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Burnley's two games this week couldn't be any more different.    The first was an impressive win against an in-form Villa side where the Clarets scored three and looked very good going forward, but that was followed up by a game against Chelsea where Burnley were simply outclassed and had pretty much zero creativity going forward.   Off the pitch though the January transfer window closed with - on...

What a difference a week makes?!   This time last week we were looking over our shoulder and dreading a visit to Anfield - now, after the Clarets have pulled off a historic first win at Anfield since 1974 we don't dread playing anyone right now!   Cap that off with an impressive win at Fulham which saw the Clarets progress into the 5th round of the FA Cup and everyone suddenly feels a lot better a...

An unlucky defeat against Manchester United has quickly become two defeats in two after a lacklustre defeat against West Ham, but with Liverpool up next lets face it - it's likely to become three defeats out of three. After that in the league it's Aston Villa followed by Chelsea. This tough run of form could only get worse if Burnley don't buck their ideas up and fast. The TurfCast lads discuss al...

It's starting to become a familiar theme of the season - Burnley defend well but the bite just isn't there up front anymore, and that was pretty much the story as Burnley lost out to Manchester United at Turf Moor thanks a second half Paul Pogba penalty.   Before that though the Clarets did manage to progress in the FA Cup, just, thanks to a penalty shoot-out win against League One MK Dons - but i...

Well it was a historic week in the history of Burnley Football club, nobody can deny that.   But should we be excited or nervous about ALK's purchase of the club. How do you feel?   One thing is for certain - it's going to be an exciting few years! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, what a difference a few days can make.   The Clarets came away from Elland Road empty handed through no fault of their own after a shambolic refereeing performance saw Burnley on the wrong end of two decisions - and that's putting it lightly.    But just 48 hours or so later Sean Dyche's men saw off the Premier League's basement club Sheffield United at Turf Moor to ensure they bounced back...

If a performance summed up Burnley it was the performance against Wolves. Defensively solid. Compact. Clinical. That's what we like to see.    That gives Burnley an impressive return of seven points from Arsenal away, Villa away, and Wolves at home. The Clarets are finding their feet at the right time ahead of a busy Christmas period.   Next up a Pennine derby against Leeds which promises to be a...

Burnley are back.   We've been crying out for a performance like that all season. We've put in a couple of shockers this season but that was much like the Burnley we all know and love. Pope pulling off worldies, Tarky & Mee solid as a rock and the midfield massive bossing the game in the middle of the park against players earning five times more than them. It's about time we got a win against...

The performances are slightly getting better, even if the points aren't flowing in as regularly as we would like, but there's definitely been something to build on over the last few weeks, Man City aside.   That continued against a very good Everton side this week as the Clarets got off to a good start and went a goal up, only to be pegged back late in the first half when in truth we should have e...

The 5-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium is becoming a bit of a tradition. What is about the Etihad that Burnley players can't handle? Hopefully one day we will get one over on them on their own patch but I wouldn't hold your breath.   But the Clarets must forget about that one as another Big game approaches as Sean Dyche's men take on Everton at Turf Moor this weekend. Thankfully it's another Saturda...

It's finally happened, we have won a Premier League game!   It feels epic to finally get that monkey off out back and despite the tough run looming for Burnley, it definitely feels like the mentality has shifted to onwards and upwards for the fans now rather than looking over our shoulder, but lets see how we all feel after the next few fixtures.   But back to the Palace game and brilliant perform...

It kind of feels like we're calling all the Burnley games big games, which can sound a little silly so early in the season, but I'm sure nobody would disagree that this one is definitely a must-win with the fixtures are coming up. But that's what a poor start like Burnley's does. It's the typical kind of game where the fans will say 'well if you want to stay up you've got to be beating teams like...

Burnley are still looking for their first win of the season after the result against Brighton, but at least we can take some positives out of the solid defensive performance the Clarets put in to shut out the Seagulls.   Offensively though there's a lot to be desired for Sean Dyche's men - with Wood and Barnes both having a poor start to the season, and Burnley once again creating absolutely nothi...

We got a bit of criticism this week for asking if this game was a must win so early in the season, but when you think that Brighton could be seven points ahead of us by the end of play and teams like Fulham could be six points ahead of us by the end of the Matchweek, then we REALLY need to be picking up results soon.   The good news for Burnley is that Ben Mee is back from injury, and is ready for...

Just when you think things have gone a little quiet on the takeover front, some bombshell news breaks out of nowhere. We had never even heard of any interest from an Egyptian-based company when it came to buying Burnley Football Club, but now it seems these are the front-runner and contracts have already been exchanged, according to reports. However, with Chris Farnell the lawyer representing the...

Have we ever had to endure a six pointer so early in the season? That's what the West Brom game felt like despite it being only the fourth game of the season. The performance was there but the result wasn't. But like Dyche said in his post-match interviews it felt like something had come back to our performance. We actually created chances. We didn't make any stupid mistakes at the back. Admittedl...

Internationals break usually mean boredom, and if you watched England against Denmark you would see where we're coming from, but there was still plenty of news that broke over the last week for us to get our teeth sunk into.   First of all, the Premier League announced they will finally be introducing a new PPV service, which is something fans have always wanted to see. However the Premier League...

'Shambolic', 'Cheap, 'Horrendous'. Just some of the words flying around to describe Burnley's transfer window. Let's be fair, it's hard to disagree. Although amazingly, some people do disagree, but that's a different debate. Just Will Norris, a back up goalkeeper, and Dale Stephens have come in to the side, despite several first team members leaving at the start of the summer when their contracts...

This week the news broke that James Tarkowski would be staying at Turf Moor, until the start of January at the very least, amid interested from Leicester City and West Ham. It came as somewhat of a pleasant shock to a lot of Burnley fans who were resigned to losing him to the Foxes, with news emerging over the summer that Tarky himself would be open to a move to the King Power Stadium. The journal...

It was the best news that we could possibly have hoped for when Alex James from Lancs Live broke the story that James Tarkowski was staying at Burnley. The Foxes were not prepared to meet Burnley's valuation of the central defender, which meant they turned their attention to Wesley Fofana at St Etienne who is set to be unveiled at the King Power over the next day or so. In Tarky's absence the Clar...

It was a defeat for a makeshift Burnley side at the King Power Stadium on the opening day of the Premier League season, but despite the scoreline there were still some decent signs going forward. Couple that with the performance the youngsters put in at Millwall in the Carabao Cup, and at the time of writing this the imminent signing of Dale Stephens, there are some reasons for optimism.   The lad...

Premier League football is back this weekend for Burnley at Leicester City, but not before there in Carabao Cup action in a home tie against Sheffield United at Turf Moor.   However plenty of the noises coming out of the club at the moment won't fill many of the fans with much optimism. There's rumours of rifts between Dyche and the board, not much (if anything) happening in the transfer market wh...

WE ARE BACK!!!   Everybody's favourite average podcaster's return to the microphone after a short break for the end of the season to chat all things Burnley FC.   After a bit of a break there's plenty for the lads to discuss, including the interest in star man James Tarkowski from Leicester City and West Ham, with the latter sending in two bids for the defender. The lads also chat incomings (or la...

We've made it to the big 50 without anybody taking us off the airwaves or worse yet suing us!   To celebrate this, we're going to have a couple of weeks off while the season is over. But don't worry, as we explain in the pod you're about to listen to this doesn't mean you won't hear from us during the summer!   But first, on this weeks show, the boys chat about the Player of the Year awards Night...

We're not going to bullshit you guys – there isn't too much to talk about at the moment. But when has that stopped the TurfCast lads?   We managed to get a podcast out every single week during lockdown, and we've managed to do it again now.   Joe Redmond is joined by panelist Simon Townley to discuss some of the news surrounding the club this week as the typical end of season stories have begun cr...