Mighty Clarets versus Tottingham Hotspur

AshevilleNCClaret · Post by **AshevilleNCClaret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 5:53 pm

i think we need to go 2 up front. spurs looking sharp

Caernarfon_Claret · Post by **Caernarfon_Claret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 5:53 pm

Hopefully we can come through this game relatively unscathed and kick on, putting any injustices, perceived or otherwise, behind us.

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 5:53 pm

Let’s not forget that really Dele and Kane shouldn’t actually be on the pitch this weekend after their assault on other players last week

Caernarfon_Claret · Post by **Caernarfon_Claret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 5:56 pm

Great if we can keep it tight and get a couple late on.

paulus the woodgnome · Post by **paulus the woodgnome** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 5:59 pm

Barnes and Wells off the bench with 25 to go to wreak havoc!

Iloveyoubrady · Post by **Iloveyoubrady** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:01 pm

433 at half time.

--------------Defour Cork
-------------- Hendrick
------wells -------Wood -------Gudmundsson

Barnes on after 70.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:03 pm

Ironic cheers as Burnley given a decision.

JimmyRobbo · Post by **JimmyRobbo** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:03 pm

Nice enough move ends in Defour laying ball across the 6 yd box...Wood sliding in couldn't make contact and Loris collects. Wood getting some treatment...

Hartson thinks Wood is going off. Another thing Hartson will have wrong...loads more to come.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:03 pm

Wood injured and probably coming off.

Belgianclaret · Post by **Belgianclaret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:04 pm

Think this is a Barnes kind of game now Wood is going off

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:04 pm

Barnes on.

JimmyRobbo · Post by **JimmyRobbo** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:05 pm

I take it back. Hartson was right. Looks like he's coming off!

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:05 pm

Pope's kicking is a bit iffy today.

CombatClaret · Post by **CombatClaret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:06 pm

Thank god we've got points on the board, dropping like flies.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:06 pm

Burnley corner

Nowt

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:09 pm

Crap FK from Gudmundsson but we'll let him off.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:13 pm

serious question, has Oliver got a single decision right so far ?

AshevilleNCClaret · Post by **AshevilleNCClaret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:14 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:serious question, has Oliver got a single decision right so far ?

he did blow the whistle to make sure the right team kicked off..

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:14 pm

Corner Burnley

Nowt

AshevilleNCClaret · Post by **AshevilleNCClaret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:14 pm

corner burnley

AshevilleNCClaret · Post by **AshevilleNCClaret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:15 pm

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:18 pm

I definitely don't want to see Dele Alli with a broken leg.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:18 pm

HT. Well done Dele Alli and referee. What a team.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:20 pm

As annoyed as I am about the dive and the pen, we only have ourselves to blame if we can't even manage one shot at goal. That's pathetic. We need to do better than 0 shots.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:21 pm

Oliver was woeful last week at Watford v Hudders and he is even worse today. No idea what's gone wrong with him, couple of seasons ago he was superb.
If we weren't in the PL I wouldn't watch it, sick to death of the ******* cheating

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:23 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:Oliver was woeful last week at Watford v Hudders and he is even worse today. No idea what's gone wrong with him, couple of seasons ago he was superb.
If we weren't in the PL I wouldn't watch it, sick to death of the ******* cheating

And the pundits who think it's all acceptable

elwaclaret · Post by **elwaclaret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:27 pm

Couldn't agree more Croydon and Vagas... they seem to think it adds something to the game it having a couple of dodgy penalties often in the same game... it does but only dishonesty and teams being cheated out of points

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:30 pm

I don't think we need to worry. I'm sure we'll be given an undeserved penalty next half or maybe have an offside goal allowed. Because these things always even out, don't they?

WazzaClaret · Post by **WazzaClaret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:31 pm

The pundits are saying that player should force themselves down even if there is minimal contact. So they are promoting simulation! Steven and jermaine are jokers.

Tribesmen · Post by **Tribesmen** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:31 pm

It's good to cheat , well that's what they are saying on the panel . Shocking stuff and that's today's football .

SussexDon1inIreland · Post by **SussexDon1inIreland** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:34 pm

Don’t mind losing fair and square and to be fair we have not many chances and Popey saved us from another certain goal
BUT
We all know that the super power clubs get all the decisions and Dele should have had a red card for his earlier foul on TAYLOR
I find it all so stressful but Come on Burnley

texasbrit · Post by **texasbrit** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:35 pm

The new word for 'cheating' is 'clever', no football tv pundit especial ex players is ever going to go on live TV and say a players is 'cheating'

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:35 pm

Let's see if we can test their keeper this half. COYC.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:35 pm

part of me hopes Dyche proper kicks off during his post match press conference and part of me hopes he comes out and says "You know what, **** it, I'm gonna tell my lads to cheat like everybody else as nobody seems to give a toss about it"

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:36 pm

SussexDon1inIreland wrote:Don’t mind losing fair and square and to be fair we have not many chances and Popey saved us from another certain goal
BUT
We all know that the super power clubs get all the decisions and Dele should have had a red card for his earlier foul on TAYLOR
I find it all so stressful but Come on Burnley

Well said. We've done ourselves no favours but at the end of the day, we're only down because of that decision. It's hard to take but let's see what the 2nd half brings.

icu81b4 · Post by **icu81b4** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:37 pm

WazzaClaret wrote:The pundits are saying that player should force themselves down even if there is minimal contact. So they are promoting simulation! Steven and jermaine are jokers.

That's the sad state of football today, stating the Ali 'earned' a penalty shows how cheating is accepted these days.

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:37 pm

Who’s marking Kane ?

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:38 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:part of me hopes Dyche proper kicks off during his post match press conference and part of me hopes he comes out and says "You know what, **** it, I'm gonna tell my lads to cheat like everybody else as nobody seems to give a toss about it"

I was thinking exactly the same. It's getting to the point where people have to start speaking out about it because it's getting ridiculous. Football is in no way a man's game anymore. Sick of all the diving and falling down on the slightest hint of contact. What happened to sportsmanship, strength and the like?

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:38 pm

We've been poor so far. Our passing's been dire.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:38 pm

seriously need to work on Pope's kicking

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:39 pm

We've been poor so far. Our passing's been dire.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:39 pm

We've been poor so far. Our passing's been dire.

JimmyRobbo · Post by **JimmyRobbo** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:39 pm

Great defensive tackle by Taylor...to put Ericksen off.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:41 pm

Barnes wins a FK. Luck is on our side now!

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:41 pm

Burnley corner

Nowt

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:42 pm

When was the last time we scored from a corner?

spadesclaret · Post by **spadesclaret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:43 pm

We never score from corners

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:45 pm

Son misses an absolute sitter. Can't complain too much at the moment - we're very poor.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:45 pm

What a miss.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:46 pm

Sissoko booked for the most blatant manhandling ever.