Premier League Countdown - Burnley
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 8 June 2020
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Adam Leventhal hosts a brand new podcast series from The Athletic, counting down to the return of the Premier League, with every episode focusing on a different team.
In this episode we look at Burnley with The Athletic's Andy Jones. They discuss the remaining ambition for Sean Dyche's side this season with safety secured, plus they look at the future of Joe Hart, the progress of Dwight McNeil and ponder just how loud Dyche will be in those empty stadiums.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, everyone. It's Adam Leventhal back once again for the fifth installment of the Athletics |
| 0:18.8 | Premier League countdown podcast with the return of the 2019-20 season. |
| 0:24.4 | Just days away now, we're releasing 20 shows on the Ornstein and Chapman feed, each one dedicated to a different Premier League team. |
| 0:32.3 | So that is two podcasts a day, every day, up until football returns. |
| 0:37.2 | Now, if you're not already a subscriber, you can sign up right now and take advantage of our 30-day |
| 0:42.2 | free trial by going to Theathletic.com forward slash Ornstein and Chapman to enjoy the best football |
| 0:48.6 | writing anywhere around just as the season makes its return. |
| 0:53.5 | Now, in this episode, we are discussing Burnley, |
| 0:56.8 | 10th in the Premier League, slap bang in the middle of the table, no real threat of relegation, |
| 1:02.1 | 12 points above the drop zone, and only six points off fifth place. What lies ahead? Our dedicated |
| 1:09.7 | Burnley reporter, Andy Jones Jones joins us for this edition. |
| 1:13.9 | Andy, great to have you with us. Let's just sort of set the scene, shall we? Because prior to the |
| 1:19.7 | lockdown, Burnley were on a bit of a role, and I would have thought it came in a bit of a bad time for |
| 1:26.0 | them. Do you think that they'll be able to pick up |
| 1:27.7 | where they left off? Hello, first of all. But optimistically, yes, but I think not many teams |
| 1:34.9 | would have wanted to start with Manchester City away as the first game back. I think that's quite |
| 1:39.5 | clear. But as you say, they were on a bit of a roll, seven unbeaten, started in January after there was a few sort of questions being asked about the team. |
| 1:48.8 | The Christmas period wasn't exactly fruitful for them, but the game against Leicester essentially turned the season around. |
| 1:55.8 | Nick Pope's penalty save from Jamie Vardy. |
| 1:57.9 | And since then, they've just built on the momentum and the confidence. |
| 2:02.4 | And, you know, we're looking really, really strong. |
| 2:04.3 | And as you say, you know, in a way, lockdown and the postponement to football did come |
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