Off Topic Burnley

Exactly, its winning football, if you're a fan of a small club and you're winning PL games then quite frankly, you're not going to give a **** how those results come about.

If you offered our fans 4th in the PL and dull football then they'd take it every day of the week, I know I would.

Burnley fans will openly admit they are not the most expansive or exciting team to watch, they're also realistic enough to know if they tried playing like that with this squad then they wouldn't be anywhere near as successful, they have a resourceful manager and a group of players giving their all, whats not for them to like?
Our lot demand entertainment airlie above winning.
 
Exactly, its winning football, if you're a fan of a small club and you're winning PL games then quite frankly, you're not going to give a **** how those results come about.

If you offered our fans 4th in the PL and dull football then they'd take it every day of the week, I know I would.

Burnley fans will openly admit they are not the most expansive or exciting team to watch, they're also realistic enough to know if they tried playing like that with this squad then they wouldn't be anywhere near as successful, they have a resourceful manager and a group of players giving their all, whats not for them to like?
Thats why I think many a Pre club will ultimately overlook Dyche. Maybe they will feel he could not coach flair players with fans demanding attacking football. AKA Everton
 
I seem to remember another unfancied team getting to third place in the Premier League a few years ago. Unfortunately, from that point on it all went tits up and they only just avoided relegation that season but did go down the following one.
 
I seem to remember another unfancied team getting to third place in the Premier League a few years ago. Unfortunately, from that point on it all went tits up and they only just avoided relegation that season but did go down the following one.

31 pts they have. They're almost safe before the second half of the season starts !
 
I seem to remember another unfancied team getting to third place in the Premier League a few years ago. Unfortunately, from that point on it all went tits up and they only just avoided relegation that season but did go down the following one.

That reminds me of the season we did it. Weird thing is I can't quite remember what happened after October.
 
first 9 games 20 pts
next 8 games 7 pts
next 21 games 8 pts


it all started going wrong when Marlon King started acting like a ****, as if it wouldn't last anyway - it was November 08 that him and Deano had their fight, then he was groping women etc - he was a great player for us early on but then it all went off the rails
 
Hmmm

Think we need Barch's take on this one.

2,500 empty seats last night compared to an average of 5,000 empty seats or us in PL last season. Not bad for a town a third of the size with a lot more nearby clubs.

I hear their fans cast eyes enviously towards the east at big clubs in big cities that are the best run in their league.

I see some of their fans saying reasons of empty seats include low wages, number of games this week, price of tickets. What sort of fans come out with stuff like that? Next thing they will be saying it is because after a couple of seasons in the PL the novelty has worn off.
 
Exactly, its winning football, if you're a fan of a small club and you're winning PL games then quite frankly, you're not going to give a **** how those results come about.

If you offered our fans 4th in the PL and dull football then they'd take it every day of the week, I know I would.

Burnley fans will openly admit they are not the most expansive or exciting team to watch, they're also realistic enough to know if they tried playing like that with this squad then they wouldn't be anywhere near as successful, they have a resourceful manager and a group of players giving their all, whats not for them to like?

They are also punching well above their weight with regards to resources.
 
Burnley have all but secured safety from relegation - meaning more funding for their actual, seeming, long term plan.

A superficial observation (and no doubt flawed) but mirrowing Brexit, across the divisions, are we seeing the return to winning ways and mode for solid, organised British football?

Justafort anyway.
 
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