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[Right_winger]

Dyche has lost the plot. Tried and trusted Dycheball coming up. Feel sorry for those who have traveled to watch this.

[Heaton's Gloves]

If Sean was as big a gambler as Joey we'd have been home and hosed by Easter. We wait and see but I'm not at all confident with that starting eleven. And worse still, it means we will likely continue with some dead wood next season if we do survive. That is not good enough and will see us down easily in 2018. In my opinion, of course.

[cricketfieldclarets]

1-0 keane set piece

[cockneyclaret]

Was just saying that at home right_winger.. feel sorry for the traveling lot.
Do I even bother to watch it now?? Blatantly gonna lose

[Selby Claret]

Palace have no fit centre halves and are playing full backs in the middle - makes sense to try and bully them with two big men - won't be pretty to watch but we need effective today

Looks like we are going to bypass the midfield which means there's no point in defour starting

Pick boyd and arfield to defend when we don't have the ball and lump it forward when we do

Barnes to win free kicks - plenty of big men to attack them

[lakesclaret]

Awful awful lineup,but we trust in SD ad who knows if we win he's a genius..frustrate them maybe then bring the cavalary on early? Only really odd decision is resting defour

[Belgianclaret]

Talk about surprises

Going to be a long evening I fear.

Anyhow, let's hope we can scrap this one out

[Inchy]

I've bet 10 quid on -1 to palace at 2/1. I already had us to lose before the line up was announced. Printing money

If I'm wrong I am happy

[TsarBomba]

Would be more than happy to eat a humongous piece of humble pie.

But let's take our heads out of the sand, just for five minutes.

This is regression, and an admittance from Dyche that he doesn't know how to set us up away from home. There's no progression, or 'learning', despite what Dyche would have you believe.

[NRC]

Palace two substitute center backs. Why on earth no Gray?

[NRC]

NBC Sport - Bekky - away form - "terrible"

[cockneyclaret]

Was just saying that at home right_winger.. feel sorry for the traveling lot.
Do I even bother to watch it now?? Blatantly gonna lose

[Colburn_Claret]

I can't understand why people are surprised or even disappointed with the line up, surely it's patently obvious why he's done it.
Palace are flying and we need to defend like never before. That means playing Arfield and Boyd. That means we are going to have to play more hump ball, which means playing Barnes and Vokes. Westwood in for Joey is also an obvious switch, with holding the midfield up a priority. Tarks in for an injured Mee is a no-brainer.
If it doesn't work we have a bench that could change the game, so long as we don't leave it too late to make those changes.

I'm not over confident, but this line up gives us a chance.

[bfccrazy]

SOZ

[Rick_Muller]

Really? If you'd like to wager on it I'd be more than happy to offer a donation if you'd match it? I can't see that any Burnley fan can look at that line up and expect to get anything.

I don't bet...

Do you want custard with that...?

[Inchy]

Looks like I am shite at betting



Dyche is a genius haha

[cockneyclaret]

Hahaha.. mind games ssshhhh

[boyyanno]

Should have took the wager I'll happily eat spoonfuls of humble pie washed down with many beers if this comes in.

[Rick_Muller]

Be good to see us win away, I'm guessing as much as anyone else, but I have a little faith that the management team know more than me

[Burnleyareback2]

Seems to be ok so far

[Inchy]

If we are 0-1 up after 60-70 mins, who do we bring on?

[JohnMac]

The most positive we have been in ages!
COYC

[ElectroClaret]

We'd have a Euro place if we'd played like this.

[ablueclaret]

The tinned food count holding up nicely, just hope I got it spot on.

[Rick_Muller]

So, is that Birds instant or Ambrosia from a tin?

[CnBtruntru]

A mountain of humble pie tonight, Ye of little faith

[Bin Ont Turf]

'Disgusting'
'lost the plot'
'sabotage'

P1ss off and support Blackburn.

[jedi_master]

Tonight shows why we know nothing and Sean Dyche is a deity.

I am having ice cream with my humble pie.

[claretspice]

One in the eye for all those wallies who have spent the last week losing their nerve and doubting these these players and the methods that got us here in the first place whilst ignoring that our underlying form was pretty good.

[KlyBfc]

I was worried and posted so, but that was quality boys, well done and made up for those that travel every week, they deserve that.

[GDK]

Tactics spot on, every player at least an 8 out of 10, and one of the most committed performances you will see. We're lucky Sean ignores the football geniuses that have made this a classic thread.

[jrgbfc]

To be fair we've tried it 18 times and it's worked once. As they say a broken clock is right twice a day.

[ablueclaret]

And they did, well done SD, perhaps injuries and suspensions did it for you like they did for OC.
Hope he realises there is more to the squad than the central core, now to expand on the framework.