A Shot on Goal?

[Rowls]

We scored 9 in our opening two games.

Now we look impotent, inept and clueless. For the second game in a row we've not created a chance of note.

Our game vs. Wolves is up to the 75th minute. We've not registered so much as a single shot on goal and we don't look like making one.

[helmclaret]

Not sure if you’ve noticed, but there’s been quite a change in the squad since the first two games?

[ISpeds00]

Totally different side playing - or do you not see that?
Some people post some absolute toss on here sometimes

[helmclaret]

Must be another wind up.

[Rowls]

Totally different side playing - or do you not see that?

Well it's a cup.game and they're a league above us.

But it was the exact same issue against Sunderland.

Playing badly happens, yes.

But to go two whole games with barely registering a single chance is a massive failure.

[ISpeds00]

Well it's a cup.game and they're a league above us.

But it was the exact same issue against Sunderland.

Playing badly happens, yes.

But to go two whole games with barely registering a single chance is a massive failure.

Are you missing the point?
first 2 games - 1 team
last 2 games - another totally different inexperienced team

[helmclaret]

Great stuff

[Rowls]

Must be another wind up.

"I disagree with Rowls' politics so I'm going to be disagree with everything he says."

You're on odd person helm, old fellow.

[ISpeds00]

"I disagree with Rowls' politics so I'm going to be disagree with everything he says."

You're on odd person helm, old fellow.

What an odd topic
Call it a night

[Rowls]

Are you missing the point?
first 2 games - 1 team
last 2 games - another totally different inexperienced team

Any of our players who've played these last two games would challenge the first team of any other side in the Championship.

Most would walk into the vast majority of sides.

And yet we've gone two whole games without registering a meaningful effort on goal.

That goes well beyond the sale of players. You guys can play faux naif about it all you like but it's a distinct issue to the player sales.

[ISpeds00]

Any of our players who've played these last two games would challenge the first team of any other side in the Championship.

Most would walk into the vast majority of sides.

And yet we've gone two whole games without registering a meaningful effort on goal.

That goes well beyond the sale of players. You guys can play faux naif about it all you like but it's a distinct issue to the player sales.

Any?
What drugs are you on

[helmclaret]

What does ‘faux naif’ mean?

[Rowls]

What an odd topic
Call it a night

I've witnessed plenty of bad football in my life, including plenty of bad Burnley sides.

I've seen good players have stinkers and I've seen woeful sides play woefully.

But the only time in my entire life that I can remember watching such lifeless football with so few chances created -ober two whole games- was Southgate's England.

[helmclaret]

Any?
What drugs are you on

I think he’s just back from the Notting Hill Carnival.

[ISpeds00]

I think he’s just back from the Notting Hill Carnival.

There arent many playing tonight that WALK into other championship teams

[fidelcastro]

There arent many playing tonight that WALK into other championship teams

Really?

[Robbie_painter]

Makeshift team vs Sunderland and a makeshift team tonight,it’s really not hard to work out.

[DAVETHEVICAR]

It may be a different team but that is what we have left so it is a worry
We will be playing a weaker team now for rest of season so if we can’t score we are going to struggle
Not Rocket Science

[ISpeds00]

Really?

That's probably why i've posted it mate

[Rowls]

There arent many playing tonight that WALK into other championship teams

Most of our players get into the majority of championship first teams.

It's petty thinking that says, "I'll disagree with this observation because I don't like who is saying it."

Two whole games without so much as a chance created.

Ignore it or wave it away if you like. But the truth is that even poor sides should register a chance or two on goal.

This is a hideous stat and if it doesn't get fixed immediately it will see us in big trouble.

[Clarets4me]

I think come Saturday, there'll be chants of " Who the f***ing hell are you ? " reverberating around the Turf ... sadly, I think they may be eminating from the Home changing rooms ...

[Rowls]

Makeshift team vs Sunderland and a makeshift team tonight,it’s really not hard to work out.

"Makeshift" yes.

But still packed with players who would walk into nearly any other team in our division.

Anyone who isn't worried about this development is delusional, being petty minded or simple.

[Slurpy]

Rowls mate we had a right back playing left wing, a 57 year old Jay Rodriguez upfront and Ali Dia right wing. What did you honestly expect?

[Big Vinny K]

Any of our players who've played these last two games would challenge the first team of any other side in the Championship.

Most would walk into the vast majority of sides.

And yet we've gone two whole games without registering a meaningful effort on goal.

That goes well beyond the sale of players. You guys can play faux naif about it all you like but it's a distinct issue to the player sales.

What are you talking about ?
We just fielded a team of strangers and kids sprinkled with a few who don’t want to be here.
That side would get relegated.

[Silkyskills1]

Are you missing the point?
first 2 games - 1 team
last 2 games - another totally different inexperienced team

In the true sense of the word that's not a team. Just a collection of individuals put together on the night.

[ksrclaret]

Idiotic, clueless, and moronic OP.

[Rowls]

In the true sense of the word that's not a team. Just a collection of individuals put together on the night.

That's the bug worry.

I don't think these players lack ability. Bit if we play like we have the last two games throughout the season we might be facing a relegation battle.

We really need to hope and pray Parker has the character to shape them into a coherent team and to fix the obvious faults we've seen over the last two games.

[fidelcastro]

That's probably why i've posted it mate

And you'd still be wrong.

[Rowls]

Idiotic, clueless, and moronic OP.

It's petty thinking that says, "I'll disagree with this observation because I don't like who is saying it."

"No shots on goal isn't a problem."

[ksrclaret]

"No shots on goal isn't a problem."

I've got nothing against you Rowls and I've agreed with you on many subjects. I think you're letting your ego get the better of you.

On this, you're being idiotic, clueless, and moronic.

[Tricky Trevor]

Calm, Rowls. Saturday was down to the turmoil within the club. Tonight was down to a team of strangers playing a PL team.
We might lose on Saturday and I wouldn’t be happy but it’s a long season so give them time to bed in and see what that brings.
PS. I still disagree with your politics.xx

[AGENT_CLARET]

We scored 9 in our opening two games.

Now we look impotent, inept and clueless. For the second game in a row we've not created a chance of note.

Our game vs. Wolves is up to the 75th minute. We've not registered so much as a single shot on goal and we don't look like making one.

Can't wait until the school's go back

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

The excel wankers are happy , that’s all Pace cares about

[ISpeds00]

And you'd still be wrong.

To you yes
To me no
Just had a barry chuckle myself posting that

[ISpeds00]

I've got nothing against you Rowls and I've agreed with you on many subjects. I think you're letting your ego get the better of you.

On this, you're being idiotic, clueless, and moronic.

More crap being spouted by the OP

[Rowls]

I've got nothing against you Rowls and I've agreed with you on many subjects. I think you're letting your ego get the better of you.

On this, you're being idiotic, clueless, and moronic.

There's nothing "egotistic" about what I've posted at all.

We haven't mustered a single shot on goal in 90 minutes today and we managed one powder puff effort against Sunderland.

As Kompany showed us, it's one thing to do well when you have better players and another thing entirely to be competitive when the opposition have players or equal or better quality.

In four short games, Parker seems to have a lot of the managerial faults that became apparent last season.

It's not just a failure to create chances or register even a single shot in goal either.

There's been plenty of passing around our own box, losing the ball and getting into trouble of our own making.

And there's the zonal marking too.

Hopefully it's a blip but the last two games aren't something that can wished away.

Unless big changes in our play are made, we could be in deep trouble.

I think we should have the talent in our squad (even with the fire sale) to at least push for promotion.

But if we play like we have the last two games, we might even find ourselves in a relegation fight.

[ksrclaret]

There's nothing "egotistic" about what I've posted at all.

You assumed that because I strongly disagree with your assessment, it must be because I have a disliking of you.

I'd suggest applying some context to the situation that our manager has found himself in.

[Big Vinny K]

That's the bug worry.

I don't think these players lack ability. Bit if we play like we have the last two games throughout the season we might be facing a relegation battle.

We really need to hope and pray Parker has the character to shape them into a coherent team and to fix the obvious faults we've seen over the last two games.

How do you know whether they have any ability or not ?
Genuine question how many times have you seen half of that team play before ?

You are doing what you do on so many of your threads. You have a rant and then dig yourself deeper and deeper into a hole.
Do yourself a favour - switch off your device and have a cup a tea.

Tomorrow have a read up on those players you have never seen kick a ball before.

[Rowls]

You assumed that because I strongly disagree with your assessment, it must be because I have a disliking of you.

I'd suggest applying some context to the situation that our manager has found himself in.

No, I didn't.

The two posters who fit that category are plain to see on this thread.

We all know there are extenuating circumstances but we either deal with or we don't.

The last two performances haven't dealt with it.

Zero shots on goal -pretty much twice in a row- is a BIG problem if it isn't rectified and it's not something that can be completely explained away by the fire sale.

[ISpeds00]

Go away

[fidelcastro]

To you yes
To me no
Just had a barry chuckle myself posting that

Unless I misread your post, Hladky, Humphreys, Worrall and Brownhill walk into any side at this level.

I suspect most of the others wouldn't be turned down as, at worst, squad players either.

[Rowls]

How do you know whether they have any ability or not ?
Genuine question how many times have you seen half of that team play before ?

You are doing what you do on so many of your threads. You have a rant and then dig yourself deeper and deeper into a hole.
Do yourself a favour - switch off your device and have a cup a tea.

Tomorrow have a read up on those players you have never seen kick a ball before.

Hladky - played in a promotion side last season
Worrall - promoted a few years ago
McNally - done well in this division for two years
Massengo - was dictating matches in this league 2-3 years ago for Bristol and we payed £8million for him
Mejbri - similar to Massengo with Birmingham.
Brownhill - no comment necessary. We know he can do it.

There's plenty of young lads in our side but they all have promise.

If we don't even have a shot on goal for two games running then it's a BIG problem.

I've seen sides managed by Stan with barely a tenth of the talent at Parker's disposal put up better showings than we've had over the past two games.

It's not going to be enough if we have a manager who can only do well if they have the resources to 'outgun' the opposition with talent. That might work if you're Man Utd or Bayern Munich but at Burnley it will spell disaster.

Anyway, let's hope Parker has it in him.

I'm off to bed! Night night!

[ksrclaret]

No, I didn't.

The two posters who fit that category are plain to see on this thread.

We all know there are extenuating circumstances but we either deal with or we don't.

The last two performances haven't dealt with it.

Zero shots on goal -pretty much twice in a row- is a BIG problem if it isn't rectified and it's not something that can be completely explained away by the fire sale.

You did.

The lack of attacking quality can be explained by what the fire sale has left us with. Take a look at our front three tonight. A right back who is new to the country playing on the left wing. A 35 year old striker trying to play the lone front man role up against Premier League quality centre backs. And then a target man type striker who looks way off the standard, but also new to the country, playing on the right wing.

We didn't have any ability to beat a man one vs one, put a ball in behind for someone with pace to run on to, or to make the ball stick up front using our striker.

[helmclaret]

No, I didn't.

The two posters who fit that category are plain to see on this thread.

We all know there are extenuating circumstances but we either deal with or we don't.

The last two performances haven't dealt with it.

Zero shots on goal -pretty much twice in a row- is a BIG problem if it isn't rectified and it's not something that can be completely explained away by the fire sale.

The last two games has been a collection of players thrown together, in order to get a team on the pitch.

New signings, kids and a veteran striker.

Stop being offended everytime someone disagrees with you.

[Stayingup]

Any?
What drugs are you on

Well whatever he's on I'll have a double.

[Stayingup]

The last two games has been a collection of players thrown together, in order to get a team on the pitch.

New signings, kids and a veteran striker.

Stop being offended everytime someone disagrees with you.

You mean Meghan Rowls

[ISpeds00]

Another hour wasted on another **** topic
As others have advised, a few of the starters WALK into other sides
The rest dont

[KRBFC]

Totally different side playing - or do you not see that?
Some people post some absolute toss on here sometimes

Well that’s kinda the point ain’t it…. Absolutely hopeless with our current lot

[Slurpy]

Massengo - was dictating matches in this league 2-3 years ago for Bristol and we payed £8million for him

Massengo was a free transfer

[DCWat]

Hladky - played in a promotion side last season
Worrall - promoted a few years ago
McNally - done well in this division for two years
Massengo - was dictating matches in this league 2-3 years ago for Bristol and we payed £8million for him
Mejbri - similar to Massengo with Birmingham.
Brownhill - no comment necessary. We know he can do it.

There's plenty of young lads in our side but they all have promise.

If we don't even have a shot on goal for two games running then it's a BIG problem.

I've seen sides managed by Stan with barely a tenth of the talent at Parker's disposal put up better showings than we've had over the past two games.

It's not going to be enough if we have a manager who can only do well if they have the resources to 'outgun' the opposition with talent. That might work if you're Man Utd or Bayern Munich but at Burnley it will spell disaster.

Anyway, let's hope Parker has it in him.

I'm off to bed! Night night!

Massengo was a free, wasn’t he?