Clarets vs Sunderland

[Tricky Trevor]

Ref a disgrace. Adds only 4 mins after all the subs, treatments and time-wasting. As 90mins passes Sunderland are subbing Roberts followed by a booking. He then blows up immediately at 4 mins.

[superdimitri]

The thing that has disappointed me the most isn't us playing badly but the lack of our game management. Complete naivety. Games like today are when you need your new guys to step up but none of them looked good enough.

I think that's why we haven't seen much of Massengo and Egan-Riley to date.

Credit has to go to Sunderland who showed far more nous and played some great football.

[SGr]

I think what this team really needs is to sell another one of its semi decent footballers. That’ll really improve things.

[Sgt. Pepper]

Well, the last few weeks have just proved that a poor Premier League side is better than the average Championship side, but I think we all knew that after last season.
We need to clear out those who can't/don't want to contribute and bring in a few players who will improve the starting eleven or we will be the latter.

[whiffa]

Man of the match anyone ?

The kit man

[Clevedon Claret]

Feel sorry for those who went today.

That was painful viewing.

[THEWELLERNUT70]

I think this takes the biscuit as the worst I've ever seen us play

How old are you 10 FFS

[TheOriginalLongsider]

That was bad! Only Sunderland wanted that enough

[SGr]

Man of the match anyone ?

Esteve

[Sgt. Pepper]

Pace has been removed! We've flogged off anyone capable of running in attack!

Removing (Alan) Pace might not be such a bad idea.

[claretskeith]

We are not going up this season.

[jojomk1]

Ref a disgrace. Adds only 4 mins after all the subs, treatments and time-wasting. As 90mins passes Sunderland are subbing Roberts followed by a booking. He then blows up immediately at 4 mins.

We would have won if not for him

[willsclarets]

Obviously haven’t supported us long then

Relative to the position we are in as a club

[SGr]

Esteve

Mind you don’t say it too loudly. Pace will have him on a plane for an undisclosed fee in seconds.

[warksclaret]

Not been at the game but followed this post carefully. Everyone at the club is talking it up about promotion, so how the hell have we let it happen that we put out a team as weak as this, and we let some dictate to us whether they want to play or not. There is no excuse Mr Pace. Lets hope we have some targets scheduled otherwise I will genuinely lose faith about promotion. Who would have thought we would feature Jay in CM and McNally up front

[THEWELLERNUT70]

People hoping that Amdouni stays, hilarious

[Stonehouse]

this referee is woeful

Not as woeful as we are.

[jedi_master]

Feel sorry for those who went today.

That was painful viewing.

Agreed. I only spent a tenner on the video link and I feel robbed.

[willsclarets]

How old are you 10 FFS

Ok should've qualified obviously. I've been watching us since 1991, so not as long as some but longer than a lot. I honestly can't remember a time we were so bad relative to the position we were in as a club

[FCBurnley]

Welcome to the world of American business. Our club is simply a vehicle to make money for the owners and NOTHING else as proved by the total lack of information given to the supporters. Today was nauseating. I feel sorry for Parker. He will no doubt be the scapegoat

[Hedontplayforyou]

The familiar feeling from last season returned today. Absolutely nowhere near the game. Midfield non existent , no wing play. And throwing a centre half up front in desperation , miles off it

[Safron]

How the hell did Houtondji stay on for 88 minutes. Absolutely awful. Looks like another dud we’ve had our pants down with!!

Trouble is that these aren't the managers signings it's all down to other people at the club, but he doesn't look anything like what is needed

[matttheclaret]

Luckily though, according to some on here, we're already in the Premier League next season.

In reality, with all the outgoings, without a good week of 2/3 decent incomings, I doubt we'll even be close to a promotion push. Midfield at the very least needs significant improvement

[ecc]

I think this takes the biscuit as the worst I've ever seen us play

Count yourself lucky then.

[jojomk1]

Who would have thought we would feature Jay in CM and McNally up front

When you put it like that

Unbelievable Jeff

[Cirrus_Minor]

Ref a disgrace. Adds only 4 mins after all the subs, treatments and time-wasting. As 90mins passes Sunderland are subbing Roberts followed by a booking. He then blows up immediately at 4 mins.

we could play till midnight and I doubt we would score

[HahaYeah]

Well, we were awful against a favoured team away from home.

And we still only lost by a single goal.

We might be OK. Definitely need a few injured players to return along with strengthening CM, CF and both wings. 3 or 4 players short.

You are not joining in with the hysteria then?

[blatherwickstattoos]

We can’t field a worse team ever again at this level surely? Disgraceful both on and off the pitch. Every player bar Amdouni looked like a bottom half squad player . The new
Forward looks like Bambi on ice. No threat whatsoever in the 94 minutes played. No out ball. No pace. No movement from
Any players.

I’m actually disgusted and embarrassed by what I’ve just witnessed

[JimmyRobbo]

I think this takes the biscuit as the worst I've ever seen us play

Brilliant. Forgotten about half the games from last year, then.

[Stayingup]

I wonder if there will be an explanation as to why Koleosho, O'Shea, Cullen, Benson weren't involved? Probably not as the club ownership/ management to fan relationship is now very weak. No heroes and not much connection.

[THEWELLERNUT70]

Ref a disgrace. Adds only 4 mins after all the subs, treatments and time-wasting. As 90mins passes Sunderland are subbing Roberts followed by a booking. He then blows up immediately at 4 mins.

Wasnt even 4 minutes but 3:54 in a dangerous position with a throw in

[ralph8]

Hope our money are enjoying counting the coin tonight.

[Sozturf7]

Get beat and usual posive posting on the site. After first two matches why all the gloom.

[willsclarets]

Brilliant. Forgotten about half the games from last year, then.

Nope, I genuinely didn't see worse last year. Especially given the level of opposition. Did you just watch that?

[BurnleyFC]

Trouble is that these aren't the managers signings it's all down to other people at the club, but he doesn't look anything like what is needed

We paid 4m quid for that lump, apparently.

We’d have been better off chucking someone in from Burnley Belvedere and giving £4m to Pendleside Hospice.

[RVclaret]

One match doesn’t define our season.

This next week definitely does though.

[Rileybobs]

Disgraceful performance.

Perhaps, and this is just a theory, you can’t trade players like you can trade stock on Wall Street, and build a functioning team.

I really hope that this performance (not result) causes a bit of a rethink of the board’s business decisions over the next week, although perhaps it’s too late.

[SouthamptonClaret]

I wonder if there will be an explanation as to why Koleosho, O'Shea, Cullen, Benson weren't involved? Probably not as the club ownership/ management to fan relationship is now very weak. No heroes and not much connection.

Club confirmed before kick off that Koleosho has a knock

[claretgimmer]

The future looks very bleak if this is what we have to look forward to, the commodities ( used to be called players) looked hapless, gutless, no passion, organization or semblance of anyone wanting to put a shift in, Pace has sold the family silver and left us with nothing but copper pipe, a top half finish will be the best this bunch will achieve unless we get an injection of quality not the donkeys we looked to have purchased although Sambo at least showed some desire.

[dvalley69]

Only positive for me regarding the new lot was Egan-Riley. If people are complaining about his passing at times then please rewatch Conner Roberts' game, esp the 1st half, that was embarassing! Esteve and Trafford also looked as solid as they could be behind a non-existent midfield.

Edit: The rest of them were a disgrace.

[fidelcastro]

Also a wake up call to all those who were saying we'd just walk the league.

[bumba]

Shares the same agent as Trafford and renegotiated a 'has to play' clause

Offers nothing

[newstart]

disgrace

[123EasyasBFC]

Only positive is we have more points than we did at this stage in 22/23 season

[JimmyRobbo]

We can’t field a worse team ever again at this level surely? Disgraceful both on and off the pitch. Every player bar Amdouni looked like a bottom half squad player . The new
Forward looks like Bambi on ice. No threat whatsoever in the 94 minutes played. No out ball. No pace. No movement from
Any players.

I’m actually disgusted and embarrassed by what I’ve just witnessed

Come on! You've played the game.

You have games where nothing works against a better team who are more up for it.
A number of players injured. Cullen and LK being major cogs in the mahine.

We were poor and looked like a side who didn't know how to win along with not knowing where each other played. Agree hole heartedly with the lack of outball and direction.

A bit far fetched to be disgusted. It's football. You'll have had bad days, bad games. We all have. We lost 1-0. It was poor. SP had a stacked deck against him.

[KRBFC]

We’ll be nowhere near promotion with a forward line of Hountondji Rodriguez and Foster

Woeful

[claretskeith]

One match doesn’t define our season.

This next week definitely does though.

It gives some fans a very good guide.

[Paddy1882]

After that anyone who doesn’t want to be here can go for me. Always been a Vitinho fan but his attitude and body language were a joke. Brownhill looked like he may have had his head turned, way off it. You have never and will never be bigger than Burnley football club.

[willsclarets]

Get beat and usual posive posting on the site. After first two matches why all the gloom.

The performance was horrific. But I'm pis*ed off that squad was what was afforded to Scott Parker in the first place for a tough game. We just threw 3 points away

[JimmyRobbo]

We’ll be nowhere near promotion with a forward line of Hountondji Rodriguez and Foster

Woeful

I agree with that.