Roberts a big miss

Weird how these injuries magically appear.

Roberts injured?

No right back

Is he not suspended

FCBurnley wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:08 pm

No right back

Humphreys to fill in or Pires to move across?

No striker on the bench, but 3 CBs. Interesting!

gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:10 pm

Humphreys to fill in or Pires to move across?

Maybe but still no right back

I think Humphreys has played rfb for us earlier this season.

Shame that Redmond is still out after his brief reappearance

Is Egan here until the end of the season?
It sort of feels like he's fulfilled his use now we have Worrall and Ekdal back.

Bit of a nightmare losing robets

I actually think they might play C J as right back … maybe playing a pivot

He’s played right back before

FCBurnley wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:11 pm

Maybe but still no right back

Only option.

Maybe we are going to a back 3 !

I really don't like to see Humphreys playing at RB. He's a CB. It's bad enough when he's on his natural side at LB, but I'd imagine we'll get absolutely no attacking threat down the right this afternoon. Needs must though I suppose with whatever is wrong with Roberts now.

Sambo must be really bad in training.

ksrclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:13 pm

I really don't like to see Humphreys playing at RB. He's a CB. It's bad enough when he's on his natural side at LB, but I'd imagine we'll get absolutely no attacking threat down the right this afternoon. Needs must though I suppose with whatever is wrong with Roberts now.

Sambo must be really bad in training.

Might play C J there

Conroysleftfoot wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:11 pm

I think Humphreys has played rfb for us earlier this season.

Humphreys played all the back four positions against Wolves.

DAVETHEVICAR wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:10 pm

Is he not suspended

No, just one yellow this season.

Afternoon All, from wet, wild & windy hills.
A win needed today, keep The Stable Lads well down in their place.

COME ON UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU CLARETS!!

Could be a back 5 with Anthony at right wing back.

Why not try Fleming and Jay as a front two?????

Its showing CJ E-R as Right back on BFC matchday on website ...

He certainly struggles to put a decent bench out to say the size of the squad.

Murger wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:08 pm

Weird how these injuries magically appear.

I don't follow.

Perhaps he's got D&V or a heavy cold or perhaps he was carrying a knock and the long journey hasn't helped?

Or then again Parker didn't want to show his hand in the pre match?

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:22 pm

He certainly struggles to put a decent bench out to say the size of the squad.

That's because of injuries and Tresor.

Ilkley claret wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:17 pm

Why not try Fleming and Jay as a front two?????

Exactly!

6 centre backs in the match day squad is also a joke.

It’s time to try a 442 approach with Jay and Fleming up top.

I see Barnesy is on their bench, too so we know what that means! What a stupid decision (one of many) letting him go, looking what we have now.

Ilkley claret wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:17 pm

Why not try Fleming and Jay as a front two?????

That’s a good question and worth a try but Parker is to negative just won’t happen

3 central defenders, no striker and little to no game-changers on the bench!...

Add to the fact that we only have one striker in the match-day squad who is 35 years old...

For a supposedly massive squad and a club with one of the biggest budgets and the biggest spenders in the Championship, that is not only shocking but absolutely negligent

Where's Sambo?

I'd be reluctant to play Humphreys at RB
CJER a better option

I’d imagine Humphreys at right back against the right footed and dangerous Borja Sainz. Humphreys had Solomon on a lock against Leeds remember.

I never known as many none appearances after not being injured in the previous game. What goes on?

I'd play CJER right back today.

fidelcastro wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:25 pm

That's because of injuries and Tresor.

Maybe

Foster said he was fit and ready to go so where is he,no Hountondji where is he? Only JayRod and Flemming up front how are some players fit mid week but not for the w/end i know players can pick injuries in training but really every week. Are we going for 0-0 i SP proves me wrong and we win 3 nil UTC

summitclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:33 pm

I'd play CJER right back today.

Surely not when he's been so effective at centre half.

He certainly struggles to put a decent bench out to say the size of the squad.

fidelcastro » Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:25 pm
That's because of injuries and Tresor.

We only have 2 injuries to players in the forwards that are new to this season; the rest are long-term injuries that we knew about in the summer when we had plenty of time to find solutions to that problem!

Only 1 midfielder is out injured currently who again is a long-term injury we knew about in the summer and who was never going to get many games in this season...

On Tresor, we knew about his situation in the summer, and I have been saying since the summer that he will never play for Burnley Football Club again. Unfortunately, I am being proved right, and it wasn't rocket science, so we have had plenty of time to counter that issue as well, although that one was and is more tricky but either way, he was never going to be part of our team this season!

Afternoon all from a soft day here in Galway .
Looking forward to see how we set up today and 3 points to boot

Newchurch Claret wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:25 pm

Exactly!

6 centre backs in the match day squad is also a joke.

It’s time to try a 442 approach with Jay and Fleming up top.

I see Barnesy is on their bench, too so we know what that means! What a stupid decision (one of many) letting him go, looking what we have now.

He turned down our offer, I believe, a one year extension.

Newchurch Claret wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:25 pm

Exactly!

6 centre backs in the match day squad is also a joke.

It’s time to try a 442 approach with Jay and Fleming up top.

I see Barnesy is on their bench, too so we know what that means! What a stupid decision (one of many) letting him go, looking what we have now.

I love Barnes but he wouldn’t get in our team

We have all those CB on the bench due to injuries … what do you suggest we don?

Stu wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:26 pm

That’s a good question and worth a try but Parker is to negative just won’t happen

I would've thought that Parker rightly sees the value in playing Sarmiento as a 10.

taio wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:36 pm

Surely not when he's been so effective at centre half.

Understand you, but we need a right footer at right back for balance.

Tackler49 wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:35 pm

Foster said he was fit and ready to go so where is he,no Hountondji where is he? Only JayRod and Flemming up front how are some players fit mid week but not for the w/end i know players can pick injuries in training but really every week. Are we going for 0-0 i SP proves me wrong and we win 3 nil UTC

He didn't say that

taio wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:37 pm

I would've thought that Parker rightly sees the value in playing Sarmiento as a 10.

Sarmiento said in his interview that the number 10 role was his prefered position, we might just see how that is today.

Newchurch Claret wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:25 pm

Exactly!

6 centre backs in the match day squad is also a joke.

It’s time to try a 442 approach with Jay and Fleming up top.

I see Barnesy is on their bench, too so we know what that means! What a stupid decision (one of many) letting him go, looking what we have now.

Barnes would not have played in the Premier league, not a stupid decision at all

Norovirus is rife at the moment

Rick_Muller wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:49 pm

Norovirus is rife at the moment

Sign her on.

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 15, 2024 2:37 pm

He turned down our offer, I believe, a one year extension.

Thats not what Barnes said whilst on the pitch after the Middlesbrough away game?

UXB in the river one mile from the ground!

Vital we strengthen up front in the window, for a side who are serious about promotion this squad is not up to it up front.