Burnley (H) Match Thread - Sponsored by 8 man Yeovil

[paultheroyal]

on ssn they were reporting Adkins waving the players to the corners and waste time, was this true? (when Brighton at 1-1)

No

[Royal Ginger]

It's all been a bit Whoompy today. We've seen the best and the worst parts of being a football fan. Emotionally drained after a frustrating season.

[bobby1413]

So proud of the players today.

Could we have asked for more? Whatever happened over the last 40 odd games, they did the business today. Sheer bad luck and fate had other ideas.

I hated today, it's been probably the worst ending to a match I've ever had. But it's not the players fault, I will get over it. I'll carry on, support the players.

I don't want BHA to win play offs (not because of today), but I really want Wigan or Derby to win. Anyone but bloody QPR.

C'mon Reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love you.

[genome]

That goal line clearance keeps playing through my head. I hope Jason Shackell accidentally steps on something really sharp. Preferably in bare feet.

[sandman]

That goal line clearance keeps playing through my head. I hope Jason Shackell accidentally steps on something really sharp. Preferably in bare feet.

Not forgetting his save in the first 30 seconds.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Yeh, it annoyed me how hard Burnley were trying. Fcuking jobsworths.

[sandman]

Should have been on the beach, the tw@ts.

[bobby1413]

Was it just me or were Burnley very ungracious?

Even talking to some of their fans before they seemed a bit twattish

[AthleticoSpizz]

Yes and no....just typical of life in general really....we have twats too

At least a few hundred of them stayed behind to clap our dejected teams "lap of appreciation"

[Royal Rother]

Federici
Cummings
Obita
Hector
Dickie
Karajan
Leigertwood
Taylor
Tshibola
Cardwell
McAnuff

Dickie ahead of Sweeney? 4 central midfielders? I'd have thought you could do better than that.

I get the feeling Jobi and Ledge will be out the door as we find it too hard to move on players we'd rather get rid of than them and they're out of contract.

With raw youngsters you probably play those capable of playing at the level rather than those most suited to the available positions.

You may be right with Jobi and Ledge but, as players in their 30s they won't find it too easy to get another club so we could get them on massively reduced wages.

I kept them because they'd be cheap and experienced / sensible heads to lead the youngsters.

[Ian Royal]

I'd have binned Ledge 2 weeks ago, but he's looked decent still the last couple of games. I'd keep Jobi like a shot. I just fear they're easy savings.

[pea]

I'm holding on to the fact that we were awful in the first half last weekend too. Akpan and Ledge has been painful to watch so far

I saw this at HT and thought I must respond then forgot.

But really? Ledge was superb today and showed what we've been missing all season.

A very good player ideally suited to the Championship.

He was very good in the second half but seemed to give the ball away with poor passing every time something good opened up in the first, probably wasnt any more careless in possession than others but just lost the ball at the worst moments offensively. Akpan, it just was not his day but Adkins made the change early and it swung the momentum in our favour

[Ian Royal]

I'm holding on to the fact that we were awful in the first half last weekend too. Akpan and Ledge has been painful to watch so far

I saw this at HT and thought I must respond then forgot.

But really? Ledge was superb today and showed what we've been missing all season.

A very good player ideally suited to the Championship.

He was very good in the second half but seemed to give the ball away with poor passing every time something good opened up in the first, probably wasnt any more careless in possession than others but just lost the ball at the worst moments offensively. Akpan, it just was not his day but Adkins made the change early and it swung the momentum in our favour

Ledge played the second most passes yesterday, by one, and had the second best pass accuracy of those who played more than half the match.

He gave the ball away a few times, but it was nothing like you describe.

[semtex1871]

Have been trying to find footage of the incident when their keeper looked like he handled outside the box but cannot find it anywhere.....has anyone got a link?

[Clyde1998]

Have been trying to find footage of the incident when their keeper looked like he handled outside the box but cannot find it anywhere.....has anyone got a link?

I recorded the match, so I've seen it back. It was a brilliant piece of goalkeeping - he caught the ball on the line and twisted his body so the ball stayed on the line of the penalty box.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Yep. Looked a blatant handball and a red, but he somehow got it spot on.

[Ian Royal]

Not convinced it wasn't handball. But it was closer than I thought at the time. Blatant penalty from Shackell's hand.

That clearance off the line from Shackell was unbelievable defending to have got in and covered the shot. As was Pearce's block on the follow up shot from Ings one on one. That was a certain goal otherwise (from Morro misjudging the flight of the ball again). Great saves from Heaton too. Can't say we didn't give ourselves the chance to win. Also can't say that we finished outside the play offs because of anything other than defensive frailties that cost us cheap goals all season.

[P!ssed Off]

Can we call that a tap in?
oxf*rd it, I'm going to call it a tap in.

Russians OUT!

[Avon Royal]

If that was a "tap in" then most games would finish 14-14.

[Ian Royal]

Tap ins are for open goals and inside the six yard box. How you can criticise pog for wrong footing a defender and the keeper by unsighting him only to have another defender cover 2 or 3 yards to block on the line is beyond me.