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Team: Smithies, Perch, Caulker, Onuoha, Lynch (Hamalainen), Borysiuk, Cousins (Gladwin), Luongo, Washington, Chery, Sylla (Polter) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Henry, Wszolek, Shodipo Attendance: 12,552 (including 1,083 visiting fans) Until he scored, you wouldn’t have known Sylla was on the pitch. Ditto Cousins when he went off injured. The goal gave Sylla a lot of confidence Continue reading

EFL Cup 3rd Round Team: Ingram, Kakay, Lynch, Caulker, Hamalainen, Cousins (Chery), Sandro, Wszolek, El Khayati, Washington (Luongo), Sylla (Polter) Subs Not Used: Smithies, Onuoha, Paul, Borysiuk Attendance: 14,301 (including 2,214 away fans) Watching fairly high up in R Block, I had a good view of all the goalmouth action (our goalmouth!) in the first-half; Continue reading

U23 Professional Development League Team: Dieng, Campbell-Young, Barzey, Paul, Hamalainen, Arthur, Darbyshire, Akinola, Adams, Eze, Alfa Subs: Springer-Downes, Voss, Klass, Bowler, Folkes Perhaps the 1-6 score-line was slightly harsh, but nevertheless we were well and truly turned over by a group of Bolton U23 players, some of which held first team experience. Tim Seny Dieng Continue reading

Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Hall, Caulker, Onuoha, Gladwin (Cousins), Luongo, Henry, Shodipo (Khayati), Chery (Perch), Polter Subs Not Used: Ingram, Lynch, Kpekawa, Washington Attendance: 16,764 (including 3,213 Leeds fans) A good way to start the season, plenty to enjoy and be optimistic about, albeit, against a Leeds side that were poor and hardly threatened. Gladwin didn’t Continue reading

Team: Smithies, Bidwell (Petrasso), Hall (Lynch), Caulker, Onuoha, Cousins (Henry), Gladwin (Perch), Luongo, Chery, Shodipo (El Khayati), Polter (Washington) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Kpekawa, Doughty Attendance: 4,926 (including 1,310 away fans) Polter was superb, (Bill Elkins said that I could see something in him!). Perhaps the thought that we are looking at other options upfront Continue reading

Team: Ingram, Onuoha, Hall, Hill, Kpekawa, Henry, Faurlin, Gladwin (Petrasso), Chery (Hoilett), El Khayati, Washington (Polter) Subs Not Used: Lumley, Perch, Prohouly, Grego-Cox Attendance: 16,679 (including 1,699 City fans) There were several changes for our final game of the season. Conor Washington was in from the start, playing alone upfront. Nasser El Khayati and Tjaronn Continue reading

Team: Ingram, Onuoha, Hall, Hill, Kpekawa, Henry, Faurlin, Petrasso (El Khayati), Hoilett (Washington), Phillips, Polter (Gladwin) Subs Not Used: Lumley, Perch, Prohouly, Grego-Cox Attendance: 19,362 (including 236 R’s fans) Sam Vokes sealed Burnley’s return to the Premier League at the first attempt with a brilliant headed winner, kicking off a promotion party at Turf Moor. Continue reading

Team: Ingram, Perch, Onuoha, Hall, Kpekawa, Luongo, Faurlin, Gladwin (El Khayati), Chery (Washington), Phillips (Petrasso), Polter Subs Not Used: Lumley, Hill, Diakite, Hoilett, Attendance: 16,225 (including 1,633 Reading fans) At the end of the match I was thinking that I wouldn’t like to have to do a report on that game! I turned to Geo Continue reading