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League Two Table

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1Salford10+519
2Barnet8+918
3Crewe10+518

4Gillingham10+516
5York9+615
6Walsall9+615
7Chesterfield10+315

8Cheltenham10015
9Bristol Rovers10-215
10Rochdale10-114
11Grimsby10+213
12Newport County10+113
13Tranmere10012
14Exeter10012
15Accrington Stanley10-111
16Fleetwood Town10-111
17Swindon10-511
18Shrewsbury10-611
19Colchester9-310
20Rotherham10-410
21Oldham9-48
22Port Vale8-58

23Northampton8-37
24Crawley Town8-75

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Burnley Reflections

By: David Wilkinson
Date: 24/11/2001

NOT a bad result - who could have expected better against the top of the table? It could have been worse - if the ref had given the penalty it would have been 2-0 and if the one that hit the bar had gone in it would have been 3.

Our problem - as ever - is that we don't look like scoring. We could have defended better, on the other hand we kept them down to one goal. We looked OK going forward but, in their box, we just never looked like scoring a goal. Allen runs enthusiastically but neither holds the ball up or looks dangerous in the box. Rowan is too lightweight, despite working hard.

When Jevons came on he didn't make much of a difference. Pouton continues to take the set pieces (and was better at it than against Millwall) but seems a strange choice considering who LL had on the field.

The question remains the same - are we good enough to avoid relegation? I fear the answer is no. Our problem is not our points tally or position in the table. It is that we simply do not dominate a game long enough to look like we are better than the opposition.

With the exception of the home win against Birmingham, we have not really dominated a game all season. We look like an outfit that is struggling - whether it is against a team from the top of the table or the bottom.

I think it is too late to get any benefit from sacking Lawrence. That should be reserved until the end of the season. If we stay up, so should he. If we go down he should be sacked and replaced with another who has a combination of experience plus the ability to scour the lower leagues for bargains who can make the grade in a higher division. These players have the benefit of a longer term transfer value - unlike LL's pointless overseas loans who are expensive, rarely make the grade and then disappear.



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