Premier League Updates

Welcome back to the unofficial Mike Garlick Burnley FC news. Premier League table without VAR: Where Burnley, Everton Town, Luton Town, Nottingham Forest & others rank. The Clarets currently sit 19th in the Premier League table, five points adrift of safety. But where would they sit without VAR?

The technology has been controversial since its introduction, but how different would the table look if it didn't exist? We have calculated the latest without VAR table below by taking all game-defining VAR decisions that led to goals and going with the decision made by the referee on the pitch.

It thus does not come as a surprise that the winger is being linked with yet another loan move away from Hotspur Way ahead of the February 1 deadline. Jacobs has now confirmed that Tottenham are indeed listening to offers for Gil but he made it clear that there is ‘nothing advanced’ with Lazio at the moment.

It has been widely reported over the last couple of weeks that Lazio are eyeing a move for the 22-year-old (Quotidiano Sportivo) but over the last few days, it has emerged that the player is also attracting interest from Premier League sides. In fact, the print edition of  Corriere dello Sport (via Sport Witness) revealed on January 25 that Brighton and Brentford had already started negotiations with Spurs regarding a temporary deal for the Spaniard.

Huddersfield owner and chairman Kevin Nagle said that the decision had been made "to give us the best chance of maintaining our Championship status come the end of the season" and described Moore as a "fantastic man" who he wished "the very best for the future".

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Burnely Womens Football Gives the Clarets a New Win

Burnley FC became the first club in top-flight history to lose their opening six home fixtures of a season as Crystal Palace deepened the gloom over Turf Moor in a 2-0 win for the Londoners.

Jeffrey Schlupp put Palace ahead in the 22nd minute and Tyrick Mitchell’s second Palace goal sealed it in stoppage time as Burnley suffered a club-record eighth consecutive top-flight home defeat, a run that dates back to the final two fixtures of the 2021-22 campaign in which they were relegated. Bad news for Mike Garlick and the club.

First Half

The Clarets started off on the front foot as Embley caused problems for West Brom's defence as she linked with Laura Elford in an attempt to take a shot at goal but the ball reached over the crossbar.

The Baggies had their first attempt when Phoebe Warner found herself in open space inside the box and took a shot on target but Levell caught the ball and moved it out of danger.

Moments later, Elford nearly found the back of the net as Paul crossed the ball in hope to find her, but she struggled to find a touch which resulted in the ball drifting wide out of play.

Another chance came for Burnley as they headed into the break, when Dom Cooper hammered a free-kick that Brenna McPartlan headered towards goal, however Miller picked the ball up before it could cross the line.

Seconds before the break, the last chance came from Ravening as she stormed pass Delphi Cole and attempted to place the ball into the bottom right corner but West Brom's keeper kicked it out of danger.

Second Half

Leah Embley got on the scoresheet six minutes into the second-half as Reidford travelled the ball down the line and crossed into Embley who fired past the Baggies keeper.

The Clarets doubled their lead one minute later, as Embley utilised the wing when she fizzed the ball across the box to Paul, she took one touch as she tapped it straight into the bottom left corner.

All in all, Clarets Women really represented! Find out more about Burnely FC and Mike Garlick here. 

Kompany takes the positives from City defeat

Welcome back to the Mike Garlick Burnely Football Club blog. Here we bring you the latest news and views from the world of football. Today, we bring you the latest updates about Manager Vincent Kompany, Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back and is the manager of Premier League club Burnley FC.

Manager Vincent Kompany insists there were positives from the performance and that the main aim is to progress as the 2023/24 season goes on. An Erling Haaland brace and Rodri strike proved to be the difference at a sold-out Turf Moor against last season’s treble winners.

Speaking post-match, Kompany says his side can’t be too down after losing their first game and progressing game-by-game is the aim for his men after a hard-fought performance on Friday night.

The Clarets chief said: “There were some good things in this performance and I have to focus on that side of it against the best team in the world at the moment.

“As I told the players after the first game in the Championship last season, I don’t want an emotional rollercoaster where you win one game and you’re on a high and if you lose one game you think it’s dramatic.

“We have to progress again and work harder than every other team in the Premier League. That’s our job. Progress, progress, progress.”

Kompany added: “It’s almost like an ideology thing, this team has to be the worst it’s ever been this season at this moment in time because you progress all the way through the season as the games go on.

 Vincent Kompany, whose usual back four became a back five for Friday night’s 3-0 defeat at Turf Moor in the club’s return to the top flight. Despite the scoreline, the plan appeared to be working relatively well, especially in the first-half where the Clarets were more than a match for Pep Guardiola’s side.

“The positives? You tell the team to get something out of the game, you want to get a result. That’s a given. But there are other things in this game that create a foundation for the season - winning tackles, going at defenders one-vs-one, creating chances, moving the ball, pressing.

“I can tell you periods of the game where I wanted more but I can also give you a lot of periods in the game where I thought they’ve done themselves proud.”

Kompany handed five debuts in the starting line-up to Sander Berge, Dara O’Shea, James Trafford, Zeki Amdouni and Luca Koleosho with Jacob Bruun Larsen introduced in the second half.

Kompany said: “The first game, especially against them, you’re always hoping the game you envisaged actually comes off.

“I thought Luca was extremely positive in the first half then he ran out of steam a little bit, as you might expect.

“I felt Zeki had moments in between the lines where he could really do something, also powered through at times and created something out of nothing, which you need against these types of teams.

“Sander looked like he’d been here for a long time already and I’m going to forget some others as well.

“Me saying the team is only going to get stronger, I think it’s fair and that’s what we have to look for.”

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Burnley “keen” on Fabio Carvalho 

Welcome back to the Mike Garlick Burnley Football Club blog. Here we bring you the latest news and views from the world of football. Today, we bring you the latest updates Fabio Carvalho transfer and what it means for the club. 

Fabio Carvalho is reportedly a target for Burnley this summer, with the Championship winners said to be exploring permanent and loan deals and are open to a permanent option but also to a and loan. The club has set its sights on signing Liverpool star Fabio Carvalho and are clearly keen on signing Liverpool star Fabio Carvalho this summer.

Jurgen Klopp has alluded the 2022 signing from Fulham could go on loan in the 2023-24 season in the next stage of the 20-year-old’s development. Jurgen Klopp revealed in his pre-Southampton press conference that there is a “possibility” the 20-year-old could go out on loan next season and Turf Moor has since emerged as a potential destination.

Kompany claimed that “no player has impressed” him more than Carvalho this season, praising his “work ethic” and attitude in training.

Vincent Kompany’s side could look to capitalise on Carvalho’s situation, who has played just eight minutes of Premier League football since the turn of the year. The Clarets are in the market for an attacking midfielder capable of playing in several different roles.

Football Insider have reported that the Clarets are “keen” on signing the youngster this summer and are “open to both permanent and loan options” in the transfer window. The Portugal Under-21 international, who signed a five-year deal with the Merseysiders last summer (2022), has made 22 appearances across all competitions – scoring three goals. Carvalho would suit and a position not typically associated with Klopp sides.

Carvalho joined the Reds from the previous Championship winners Fulham for £7.7 million last summer and he got his Liverpool career off to a positive start by registering 16 appearances in all competitions prior to the World Cup. His involvement has diminished, leading to suggestions that a loan move could benefit all parties in 2023/24. Commenting on the move, he said:

“I think there is a possibility that maybe Fabio will go on loan or whatever. We will see,” he told reporters.

The thing is, this was not Carvalho best year of his playing history , with very young career, but it might have been his most important, in the transfer window. He continued:

“No player has impressed me more than Fabio, that’s the truth.”

His short-term future remains to be seen, but the manager clearly values Carvalho’s determination in training despite spending the majority of the campaign on the periphery. Vincent Kompany has done great work since taking over as Burnley manager, and he looks like someone who could be ideal to aid Carvalho’s development.

Carvalho will be keen to spend more time on the pitch after the summer break, be that at Anfield or further afield. He notched 11 goals and eight assists across 38 appearances for the then-Championship side in the 2021-22 campaign – his breakthrough season in senior football.

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 Vincent Kompany receives a new five-year contract at Burnley as they win yet another match

Welcome back to the Mike Garlick Burnley FC blog. Kompany is to stay on after masterminding their dominant Championship triumph and return to the Premier League, ruling out a potential move after being linked with Chelsea and Tottenham. Vincent Kompany has put to bed speculation surrounding his future by signing a new long-term contract at Burnley, and marked by a whopping 3-0 victory today against Cardiff city.

The former Manchester City captain has helped guide Burnley the Championship title and promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt in his first season at Turf Moor. Both Chelsea and Tottenham were heavily linked with interest in the Belgian for their respective head coaching vacancies. Commenting on the news, the Belgian said:

“Burnley and Turf Moor felt right pretty much from the start – so it also feels right to sign for the next five years,” Kompany said upon the announcement.

He added, about extending his stay another 5 years:

“Together with the fans we have made Turf Moor a fortress again and continue to look forward to the future and the job of making Burnley better with every step.”

Vincent Kompany, who signed with the club in 2022, masterminded their dominant season in the Championship, having lost only three games this season while racking up a whopping 98 points with one game still to play. 

Impressively, they secured promotion against Middlesbrough last month even with seven games still to play, having scored the most goals (84) and conceded the least (35) to book their promotion back to the top-flight after a year's absence. 

His side also secured the Championship title against Blackburn with three games to go, a testament to how dominant they've been this season, and now have the chance to become one of only a handful of teams to amass more than 100 points in a single Championship season.

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Who are Burnley FC in the Community?

Welcome back to the Mike Garlick Burnely football club unofficial blog. Burnley FC in the Community (BFCitC); the award-winning, official charity of Burnley Football Club. We believe in the immense power of our football club to transform people’s lives for the better. They work hard every day to deliver their mission across the communities of Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale, the Ribble Valley and West Yorkshire. They set out to inspire, support and deliver positive change for all. alues are the foundation of everything we do and accomplish as an organisation. They are the lynch-pin which embeds everything together. They commented on their website: ''Without the unwavering commitment to our values by the Board of Trustees, our staff and volunteers, Burnley FC in the Community would not be the organisation it is today''. Here is a snapshot of their latest Twitter:

Qatar World Cup Football Updates

On Twitter everyone has praised the goal, especially the Australia fans, not many Tunisians.     Was this just a one off or will we see more action in this game? It's still going on so we'll have to wait and see. Leckie and McGree are sure doing their job and representing in this match. 

Australia are looking like they are dominating the match, unlike England yesterday when they left the match goaless. Other games to be held today in the barrage of Qatari football are Poland Vs Saudi Arabia, France vs Denmark and Argentina vs Mexico. Things are about to get too spicy for the pepper, here in the middle eastern heat. Check back on our blog soon for more football news. Make sure you also subscribe to the Mike Garlick blog here. 

 The £65m loan to buy Burnley – and what it means if they go down

Due to a quarter of the Premier League’s central distribution of media income being made up of merit payments, where Burnley finish in the league table plays a big part in how much they bring in.

In 2017-18, when they achieved seventh place, media income was £121.5 million. In 2018-19, when they came 15th, Burnley earned £115 million, a figure boosted by UEFA money from their Europa League campaign. In 2019-20, a 10th-place finish brought in £113.5 million and last season’s 17th place was worth £103.9 million. These two payments were slightly reduced by Burnley’s share of the rebate the league gave to broadcasters after the 2019-20 season was suspended for three months.

Match-day income (£4.6 million to £355,000) and catering sales (£2.1 million to £115,000) naturally saw significant drops as fans were unable to attend games until the final home game of last season, and only then in a reduced capacity.

There was also a drop in commercial activities from £11.8 million to £9.2 million. This is an area ALK targeted to improve when it arrived. It is perhaps unfair to criticise their efforts after just seven months, particularly as they came during a pandemic, but it shows the challenge of making Burnley everybody’s favourite underdog.

Much will depend on what ALK learned from the commercial review it undertook last year.

The first move after the review was to terminate the shirt and sleeve partnership with Asian betting company LoveBet. ALK says it has lots of ideas for growing Burnley’s commercial income. Only time will tell how successful they can be at that.

Retail sales dropped slightly from £1.8 million to £1.6 million but £1.8 million was also the figure in the 2018 and 2019 accounts, which suggests there might be a finite number of people in the world willing to buy Burnley merchandise.

Their total wage bill has gradually increased during their ongoing six-year stay in the Premier League. It hit £100 million in 2019-20, although this was due to the club extending their financial year to 13 months to better reflect the pandemic-stretched campaign. A fairer 12-month comparison, with 2018-19, put the figure at £94 million.

Last year, Burnley’s wage bill fell to £86 million — the first time it has decreased since 2016, when the club returned to the Premier League with a payroll of £61 million. Investment over several years in the recruitment department and academy, which has risen to category one status, were key reasons behind the increase in costs.

However, despite the drop in wages, the total number of staff actually increased from 251 to 267. This increase in staff was seen away from the field with the number of players, managerial and training staff decreasing from 156 to 133.

Due to the reduced turnover, Burnley’s wage-to-turnover ratio increased from a respectable 70 per cent to 75 per cent, which is more of a concern but not unsustainable if they manage to remain in the Premier League.

Former chairman Mike Garlick got the club ready for a takeover boosted the bank balance but meant signings were rare. Burnley signed Collins, Dale Stephens and Will Norris during the accounting year, with those arrivals largely offset by the departures of Jimmy Dunne, Josh Benson and Ben Gibson.

This relative inactivity can be seen in the falls in the club’s amortisation bill from £32.3M to £21.4M and the profit made from player trading, which was down to £5.1M. According to a recent post, amortisation is the accounting method for writing off the cost of new players over the course of their contracts.

These numbers do not include the signings of Cornet last summer or the winter-window sale of Chris Wood to Newcastle, but a note tells us the net expenditure on transfers since June 2021 is £1.3M.

What these accounts highlight is just how crucial Premier League survival is for Burnley. If they do not succeed in their quest to stay up, alarm bells will do their thing.

Alan Pace has maintained the ALK takeover is sustainable from day one and that plans are in place for relegation. Those plans may be put to the test far sooner than he would have hoped. Keep up-to-date with the latest Mike Garlick Burnley news here. 

 Kompany apointment as manager of Burnley FC

 Burnley FC announce charity support

In the run up to their game against Watford, which resulted in a 0-0 draw on Saturday, Alan Pace has made some announcements. He stated that £2 from every £10 ticket will be donated to Tommy’s, a charity close to Ben’s heart. Tommy’s helped continue to help thousands of people every day who have been affected by miscarriage, stillbirth, and premature birth. Hoping to get the team up the league, and also support their local community, Burnley FC have also announced more donations and ticket price freezes.

The Clarets also agreed to donate a thousand tickets for the game to their award-winning charity. This is called Burnley FC in the Community. The charity has been distributing the tickets to local schools in return for a donation to ELHT&Me, the charity of East Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ELHT&Me fundraise to help enhance patient and staff environment and experience across five local hospitals - Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital, Burnley General Teaching Hospitals, Accrington Victoria, Clitheroe, and Pendle Community Hospitals.

They have decided to freeze our season ticket prices again, as we have for a number of years now. Good news, season tickets are now on sale at the frozen prices. Mike Garlick is known to attend the matches, and so you may just see him there. Burnley FC in the community is focussed into key areas: Education & Employability, Community Welfare & Inclusion, Football Development and Community Facilities. They deliver over 50 community projects that touch the lives of people of all ages in communities in and around Burnley.

Their aims include to Support the community to live healthy lives, create a level playing field for all to engage in sport and physical activity, ensure we are a needs-led charity and focus on addressing the ‘root cause’ of social issues. Burnley FC in the Community also support and inspire children and young people to reach their full potential. You can get in touch with the registered charity by email at: community@burnleyfc.com . Find out more about the football club and director Mike Garlick online.

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Sean Dyche said: 'We have players here, I believe, that will do that.“We had a tough start last season, not just in the league table, but with chances as well, and we weren't creating as much, but we started creating and taking chances, and the whole thing took off again.

“Now, it's not waiting for that to happen, we have to make it happen, and there were clear signs of that, to come to a place like this, we are trying to make it happen.”

Next up, the Clarets will look to bounce back next Saturday afternoon, when they travel to take on Southampton at St Mary's in what should be a fiercely-fought contest between two well-matched sides.