One bad result

[GiantHogweed]

It's only because it was so utterly predictable.

We'll be better next time.

This

Could feel it your bones after LW's high.

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

We were rancid man. Burnley were dreadful themselves and we made it easy for them. Horrible result no getting away from it

This. Burnley are f***ing awful, they just wanted it more second half, a lot more.
We score in the first few minutes and we get the points though.

 

[ChrisAshley]

Some get carried away when we win and some get carried away when we lose it's the way it's always been, however the performance was shite and calling it as such does not make someone a 'fanny'.

 

[Crook Mackem]

17th was always the aim. Doesn't matter how we get there we just have to get there

 

[Coeus]

No I don't, you might think I'm a raging bedwetting fannie but I'm not.

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[Be Here Now]

Til the end

Unless we lose a game

 

[Crook Mackem]

This. Burnley are f***ing awful, they just wanted it more second half, a lot more.
We score in the first few minutes and we get the points though.

On paper it's their most winnable game. If they didn't get 3pts today they never would

 

[smixsell]

To be fair a lot of fans myself included have gave an opinion on the performance rather than the result and I don’t think anyone can say we were anywhere near good enough especially that second half.

Also spot on. It's not the result, it's the performance that's concerning. We just did not turn up. I'm wondering whether the training was too intense this week. Everyone looked leggy, whereas last week the whole team was lively and full of running.

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

On paper it's their most winnable game. If they didn't get 3pts today they never would

The same could be said about our aways, mate

 

[Binxy]

On paper it's their most winnable game. If they didn't get 3pts today they never would

Exactly, it was also their first home fixture of the new season.
It was the worst possible time to play them as West Ham found out last week.

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

Also spot on. It's not the result, it's the performance that's concerning. We just did not turn up. I'm wondering whether the training was too intense this week. Everyone looked leggy, whereas last week the whole team was lively and full of running.

It looked more of a lon attitude thing when we came out for the second half, to me. It seemed to me like they were told to relax and it would come.
It doesn’t work like that away to Burnley though - you have to match them for effort and earn the right to play.

 

[Gucci Massive]

Maybe our home form will keep us up. Win next week, last minute winner 2-1, we'll believe again

 

[MackemMagic]

Gonna stay off here for a couple of days, soppy knickers everywhere.

 

[offmenut]

We or I know because I thought it and then expressed it on here, individually, the worst team in the league.

Well they were loads better than us last season as they won the league , and had the best defence the championship have ever had.

 

[BigPete]

We used to lose to Donny and Accrington. We can deal with this result today

Not as if we got battered either. They defended well and game plan worked

 

[Flea Market Trader]

Also spot on. It's not the result, it's the performance that's concerning. We just did not turn up. I'm wondering whether the training was too intense this week. Everyone looked leggy, whereas last week the whole team was lively and full of running.

We did look laboured, but to me we had the same issues trying to break reams down that sit back that we faced last season that doesn’t seem to have improved tactically.

This. There’s nothing wrong with commenting on that second half performance. I’m sure Reggie will.

I sat through that second half and just thought we look leggy, slow and did the same thing over and over but very slowly. I think had Mayenda put that chance away then it’s a whole different game and we sit back and counter, which I think is fair to say is our most useful tactic.

 

[Coeus]

Well they were loads better than us last season as they won the league , and had the best defence the championship have ever had.

Sure, but we've spent what, 155m?

They've spent the Ipswich route. We come below them this season, and we'll go down.

 

[bowers2]

I’d didn’t help with the absolute negativity of the commentator today.

 

[Perryqhill]

Striker is a real issue for me. Mayenda just wasn’t in the game save for the sitter he missed. CB too, Seelt is a bomb scare.

Agree with that. Its a difficult one for Mayenda or bringing through any young striker because they realistically are going to feed off scraps. But they need to offer a bit more than he did today in general play. I don't think Isidor would offer anything else as realistically he's usually only effective when running towards goal himself.


Burnley restricted a lot of build up play around him and most of what we created were crosses earlier in the game. They seemed happy for us to go wide and even were doubling up with Walker and Larsson first half.

Central defence is a bit of a nightmare really, without Ballard who we know is injury prone, we lack real dominance.

 

[nessen]

‘Disgrace’ ‘Pathetic’ etc etc. What happened to backing the lads through a tough season? That out the window already?

The lads saying we’d need to back them probably still are