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West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:57 pm
by ClaretTony
Team news due in a few minutes

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:58 pm
by Steve1956
ClaretTony wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:57 pm
Team news due in a few minutes
:lol:

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:58 pm
by superdimitri
Yay! Thanks Tony. Kept refreshing for this. Let's hope we can get a result today. A bunch of tough games coming up! Up the Clarets.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:59 pm
by Wellsy1882
Vydra starts

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:00 pm
by Rileybobs
Wellsy1882 wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:59 pm
Vydra starts
Wrong, for a change.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:01 pm
by clarethomer
Here is todays lineup
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Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:01 pm
by matttheclaret
Very surprised McNeil isn't back in

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:02 pm
by burnley007
Bring Jay and Dwight on straight away please Sean.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:02 pm
by taio
I've never known anyone get as much wrong

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:02 pm
by Tall Paul
Whinging to start in 3..2..1...

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:02 pm
by Mrpotatohead
Can someone remind me of that saying about doing the same thing and expecting different results?

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:02 pm
by CleggHall
A strong bench compared to early season.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:03 pm
by burnley007
3 Central midfielders on the bench. Who would have ever imagined this day!!??

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:03 pm
by Tall Paul
Mrpotatohead wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:02 pm
Can someone remind me of that saying about doing the same thing and expecting different results?
Results have been pretty good in the last ten games.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:03 pm
by Stu
Can’t believe he as gone with Wood and Barnes again !!

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:03 pm
by evensteadiereddie
We'll see, Mr. ph...

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:03 pm
by nyclaret
Big game for Wood and Barnes (I’ve been saying this for the past 4-5 games).

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:03 pm
by superdimitri
West Ham fans are scared of Wood. Let's hope he keeps his cool today and buries a chance to get the confidence back.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:04 pm
by Quickenthetempo
Need a big result and good performances from the front two.

There will be a big backlash if not i'm afraid.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:05 pm
by evensteadiereddie
Unlikely and from whom ?

Backed Woody to score, he can't fail.

UTC

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:05 pm
by Wellsy1882
Rileybobs wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:00 pm
Wrong, for a change.
He was never gunna start haha

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:06 pm
by Wellsy1882
Got.to be wood and barnes last chance
No goals today and they need dropping

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:07 pm
by nyclaret
Wellsy1882 wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:06 pm
Got.to be wood and barnes last chance
No goals today and they need dropping
Wood will not be dropped. Ever.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:07 pm
by Safron
Groundhog Day again, I suppose if you keep plugging away regardless it's got to come good at some point 😉

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:07 pm
by Top Claret
burnley007 wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:02 pm
Bring Jay and Dwight on straight away please Sean.
Jay as done little this season to make me feel that he would be an improvement on Wood or Barnes

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:08 pm
by superdimitri
Wellsy1882 wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:06 pm
Got.to be wood and barnes last chance
No goals today and they need dropping
All about the team performance. If as a collective we play well, they won't be dropped.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:08 pm
by BurnleyFC
That’s a hugely surprising starting eleven from Mr Dyche.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:08 pm
by gtclaret
I suspect that he doesn't believe that Mcneil and J Rod are fully match fit. He will bring them on, and again on Thursday, possibly starting at Fulham

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:08 pm
by Rileybobs
Safron wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:07 pm
Groundhog Day again, I suppose if you keep plugging away regardless it's got to come good at some point 😉
To be fair, that has been the bedrock of our success.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:08 pm
by Safron
Quickenthetempo wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:04 pm
Need a big result and good performances from the front two.

There will be a big backlash if not i'm afraid.
Won't bother dyche in the slightest

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:09 pm
by Spiral
I'm convinced that Dyche's continued insistence on starting Wood and Barnes is at least about 40% for defending set pieces.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:09 pm
by ClaretTony
superdimitri wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:03 pm
West Ham fans are scared of Wood. Let's hope he keeps his cool today and buries a chance to get the confidence back.
Six goals in five games against them

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:11 pm
by Safron
Spiral wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:09 pm
I'm convinced that Dyche's continued insistence on starting Wood and Barnes is at least about 40% for defending set pieces.
Nail on head

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:11 pm
by dandeclaret
Mrpotatohead wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:02 pm
Can someone remind me of that saying about doing the same thing and expecting different results?
Yep - no problem. If something isn't broken, don't fix it. Is that the one you were looking for?

7th in the form table based on the last 6 games.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:11 pm
by Roosterbooster
Mrpotatohead wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:02 pm
Can someone remind me of that saying about doing the same thing and expecting different results?
Thanks for asking. I'd love to. The quote is "insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results." Its attributed to Einstein. But he never said it. Probably because it's incorrect. If you do the same thing over and over, you should expect different results. That's chaos theory. And it is a well evidenced theory which we see on a daily basis. The real question is how different will the outcome be, and how often, if we do the same thing over and over again. If it's a tiny change most of the time, then the insanity quote holds some ground. But if its a significant change most of the time... well you get the point

Long and short of it all. Dyche knows this team can get a result. But you have to ask how long he will stick with those front 2. If we don't score again today... then you surely have to ask questions

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:12 pm
by Burnley1989
Wood x 2 today

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:12 pm
by Wellsy1882
superdimitri wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:08 pm
All about the team performance. If as a collective we play well, they won't be dropped.
They are both toss

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:12 pm
by Roosterbooster
nyclaret wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:07 pm
Wood will not be dropped. Ever.
He was dropped early on in his Burnley days

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:13 pm
by Rileybobs
Spiral wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:09 pm
I'm convinced that Dyche's continued insistence on starting Wood and Barnes is at least about 40% for defending set pieces.
A large part of the remaining 60% will be because Wood is by far our biggest goal threat. And when you’re struggling for goals like we are then it makes sense for that person to be on the pitch.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:14 pm
by Andreshotboots
At least we won't get told off for our goal celebrations..look on the bright side :D

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:15 pm
by Bosscat
Wellsy1882 wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:59 pm
Vydra starts
https://youtu.be/2Ttsa4__Ewk

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:15 pm
by Burnley1989
Roosterbooster wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:11 pm
Thanks for asking. I'd love to. The quote is "insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results." Its attributed to Einstein. But he never said it. Probably because it's incorrect. If you do the same thing over and over, you should expect different results. That's chaos theory. And it is a well evidenced theory which we see on a daily basis. The real question is how different will the outcome be, and how often, if we do the same thing over and over again. If it's a tiny change most of the time, then the insanity quote holds some ground. But if its a significant change most of the time... well you get the point

Long and short of it all. Dyche knows this team can get a result. But you have to ask how long he will stick with those front 2. If we don't score again today... then you surely have to ask questions
Haha, and as an engineer with a strong quality background if you’d like to discuss ‘repeatability’ I'm your man. ;)

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:15 pm
by jojomk1
BurnleyFC wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:08 pm
That’s a hugely surprising starting eleven from Mr Dyche.
One trick pony ?

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:16 pm
by dandeclaret
jojomk1 wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:15 pm
One trick pony ?
Yep - a bloody good trick of winning far more football matches than the expected level.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:17 pm
by Spiral
Rileybobs wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:13 pm
A large part of the remaining 60% will be because Wood is by far our biggest goal threat. And when you’re struggling for goals like we are then it makes sense for that person to be on the pitch.
I'd tend to agree in general, especially in the case of Wood, but I'm just ripping my hair out at the sheer number of absolute sitters both have been missing this season.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:18 pm
by Rileybobs
Spiral wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:17 pm
I'd tend to agree in general, especially in the case of Wood, but I'm just ripping my hair out at the sheer number of absolute sitters both have been missing this season.
Frustrating isn’t it. Although we’ve not created anywhere near enough chances for them to miss. There have been a number of sitters though.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:19 pm
by BaronGarcia
I'm not going to knock Dyche as he has been our best manager by far in the 45 years I have been a proud claret. BUT, I just don't get his insistence on persisting with a front line, Wood in particular, that isn't producing results. On Tuesday night against Man UTD, I thought Barnes work around the pitch was excellent, however Wood just doesn't seem to do very much at all. So if he isn't scoring, what is he contributing? If he was getting say a goal every two games then fair enough, you can justify his inclusion, but he isn't .... so what is he actually contributing!! When Jay and/or Vydra actually get game time, we start creating chances. It seams an awful gamble each game to keep persisting with the Wood and Barnes combo. I would have swapped Barnes for Jay today if Wood is undroppable (which he appears to be). Rant over .....

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:20 pm
by Safron
If we get a performance I don't mind the starting 11, it's when we don't we look awful I can't stand.

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:21 pm
by jedi_master
You have to think that if today doesn’t see a huge improvement from Wood and Barnes then they will be dropped.

Pressure can bring the best out in a player!

Re: West Ham v Burnley - Match Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:21 pm
by dandeclaret
BaronGarcia wrote:
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:19 pm
I'm not going to knock Dyche as he has been our best manager by far in the 45 years I have been a proud claret. BUT, I just don't get his insistence on persisting with a front line, Wood in particular, that isn't producing results. On Tuesday night against Man UTD, I thought Barnes work around the pitch was excellent, however Wood just doesn't seem to do very much at all. So if he isn't scoring, what is he contributing? If he was getting say a goal every two games then fair enough, you can justify his inclusion, but he isn't .... so what is he actually contributing!! When Jay and/or Vydra actually get game time, we start creating chances. It seams an awful gamble each game to keep persisting with the Wood and Barnes combo. I would have swapped Barnes for Jay today if Wood is undroppable (which he appears to be). Rant over .....
7th in the Premier League form table based on the last 6 games....... how on earth is that not producing results?