Trippier: 'Clarets are no one man team' (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Trippier: 'Clarets are no one man team'
10:13am Monday 10th December 2012 in News
By Suzanne Geldard, Burnley FC reporter
Kieran Trippier
KIERAN Trippier insists Burnley have not become over-reliant on top scorer Charlie Austin.
But the defender (pictured left) has warned the Clarets cannot afford to keep squan-dering chances.
Burnley have picked up just one point this season when Austin has played but not been among the goals.
Indeed, they have only scored three goals in those games – two of them consolations.
The 21-goal striker draw a blank at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, and so did Burnley in a 2-0 defeat.
But Trippier insists the Clarets have got enough attacking options to ensure the focus doesn’t fall solely on the former Swindon Town hotshot.
“Charlie’s doing what he’s doing, but we’ve got plenty of players to contribute,” said the right back.
“Ross Wallace, Junior (Stanislas) and Vokesy (Sam Vokes) to score goals, like he did against Blackburn.
“We've got a lot of players who can score, we're not just relying on Charlie, but if he gets an opportunity he'll put the ball in the back of the net.”
Trippier felt the Clarets had the better of a tight first half against Forest in terms of goalmouth action, but paid the ultimate price for not making any of those efforts count as the home side scored twice in the second half, without reply.
“It was frustrating. The first half we got the ball wide and got a lot of delivery in the box and I thought we deserved to be 1-0 up at half-time,” said the former Manchester City youngster.
“They came out flying and the first goal killed us.
“We'd had plenty of opportunities to get into the lead but we didn't do that.
“In these kind of games you need to be clinical but we didn't do that and they were on top of us after the first goal.”
But Trippier it was a controversial opener for Dexter Blackstock, who pushed down on Jason Shackell's shoulders for elevation to meet a cross with a firm header. However, he felt the Clarets had enough time to get back into the game.
“From what I've seen it was a foul but the referee's not given it and you can't change his decision," he said.
“That's football and we've got to get on with it.
“We could have got back into the game after going behind but it didn't happen for us and it just wasn't our day.
“We've been on a decent run but we needed the first goal.
“It was crucial. Forest got it and put lots of pressure on us and unfortunately got the second and it was hard for us to get back in the game.”
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Comments (54)
10:21am Mon 10 Dec 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
Then he will join other England legends Jay Rodriguez 1 goal in 12 and Richard Chaplow, did he even hit the back of the net?
Have you any more england internationals the rest of the world should be alerted to.? The whole PL is running scared now rodreguez is banging them in for fun and with such regularity
11:53am Mon 10 Dec 12
TodClaret says...
12:20pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
12:37pm Mon 10 Dec 12
midas says...
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What % of the Rovers goals has Rhodes scored? now there is a one man team!!
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anyway, don't concern yourself with Rodriguez and Chaplow, thats Premership football, something you wont need to worry about for the forseeable future - bar Rhodes I don't see any Rovers players that will attract Premiership interest. Dann? LOL!!
1:00pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
1:19pm Mon 10 Dec 12
fanny_tickler. says...
2:17pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
Classic diversion tactics
2:47pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Chico! says...
3:17pm Mon 10 Dec 12
midas says...
3:46pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
I beleive Gomez is your next top scorer with four and he hasn't scored since the beginning of September.
Embarrassing doesn't even cover it - not se easy 'The Chumpionship' is it you clowns?
4:01pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Chico! says...
Care to comment on your typically embarrassing Bonleh literacy skills?
Bless.
4:05pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
Oh the irony.
4:13pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Chico! says...
"nay lad, av got tur finish yur nan off then gor t'dole offis t'pick oop us crisis loan"
'Believe' is spelt thus. No idea what 'se easy means'.
Now run along you foolish Bonleh trogladyte.
4:20pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
Never mind - guess you make sense in your little 'closely knit' village of Blackburn.
4:35pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Harwoodstblue says...
4:40pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
4:53pm Mon 10 Dec 12
fanny_tickler. says...
5:55pm Mon 10 Dec 12
Chico! says...
It might help.
8:21am Tue 11 Dec 12
claretmeandyou says...
9:34am Tue 11 Dec 12
midas says...
9:35am Tue 11 Dec 12
midas says...
10:02am Tue 11 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
Awesome.
10:15am Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
Do try to keep up.
Well done for not spelling anything wrong! Is you work program handler helping you?
10:46am Tue 11 Dec 12
fanny_tickler. says...
11:03am Tue 11 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
To be fair it must be massively more embarrassing being a Blackburn fan than having a gay reality TV star for a hero.
Bless you - Keep Calm and Come Out of the Closet
11:05am Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
You dingles always have to go one better don't you?
11:38am Tue 11 Dec 12
midas says...
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Just because he is perhaps a touch effeminate, doesn't mean he should be castigated and bullied, there is enough of that in football without us joining in. He gives as good as he gets (no pun intended) but we shouldn't overstep the mark and attack him on the grounds of his perceived sexuality. He already has to carry the cross of being a Rovers fan, don't kick a man whilst hes down!
12:09pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
You need some new material fella, you're nearly as predictable as poor old fannytickler.
Good luck!
12:17pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
We should pity him, not criticise him. His life is evidently just as bad as it could possibly be.
He is longing for someone to give him a comforting hug, but unfortunately no-one will go near him because of the unbearable stench of unwashed skin and horses.
12:32pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
Your just another dopey dingle onanist.
Bless x
12:39pm Tue 11 Dec 12
midas says...
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We all know that Christmas can be very difficult for those who, for whatever reason, find themselves alone and I will, as I sit round the table with my family tucking into Christmas dinner, thinbk of you having a turkey and stuffing sandwich.
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Cheer up cheeky Chico! I am sure you will find someone for christmas.
12:43pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
It is a sad state of affairs really but unfortunately Blackburn supporters' minds have collectively deteriorated over the last 18 months that he won't be the first to crack.
Stay strong fella - keep thinking, how would Chico want you to feel?
1:03pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
Midas: I don't need any help mocking you lot, nature beat me to it. The only stuffing you get at Xmas is when Grandad sellotapes mistletoe to the piece of string that holds up his shell suit bottoms and takes you upstairs.
BFLH: do you often spend your time imagining what men you meet on the Internet look like? I bet you do you mucky little devil! Your banter is as weak as the genetic variation in your family gene pool. Do try harder.
Bless the pair of you. Waiting on my every post with baited breath x
1:09pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
I notice you don't even post on the Blackburn pages - why is that?
1:20pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
I noticed you've tried to get a reaction on the Rovers pages (and failed).
Is that because your banter is so godawful? You're lucky I've lowered myself to chat with you & enrich your life.
Is that why you're so mad at me?
He he he.
x
1:39pm Tue 11 Dec 12
midas says...
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Nobody "bites", we have a bit of banter but really, the overall reaction is either pity or disdain. You just aren't funny and don't seem to have any wit or humour in your posts. It only takes two or three posts before you have to resort to pretty cheap incest jokes which doesn't take much thought.
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"Do try harder" - why?
1:49pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
Take a look at yourself before you get on your high horse eh Midas?
2:00pm Tue 11 Dec 12
fanny_tickler. says...
Those feelings of desolation and poor self-esteem magnified by such an underprivileged upbringing appear to be creating severe problems in maintaining healthy adult relationships and drive Chico to to placate his primal urges in depraved acts of uncontrollable equine passion thereby releasing a tidal wave of pent-up emotions. But the exhilaration is short-lived and soon replaced by feelings of disgust and self-contempt which in turn cause poor old Chico in his desperation to resort to the internet for comfort and consolation.
Don't worry my friend, we will not judge you, we will not mock you, we are here to help. Just let it out.
2:05pm Tue 11 Dec 12
midas says...
2:09pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
You couldn't make it up!
Silly dingle hypocrite.
2:15pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
It is such a shame
2:23pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
The standard of single on these pages isn't what it used to be.
You're the weakest of them.
2:57pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
Care to explain what you mean by this?
Is this how you sift through your rent-a date applications?
3:17pm Tue 11 Dec 12
fanny_tickler. says...
In response to your comment, I do enjoy stirring up the deluded clowns on the Blackburn articles but it's just too easy these days, they mostly fight amongst themselves and only require the odd poke to rile them up. You on the other hand don't take it lying down, I like that, and you occasionally give a bit back which is more than can be said for the majority of Blackburn's illiterate, cross-eyed chin-dribblers; those who will be long gone come Saturday afternoon when the Clarets overtake Rovers in the league. However you I'm sure will still be here to 'take it on the chin'.
ps. best of luck with your fantasy of being the meat in a dingle sandwich..
3:36pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
Now get back to practicing your banter. It's very, very poor.
Seriously, it's terrible.
3:42pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
You'll excuse me if I don't take your meandering methodone induced gibberish too seriously.
Can you give BFLH a few pointers? He's a bit out of his depth on these pages and I think he's going to cry.
4:09pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
Honestly mate, you and your horse-bothering chums are seriously out of your depth on these pages, I don't know why you bother to reply - you have the intellectual capacity of Amir Khan's jaw.
Remember you poor little Blackburn carrot-cruncher - It will all come good when those Kean boycotters come back to Ewood - It can't be long now!
4:17pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
Has anyone responded to you yet? No? Oh well...
Can't think why...Could it be that your patter is soul-crushingly dull? That couldn't be it...could it..?
Bless x
4:33pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Blackburn fans love horses says...
Honestly I am worried about you now - have you tried the Samaritans? They have a number set up especially for Blackburn fans or so I am led to believe.
You should try posting on the Blackburn pages - they are full of depression and much wailing and gnashing of teeth - they are so desperate they may be in need of some of your 'humour'. You will do well to remember that in the world of the blind, the one eyed man is king. You may actually receive the attention you so obviously desire on there.
You go with our blessing - I hope in this season of goodwill that you manage to find some peace in your sad,lonely little life.
4:49pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
I really hope someone does reply to one of your many desperate bland attempts on the Rovers pages. God knows you could do with the boost to your self esteem. I've seen more natural wit and charisma on a Paddy McGuinness DVD. You're THAT boring.
Try studying what the other (more successful) Bonleh posters do. They can help you.
4:53pm Tue 11 Dec 12
midas says...
4:53pm Tue 11 Dec 12
midas says...
5:25pm Tue 11 Dec 12
Chico! says...
Him and the rest of the professional northerners riding on Peter Kaye's massively overrated coat tails.
2:42pm Wed 12 Dec 12
Fan@clared says...