F.a.cup & Burnley

[grumpy01]

Don’t understand Sean Dyche’s thought process on this.Here is a perfect chance to make the quarter finals,possibly another home draw and the chance of a Wembley Semifinal.What does he do,fields an under strength team against a good championship side.I’m not a fan but if I were I’d be pretty disappointed.

[Gizmonster]

I just wasted 90 minutes of my life that I'll never get back.
The triple substitution after 70 mins ish was never going to change things as well .... they ran us ragged down their right wing.
I was hoping we could have carried on from where we left off with our 2nd half performance against Brighton (forget the first half!!) .... but to be honest, Bournemouth were worthy winners.
At least now we can concentrate all our efforts on staying up .... next 3 games:
Crystal Palace (A)
Fulham (H)
WBA (H)

.... them last 2 games are MASSIVE !!
UTC :)

[grumpy01]

I think Burnley, with their best eleven should at least beat WBA and Fulham.Given the gap between Burnley and the bottom three this should have been a winnable cup tie.If Dyche gets the sack he can hardly complain.

[Ken4155]

What is the point of an appearance at Wembley if there are no fans allowed inside the stadium. As a lifelong Clarets fan, and certainly a fan of Sean Dyche, i really couldn't care less how far we progress in the cup competitions just as long as we maintain our PL status.
As for Dyche getting sacked that just will not happen. No other manager could have done as well as Sean given the meagre war chest at his disposal. The new owners will give him money to strengthen the squad - clear evidence tonight that we do not have strength in depth - and will judge him on results from thereon in. In Dyche We Trust. UTC.

[grumpy01]

Problem is Burnley are a yo-yo club like WBA and Fulham,Norwich and Swansea.Surely the prize money and TV money make cup run attractive to clubs in Burnley’s position.If Burnley or any of the above make it to Wembley then a genuine fan would surely be pleased with the clubs success empty stadium or not.Lose to West Brom and Fulham Dyche will be looking over his shoulder.

[Ken4155]

Hardly a yoyo club, grumpy, given that this is our 6th consecutive season in the Prem. Check tonight's line up with the one v Fulham away in the cup - not much difference. Away from home, Bournemouth are mediocre at best and the team Sean Dyche put out tonight should have been more than capable of taking care of them. Vydra was MOTM, imho, at the weekend, but was nowhere near that level tonight.
I can only imagine the fury of our fans had he chosen a stronger line up and then suffered injuries to some of our better players. True, we are more than capable of seeing off Fulham and WBA, but neither game is a 'gimme'.
No genuine Burnley fan would sacrifice a place at Wembley for a continued stay in the Prem. And, at the end of the season, if that's where we are, happy days:-)