski
13 Joey Barton
7 Glen Little
8 Robbie Blake
10 Danny Ings
19 Jay Rodriguez
11 Wade Elliott
Nick Pope never played a game at Championship level for us
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 8:59 pm
by claptrappers_union
Championship, missed that.
Heaton then
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:06 pm
by NRC
CoolClaret wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:24 pm
———————Muric
Roberts-Tarkowski-Beyer-Maatsen
————-Barton-Cullen
Benson———Blake——Tella
———————-Ings
I’m assuming VK is the manager and therefore our style of play would be as it is today. For that reason I prefer Muric to Heaton or Pope, and I also think Roberts has been a revelation since the World Cup - he’s everywhere and I don’t think Trippier has that - he’s an up-and-down fullback. Tarkowski in just to be a defensive rock to counter-balance the otherwise progressive flow
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:07 pm
by chekhov
claptrappers_union wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:13 pm
1 Nick Pope
2 Kieran Trippier
6 Ben Mee
4 Michael Duff
5 James Tarkowski
13 Joey Barton
7 Glen Little
8 Robbie Blake
10 Danny Ings
19 Jay Rodriguez
11 Wade Elliott
Did even Tarkowski play for us in the championship?
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:10 pm
by roperclaret
Heaton
Trippier
Tarkowski
Beyer
Maatsan
Cullen
Barton
Brownhill
Benson
Blake
Ings
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:28 pm
by ClaretTony
chekhov wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:07 pm
Did even Tarkowski play for us in the championship?
Two starts I think
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:31 pm
by andyh
I know this is against the spirit of the thread but I’d go
Muric
Roberts Beyer THB Maatsen
Cullen Cork
Brownhill
Benson Zaroury
Ings Tella
It would be an early version of Cork than at present but I reckon as they could play the current system so well.
Whilst individually better Im not sure
Heaton Pope Tripps Tarks Mee Blake et al would play the system as well
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:37 pm
by chekhov
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:28 pm
Two starts I think
Hmmm…bit of a stretch then to qualify for championship team of the century me thinks.
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:42 pm
by claretspice
--------------Muric
Trippier Beyer Mee Maatsen
----‐-------Cullen Cork
Tella Rodriguez Blake
-------------Ings
But wow, we've been blessed.
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:51 pm
by CoolClaret
andyh wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:31 pm
I know this is against the spirit of the thread but I’d go
Muric
Roberts Beyer THB Maatsen
Cullen Cork
Brownhill
Benson Zaroury
Ings Tella
It would be an early version of Cork than at present but I reckon as they could play the current system so well.
Whilst individually better Im not sure
Heaton Pope Tripps Tarks Mee Blake et al would play the system as well
Bound to win a few games fielding 12 players
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:57 pm
by daveisaclaret
Heaton
Trippier Beyer Mee Maatsen
Benson Cullen Barton Zaroury
Ings Vokes
There's loads of players where it's very marginal though. As well as pretty much all of the current team, put in Little, Blake, Ellott, Marney, Gray, Austin and probably a few more and I'm not quibbling.
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 11:50 pm
by andyh
CoolClaret wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:51 pm
Bound to win a few games fielding 12 players
Damn I thought the team looked too good to be true!
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 6:19 am
by Petersa
If you are looking at the best players to have played for Burnley in the Championship then Gazza would probably be first on the list. I doubt anyone thinks he produced that form for Burnley though....sadly
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 6:26 am
by Petersa
Just checked..the Championship wasn't called as such until 2004. It was the Football League First Division. Therefore Gazza wouldn't have been eligable
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 8:06 am
by 4:20
Heaton
Trippier
Cahill
Beyer
Ward
Barton
Cullen
Benson
Blake
Tella
Ings
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 9:44 am
by roperclaret
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:28 pm
Two starts I think
On that note I’d replace Tarks with Cahill
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 9:47 am
by ClaretTony
Petersa wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 6:19 am
If you are looking at the best players to have played for Burnley in the Championship then Gazza would probably be first on the list. I doubt anyone thinks he produced that form for Burnley though....sadly
He wouldn't get into a reserve team based on his performances for us
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 9:57 am
by RVclaret
---------------Muric------------
Trippier--Beyer--Mee--Maatsen
----------Barton---Cullen---------
Tella------------------------Blake
----------Ings-----Rodriguez------
Jay Rod is the pre-Southampton move version, I think under Howe? He was brilliant.
Zaroury has a higher ceiling than Blake but RB was one of my favourite ever players so can't leave him out.
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 10:07 am
by CrosspoolClarets
Based on their ability at the time not past ability or future achievements, also not needing to be wedded to a particular managerial tactic.
———————-——-Muric——————————-
Trippier——-Cahill——-Beyer——Maatsen
————Barton—————Cullen————————
Benson————Brownhill—————-Tella
—————————-Ings———————————-
Subs: Heaton, Keane, THB, Andre Gray, Zaroury, Gudmundsson, Vokes
Logic says that players like Brownhill who is shortlisted for best player in the division has to be in it
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 10:20 am
by TheFamilyCat
Heaton
Trippier, Cahill, Beyer, Maatsen
Blake, Barton, Cullen, Little
Ings, Austin
No specific system, style etc just the best players to have played in each position. Blake on the left is a slight stretch but he did get pushed out there a bit.
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 10:25 am
by TheFamilyCat
A reminder for those who didn't pick Super Glen, including the "Benson" at Birmingham with his weak foot (admittedly not all were championship goals).
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=McJY5Q1TBLY
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 3:19 pm
by Clive 1960
Heaton, tripper, ward, Cahill, mee, Blake, Barton, little, Cullen, ings, vokes,
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 5:21 pm
by JohnMac
Heaton for Pope
Another one I got wrong
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 5:28 pm
by CoolClaret
He was class, get him on the bench for me. Still think Benson edges it
Re: Your Burnley Championship team of the Century… (so far)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 5:32 pm
by CoolClaret
Petersa wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 6:19 am
If you are looking at the best players to have played for Burnley in the Championship then Gazza would probably be first on the list. I doubt anyone thinks he produced that form for Burnley though....sadly
Nah that’s not the q - it’s who was our Champ team of the decade..
Otherwise we’d have Cahill, David May etc etc in our teams
Seems like the midfield two of Cullen and Barton is becoming a bit of a consensus and a lot of people also agreeing with a back four of Trippier-Beyer-Mee-Maatsen
As ClaretSpice said - we really have been blessed… some players