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REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 12:58 pm
by ClaretTony
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:10 pm
by HurstGrangeClaret
Great report thanks Tony. I’m sure we all know exactly what you mean with your comment about not enjoying the game until after it’s finished.
Good battling performance, cracking goal and our usual ultra solid defensive display. Well done lads.
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:13 pm
by ClaretTony
HurstGrangeClaret wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:10 pm
Great report thanks Tony. I’m sure we all know exactly what you mean with your comment about not enjoying the game until after it’s finished.
Good battling performance, cracking goal and our usual ultra solid defensive display. Well done lads.
You are going to games for weeks hearing the 'Bring on the b*******' chant and I just don't look forward to it at all. But we got everything from our players yesterday and I've now had around 23 hours of pure joy.
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:16 pm
by dougcollins
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:13 pm
You are going to games for weeks hearing the 'Bring on the b*******' chant and I just don't look forward to it at all. But we got everything from our players yesterday and I've now had around 23 hours of pure joy.
That's exactly how I feel about it.
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:23 pm
by Bosscat
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:13 pm
You are going to games for weeks hearing the 'Bring on the b*******' chant and I just don't look forward to it at all. But we got everything from our players yesterday and I've now had around 23 hours of pure joy.
Totally agree ...
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:47 pm
by Silkyskills1
Excellent report CT. The referee was, as you suggest, extremely lenient towards them. Like you I didn't particularly enjoy the game but thoroughly enjoyed the outcome and still am. The icing on the cake was to see John Egan on the pitch for the last few minutes. Something I've probably dreamed of for a very long time and there it was. Perfect conclusion.
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:58 pm
by ClaretTony
Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 1:47 pm
Excellent report CT. The referee was, as you suggest, extremely lenient towards them. Like you I didn't particularly enjoy the game but thoroughly enjoyed the outcome and still am. The icing on the cake was to see John Egan on the pitch for the last few minutes. Something I've probably dreamed of for a very long time and there it was. Perfect conclusion.
Pleased Egan got on the pitch for you - very much the icing on your cake.
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:05 pm
by Rosehill Claret
Did your friend Elaine used to work at Burnley about 25 years ago? She looks familiar.
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:16 pm
by FCBurnley
Like from me for the Deadwood Stage reference!! From what I saw on tv both live and replays, the Baker foul was disgusting and way off the ball. So late in fact that Kitchen was looking in a different direction. Not sure how the linesman missed it as well. Var would have certainly stopped play and told Kichen to issue a straight red I am seeing more off the ball and pre planned incidents like this in The Championship. The culprits know that if the ref misses it ( like yesterday) then with no Var to worry about they are Scot free.
With that in mind I think EFL will have option but to introduce VAR sooner rather than later. Whilst I am not a fan of it the Bakers of this world will continue to go on unpenalized.
How happy I was when Bakers header flashed past the post when he probably should have scored. Karma for sure
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:36 pm
by steve1264b
Great report.
I think its true to say our fanbase falls into two camps.
Those who are my age 60ish who remember the good old days when we were decent and they weren't. Fans my age saw the 30 years and the scars to prove it. The most exciting was beating them in a preseason friendly (manx cup?) one tuesday on the turf. I dreaded the FA/League draws praying we didn't get them.
Then there is the younger more confident group like my daughter who is 30 this year, first year OCs promotion. Ok we got beat twice the following season but since then they have never known anything but success. She couldn't wait for this game, wants them in the cups. Has total confidence that we are better than them and win. Incredibly disappointed with the draw earlier this year.
The David Dunn late goal in 2013 has been wiped from her memory bank, for me i couldn't speak, that day i would have bet my life we would never beat them in my lifetime!!
I still carry the scars and every derby fills me with dread.
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:42 pm
by bfcjg
Good report, what bit of quality that was on show only came from us.
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:42 pm
by ClaretTony
Rosehill Claret wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:05 pm
Did your friend Elaine used to work at Burnley about 25 years ago? She looks familiar.
She did and again much more recently.
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:48 pm
by ClaretTony
steve1264b wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:36 pm
Great report.
I think its true to say our fanbase falls into two camps.
Those who are my age 60ish who remember the good old days when we were decent and they weren't. Fans my age saw the 30 years and the scars to prove it. The most exciting was beating them in a preseason friendly (manx cup?) one tuesday on the turf. I dreaded the FA/League draws praying we didn't get them.
Then there is the younger more confident group like my daughter who is 30 this year, first year OCs promotion. Ok we got beat twice the following season but since then they have never known anything but success. She couldn't wait for this game, wants them in the cups. Has total confidence that we are better than them and win. Incredibly disappointed with the draw earlier this year.
The David Dunn late goal in 2013 has been wiped from her memory bank, for me i couldn't speak, that day i would have bet my life we would never beat them in my lifetime!!
I still carry the scars and every derby fills me with dread.
At the final whistle on the day Dunn scored that stoppage time goal that was miles offside, someone said to me as we were leaving: “How much longer do we have to wait?” As it happens it was a year but we can’t take it as read that things will continue as they did for all those years.
But I’ll never, ever look forward to this fixture.
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 5:21 pm
by Culmclaret
On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me 11 Chickens losing, 10 Bob Lords a leaping, etc etc…..
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:19 am
by mybloodisclaret
Great report Tony. My views are similar to yours on the Derby. It's not a day I look forwards to at all, although very much enjoy afterwards.
It was the first time I managed to take my young sons with me and they very much enjoyed the day. I keep telling myself I won't be going again as don't want the stress and yet still find myself in the Darwen End.
Three words on the ref.
He was shocking!
Their supporters continually saying Laurent and Cullen???? Should have been sent, but conveniently forget about Baker's red that was missed after about 10 mins into the game and a stone wall penalty which we didn't get.
Mind you, they also forget about the £750 million Jack Walker piled into their club.
It looks like this one has really hurt them as they were expecting to win this one as we "aren't as strong as we had been" in recent meetings. Personally I think we are as strong defensively as we have been at any time in the past 15 years of matches against them.
A work in progress going forwards, but we are still #1 in Lancs.
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:08 am
by ClaretTony
mybloodisclaret wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:19 am
Great report Tony. My views are similar to yours on the Derby. It's not a day I look forwards to at all, although very much enjoy afterwards.
It was the first time I managed to take my young sons with me and they very much enjoyed the day. I keep telling myself I won't be going again as don't want the stress and yet still find myself in the Darwen End.
Three words on the ref.
He was shocking!
Their supporters continually saying Laurent and Cullen???? Should have been sent, but conveniently forget about Baker's red that was missed after about 10 mins into the game and a stone wall penalty which we didn't get.
Mind you, they also forget about the £750 million Jack Walker piled into their club.
It looks like this one has really hurt them as they were expecting to win this one as we "aren't as strong as we had been" in recent meetings. Personally I think we are as strong defensively as we have been at any time in the past 15 years of matches against them.
A work in progress going forwards, but we are still #1 in Lancs.
Interesting comment on being as strong defensively than in previous encounters
I took a look at who played in the centre of defence in the previous games
2012/13
HOME: Duff & Shackell
AWAY: Duff & Shackell
2013/14
HOME: Duff & Shackell
AWAY: Duff & Shackell
2015/16
HOME: Keane & Mee
AWAY: Duff & Keane
2022/23
HOME: Harwood-Bellis & Beyer
AWAY: Al-Dakhil & Taylor
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:16 am
by wilks_bfc
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:08 am
Interesting comment on being as strong defensively than in previous encounters
I took a look at who played in the centre of defence in the previous games
2012/13
HOME: Duff & Shackell
AWAY: Duff & Shackell
2013/14
HOME: Duff & Shackell
AWAY: Duff & Shackell
2015/16
HOME: Keane & Mee
AWAY: Duff & Keane
2022/23
HOME: Harwood-Bellis & Beyer
AWAY: Al-Dakhil & Taylor
When you look at that it’s even more pleasing we won the league at Ewood with what is the “weakest” partnership there
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:27 am
by Stonehouse
I wish this snow would go away so I can get out as I keep going onto the Rovers forum and laughing.
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 1:12 pm
by Vintage Claret
Great report.
"Jay Rodriguez and Barnes enjoyed a bit of horseplay"
Well, when in Rome...
Re: REPORT: All Claret and Blue on the Deadwood Stage
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 2:12 pm
by groove
Great report. An enjoyable read.
