Dyche targets a play-off push for Burnley
9:52am Friday 18th January 2013 in Sport
By Suzanne Geldard, Burnley FC reporter
SEAN Dyche believes Burnley are capable of achieving a top six finish this season, but has warned they will have to work hard for it.
The Clarets go into tomorrow’s game at Millwall four points off the play-off positions, after climbing to 10th following last week’s win over Crystal Palace.
Three points at The Den would maintain a 100 per cent run for Dyche’s men since the turn of the year in the Championship, and boost their case further by overtaking the seventh-placed Lions.
Sitting above Wolves, Bolton and rivals Blackburn Rovers has given them a psychological edge ahead of the trip to south east London.
All three were predicted to be in the promotion pack and pushing for an immediate return to the Premier League, but have so far struggled to adjust since relegation.
However, Dyche feels their greater financial clout will have an impact during the January transfer window as sides look to strengthen for the second half of the season.
Burnley are cutting their cloth accordingly with their parachute payments running out this year. But what they lack in the transfer kitty he feels they can make up for with continued hard graft.
“It’s not about what you can’t achieve, because we all know you can achieve anything,” said Dyche.
“There is a reality amongst that and you look at some of the clubs now in the Championship and there are some big, big clubs. Equally there are some big clubs who aren’t at the right end of the table – no-one’s got a divine right.
“But over time you would imagine if those big clubs continually throw money at it, at some point over the years they’re going to bounce back.
“Our challenge is to compete in that market, without major resources.
“That’s the reality of it. It’s not a positive or a negative, it’s just what it is. That’s our challenge now, and we’re going about it the right way.”
But Dyche is adamant their ambition should not mirror their limited budget.
“There’s a belief in the group,” he said. “There are some very good teams in this division but you’re not playing Barcelona or Real Madrid every week or Manchester United, Chelsea or Arsenal or whatever.
“You’re playing teams in the same division as you and they are there for a reason – all of those clubs.
“I don’t think about the size of clubs, I just think about our 11 versus their 11 on any given day, and that’s what I get into the players.”
In winning promotion to the Premier League in 2009, the Clarets have already proved they can punch above their weight. And Dyche sees no reason why that feat cannot be repeated.
“Watford did it eight or nine years ago, arguably against the grain,” he said. “Burnley did it arguably against the grain, going through the back door – a great way and exciting way of doing it. Blackpool’s another one.
“I’m open minded. I’m not suggesting it can’t be done.
“It’s just that there are clubs out there who probably have a slight headstart because they can pick and choose players and revolve around the transfer market quite freely.
“Ours is not that situation. But I don’t think that’s radically against what Burnley’s been about for many years, in my eyes and with my knowledge of it.
“We’ll look to earn the right to be successful and that’s what we intend to do.”
Meanwhile, Dyche revealed talks with Burnley’s out of contract players, including first team regulars Lee Grant, Chris McCann, Dean Marney, Martin Paterson and Ross Wallace, are continuing.
“They are ongoing conversations, which is just a natural course of how it is,” he said.
Comments(17)
burnleyglentoran
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10:17am Fri 18 Jan 13
Millwall are on a decent run.
It'd keep us above the Pantomime formerly known as the international laughing stock, formerly known as Venkys Bol-Ewood circus, formerly known as B*******d Rovers
BFC - TOP DOGS IN EAST LANCS ONCE AGAIN
claret pheonix
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10:24am Fri 18 Jan 13
8 Ball Deluxe
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11:00am Fri 18 Jan 13
claret pheonix wrote:The only thing you'll be mounting is a fire sale
8 ball **** as usual. Think we are capable of mounting and play off push like any team around us can . It's just a consistency we need and I think we are getting there.
Flash in the pan, gone in Jan. Hurry up Charlie if you go at the last minute there will only be donkeys and cannon fodder left
Blackburn fans love horses
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11:19am Fri 18 Jan 13
We will then continue as OFFICIALLY the best team in Lancashire - higher in the league than Blackburn, Bolton, Blackpool, Preston, Richdale etc etc.
Read it and weep Blackburn cave-dwelling, horse-fondling, carrot-crunchers.
8 Ball Deluxe
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11:59am Fri 18 Jan 13
Blackburn fans love horses wrote:Typical dingle maggot for brains, Oi, Millwall are at home and they are 7th in the league, prepare yourself for your more usual drubbing after using all you luck for the season, in one game agaist palace
We are doing very well - I can see us getting 3 points at Millwall tomorrow - they are stuttering a bit.
We will then continue as OFFICIALLY the best team in Lancashire - higher in the league than Blackburn, Bolton, Blackpool, Preston, Richdale etc etc.
Read it and weep Blackburn cave-dwelling, horse-fondling, carrot-crunchers.
3-0 to millwall and dick van dyke doin the ol bamboo on the coach on the way home.
Blackburn fans love horses
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12:07pm Fri 18 Jan 13
So run along and ask to borrow mum's crack pipe for a hit you plug ugly simpleton.
claret pheonix
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12:12pm Fri 18 Jan 13
8 Ball Deluxe wrote:Same old 8 ball .usual same replies getting a bit BORING BORING BORING
Blackburn fans love horses wrote:Typical dingle maggot for brains, Oi, Millwall are at home and they are 7th in the league, prepare yourself for your more usual drubbing after using all you luck for the season, in one game agaist palace
We are doing very well - I can see us getting 3 points at Millwall tomorrow - they are stuttering a bit.
We will then continue as OFFICIALLY the best team in Lancashire - higher in the league than Blackburn, Bolton, Blackpool, Preston, Richdale etc etc.
Read it and weep Blackburn cave-dwelling, horse-fondling, carrot-crunchers.
3-0 to millwall and dick van dyke doin the ol bamboo on the coach on the way home.
Blackburn fans love horses
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2:02pm Fri 18 Jan 13
8 Ball Deluxe wrote:Anyone who thought I was joking with the crack-pipe comment just needs to take a look at the above ramblings by 8 Ball who is evidently cracked out of his tiny mind.
Blackburn fans love horses wrote:Truth hurts just like your suicide brothers takin it large in the shower block an luvin every minute, whose the daddy, you are dad.
Oh no - are the mighty Millwall 7th in the leagu? Excuse me while I **** my pants - I know you probably haven't been able to look at the league table recently without getting an anal twitch, but we here at Burnley, are actually 10th and a mere two points behind Millwall. All of which means if we win, we go above them.
So run along and ask to borrow mum's crack pipe for a hit you plug ugly simpleton.
Sale starts MONDAY, two for one and Dicky doin the penguin dance like on mary poppins with his pants pulled down just like your suiciders in the shower block, where's the soap? It does doesn't it.
Chim Chiminee me owd chooooiiinnnaaaa
Sad really, 8 ball probably needs our help rather than our mocking.
I say **** him ha ha ha ha ha
8 Ball Deluxe
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3:48pm Fri 18 Jan 13
Blackburn fans love horses wrote:You can't accuse me of having non-original material, no other mind in the universe thinks like this one, very obtuse, unlike you dumb blinkered inbreds.
8 Ball Deluxe wrote:Anyone who thought I was joking with the crack-pipe comment just needs to take a look at the above ramblings by 8 Ball who is evidently cracked out of his tiny mind.
Blackburn fans love horses wrote:Truth hurts just like your suicide brothers takin it large in the shower block an luvin every minute, whose the daddy, you are dad.
Oh no - are the mighty Millwall 7th in the leagu? Excuse me while I **** my pants - I know you probably haven't been able to look at the league table recently without getting an anal twitch, but we here at Burnley, are actually 10th and a mere two points behind Millwall. All of which means if we win, we go above them.
So run along and ask to borrow mum's crack pipe for a hit you plug ugly simpleton.
Sale starts MONDAY, two for one and Dicky doin the penguin dance like on mary poppins with his pants pulled down just like your suiciders in the shower block, where's the soap? It does doesn't it.
Chim Chiminee me owd chooooiiinnnaaaa
Sad really, 8 ball probably needs our help rather than our mocking.
I say **** him ha ha ha ha ha
Burnley suicide squad arrange for a scuffle at the station pub only to arrive at the train station and left with no option but to threaten the timetable to Colne.
Enjoy a good lubing in the big house you brain dead monkeys.Pound for Pound, no-one takes a pounding like an SS monkey. Tickets please
Anyway wheres that leg shaving she-male chrispbacon? is it Nads hair removal cream for men night? He can't be out on his bike today that requires being manly. and hair keeps you warm but slows him down.
Well Chrispy, why do you shave your legs? you haven't answered yet.
Even lance has gone on Oprah and confessed so, why do you shave your legs?
Chris P Bacon
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5:03pm Fri 18 Jan 13
Blackburn fans love horses wrote:In more need of help than most of the inmates in Rampton, that one. More to be pitied than scorned but let's tidy the last bits up, eh and get rid of him/her/trans* by properly blanking it.
8 Ball Deluxe wrote:Anyone who thought I was joking with the crack-pipe comment just needs to take a look at the above ramblings by 8 Ball who is evidently cracked out of his tiny mind.
Blackburn fans love horses wrote:Truth hurts just like your suicide brothers takin it large in the shower block an luvin every minute, whose the daddy, you are dad.
Oh no - are the mighty Millwall 7th in the leagu? Excuse me while I **** my pants - I know you probably haven't been able to look at the league table recently without getting an anal twitch, but we here at Burnley, are actually 10th and a mere two points behind Millwall. All of which means if we win, we go above them.
So run along and ask to borrow mum's crack pipe for a hit you plug ugly simpleton.
Sale starts MONDAY, two for one and Dicky doin the penguin dance like on mary poppins with his pants pulled down just like your suiciders in the shower block, where's the soap? It does doesn't it.
Chim Chiminee me owd chooooiiinnnaaaa
Sad really, 8 ball probably needs our help rather than our mocking.
I say **** him ha ha ha ha ha
* Delete where applicable.
Colne lads back
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5:25pm Fri 18 Jan 13
Chris P Bacon wrote:8 boll@cker and wroverxyztit666ed are the same person,try not to be to hard on him, his wife caught him shafting his dogs tutty so she run off with a bfc fan that's why he's so bitter and twisted to all of us..... Bless him all on his own nite and day the @rse wipe
Blackburn fans love horses wrote:In more need of help than most of the inmates in Rampton, that one. More to be pitied than scorned but let's tidy the last bits up, eh and get rid of him/her/trans* by properly blanking it.
8 Ball Deluxe wrote:Anyone who thought I was joking with the crack-pipe comment just needs to take a look at the above ramblings by 8 Ball who is evidently cracked out of his tiny mind.
Blackburn fans love horses wrote:Truth hurts just like your suicide brothers takin it large in the shower block an luvin every minute, whose the daddy, you are dad.
Oh no - are the mighty Millwall 7th in the leagu? Excuse me while I **** my pants - I know you probably haven't been able to look at the league table recently without getting an anal twitch, but we here at Burnley, are actually 10th and a mere two points behind Millwall. All of which means if we win, we go above them.
So run along and ask to borrow mum's crack pipe for a hit you plug ugly simpleton.
Sale starts MONDAY, two for one and Dicky doin the penguin dance like on mary poppins with his pants pulled down just like your suiciders in the shower block, where's the soap? It does doesn't it.
Chim Chiminee me owd chooooiiinnnaaaa
Sad really, 8 ball probably needs our help rather than our mocking.
I say **** him ha ha ha ha ha
* Delete where applicable.
8 Ball Deluxe
says...
5:44pm Fri 18 Jan 13
Chris P Bacon wrote:Nobody listens to a guy who shaves his legs you have been deleted
Blackburn fans love horses wrote:In more need of help than most of the inmates in Rampton, that one. More to be pitied than scorned but let's tidy the last bits up, eh and get rid of him/her/trans* by properly blanking it.
8 Ball Deluxe wrote:Anyone who thought I was joking with the crack-pipe comment just needs to take a look at the above ramblings by 8 Ball who is evidently cracked out of his tiny mind.
Blackburn fans love horses wrote:Truth hurts just like your suicide brothers takin it large in the shower block an luvin every minute, whose the daddy, you are dad.
Oh no - are the mighty Millwall 7th in the leagu? Excuse me while I **** my pants - I know you probably haven't been able to look at the league table recently without getting an anal twitch, but we here at Burnley, are actually 10th and a mere two points behind Millwall. All of which means if we win, we go above them.
So run along and ask to borrow mum's crack pipe for a hit you plug ugly simpleton.
Sale starts MONDAY, two for one and Dicky doin the penguin dance like on mary poppins with his pants pulled down just like your suiciders in the shower block, where's the soap? It does doesn't it.
Chim Chiminee me owd chooooiiinnnaaaa
Sad really, 8 ball probably needs our help rather than our mocking.
I say **** him ha ha ha ha ha
* Delete where applicable.
8 Ball Deluxe
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6:03pm Fri 18 Jan 13
Lance armstrong shaves his legs,
Chripy Bacon shaves his legs too,
Speaks volumes
noddy57
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8:15pm Fri 18 Jan 13
oggy 56
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9:50am Sat 19 Jan 13
Blackburn fans love horses wrote:there are only four teams in lancashire blackburn preston blackpool and scumley. and scumley are top today its the only thing you look at
We are doing very well - I can see us getting 3 points at Millwall tomorrow - they are stuttering a bit.
We will then continue as OFFICIALLY the best team in Lancashire - higher in the league than Blackburn, Bolton, Blackpool, Preston, Richdale etc etc.
Read it and weep Blackburn cave-dwelling, horse-fondling, carrot-crunchers.
Chris P Bacon
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10:56am Sat 19 Jan 13
oggy 56 wrote:Any chance of getting that translated into English, oggy 56?
Blackburn fans love horses wrote:there are only four teams in lancashire blackburn preston blackpool and scumley. and scumley are top today its the only thing you look at
We are doing very well - I can see us getting 3 points at Millwall tomorrow - they are stuttering a bit.
We will then continue as OFFICIALLY the best team in Lancashire - higher in the league than Blackburn, Bolton, Blackpool, Preston, Richdale etc etc.
Read it and weep Blackburn cave-dwelling, horse-fondling, carrot-crunchers.
8 Ball Deluxe says...
10:02am Fri 18 Jan 13
Chim Chiiminee Mr Van Dyke