Game alert for @AnglianRed the game is Friday so no use in finding a stream Saturday afternoon Marcus😉

14 hours ago, Downsouth said:

Good opening post @marvin

My concern is we have not beaten them since 2015, seven encounters since then with Burnley winning 5 and drawing 2 and Boro very goal shy against them.

If trends need to be reversed then this is it however I put playing Burnley in the same category as playing Blackburn and Coventry so expect the same old stuff to be honest!

I’ve said it before but those past encounters have absolutely no bearing on Fridays game whatsoever.

21 minutes ago, Humpty said:

I’ve said it before but those past encounters have absolutely no bearing on Fridays game whatsoever.

Especially when several of our squad weren't here the last time we played Burnley. We're looking at, at most, McGree, Hackney and Howson who played last time we played Burnley. Why would Azaz, Latte Lath, Dieng or whoever else care about how Giles, Steffen, Ramsey and the lads got on two seasons ago?

Burnley only conceding 6 goals this season is an insane stat. Hopefully we can change that. Start Burgzorg and Doak and just let them run at that Burnley defence. I *** hate Burnley.

Best Christmas film is Die Hard, hands down

13 hours ago, Hammy legend said:

I think Spurs might think we aren't such a soft touch to deal with these days after Spence.  I can't see Dieng playing ahead of Forster , so he would probably only get Europa league games - and a big pay rise , I guess. I would prefer us to keep Dieng though.

if he goes to the prem its likely he is going to be 2nd choice keeper, but still if its a one of the better teams like spurs ya probs going to be on 40k a week, I think thats what randolph was on after he left us, few others who left us and went to prem bench warm got nice pay days as well.

On 12/3/2024 at 7:47 AM, marvin said:

What is your favourite Xmas film?

Muppets Christmas Carol

1 hour ago, Humpty said:

I’ve said it before but those past encounters have absolutely no bearing on Fridays game whatsoever.

Hmmm I beg to differ as results against Blackburn and Coventry bare me out

59 minutes ago, JCWamma said:

Especially when several of our squad weren't here the last time we played Burnley. We're looking at, at most, McGree, Hackney and Howson who played last time we played Burnley. Why would Azaz, Latte Lath, Dieng or whoever else care about how Giles, Steffen, Ramsey and the lads got on two seasons ago?

Just hope I do not have to post "told you so"😙

1 hour ago, Humpty said:

I’ve said it before but those past encounters have absolutely no bearing on Fridays game whatsoever.

Exactly, with high turnovers in squads and managers these days, you'll be lucky if 25% of the team are the same 2 years later. 

From last time we played them 18 months ago, only Hackney started that was in our last starting 11.

Howson, Fry and Forss were in the squads.

Only Connor Roberts and Josh Cullen started for them in their last match, Josh Brownhill on the bench.

They don't even have the same manager.

It's basically two new teams playing each other.

That's just from 18 months ago too.

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58 minutes ago, Downsouth said:

Just hope I do not have to post "told you so"😙

Oh we're more than capable of losing this game! It just won't be because a mostly-different set of players lost before.

Maybe just me, but Just something about Parker that I find off-putting. Allegedly their target to increase goal tally is Ross Stewart 🙂 ... good luck with that

2 hours ago, Downsouth said:

Hmmm I beg to differ as results against Blackburn and Coventry bare me out

Just think of the stock market and the small print warning

Past performance does not necessarily equate to future results. 

i've no fear with leeds, they will play football with us, so should be a fairly open game for both teams, maybe even close to a coin toss who wins, depending how the first few goals pan out, although recent matches have shown both sides ping them in against each other

 

against burnley well I've no idea how they play, looking at the numbers they look very solid at the back and in last seven games they have scored 4. 

so I'm more worried about them than leeds, sounds like the sort of team that maybe has the bus parked all match, but at least we playing them at home, i'm sure the home fans will be on their case if they passing it side ways all the time, so at least we playing them away in the next match, as fancy our chances there more than at home when their own fans won't apply the same pressure if they not scoring.

On 12/3/2024 at 7:47 AM, marvin said:

Burnley v BORO

20.00, Fri 6 Dec

Turf Moor

(live on sky tele)

 

This Bit:

Hull’s Tigers were left licking their sorry paws after the Lions of Middlesbrough swept them aside in a return to winning ways on Saturday. Two goals from goal scoring superstar hero Tommy Conway and another from Mr Fantastic Finn Azaz saw the Boro recover from the goalless midweek 0-1 draw-defeat against Blackburn Rovers.

If Michael Carrick was worried about Hull scoring goals that weren’t goals, he didn’t show it. A bold team selection saw Tom Glover retain his place on the bench as Seny Dieng continued to recover from his 30th Birthday celebrations. (It’s rumoured that the recent illness “going through the team” stems from the vol-au-vents served at Dieng’s soft play party at the Rainbow Centre in Coulby Newham. Dieng loves a vol-au-vent with a cream cheese filling, and only let his best friend Neto Borges share them, much to Carrick’s disapproval, but it was his party so he could do what he liked. Unfortunately, the lads were having so much fun with the wobbly clown, the buffet was out for too long and the soft cheese turned. Staff at the Rainbow centre had told Woodgate the food was ready only for him to retort that the table was lying and the buffet wasn’t there yet.)

 

Another Bit:

Next up sees Boro visit Burnley, the first team in England to employ footballers in a professional role. The “Clarets” originally played in a green kit, but changed the colour to see if they could be as lucky as Aston Villa, and presumably to make sense of their nickname. Current Manager Scott Parker seems to have the nouse to get teams out of the league; most recently winning promotion with Bournemouth, having previously won promotion and relegation with Fulham. The most interesting thing about Scott Parker is that his first 4 England caps were earned whilst representing 4 different Premier League clubs. There’s something I can’t put my finger on, but I don’t get good vibes from him, never have. I’m glad he’s not our boss.

Burnley find themselves 2nd in the championship having won 10 of their opening 18 fixtures. A stubborn defence means Burnley have conceded just 6 goals this season. They’ll be pleased that the £17m they spent on keeper James Trafford is finally paying off. Last seasons relegation from the Premier League saw the failing upwards of manager Vincent Kompany as he left to manage Bayern Munich instead. Aside from Kompany’s departure, Burnley kept much of their squad in tact. They are a strong team and should do well in the championship this season.

View from the other side:

The Burnley fans like to go >here< on the internet to talk about all things Burnley.

They seem happy with the team spirit this season and feel like Parker has finally got things heading to on the right direction. Looking ahead to the January transfer window, they’d like to see a striker singed with some suggesting left back is a weak area of the team… Great news for us, because Ben Doak is class!

 

Questions:

Line up predictions?

How many will we win by?

Best player to represent both clubs?

Is your tree up yet?

What is your favourite Xmas film?

Next up sees Boro visit Burnley, the first team in England to employ footballers in a professional role. The “Clarets” originally played in a green kit, but changed the colour to see if they could be as lucky as Aston Villa, and presumably to make sense of their nickname. 

Good stats, didn't know about the professional roles