Burnley v Leeds - Match Day Thread

[MDWat]

**** poor that. Played well for 10, then went down the beach. Centre halves pathetic on the goal.

[KRBFC]

I don’t think the players have done much wrong. Tactically we’ve been awful. McNeil has caused problems centrally, but we’ve kept him on the wing and hoofed it forward time after time when their defenders are coping easily in the air. Brownhill isn’t a winger so there’s zero threat from the right. It’s just so easy for Leeds.

Nothing game, I'd like to see Nartey and Richardson on asap, I love watching raw youngsters thrown in, I'd take a 4-2 loss right now with a Richardson brace off the bench!!

[beddie]

A well taken goal but if you continue to back off you've no chance. We must be on the front foot at the start of the second half otherwise we’ll struggle.

[Dodobdobodobo]

Beaten from there with that???
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Get off hes back, he’d no chance with that

[ClaretMov]

The sooner we sell Tarks and Dwight the better.
They are both a liability.

Its a bit early to be p issed

[jrgbfc]

End of this season can't come quick enough.

[taio]

**** poor that. Played well for 10, then went down the beach. Centre halves pathetic on the goal.

Why put all the blame on the centre halves when centre mid was such an obvious problem on the goal?

[tiger76]

Where the f.ckwas our midfield? They ran from inside their own half without a hint of a challenge. Westy and the rest were trotting back yards behind. Against teams like Leeds you need to protect the defence.

Yes and it's not the first time teams have run right through our midfield, this is an area that most definitely needs upgrading in the summer, far too lightweight in the middle of the park, and it will start really hurting us if it isn't remedied soon.

[buzzclarets79]

Not the first time someone has run from half way and scored against us this season. They just back off and back off, someone for the love of god put a foot in.
That goal doesn’t help this love in for Leeds though.

[Tribesmen]

Yer started really well then just drifted out of the game , now going to be hard to see if we can come back into this but like i have said maybe 100 times at least before " Sean will have a word at HT "

[ClaretMat]

Looked a foul on Vydra in the build up, completely taken out of the game.

Poor from our midfield on the goal though, caught way out position. No blame on Tarks at all, hes been one of our best players.

[Granny WeatherWax]

At 30 minutes today when they had taken control he should have been telling them to stop pumping it. Be more patient. It’s like he thinks we’ll get at them in the air, but won’t change it when it becomes apparent it’s not working.

[MDWat]

Why put all the blame on the centre halves when centre mid was such an obvious problem on the goal?

Because they backed off so far they might as well have been sat on the front row of the Jimmy Mac. Tarky’s attempt at a block was borderline embarrassing. The centre mids aren’t good either of course, they were dragged too far over, but the attempt to close down and block was extremely lazy.

[Top Claret]

BPF should have done better he looked to have got his angles wrong, but it takes nothing away from the poor defending by Tarkowski

[Burnley1989]

Nothing game, I'd like to see Nartey and Richardson on asap, I love watching raw youngsters thrown in, I'd take a 4-2 loss right now with a Richardson brace off the bench!!

I’m not sure I’ll ever understand your mind

[taio]

Because they backed off so far they might as well have been sat on the front row of the Jimmy Mac. Tarky’s attempt at a block was borderline embarrassing. The centre mids aren’t good either of course, they were dragged too far over, but the attempt to close down and block was extremely lazy.

Yes so midfield was a problem too rather than loading all the blame on the centre halves

[SussexDon1inIreland]

Joey loving Phils Justice quotes at Brighton

[Devils_Advocate]

Not keepers fault but Id bet my life if Pickford let that one in folk on here would have been blaming him and his short arms and would be adamant Pope would have saved it.

As for those blaming ref

[LoveCurryPies]

I’d bring Barnes on.

[Murger]

Our constant backing off reminds me of Lee Briscoe. ****** me off then and pisses me off now. Shambolic.

[taio]

Not keepers fault but Id bet my life if Pickford let that one in folk on here would have been blaming him and his short arms and would be adamant Pope would have saved it.

As for those blaming ref

Some people are blaming BPF.

[DCWat]

You serious. Had no chance without. More like good job Tarkowski is going.

His starting position was too far to the right, or at least it looked that way to me, from the camera behind the goal.

Defensively it was poor but I thought that the keeper was partly to blame.

[KRBFC]

I’m not sure I’ll ever understand your mind

You don't need to, this meaningless game is boring me to death, throw on the kids, it will peak my interest further. I like watching youth prospects in the first team, sink or swim time.

[expoultryboy]

Yes we've conceded a goal in a nothing match and once again it's everyone's fault and they all need to go !!! Get a grip and look forward to another season in the prem .

[MG70]

Women commentator is Lucy Ward - She spent most of her senior career with Leeds United and was also head of education and welfare at the boys academy for Leeds United

Clearly unbiased and a great choice for independent summariser

I’m watching the game in Australia, I know Jim Beglin is one of the commentators ( he is usually very complementary about Burnley ) I don’t know who the other guy is. But they are absolutely drooling over Leeds.
I just don’t get the love in for Leeds with the media. I don’t know which UK channel Optus sports has the contract to show the premier league, but they are pretty neutral when it comes to Burnley games even when we play Man Utd.

[KRBFC]

Some people are blaming BPF.

He only seems to concede ''wonder goals'', certainly begs the question. Lets have it right, if Joe Hart or Pickford conceded that, they would be questioned and strung up on here.

[FCBurnley]

Clear foul on Vydra on edge of box. So instead of fk on edge of box it’s a Leeds goal. Decisions like that change games.

[Vino blanco]

Defenders' natural instinct is to back off when a team is attacking, it is up to the midfield to offer the first line of defence, this midfield doesn't.

[Spijed]

Nick Pope would have caught that easily with one hand

[KRBFC]

Defenders' natural instinct is to back off when a team is attacking, it is up to the midfield to offer the first line of defence, this midfield doesn't.

How is the midfield supposed to offer the first line of defence when they're ahead of the ball? the central defender has to close the man down.

[The Hung Juror]

Read some strange stuff on here over the years. That’s the strangest. He is our best player

Of course he’s our best player and of course we don’t want to see him go. But no way could BPF save that so I’d thought I make an equally daft comment.

[taio]

He only seems to concede ''wonder goals'', certainly begs the question. Lets have it right, if Joe Hart or Pickford conceded that, they would be questioned and strung up on here.

That was my point - some people on here are blaming BPF on here.

[Clevedon Claret]

COME ON BURNLEY

[SussexDon1inIreland]

Joey rightly moaning about not having our trophy ready for us at the Valley

[Devils_Advocate]

Some people are blaming BPF.

I know, Im defending him.

[SussexDon1inIreland]

Come on Super Burnley

[KRBFC]

Joey rightly moaning about not having our trophy ready for us at the Valley

What are you talking about? where do you hear Joey?

[SussexDon1inIreland]

On Clarets Player with Phil Bird

[KRBFC]

On Clarets Player with Phil Bird

Oh, you're whining about the ref without watching the game?

[wilks_bfc]

I’m watching the game in Australia, I know Jim Beglin is one of the commentators ( he is usually very complementary about Burnley ) I don’t know who the other guy is. But they are absolutely drooling over Leeds.
I just don’t get the love in for Leeds with the media. I don’t know which UK channel Optus sports has the contract to show the premier league, but they are pretty neutral when it comes to Burnley games even when we play Man Utd.

Optus sport, along with the other worldwide broadcasters all use the same commentary.
It’s not “available” to watch by UK broadcasting

[SussexDon1inIreland]

No watching as well

[SussexDon1inIreland]

Good effort Westy

[jrgbfc]

That's the problem when Pope sets such a high standard. No way he gets beaten from there.

[expoultryboy]

Ayling never stops moaning

[BabylonClaret]

Tbats intentional from Bamford. They're a bunch of whiny niggle diving that's this side

[BabylonClaret]

I ******* hate it when teams get a "nice" rep and underneath are cynical.

[claretandy]

Why is Dwight on the right again ? totally ineffective.

[Clevedon Claret]

Shoot 1st time Vyds

[taio]

Absolute waste of a free kick

[wilks_bfc]

Vyds wriggles clear.

Should have done better with the shot