Team news

[Longsidelenny1882]

Two changers cork in for Brownhill and Dwight in for Lennon come on you clarets

[spt_claret]

Cork for Brownhill seems odd given Brownhill played best alongside Cork, would have thought Westwood would come out.
Lennon's been playing well but he was poor against Norwich and McNeil made an impact so good call.
We desperately need some sort of rally today.

[jedi_master]

Not sure what voodoo magic Westwood uses upon the people who make team selections at Turf Moor but I’m glad Cork is in regardless!

[Rileybobs]

This agenda against Westwood is really odd.

[Murger]

Same old then. We've played our best with Cork and Brownhill in the middle.

[Murger]

This agenda against Westwood is really odd.

Not really. He's been crap.

[Rileybobs]

Not really. He's been crap.

As have the whole squad, bar three or four players.

[jojomk1]

This agenda against Westwood is really odd.

I know

We take 7 points from 9 without him starting

And zero since he comes back into the side

He is the man

[SkiptonClaret]

As have the whole squad, bar three or four players.

That many ? Horrible team. Thank God he’s gone.

[Rileybobs]

I know

We take 7 points from 9 without him starting

And zero since he comes back into the side

He is the man

Making up statistics kind of proves my point that the agenda against Westwood is odd.

[spt_claret]

This agenda against Westwood is really odd.

Less an agenda for me, I rated him hugely a couple of years ago and data showed he was one of the most efficiently performing English CMs in the league.
More about struggling performances this season and a failure to continue that same efficiency, coupled with the upswing in team and individual (Brownhill) form when Cork and Pieters were in. I've said that regardless of individual attributes I'd like us to get back to the Spurs/Brighton team and I stand by it.

[claretblue]

Two changers cork in for Brownhill and Dwight in for Lennon come on you clarets

are you Jacko?

...team not announced until 1:15pm

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

We wanna be starting something hopefully the selection isn’t too off the wall

[Vino blanco]

Our whole midfield is crap and Westwood just happens to be crapper than the others and has been for two seasons: this is why we are in the bottom three.
On the positive side, I am actually looking forward more to this game than any other this season.

[claptrappers_union]

No surprises and the OP is right.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Maybe he has multiple naked pictures of Micheal too

[claptrappers_union]

Maxwel starting with Jay and WW upfront

[jojomk1]

Making up statistics kind of proves my point that the agenda against Westwood is odd.

But those stats aren't made up ?

[Rileybobs]

But those stats aren't made up ?

I must have imagined us beating Everton.

[KRBFC]

Maxwel starting with Jay and WW upfront

Where did you get this from?

[bobinho]

This agenda against Westwood is really odd.

Agenda? Or merely an observation that we have played out best football and had our best results when he wasn’t starting?

I like westy, but what happened when he was out surely can’t be argued against?

[Roosterbooster]

Two changers cork in for Brownhill and Dwight in for Lennon come on you clarets

Spot on. How did you know?

[Roosterbooster]

XI

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Finally Cork back in

[KRBFC]

How did people know the team news before the club tweeted out?

[Roosterbooster]

I'm not a Westwood basher at all. But I find it very strange that Brownhill is the one to miss out

[Devils_Advocate]

Ben Mee not even on the bench concerns me as if whoever has taken temporary charge doesn't get on with him it may impact him signing a new contract

[Milltown1882]

XI

Not surprised they haven’t swayed too much from the usual lineup. Hopefully a big performance today with the shackles off.

[Roosterbooster]

How did people know the team news before the club tweeted out?

All I can think is that they have friends of friends of friends who know players. And the players leak info

[SalouClaret]

Ben Mee not even on the bench concerns me as if whoever has taken temporary charge doesn't get on with him it may impact him signing a new contract

[Iloveyoubrady]

I'm not a Westwood basher at all. But I find it very strange that Brownhill is the one to miss out

Very odd that. Brownhill been excellent for a while now. Maybe he was dyche’s favourite and Mee doesn’t agree

[HuncoatClaret]

Correct decision to leave Brownhill out of the starting 11,
we can't keep waiting for him to fulfill his potential. He really struggles passing a ball 10yrds, he can't shoot and he creates nothing, and if he can only play well alongside Cork, then he needs to learn how to adapt.

[gtclaret]

This agenda against Westwood is really odd.

Maybe his performances have something to do with it

[Petersa]

Not a criticism just a simple question...I wonder how much Jackson as U23 coach has watched the first XI in recent times?

[ecc]

Our whole midfield is crap and Westwood just happens to be crapper than the others and has been for two seasons: this is why we are in the bottom three.
On the positive side, I am actually looking forward more to this game than any other this season.

Sorry but Westwood wasn't crap last season IMHO.

[ecc]

Ben is injured. Full stop.

[beddie]

Are we on tv I was sure we were but can’t see anything.?

[wilks_bfc]

Are we on tv I was sure we were but can’t see anything.?

Not legally we aren’t

[Cirrus_Minor]

I heard a while back that Ben Mee had a fracture. The long lay off would probably explain this.

[spt_claret]

Ben Mee not even on the bench concerns me as if whoever has taken temporary charge doesn't get on with him it may impact him signing a new contract

10/10 bait this.

[expoultryboy]

Caught one DA

[Pearcey]

Surprised at Brownhill being dropped but glad Cork is in. I thought Cork and Brownhill did well together. Hopefully McNeil can get back to form.

[expoultryboy]

Got to get at Diop and Dawson today .

[Dark Cloud]

Westwood hasn't always been crap, but things have caught up with him and he's not been at all good basically the whole of this season. Cork has shown signs of being past it for some time, but can still come in and produce a throw back performance like he did a few weeks ago. I'd definitely have selected him, but alongside Brownhill, not instead of. I also think McNeil has recently shown he can impact a game coming on sometime into the second half and Lennon is better defensively and we're definitely going to need that this afternoon. So again, I wouldn't have made that change tbh.

[buzzclarets79]

Hopefully McNeil will now be allowed to do what he first did when he came into the team and play much further up the pitch, shackles off.

[Colburn_Claret]

I'm another who can't understand the Westy inclusion. I also find it odd to play Max out right, when Roberts is a good fit there.
I won't knock it until we see how the team perform, but it isn't the side I would have picked.

Fingers crossed I'm wrong.

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[Pearcey]

I'm another who can't understand the Westy inclusion. I also find it odd to play Max out right, when Roberts is a good fit there.
I won't knock it until we see how the team perform, but it isn't the side I would have picked.

Fingers crossed I'm wrong.

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Cornet played wide right a lot for Lyon. Roberts isn’t a winger.

[Burnley1989]

Not a criticism just a simple question...I wonder how much Jackson as U23 coach has watched the first XI in recent times?

I’d imagine every single match

[Milltown1882]

I’d imagine every single match

More times and broken down in a lot more detail than we watch it too.

[Taffy on the wing]

This agenda against Westwood is really odd.

He's been awful!............"hook towards penalty area".......repeat endlessly.