This programme contains very strong language from the outset and throughout.
(WHISTLE BLOWS) (CROWD CHATTER)
(TENSE MUSIC)
COMMENTATOR: Trafford second best in that one,
and Everton have scored, and...
Headed down by Tarkowski. Chance for Keane.
And Michael Keane's in again.
And the former Burnley man turns it home to rub salt
into the home side's wounds.
Boys.
We've got to do every fucking part of the game to its fullest.
Two set plays, lads.
When a set play gets done in training, are we having a laugh
when it's going in or when we're missing a block?
Cos I'd like to see someone nail someone in the team
who's not doing his job.
It's a fucking set play.
Blockers, block. Block!
You've got to block.
First contactors, jump!
You fucking jump.
There's no debate about this.
# JOHNNY CASH: Ain't No Grave # # When I hear that trumpet sound
# I'm gonna rise right outta the ground
# Ain't no grave can hold my body down
# Well, look way down the river
# What do you think I see?
# I see a band of angels
# And they're coming after me
# Ain't no grave can hold my body down... #
(REFLECTIVE MUSIC)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
I expect that the board will be frustrated with how we're playing
and where we are, but at the same time,
I hope that they are pleased
with how we're doing business-wise and commercially.
We're looking to cover really kind of three things.
"What are your costs?
"Why have you chosen those sets of costs?
"And what are your revenue options?"
One of the most significant ends up being player trading.
OK. Thank you, everyone, for making it.
Um, we're gonna try and keep it punchy.
BOARD MEMBER: "Are we're gonna cover today the strategy
"for the January transfer window."
We'll let Lee walk us through
as to kind of where we are on the team side.
I know it sucks being in the Premier League
and getting dipped every week. It's no fun, right?
Um, but we have to see passed some of this stuff.
We're trying to develop a young team to play an expansive style
of football in the harshest league in the world.
It's tough, but it's like the casino business, right?
We're all signed up to live on a roulette wheel.
We could have picked a team of old mercenaries, right?
On one-year deals, no asset value, no resale value,
and your relegation probability is pretty much the same.
So, where is this heading? What are you concluding?
That the season is done and we should recalibrate and start again?
I mean what message am I gonna take away?
There's a few messages.
So, I think one is,
if we wanna stay in the Premier League,
we can be really precise about what it costs to do that
and what resources we need and what players we need to do it.
That has a, what, a 35% probability of happening right now,
barring any other miracles that Vince can pull off between now
and the end of the season. So, hang on, let me understand it.
You're saying the 35% probability is if we do nothing
and just stay with this team? Yeah.
And hopefully we'll end up in 17 or higher?
Yes.OK, so it's a one-in-three shot.Yes.
You've got the transfer window coming up.
Yeah.
Is there anything that can be done in the transfer window?
Like, can we go buy
or get one, two, three, whatever the number is, impact players...
that will increase that 35% significantly?
And if that's possible, what do we think that's gonna cost?
The truth is, to take any of the permanent options,
they're £15 million players.
Yeah.
Absolutely, but just... I'll be super, super clear.
I am completely, 150%, guys,
we know how to pick players and find them.
We see some open areas for strengthening.
And what does that mean, by when I say "strengthening"?
We're not looking to buy anything, let's just be clear,
OK? But we do see
that there are potentially some loans that come into that.
There's no chance on this earth this club is going anywhere financially
that's gonna cause us any peril.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Our financial reality means that the club carries quite a lot of debt.
We need to be able to service that debt
and also generate profit that can pay it down.
Any strategy that we implement has to have what we call high liquidity.
So, that kind of ruled out for us the ability
to go for lots of old players.
We had to go younger, and you ride them up.
(PLAYERS CHATTER)
It has a risk, though, and the risk of that is short-term performance.
They're not ready yet, and also,
in the event of a relegation, you have to sell.
Emotionally I'm calm,
very same as start of the season,
very same as middle of the season.
If you talk about a tough time,
it's a matter of perspective.
My dad, obviously, before he came to Belgium,
had to live in such extremes.
You know, we're talking about,
you know, being put into working camps
and literally having to flee the country to save your life almost
because you're getting in trouble by...
You're in trouble because you're trying to voice your opinion.
So those are the extremes, and then my mother as well,
coming from a small village in Belgium,
having to go to the big city,
being in a very harsh school as well.
She was in with the nuns.
What I'm trying to say with this is that if I look back at the story
of my dad, if I look back at the story of my mum...
They battled on. They battled through anything in terms of challenges.
(TENSE MUSIC)
COMMENTATOR: Approaching the halfway point of the season
and Burnley are still rooted to the bottom three.
Two days before Christmas and the clock is ticking for Burnley.
They've got plenty to do if they're gonna stay in the Premier League.
If they're gonna do it, they have to start now.
Boys, if we're ready, start closing that circle.
BELLAMY: No regrets, Burnley. Leave fucking nothing out there.
Brownie, a few words for us, please.
Lads, today it's about fucking believing in everything that we do.
Play quick, play forward.
Let's fucking go, boys, eh? Believe. Come on.
(ALL SHOUT ENCOURAGEMENT)
We're in a position now where we're trying to get the results.
Let's just go out and do our all and see what can happen.
CROWD: Come on, Burnley! Come on, Burnley!
Come on, Burnley! Come on, Burnley! Come on, Burnley!
COMMENTATOR: And he advances into the area,
and pushed away by James Trafford.
(FANS SING)
Burnley are hanging on here.
There's Odobert to Foster. Odobert has gone for the return!
Brilliant goal.
Sander Berge. 2-0 to Burnley.
It's a brilliant Burnley win.
They'll be driving home for Christmas with three points
in the bag in their battle to survive.
Do we have a plan, and are we gonna stay with that plan?
Yes.
We've brought together a great group of talented young men,
and we have an amazing coaching staff led by an incredible manager.
The plan is they get better together.
It's Bailey. Villa are in front.
Burnley are level almost immediately.
And put away by Moussa Diaby.
Lyle Foster. Fantastic finish. It's 2-2.
(CROWD CHEER) Burnley's hearts broken.
(WHISTLE BLOWS) A cruel twist right at the end
which has gone against them.
My understanding of some situations in a game is getting tested.
Vincent, which...? Which specifics?Yes, please.
You'll have to allow me to have a flashback.
(WHISTLE BLOWS)COMMENTATOR: Sander Berge's gonna be in trouble here.
A yellow card to be handed soft, really soft.
This is his second yellow card.
And then the second yellow card, even softer.
And then there's the disparity.
One of our lads just got cleaned out.
Not a yellow card. Did I mention the handball yet?
Lyle Foster after that. Oh, handball there.
The ball gets taken away from my player,
denying a goal-scoring opportunity.
CROWD: Off, off, off!
That's it. We just move on. It's not even a rant, guys.
It's the first time I'm having an open reflection about, like,
"Am I getting it wrong, or is something else wrong?"
Villa looking for the penalty. (WHISTLE BLOWS)
Penalty, soft.
(CROWD CHEERS)It's off the crossbar and in off the goalkeeper.
Off goes Burnley, and we've lost the game.
Off goes Burnley, and you've lost the game.
Do you think Burnley's perceived status as a club or anything...?
Um... Um, I... I... I don't for one second think that that's...
..representative of anybody in the game, you know.
I don't think so. So it's... I'm cynical right now, that's all.
It's me. Forget about it.
(BIRDS TWEET)
Because we're not as big as the clubs at the top of the table,
when it comes into the big decisions, some of 'em
will just get brushed under the carpet on Match of the Day,
that means the referees don't get under pressure,
because, you know, we're not the biggest club in this division.
We've just been on the wrong side of the result, I'd probably say,
a lot of the time this year. (SIGHS)
It's been very difficult because for me we've been in so many games,
a little bit of luck has not gone away.
You know, you can include VAR into a lot of situations
with a little bit of being unlucky.
I just find it inconsistent.
There's too many similar situations,
or in the same category,
which is like 50/50 one week it's a foul
and 50/50 the next week not a foul.
We obviously realise where we are in the table.
As long as we're playing and there is games
and points to play for, I'll always look forward,
and we've always got a chance to change things.
I mean, we've just got to stick together on the pitch,
just try and make sure that we win.
Then we'll see after 38 games how it stands.
PUNDIT: Burnley v Luton, bottom of the table clash.
Massive game, this, for both sides,
especially for Burnley. You can't... can't really slip up here
if you wanna stay in touch with Luton, Everton, Brentford,
and this one is one you have to get three points.
O'SHEA: Fucking believe it as well lads, eh?
Worked all fucking week for this. Come on.
(PLAYERS SHOUTING ENCOURAGEMENT)
Let's roll it, boys. Come on. Play with a smile.
(APPLAUSE)
CROWD: Come on, Burnley! Come on, Burnley!
Come on, Burnley! Come on, Burnley! Come on, Burnley! Come on, Burnley!
COMMENTATOR: And it's there. That could be massive
in this season's battle against relegation.
Burnley 1, Luton 0.
And we're into additional time.
Five added minutes. Burnley still clinging to a slender lead.
Trafford holds on. He is just seconds away from what
would only be his third Premier League clean sheet of the season.
The ball's swung in. Trafford tries to come for it.
Doesn't get to it. Morris does! (CROWD CHEERS)
It's the equaliser for Luton in the dying moments of the game.
And Trafford looked like he was impeded.
ANNOUNCER: "We are checking for a possible foul."
And VAR are checking for a possible foul on James Trafford.
Burnley are adamant he was fouled.
Luton Town feel there is no case to answer.
(WHISTLE BLOWS) It's been given. The goal stands.
(FANS CHEER AND BOO)Luton have their last-gasp equaliser.
Burnley denied a precious victory
and in the most controversial of circumstances.
(INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENT) (CROWD COMPLAINING)
(CROWD BOOING)
Rubbish! Rubbish!
The disgrace! Disgrace!
Right, are we gonna home or what?
I've just had enough. It's disgusting.
Fucking... Shame on Premier League.
Fucking... It's a disgrace.
Right, I'm going. Come on.
(LUTON FANS SING)
(INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENT)
PLAYER: Came round the back of his head.
PRESENTER: "The PGMOL statement says that this is just a collision."
"Fouls are collisions. What do you think he's looking at?
"He's looking at the keeper, takes two steps back, to back into him.
"(SCOFFS): What is it?
"If we concede this goal and it is consistent and this is allowed,
"if everyone can do it, then I'll tell my strikers to go on and do it,
"if not there, on set pieces, on everything.
"It just keeps happening.
"I want people to understand as well how much this is against my nature,
"to complain about such things.
"I wanna get on with the game. I wanna play football
"and I wanna tell my lads when they've done a bad job
"and when they've done a good job, but here I'm like,
"'What do I go and tell them?'"
Matt, we're going legal on this one. OK?
This is absolute insanity. You can see it clearly.
It's on the TV. Every single person is saying it.
The commentators on the field
talking to the manager right now saying,
"Hey, you know, we thought originally that it might not be,
but now that we see it, it's pretty clear."
What are the rules?
What do I have to legally do?
I have angry investors saying, "Sue the League,"
and another letter saying "we let you down" is not going to be OK.
Do something. I can't live through this each time.
That's the point. It's like, I know there's gonna be more.
Cool.
I talked to the Premier League. MAN: Yeah?
He told me, "The fact that you have never called me
on a refereeing decision tells me exactly how strong you feel
on this," and I said, "Listen, I'm gonna tell you
"that the first thing that I think is get legal,
"figure out the rules and come at you with a ton of bricks."
I said, "But the unemotional side of me
"that you're gonna get on Sunday is, I'm gonna get it fixed,
"but I don't know how yet.
"So, why don't you guys figure that out right now, OK?
"Because you're gonna agree, and you're gonna send the apology."
He goes, "I know it's coming," and I said,
"I know it's coming too," I said, "and I'm not going to accept that.
"OK? I am publicly not going to accept that.
"I am publicly going to say, 'This is unacceptable,'"
I said, "but we can decide now how this actually goes down the path
"of ending in the right way." Right.
"No, no, no, no, this isn't OK."
"Hello, this is Good Morning Transfers.
"The January window is open,
"and Premier League teams have until 11pm
"on February the 1st to get their..."
REPORTER: "Vincent Kompany's hoping he can add
"to his Burnley squad this month.
"They're 19th, five points from safety."
What is not on this list at the moment, guys,
it's the short-term impact that changes this season around.
I think what we've got is...
players who strengthen the squad
and can play a positive role during the last bits...
I think...
the reality is we're gonna rely mostly
on the players who are playing right now.
What we've said is we don't think anybody
that doesn't have Premier League potential, so-
I think it really comes down to the two names on the left.
You've got Dia and Fofana,
which Matt had interesting numbers, Alan.
I just can't see the boy in Italy being...
done this window.
Now, from the conversation you'd had with the agent,
the club haven't come back,
but we were told that Milan had been quoted 15 million,
and if they've been quoted 15 and they've not...
Done it. (LAUGHS) ...done it, then that says it all.
Just to be clear. Did you just say
we're competing with Milan on this one?Yes.
AC Milan, yeah.They called about somebody we have on our squad,
so, I mean... (LAUGHS) The Premier League is changing.
(LAUGHS)I think that's the least likely of the two.
So, we move on to Fofana.
Your conversation with...
your contact was positive, looks good.
If we were getting out the wallet for, like, a long-term deal,
I would say he's got all the tools at his age that, like Lyle Foster,
where you can tell that he can score.
OK. Make the offer tonight. Yeah.
REPORTER: "Vincent Kompany will hope his Burnley side can avoid
"being cut adrift in the relegation battle..."
"They had a late disappointment in the Prem,
"but they've completed the signing of David Datro..."
"Burnley have brought in the forward on loan until the season end."
DIRECTOR: Do you often stay in hotels on this job?
Tends to be transfer window if we've got something going on.
I left home yesterday morning, normal time.
It was quite nice, I suppose, yesterday morning,
cos my two boys are in...
They've got breakfast club at school,
so I got to drop them off at school, cos they were in a bit early.
My youngest son, he doesn't really understand Deadline Day,
other than the signing reveals and things that we do.
"Daddy, Daddy, there'll be a new player,
"there'll be a new player tomorrow.
"I like it when you sign new players."
This window for me has been probably the most challenging,
not just because of the dynamic of the window
but on a personal level.
My dad's been really, really poorly.
He's got cancer. He's been in hospital having operations.
I have to say, last weekend I was...
foul to live with because I'm worried about my dad.
My dad's having an operation, my phone's non-stop,
and that's making you sort of question your priorities,
and your priorities has got to be your family.
But at the same time, you don't wanna let anyone down,
and you feel that if you don't take the call,
if you don't respond to the messages, that you're letting Alan,
Vinny, the club, the fans down, and...
..you can't please everyone all the time.
The transfer window, it wrecks your life.
(LINE RINGING)
Vinny, I tell you what,
you're the last person I spoke to before I went to sleep,
and you're the first person I'm speaking to when I get up.
"Try and get some players out." Yeah, yeah. See you in a bit. Bye.
(LINE RINGING) Morning, Kieran. You OK?
Just to give you a heads up, Anass wants to go to Hull.
He spoke to the manager after our game last night,
said he wanted to go out on loan and play some games.
"OK. Is there any chance of him speaking to Mike,
"or is that done and dusted?
Nothing's signed. Nothing's drafted.
(LINE RINGING) "Just a quick one.
"With Anass coming on last night, does that change the dynamic?"
He's going to Hull. I've spoke to Kieran.
(LINE RINGING)
"Do you think I shouldn't let Anass go?"
Um..."If something were to happen to Odobert,
"we're in the hands of..."Have you discussed it with the staff?
(LINE RINGING)"Michael Carrick wants to speak to Anass.
"Are they allowed to do that?" I'm not fussed about that,
Jenks, to be fair. "Alright. OK."
What he needs to do, he needs to get the player on board
because whatever we agree with Hull, we'll agree with Middlesborough.
Incomings, we're waiting on a decision from a French right back.
(LINE RINGING)
"Hey." Hi, I'm just driving in.
I've seen your message.
The French lad, Assignon. We've not had the answer yet.
The agent was seeing the player at 7:30...
our time.
"What happened to the 7 o'clock flight to Turkey?
Galatasaray rang me late,
late last night to tell me that they weren't in for the player.
Now, whether or not that was a tactic from Galatasaray to try
and flush out if we were genuine or not,
I guess we'll see in the next 15, 20 minutes where that's at.
(INTERNATIONAL DIALLING TONE) No answer from the...
French kid's agent. Never a good sign.
Morning, Crabby. Good morning, Matthew
Crabbers, do you want an update of what's going on today,
or I could go on? Come on, then.
Erm, so, estimation complete.
We've still got some...
I's to dot, T's to cross with Montpelier...
..but I expect that to complete this morning.
It's a toss-up on right-backs between Assignon
or Meunier or neither.
Those are the only ins likely.
Are these two realistic? I'll let you know.
Morning. You okay?
Good.
No, no, no, I totally understand that.
Unfortunately, we both know that the football world is full of bullshit.
There's been no conversations ever about Vincent's future.
He has the full support of the football club,
the ownership, the directors.
There's nobody at this football club that wants Vincent to leave.
I would go as far as to say even if Barcelona
and Real Madrid came in for Vincent now,
he would stay here till the end of the season.
Right.
I understand your position 100%,
but I think you understand my position as well, don't ya?
We have the option to, and we have to notify the club
by let's say 31st of May of our intention to do it.
We would have to reach an agreement on personal terms with you
and the player before we activated that option.
Leave it with me, mate.
Erm, so it is...
Well, it depends. If he's done that well
and keeps us up, you'll be able to get...
You'll be able to get more money for the player
than we'll be able to pay, so...
I know my owner well enough to know that if we are in the Championship
and we activate the option for 10 million
and you bring us a £15 million option from somewhere else...
then he's not gonna complain at that either. He's a businessman.
Alright!
I was rounding up, not down.
(LAUGHS)
Yeah, yeah, that works for me.
So we'll look at a private jet, as well as scheduled,
whichever is the quickest to get here.
Yeah, OK, I'll let everybody know to prepare,
that we need a medical, et cetera.
Yeah, OK. OK. Cheers, bye.
(BREATHES DEEPLY)
(LINE RINGING)Vinny, I just spoke to the French lad's agent.
So, we'll get on with sorting that out now.
Right, I'll... (LINE BEEPING)I'll crack on.
REPORTER: Hi, good evening, welcome along to Transfer Deadline Day.
REPORTER: "News just reaching us, and Hull City are interested
"in signing the Burnley winger Anass Zaroury."
Hi, how are you? Jack from Burnley. You OK?Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. Lorenz, you OK? Yeah, fine. How are you?All good?
English is OK?
Er, yeah. I can understand, but,
you know, it's not perfect.That's fine. It's better than my French.
(SPEAKING FRENCH):
(LAUGHS)
I've got to thank you. Thank you. Well done.I'll see you later.
I'll speak to you in a bit.You come to life in these moments.(LAUGHS)
You look younger during the transfer window.(LAUGHS)
Hey, get the real news on about Lorenz.
What have you got for us?
"Let's get some breaking news now. It comes from Burnley."
Lorenz! "One over the line there?"
"Yes, Lorenz Assignon, who's a right back."
MAN: Well done, Matt.
Today was tough.
Mentally?
Mentally, on the back of last night.
MAN: It's been a long day, hasn't it?
Been a long couple of days. (SEVERAL LAUGH)
(AIR HISSES) (MAN LAUGHS)
(PEOPLE CHATTER)
MAN: Well done. (APPLAUSE)
(TENSE MUSIC)
COMMS: The locals unhappy because a promising start to the game
for Burnley has evaporated in the space of four minutes.
Going into the second half, there is plenty for Burnley to do.
All three of their new January signings are on the pitch
but are yet to make an impact.
(CROWD CHANT AND APPLAUD)
Here come Burnley on the break.
It's a great ball to Assignon.
Assignon has a look. Plenty waiting in the middle.
And there's Fofana! (CROWD CHEERS)
Welcome to Burnley, David Datro Fofana.
(INAUDIBLE SPEECH)
(CROWD ROAR ENCOURAGEMENT)
Tete can't get control of this. Odobert. Fofana!
(CROWD CHEERS) Turf Moor has a new hero!
Two goals on his home debut,
and he may well have rescued a point for the Clarets.
Come on!
(WHISTLE BLOWS) (CROWD CHEERS)
Full time. That's it, and in some ways,
it will feel like a victory.
From two down, they recovered to pick up
what may well prove to be a priceless point.
MAN: The man!
MAN 2: Well done. MAN 3: Come on, mate!
MAN 4: Lorenz. Pardon.
(SEVERAL LAUGH)
Mm. Yeah.
Get it out the way, then yeah? Nah.
MAN: Are they in this one?
Yeah, boys, I mean, the new players who just joined us,
fucking immense. Brilliant.
But that's what it takes.
You know, you think it's gonna be about 11 players starting.
Is it fuck.
It's gonna be about people having their moments,
and we don't know who it is, we don't know when it is,
and it's gonna be about togetherness and belief.
Belief, belief, belief in everything we do.
Fifteen games we go all out.
Understood? Alright.
Well done, boys. (APPLAUSE)
(PLAYERS SHOUT ENCOURAGEMENT)
PRESENTER: "Burnley have only had three wins so far this season.
"They come off the back of an incredibly successful
"Championship season when they took 101 points.
PUNDIT: "Well, the thing I've noticed about Burnley,
"they're actually doing OK within the games,
"and then when they get their chances they're not taking 'em."
PUNDIT 2: "They're now getting to that point where heart
"and performances don't mean much.
"Points are everything at the moment."
On behalf of those who are asking questions,
if there are people who are worried about the worst-case scenario,
if Burnley start next season in the Championship,
what effect would that have on staff?
As far as I'm concerned, we're staying up.
There's no other way to believe.
Total faith that the guys are gonna do it.
We need everybody in that same position.
This is the way that we're going.
We're headed that direction, nothing else,
and if bumps in the road come,
we get knocked around a little bit on the track,
we get banged up in the car, it's all OK because you know what?
We can still race tomorrow.
Declan? Dec? Over here.
We're here.
(FANS SHOUT)
FAN: ..in the corner.
You talk often about belief,
but the facts are that you got 13 points out of 72 available.
What gives you the belief you can get another 20-odd
from the 42 that you've got left?
One thing you're guaranteed is, if you give up, you get nothing.
I thought we had a chance against Liverpool last week though.
You did. You had your moments. Look, we're making progress.
So now, if you would GIVE us three points today,
just like generously, we would welcome it.
CROWD: Come on, Burnley! Come on, Burnley!
Come on, Burnley! Come on, Burnley!
COMMENTATOR: Burnley to start. (WHISTLE BLOWS)
Vincent Kompany admits Burnley need victories, not sympathy,
if they're to extend their Premier League stay past this season.
(CROWD SHOUT ENCOURAGEMENT) FAN: Come on, Burnley!
I really like the team that we've got kind of developing.
I have zero concern for that team continuing to develop.
I'm actually kind of excited as to how they're playing.
Pops it across for Odegaard, who sets himself.
(CROWD CHEERS) And bang, Arsenal are ahead already,
four minutes on the board.
We keep hearing about the plan and development and youth in the team.
What's conflicting in my mind
is this idea that we've got this group of talented individuals.
If we go down we have to have a fire sale again
and bring a load more players in.
Arsenal look for a second.
And they get it.
Are we not in a perpetual cycle of always
having players at the start of a journey?
Saka has room.
Oh, it's in! Well that's probably finished the game off.
As much as it will shock most people,
we will win the Champions League some day.
Havertz picks it up. Trossard finishes the job.
But if you don't believe that,
and all you want to do is win on Saturday,
then the best thing probably is to go down to the Championship.
Havertz suddenly finding himself in a fair bit of room,
and he waltzes through. That is five.
Why would he go anywhere?
(ALL LAUGH) Listen to what he says, OK?
He talks about the project, OK?
No, I know. I know, but he's not going anywhere.
The project is him.
How long that that goes, I've come into it with my eyes open
because I also know what football's like.
(WHISTLE BLOWS)
Arsenal blow Burnley away to keep the pressure on their title rivals.
The Gunners made light work
of the struggling Clarets, who never truly got into the game.
It's not about the result,
not about the goals we conceded.
But, guys, at half time, you looked like a team that was beaten.
In this dressing room at half time,
body language was down.
Where's the character?
Where's the personality in moments when it's tough?!
It's about "over my dead body".
That's what it takes.
(PLAYERS CHATTER)
PUNDIT: "Lee, what's going on? Another bad performance."
"We were so bad. It was horrendous. The worst performance of the season,
"so far, cos it's probably gonna get worse."
That little movement is the whole detail, boys.
"Do you know what? They've been dreadful. They've been dreadful.
"Kompany, he must know defensively his team are all over the place.
"They've gotta do better."
"His in-game management is absolutely shocking.
"He's just ripped the heart outta the team."
"They look weak physically.
"The stats against this team, it's pretty embarrassing."
I put a tweet out on Sunday morning to sort of remind us
to get behind Vincent, and you know, the rhetoric
and the vitriol behind some of the comments is just hard to accept.
I can't read social media.
The hardest part for me is, like,
you can sit there and try and explain and explain
and give people as much information as possible,
but if they won't even try to believe,
or to have any kind of faith in the process or in what you're doing,
then what's the point?
Trust me, if results don't improve it's gonna get worse.
If things don't go the way we had hoped they'd go on the field...
..everything that is wrong with Burnley Football Club,
you know, will increase ten-fold.
I think we've all fucking missed that winning feeling, eh?
Today, go out and show fucking passion.
Fight for the fucking shirt. Stick together.
Do everything we know that we need to do.
Show some fucking passion today.
It has to start today. Three fucking points.
Nothing else will do. We know the situation we're in.
It's gotta fucking start now, lads, and we all do it there together
cos everyone out there has fucking written us off.
I had a fucking interview at the start of the week,
and they think we're fucking done. Today, we show them
we're not fucking done. Come on, lads, let's fucking go.
(PLAYERS SHOUT ENCOURAGEMENT AND APPLAUD)
CROWD: Come on, Burnley. Come on, Burnley.
Come on, Burnley. Come on, Burnley!
(APPLAUSE)
(CROWD BOO)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(INAUDIBLE SPEECH)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
(INAUDIBLE SPEECH)
We...have to fucking change this.
We've been scared. Scared of fucking what?
Are you afraid of making mistakes? What? What is it?
Why are we hesitating to go into a challenge?
It's fear, and you can't let fear ever...
You can't let life be dictated by fear, ever.
At the end of the day, boys, it's just football, right?
You're not fighting war in Ukraine or wherever.
We're not in Gaza here. It's just football,
the best job in the world.
It's the best job in the world, and you're gonna be here with fear?
So, how are you feeling after the weekend?
(BIRDS CHIRP)
You get tested in moments like this.
It's easy to say, "Do you know what? It's not for me.
"It's not my fault. I give up."
But in being here you take responsibility,
and you keep going till the end.
This is part of what you have to go through.
Do you think the guys can keep, you know,
kinda the noise blocked out for a while?
There's tough days, but there's no...
There's no down days, you know? What's pressure?
You know, is it putting food on the table for your kids,
or is it doing the job you love,
with the consequences, you know?
It's changing the perspective sometimes of the players, and...
..looking at the opportunities, as opposed to the consequences,
you know. It's a mindset.
I'd like to think that in a few years' time, I'll look back on this
and say, "This is what made me, this is what defined me,
"this is what...", you know.
I'm looking forward to the week after the season...
(LAUGHS) ..where I can reflect on everything,
draw the lessons.
Agreed. Agreed. Yeah.
(INHALES SHARPLY) Well...
we continue. Always.We go, we go, we go.
You're OK? You've got Turf Moor under control?(LAUGHS)
I've got Turf Moor under control. (LAUGHS)
I don't think people understand. I keep getting asked all the time,
you know, "Are you gonna keep the faith?
"You're not gonna let him go?"
You have no idea. Why would I even think...?
Like, that doesn't even enter the mind.
This is...
This is so much more enjoyable, as I said,
I sleep better at night knowing you're in charge.(BOTH LAUGH)
It'll be fine. It will.
It will be fine. I'm not worried.
PUNDIT: "Burnley v Bournemouth, which, well,
"I mean, Bournemouth are in decent form. Not so much Burnley."
"A lot on the line for Burnley. 11 points from safety.
"You think Burnley, being honest, are more or less down?"
You want to do the best for this football club,
and you want to play at the highest level yourself, as a player.
Relegation is obviously something you don't really wanna speak about
because you don't wanna, I suppose, speak it into existence.
But it's always there.
I feel like, sort of, the last ten,
eleven years I've been in the Premier League, ten,
nine of them have been fighting relegation. So,
relegation battles are always tough. They're always tough.
There's a lot of pressure from knowing that if you go down,
people's jobs are on the line, and people get sacked,
and, yeah, it's not nice. It is very draining.
We go from the beginning to the end, flat out.
We leave NOTHING on the pitch.
Only opportunity today, boys.
Alright? We fucking go. Let's go. Come on!
(PLAYERS SHOUTING ENCOURAGEMENT)
Let's go, Traffs, come on. Nothing to fucking lose. Come on.
COMMENTATOR: This is a huge game for Burnley in their fight for survival.
CROWD: Come on, Burnley! Come on, Burnley! Go on, Burnley!
Burnley get the ball rolling.
It's Kluivert!(CROWD CHEER) He takes his chance,
and Bournemouth are ahead.
Burnley are being out-fought and out-thought here.
Bournemouth are on top here. Every time they go forward,
they look a real threat.
(CROWD EXCLAIM)
(CROWD CHEER) 2-0 Bournemouth,
and that is game over for Burnley.
(WHISTLE BLOWS) Turf Moor is crushed.
(CROWD BOO)
(CROWD CLAMOUR)
Fuck off! Fuck off!
(CROWD BOO)
(CROWD CLAMOUR)
(BOTH ARGUING)
(PLAYERS CONTINUE ARGUING)
PLAYER: Fuck ya, now.
MAN: Jesus fucking Christ.
Our objective should be to win.
"They're running out of games and time."
Show from the first minute to the last minute who we fucking are.
COMMENTATOR: A priceless goal for Burnley.
I honestly believe we're gonna get out of this situation.
If we don't win, our season's over.
"We have some breaking news."
"Bayern are on the verge of agreeing a deal for Vincent Kompany."
I've got £200 million sitting on that pitch that I'm in trouble for.
MATT: We're not being bent over and bullied.
How many of you guys have had a really,
really bad week ever in your life?
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