The manager said he had been unwell but there has been a lot of talk about him getting recalled since Jones went to Southampton so it wouldn’t surprise me. Was the manager getting ready for life without him? I hope not, he’s such a good watch and has been really important for us. But I haven’t heard anything directly- then again I rarely do. January is always a tricky time, clubs come in for your players, loans get recalled etc. As a fan all you can hope is to come out of the window stronger - or at least no weaker - than you went into it. I’ll just be glad when the window shuts.

Lol - aye ok, we’ve had three first team players missing all season.

We shall see - one result against a very tired team. But it was a day we struggled on so maybe their style is one that causes us the most problems. WBA caused us all kinds of problems as well. In the end they will finish above us if they are the better side. Not sure on the injuries, we’ve had plenty, we just don’t go on about them. As for ‘the better football’, that is just subjective and unsurprisingly I don’t agree. But again in another 23 games the best team in the league will be top and no guarantee it will be us or Sheffield United 😂

Table says otherwise

Well for a shit team you’ve just turned over one of the favourites for promotion!

Only time will tell. Right now it seems on and off the pitch we are in a better place than you. I don't disagree that won't last without PL football at the very least on a yo-yo. He doesn't have Venky's level money to keep us going that is for sure. It has been said publically however that promotion next season was the target so I presume we have enough for now.

As ever it is only the papers suggesting Belgium are interested in him. When he was coming to us he said nothing publically - and as far as I know he hasn’t been asked about it. We are hoping it is too early for him but we shall see.

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.