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We get beat, Bolton win and England are terrible at Twickenham and lose to Ireland. What a crap day.
3 more points but still in the drop zone. With Pompey's 9 point deduction it leaves 7 teams trying to avoid the other 2 relegation slots, the lot down the road look safe now after doing us the favour of beating Notlob (who'd have thought that we would have wanted them to win anything?). We need the 3 points today and if Wolves win at Bolton things will be looking better. Hull and Bolton for the drop would be ideal for us. The Bolton fans are getting restless as Coyle has failed to impress, they think he's Megson in disguise. Come on you Clarets!!! As an aside Wayne Bridge refused Terry's handshake, surprise, surprise.
Things
are looking grim, still on 20 points and in the relegation zone. We
seem to be defending better but not having much luck in front of goal.
We looked unsettled at the Reebok but better against Chelsea. Let's
hope it comes together today and we get revenge for those 5 goals they
put past us at the Boleyn ground. At least we're not headed for
receivership even if we are headed back to the Championship. We will be
in a very strong financial situation for a change with the parachute
payments. Anyway, that's worse case scenario, there's still a lot to
play for. Up the Clarets.
Just off to watch the 6 Nations, it makes
for an interesting diversion. Bored with the Terry fiasco, football
players have never been saints and never will be.
After getting over the shock of
OC's departure I'll now give my thoughts on the matter. Piers Morgan
called him a Judas but I think that is unfair to Judas, at least he
felt remorse and hanged himself. Is he such a great loss? 5
points out of 27 in the last 9 games and 18 goals conceded. One point
away so far in the season. Managers have been sacked for less. Let's
move on with Brian Laws and hope justice is done, ie. we stay up and
Bolton go down. Man U have got their revenge but by all accounts we
made them fight for it. The match at the Reebok should be interesting,
look out for the best anti OC banner!
Almost
half way into the season and what a mixed bag of results. On balance
much better than hoped for, however some of our (defensive)
performances have left a lot to be desired and we should be doing
better. We are conceding far too many goals, mostly away and losing
games we should be picking up points in, ie. B******d Rovers, Wigan and
West Ham. Portsmouth will be a crucial game and we should get our first
away win, but will we???
Losing (at Pompey) after completely dominating the first half,
missing good chances and conceding soft goals, it's becoming a habit
and a worrying one. Our last 2 games away against lower placed teams
should have netted us some points, if not a win. There are still a lot
of games to go but these were effectively 6 pointers. It's stating the
obvious but we need to be sharper up front and tighter at the back.
We're only 4 points above the drop zone with 2 difficult home games
followed by 2 more 6 pointers as we hit the half way stage on Boxing
Day. Come on you Clarets!
Two solid draws and only conceded 2 goals, much better.
Arsenal were lucky to get a point too, a bit like when Villa came to
Turf Moor. Pity Spurs didn't beat Wolves and Liverpool Portsmouth as
we're still too close to the bottom. Now it's the 2 six pointers, first
against the well rested Wolves side (naughty that Mick!) then the other
Wanderers on Boxing Day.
RESULTS (The Clarets' score first)
DATE Home/Away
OPPONENTS
SCORE
POINTS
15/08/09 Away v
Stoke City
0-2
0
18/08/09 Home v
Manchester United
1-0
3
23/08/09 Home v
Everton
1-0
6
29/08/09 Away v
Chelsea
0-3
6
12/09/09 Away v
Liverpool
0-4
6
19/09/09 Home v
Sunderland
3-1
9
26/09/09 Away v
Tottenham Hotspur
0-5
9
03/10/09 Home v
Birmingham City
2-1
12
17/10/09 Away v
Blackburn Rovers
2-3
12
24/10/09 Home v
Wigan Athletic
1-3
12
31/10/09 Home v
Hull City
2-0
15
07/11/09 Away v
Manchester City
3-3
16
21/11/09 Home v
Aston Villa
1-1
17
28/11/09 Away v
West Ham United
3-5
17
05/12/09 Away v
Portsmouth
0-2
17
12/12/09 Home v
Fulham
1-1
18
16/12/09 Home v
Arsenal
1-1
19
20/12/09 Away v
Wolverhampton Wanderers
0-2
19
26/12/09 Home v
Bolton Wanderers
1-1
20
28/12/09 Away v
Everton
0-2
20
16/01/10 Away v
Manchester United
0-3
20
26/01/10 Away v
Bolton Wanderers
0-1
20
30/01/10 Home v
Chelsea
1-2
20
06/02/10 Home v
West Ham United
2-1
23
09/02/10 Away v
Fulham
0-3
23
21/02/10 Away v
Aston Villa
2-5
23
27/02/10 Home v
Portsmouth
1-2
23
06/03/10 Away v
Arsenal
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Links
Check these out
if you haven't already.
BFC related sites:-
The Official Site: www.burnleyfootballclub.premiumtv.co.uk
Burnley page on
'local' newspaper:
Lancashire
Evening Telegraph
A good Clarets website: www.claretsmad.co.uk
More BFC info at: www.burnley.vitalfootball.co.uk
The Longside: www.thelongside.co.uk
The London Clarets: www.londonclarets.com
Bring back the passion, visit: www.burnleyultras.com
BFC news and views : www.burnley125.co.uk
Online museum of all things claret and blue : www.claretsmuseum.com
BFC memorabilia shop : www.burnleyfootballshirts.com
Tiptoe Through The Longside (TTTL): www.fansonline.net/burnley
Other football related sites:-
Useful Info as
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Tim completed the 92 April 2008, well done that man!
Good footie news collection site, just follow the
championship links: www.newsnow.co.uk/h/sport/football
Footie forum site with links to live soccer streaming: www.footyfansforum.co.uk
Ground guide, full of useful info for travelling fans: www.footballgroundguide.com
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