Where is Sean going to pop up?

[RVclaret]

Fantastic results but it wasn’t great football.

The first promotion was better football.

Agree, it was efficient, winning football, bullying teams through Gray / Vokes / Barton. Some horrendous football though, I remember being 2-0 down at Bolton, should have been 4, we were absolutely terrible, then Gray randomly grabs a hattrick, it was mad. Happened a few times.

[tiger76]

Agree, it was efficient, winning football, bullying teams through Gray / Vokes / Barton. Some horrendous football though, I remember being 2-0 down at Bolton, should have been 4, we were absolutely terrible, then Gray randomly grabs a hattrick, it was mad. Happened a few times.

Don't know what game you were watching, but we weren't 2-0 down at Bolton, we went 1-0 down midway through the 2nd half, then Gray got 2 late on to send us top.

[AwayClaret]

Agree, it was efficient, winning football, bullying teams through Gray / Vokes / Barton. Some horrendous football though, I remember being 2-0 down at Bolton, should have been 4, we were absolutely terrible, then Gray randomly grabs a hattrick, it was mad. Happened a few times.

We won 2-1 and Gray scored 2.

Edit the tiger beat me to it grrrrr

[RVclaret]

Don't know what game you were watching, but we weren't 2-0 down at Bolton, we went 1-0 down midway through the 2nd half, then Gray got 2 late on to send us top.

I stand corrected on the score!

[Raconteur]

Agree, it was efficient, winning football, bullying teams through Gray / Vokes / Barton. Some horrendous football though, I remember being 2-0 down at Bolton, should have been 4, we were absolutely terrible, then Gray randomly grabs a hattrick, it was mad. Happened a few times.

Totally agree with this (not the Bolton score) . The first promotion under Dyche we played some great high intensity football. Not so much in the 2015/16 season. From the season 2015/16 i can honestly only remember one top class performance where we looked the complete team.

That was Brentford away and it only lasted for 45 minutes in the first half, getting out of sight at 3 nil.

[ClaretTony]

Totally agree with this. The first promotion under Dyche we played some great high intensity football. Not so much in the 2015/16 season. From the season 2015/16 i can honestly only remember one top class performance where we looked the complete team.

That was Brentford away and it only lasted for 45 minutes in the first half, getting out of sight at 3 nil.

The 2013/14 was always more exciting given it was so unexpected and that season two key players were Trippier & Ings.

Both gone two seasons later, played a different way but I’m not having it that there was only one top class performance in a season that brought 93 points. That first half at Brentford was outstanding but there were other outstanding performances too.

[Raconteur]

The 2013/14 was always more exciting given it was so unexpected and that season two key players were Trippier & Ings.

Both gone two seasons later, played a different way but I’m not having it that there was only one top class performance in a season that brought 93 points. That first half at Brentford was outstanding but there were other outstanding performances too.

Don't have it then Tony. It's all about opinions and what one person's idea of a top class performance where we looked a COMPLETE TEAM may differ from person to person so it doesn't mean that i am right or wrong and the same goes for you.

I did not miss a game that season. Yes we had some good performances but i stand by my opinion that the only top class COMPLETE TEAM performance came in those first 45 minutes at Brentford

[boyyanno]

I do remember coming away from quite a lot of games the second time round thinking how the hell did we win that.

[ClaretTony]

Don't have it then Tony. It's all about opinions and what one person's idea of a top class performance where we looked a COMPLETE TEAM may differ from person to person so it doesn't mean that i am right or wrong and the same goes for you.

I did not miss a game that season. Yes we had some good performances but i stand by my opinion that the only top class COMPLETE TEAM performance came in those first 45 minutes at Brentford

That first half was exceptional but we scored five goals in the previous away game three days earlier while we were in the middle of a run at home where we scored four three times in four.

Totally different team because of the departures of Trippier & Ings but still some outstanding performances although I agree the best 45 mins was that first half at Brentford.

[TheOriginalLongsider]

Remember away to Birmingham. That roar at the end from the away end !

[KlyBfc]

Remember away to Birmingham. That roar at the end from the away end !

One of my favourite away days

[Raconteur]

That first half was exceptional but we scored five goals in the previous away game three days earlier while we were in the middle of a run at home where we scored four three times in four.

Totally different team because of the departures of Trippier & Ings but still some outstanding performances although I agree the best 45 mins was that first half at Brentford.

Looking back maybe i am being a bit harsh. Leading up to the Brentford game, we did have a decent week, with the win at Boro the weekend before and then the 5-0 win at MK. It was quite a busy week.

I do think we grinded out the majority of games at times but that is what Champions do. What made those games just as special was the atmosphere, especially away from home. That's not to say it was bad at home, Boro as an example. The game was a bit of a anti climax but boy the atmosphere was unbelievable . That's the thing I am hoping for this season. Atmosphere and feelgood factor above all.

[Stalbansclaret]

I would ay we steamrollered teams, rather than we ground out results. We were a very efficient machine that season m particularly in that superb 23 undefeated run. I loved it but also agree that the first Dyche promotion had a bit more flair..largely due to Trippier and Ings, two top=class quality players who regularly combined to produce goals. That first half at home to Forest that season , when we went in 3-0 up, was the equivalent of Brentford A two years later.

[Jamesy]

It really p!sses me off the disrespect SD gets from the moaning minnies. Twice he got us promoted playing some wonderful football with plenty of goals and sound defence. He gets us into the PL where our players are not of the highest quality goes pragmatic and makes us hard to beat and they bleat even more. If he’d played a more open style we’d have been a yo-yo team like the baggies or Fulham. They’d have had him sacked for getting relegated again.
PR!CKS.

I don’t think it is disrespect, it is just peoples opinions. Many people rated him, a few were indifferent.
No need to call people PR!CKS just because they hold different views than yourself.

[Tricky Trevor]

I don’t think it is disrespect, it is just peoples opinions. Many people rated him, a few were indifferent.
No need to call people PR!CKS just because they hold different views than yourself.

Fair enough, they just p!ss me off. It’s the same gang all the time. They were doing it when we were in Europe.

[CoolClaret]

Don't know what game you were watching, but we weren't 2-0 down at Bolton, we went 1-0 down midway through the 2nd half, then Gray got 2 late on to send us top.

See my thread on revisionist history.

It’s absolutely insane the mental gymnastics people make to justify their false beliefs

[Jamesy]

Fair enough, they just p!ss me off. It’s the same gang all the time. They were doing it when we were in Europe.

I get your point but football is a subjective sport and opinions will differ.
I thought Dyche was great for the club for the majority of his tenure and had us punching above our weight for longer than many of us could reasonably expect.
The last couple of seasons weren’t pretty, however the Covid no fans season wasn’t a good watch for supporters of many clubs.
I think the new owners showed a real level of naivety by giving him an enhanced 4 year deal then firing him shortly afterwards. Let’s hope they persevere with Kompany if the results aren’t initially going our way.
Regarding the OP, I do believe we will see him working again before Christmas but unlike when we appointed him and he was eager for a job he now has plenty of money and time on his side and doesn’t need to rush in. He is an astute man and will wait for the opportunity that suits him best.