| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. 11:04 - Aug 21 with 4283 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
How do we think he did? |  |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 11:08 - Aug 21 with 2914 views | Guthrum |
I thought he did fine. Ended the game with a bandaged head. |  |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 11:09 - Aug 21 with 2905 views | GlasgowBlue |
Solid.
He wouldn't always be my first choice but Fridge looked a little off it on Tuesday.
Great that we have players who can seamlessly come into the team without a dip in performance. |  |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 11:10 - Aug 21 with 2897 views | Zapers |
Ask Stokie;) |  | | |
| He’ll be having a beer… on 11:10 - Aug 21 with 2885 views | Bloots |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 11:08 - Aug 21 by Guthrum |
I thought he did fine. Ended the game with a bandaged head. |
….with Farage next. |  |
| "The sooner he comes back the better, this place has been a disaster without him" - TWTD User (July 2025) |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 11:11 - Aug 21 with 2874 views | Dennyx4 |
I thought he did really well, and got his head to almost everything including an elbow. |  | | |
| He’ll be having a beer… on 11:12 - Aug 21 with 2869 views | Guthrum |
| He’ll be having a beer… on 11:10 - Aug 21 by Bloots |
….with Farage next. |
We did joke about that on the way home! | |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 11:14 - Aug 21 with 2847 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 11:09 - Aug 21 by GlasgowBlue |
Solid.
He wouldn't always be my first choice but Fridge looked a little off it on Tuesday.
Great that we have players who can seamlessly come into the team without a dip in performance. |
Wilsonesque even. There were definitely fewer kamikaze passing moments than the last couple of games. Solid 7/10 for me. | |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 11:26 - Aug 21 with 2770 views | jayessess |
In general he did well, we were defensively unruffled throughout, his passing was generally decent.
In the debit column: on occasions him being a stopper rather a ball-player led to us conceding territory and set pieces, which was the only way Shrewsbury were ever going to threaten us. |  |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 11:36 - Aug 21 with 2721 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
Another clean sheet.
That suggests he and the rest of the team did just fine. |  |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 11:39 - Aug 21 with 2697 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
One slip where he was caught out but other than that nothing glaring, fairly solid. He doesn't have the class of Wolf and Fridge but is a decent back-up. |  |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 12:19 - Aug 21 with 2579 views | Wickets |
Started a little nervy but by the end was playing really well . |  | | |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 12:27 - Aug 21 with 2539 views | DJR |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 11:11 - Aug 21 by Dennyx4 |
I thought he did really well, and got his head to almost everything including an elbow. |
I think his distribution has also improved, perhaps due to McK. |  | | |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 12:34 - Aug 21 with 2511 views | clive_baker |
Think he did as you would expect, solid enough and very commanding in the air. I think it was a nice day at the office for the back 3, Shrewsbury were as unthreatening as we’ve seen this season. Burgess frustrates me at times, a couple of occasions where he could stand his man and feels the need to go through the back of them. One early on the centre spot but the one right at the start of the second half was stupid. I could imagine KM in the dressing room at half time saying don’t give them anything cheap, no set pieces, then that in a dangerous area a minute after the break. All players make mistakes but I do feel with Burgess he’s a bit of balls up waiting to happen but in his defence, you could’ve argued the same about Woolf and Edmundson on Tuesday. |  |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 12:42 - Aug 21 with 2475 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 12:34 - Aug 21 by clive_baker |
Think he did as you would expect, solid enough and very commanding in the air. I think it was a nice day at the office for the back 3, Shrewsbury were as unthreatening as we’ve seen this season. Burgess frustrates me at times, a couple of occasions where he could stand his man and feels the need to go through the back of them. One early on the centre spot but the one right at the start of the second half was stupid. I could imagine KM in the dressing room at half time saying don’t give them anything cheap, no set pieces, then that in a dangerous area a minute after the break. All players make mistakes but I do feel with Burgess he’s a bit of balls up waiting to happen but in his defence, you could’ve argued the same about Woolf and Edmundson on Tuesday. |
Yep the start of the second half was definitely his lowlight! | |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 12:46 - Aug 21 with 2449 views | clive_baker |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 12:42 - Aug 21 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Yep the start of the second half was definitely his lowlight! |
It was just stupid. 1 minute after the restart when you’re 1-0 away and he does that 20 yards outside the box in a perfect crossing position. I felt a set piece was the only way they were going to score, if at all. Perhaps it’s a little harsh but I don’t really trust him. That’s the litmus test really isn’t it. I trust JD and trust Edmundson. With Burgess I’m always a little nervous. | |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 12:49 - Aug 21 with 2432 views | DJR |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 12:34 - Aug 21 by clive_baker |
Think he did as you would expect, solid enough and very commanding in the air. I think it was a nice day at the office for the back 3, Shrewsbury were as unthreatening as we’ve seen this season. Burgess frustrates me at times, a couple of occasions where he could stand his man and feels the need to go through the back of them. One early on the centre spot but the one right at the start of the second half was stupid. I could imagine KM in the dressing room at half time saying don’t give them anything cheap, no set pieces, then that in a dangerous area a minute after the break. All players make mistakes but I do feel with Burgess he’s a bit of balls up waiting to happen but in his defence, you could’ve argued the same about Woolf and Edmundson on Tuesday. |
And you could perhaps argue the same about JD yesterday. He didn't seem his usual self and lost possession with loose passing on several occasions leaving him out of position. He also didn't look his normal rock-like self in the second half when attacked down the left. But the really good thing about our defence is that if someone makes a mistake, one of the others or Walton will usually make up for it. [Post edited 21 Aug 2022 12:50]
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 12:51 - Aug 21 with 2415 views | Illinoisblue |
Didn’t have a lot to do. Mostly reliable and solid. No issues although tougher teams await - Shrewsbury were awful.
How did Burgess get that head injury? Didn’t see what happened on iFollow |  |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 12:55 - Aug 21 with 2391 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 12:51 - Aug 21 by Illinoisblue |
Didn’t have a lot to do. Mostly reliable and solid. No issues although tougher teams await - Shrewsbury were awful.
How did Burgess get that head injury? Didn’t see what happened on iFollow |
Crafty elbow challenging for a header. | |
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| What did we think the logic was for swapping Burgess for Edmundson?? on 13:04 - Aug 21 with 2357 views | unstableblue |
I love Edmundson, quality player.
But his form has been a bit wobbly, and his last few games had some errors… but in a way Wolfenden has been worse
Did Burgess come in due to better physicality and aerial strength? Or was is Edmundson form?
Certainly what is pleasing about yesterday is that players seem to be able to swap into the system very effectively… without disrupting our patterns |  |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 14:18 - Aug 21 with 2175 views | StokieBlue |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 11:10 - Aug 21 by Zapers |
Ask Stokie;) |
Why ask me? I've been clear on my opinion of him as were many others (who you don't call out).
He played well, nearly a huge distribution mistake when he tried to play first time in the first half (very similar to what people were criticising Edmundson for) but in general he did well but wasn't really tested in regards to being closed down quickly.
Long may it continue.
It doesn't change my opinion on him at all though or that Edmundson is a far better player.
Maybe you should try and use some nuance occasionally.
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 14:32 - Aug 21 with 2111 views | gosblue |
Solid enough defender. Looked a bit nervous in possession. Two or three poor choices but overall a good performance. Accrington will be the litmus test as the transfer window will be over. I have a feeling about Edmundson. He seemed distracted on Tuesday and there have been rumours about interest. | | | |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 18:54 - Aug 21 with 1811 views | BlueBadger |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 14:18 - Aug 21 by StokieBlue |
Why ask me? I've been clear on my opinion of him as were many others (who you don't call out).
He played well, nearly a huge distribution mistake when he tried to play first time in the first half (very similar to what people were criticising Edmundson for) but in general he did well but wasn't really tested in regards to being closed down quickly.
Long may it continue.
It doesn't change my opinion on him at all though or that Edmundson is a far better player.
Maybe you should try and use some nuance occasionally.
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I miss the days when all the 'I'm not right wing, I'm not even political' trolls got weird obsessions about me.
I say 'miss'. I mean 'I don't at all miss those days but I still wonder what it is they get out of it'. |  |
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 19:18 - Aug 21 with 1735 views | StokieBlue |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 18:54 - Aug 21 by BlueBadger |
I miss the days when all the 'I'm not right wing, I'm not even political' trolls got weird obsessions about me.
I say 'miss'. I mean 'I don't at all miss those days but I still wonder what it is they get out of it'. |
Heaven forbid one has a different opinion to them.
Doubly so if it's backed up by evidence.
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| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 19:21 - Aug 21 with 1718 views | FrimleyBlue |
| A lot of chatter about Burgess before the game. on 14:18 - Aug 21 by StokieBlue |
Why ask me? I've been clear on my opinion of him as were many others (who you don't call out).
He played well, nearly a huge distribution mistake when he tried to play first time in the first half (very similar to what people were criticising Edmundson for) but in general he did well but wasn't really tested in regards to being closed down quickly.
Long may it continue.
It doesn't change my opinion on him at all though or that Edmundson is a far better player.
Maybe you should try and use some nuance occasionally.
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I think it's a bit of predetermined narrative, your view on Burgess
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