Burnley v Istanbul

[oldcolner]

Thursday’s Europa League, third round qualifying round, second leg tie against Istanbul Basaksehir at Turf Moor kicks off at 7.45pm.

Burnley Football Club would like to advise supporters that this game is not being broadcast, or streamed live.

Lots of tickets still available in Jimmy Mac and each end of the other two stands.

[oldcolner]

We have Romanians in charge for this one with István Kovács in charge, assistants Vasile Florin Marinescu and Ovidiu Artene and fourth official Marius Avram.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Wonder where we will let them park their caravans?

[oldcolner]

Bad blood between the clubs it seems over TV rights.

Burnley blamed Basaksehir for a failure to offer a stream. Discussions between officials from both clubs were described as 'heated', with no love lost between the pair.
Sportsmail understands Basaksehir asked Burnley for a 'significant six-figure sum' for the right to show the match.

'We registered our disappointment with UEFA on that, as have the FA in their report back,' Burnley's head of football operations Matt Williams said.
'We have made it clear to them that we wouldn't be facilitating anything similar for their broadcasters or supporters, as we felt that our supporters were denied the opportunity to watch the game on a legal stream.'

So much for a Government sponsored side,

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Pity Barton is not playing on Thursday, with all of the bad blood going around there would be Turkey feathers all over the place.

Shame about the players too. In real money, a Hollands Meat & Potato pie will cost them about twenty quid!

[oldcolner]

Hope they don’t get any Turkish delight!

the Clarets will look to see off their Turkish opponents at Turf Moor tomorrow night, and if they do so Dyche has said he will continue to ring the changes.

“It’s squad depth, at the minute we’re down to a group which is more or less our minimum," the Burnley boss said.
"We’ve still got Vyds, Steven Defour, Robbie Brady to get fit, Barnesy hasn’t had a 90 minutes, Tom Heaton, in three and a half weeks.

“There are still players getting back to full fitness, so that will obviously add to our depth.
We made some changes, and probably will do again - I remind everyone, the focus is still the Premier League, I’ve made that clear all along."

[blueheeler1]

Hope they don’t get any Turkish delight!

the Clarets will look to see off their Turkish opponents at Turf Moor tomorrow night, and if they do so Dyche has said he will continue to ring the changes.

“It’s squad depth, at the minute we’re down to a group which is more or less our minimum," the Burnley boss said.
"We’ve still got Vyds, Steven Defour, Robbie Brady to get fit, Barnesy hasn’t had a 90 minutes, Tom Heaton, in three and a half weeks.

“There are still players getting back to full fitness, so that will obviously add to our depth.
We made some changes, and probably will do again - I remind everyone, the focus is still the Premier League, I’ve made that clear all along."

It's almost funny.

51 years in the European wilderness and no-one really seems to give a fig now we are in.

AHH well--that's progress I suppose.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Reading between the lines blueheeler I think SD is telling the board we need reinforcements in January, or else!

[sinkov]

I think he's also saying we're putting out the reserves tomorrow.

[oldcolner]

I think he's also saying we're putting out the reserves tomorrow.

The squad training seems to confirm there will be a few.

http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/950367416?-919:978#out