Oh absolutely. Not even enough points yet to guarantee safety. That said the 12/1 for us to be champions I got before the season kicked off seems like a shrewd bet right now, can’t get other than odds on at the minute on it.

He the same one who took Blackpool into the Championship? If so then, on paper as you say, looks a very decent appointment.

Just been looking at these claims - not sure they stack up that well so far: Last season after 22 games: This season after 22 games: In terms of points, the current top 6 is within a point of last season - though I doubt anyone will be getting near Fulhams goals tally.

Good chance he goes back to Southamptom in January though.

Lol - he's probably on more than Diaz

Sorry lads, £7500 fine, no points deductions or bans - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63920736

Currently odds on to win the league with most bookies - and 1/5 for promotion. Pretty strong odds considering still over half the games to play and a transfer window to come. In Chaddy's defence, I was really unsure how our season would pan out with all the squad upheaval - though I tend to try to insulate myself from dissapointment and err on the downside as it is the hope that kills you.

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Dack was (maybe still is?) a serial speeder and banned for getting caught so many times he totted up excess points - and excess speed is a factor in 25% of road deaths. Dack was punished - and dragged back to court for refusing to carry out his community punishments. Barnes was also rightly punished and hopefully learned his lesson. Neither behaviour is justified, I commented on Dack merely to say those of us in glass houses etc. No guarantee he plays - but I’m sure he’s big enough to handle anything thrown at him.

😁 I guess you do need to be creative to work out how you will take points off us this season Maybe only second ... (In all seriousness we could still miss top 6, none of us know how this restart will go - or what will happen in the January window. And now a chance VK leaves for the Belgium job)

Now don't pretend you wouldn't have loved it if one of your players had called us Burnley B******s in an interview? Hell you'd have loved it if one of your players had shown half Barnes' passion and aggresion. As for the drunk driving barb, lol, could be worse, he could be beating up police officers and smashing up things in Manchester ... I found it funny but it was clearly a slip of the tongue that will just add a bit of spice for the return fixture.

You might argue they have already began to fall away. The only oddity in this for me is him turning down Wolves - unless he perhaps knew or suspected Rangers were coming for him soon. Indeed - and he's spent some time working there so knows what it is like. No matter your view on the quality of the football - and I suspect it is better than it often gets credit for in England - the two Glasgow clubs are amongst the biggest in world football.

Need to be careful here, some were Geordies, some were Makems etc. They would be just as upset at being called the other as you would being called a Burnley fan. Stan Ternent was also from the North East.

Mind you when Kaminski threw himself on the floor, holding his head after he'd run out and pushed Barnes there wasn't much reaction from us to the attempted cheating. If Barnes' momentum carried him into the keeper that is unfortunate but just part of the game surely... I would always say this on spending. Money earned is different to a benefactor, however since 92 things have become so skewed by sovereign wealth fund owners, bored oligarchs and American chancers it is almost immaterial. Doesn't mean we shouldn't use it as a stick to beat you with. Another factor that you guys rarely address is the "hidden" spend, the real big one, wages. I'd happily bet you were paying well over the market rate in wages to attract players - and could only do this thanks to Jack's largesse. In your shoes I would revel in it, it worked. It not only got you into the top division - and that cost a small fortune in comaprison to other clubs at the time - but enabled you to establish yourselves there. Enjoy it - we wouldn't turn away a Jack Walker if he knocked on our door tomorrow. As an aside the "Leicester" miracle was also well funded by a billionaire owner.

FWIW I think the Kompany signing has proved doubly inspired. His coaching style has been excellent, turning our playing style 180 degrees ‘overnight’ and his contacts book has allowed us to sign what are looking like excellent players for relatively low prices or loan players who perhaps wouldn’t have considered Burnley under Dyche. Was it luck or skill that led to the Kompany signing? Time will tell, I think Pace got lucky.

Got a lot of cash Putin - and loads of rich mates

This is true - doesn't alter the fact we've been Champions of England though.

Ah so if you win the Premier League Trophy you become champions of the world - or maybe the universe? Nonesense. And for the record when the PL was created, it was simply the old Division 1 rebadged. It has become harder in the intervening years but hadn't changed much by 94/5 - indeed many blame/credit Walker with distorting the competition and starting the financial arms race it has become.

Ah another fan for whom footie only started in '92. Being Champions of England is being Champions of England. You've done it 3 times, not once (us twice) - or do those first 2 not count?

It has provided us its share of mirth. I wasn't offering comment - I just looked it up on 11v11 (https://www.11v11.com/teams/burnley/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Blackburn Rovers/) to get the date as I only knew it was 12 years. That said you counted those 17 years we didn't play against each other in your 34 so being in different divisions isn't factored in to be fair.

March 2010 was your last win, not sure when Venkys bought the club.

I'd be amazed if it is as easy in March - delighted but amazed. We've played 11 of 21 league games at home, same as you. Are you suggesting, that we had it easy and thats why you performed as you did? We've lost 2 games so far and both away from home but I'm not sure it is a specific problem but we shall see in the second half of the season. On ticket numbers - you should give whatever you want, it's your clubs call not ours. We gave you the full away allocation we have these days - it wouldn't be unreasonable for you to mirror the number we gave you. As an outsider it's hard to judge but I've seen you on TV twice and you looked decent and you are still third in the league, surely he's not so bad?

Barnes is very physical - but also better than many give him credit for. I’m avoiding saying to much about the game as you guys may well fall out with me. I expected so much more from your team than they brought, perhaps it was fatigue and one thing high possession football does do is take it out of the legs of the opposition. I was happy/disappointed not to see Adam Wharton in the team/squad. I personally rate our midfield vey highly but would have loved to see how they managed him - and indeed he did them. We should have 3 players back after the World Cup, and then a transfer window to survive (good chance Jones recalls Tella I think). March will be far more testing for us I’m sure. Frankly you cannot be as tame as you were in this game.

Couple of things to bear in mind - Sheffield was our 7th game in 21 days, it was preceded by 2 late comebacks, we were tired and really looked it in the second half. We may have looked out for the count but we still won our next 2 games pretty easily. Sheffield also had players who were able to capitalise on our frailties and brought some fight - you had neither fight nor the right players on the day. I’m hoping we repay Sheffield United on Easter Monday - perhaps you will repay us in March.

Afternoon all. My customary quick visit post match. Hard to argue best team won on the day, you don’t win games with one shot in 90 minutes. Quick word for both sets of fans who observed the silence absolutely. Enjoy your afternoon, I’m out for a few drinks, will read through the thread later but will avoid comment more for now.