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  3. Mansfield Jamie McDonnell celebrates scoring against Blackpool

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    The front of the Manxman a tall boxy ferry, with three legs of man which reads Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, you can see the Ben-My-Chree in the background at Douglas Harbour.

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  7. 'Premier League has ruthless strikers - Burnley do not'

    Natalie Bromley
    Fan writer

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    And that, my friends, is where you have it.

    The main difference between EFL Championship success, and Premier League survival. You must take your chances.

    It was a shaky start for the Clarets, the occasion and newness of the league seemingly weighing on young shoulders. Perhaps they simply didn't expect to get anything from the game, and perhaps those expectations were right, but if you execute your moves even a couple of seconds too slow then you will get punished at this level.

    The Premier League has world class, ruthless strikers in it. Burnley do not. And the second and third goals were scored in periods when the Clarets were genuinely threatening.

    Which is not to disrespect the likes of Zian Flemming, Lyle Foster and Ashley Barnes of course. There will be games they compete in this season and score goals in. But the opening game was a reminder that the gap in quality in this league is deafening, and we need Armando Broja fit and hungry as soon as possible.

    So that's the bad. Any good at all? Well, yes, actually.

    Kyle Walker and Martin Dubravka showing the exact sort of class and experience they were brought in for. A side who still grew into the game despite the mountainous task ahead of them and chances that were still created.

    It's a cliche, but it is still true: Burnley's survival will not depend on a loss away at Spurs.

    My only other irritant from the game? Dubravka became the first goalkeeper to be penalised for the new eight second rule. Because of course he was...

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    Find more from Natalie Bromley at No Nay Never podcast

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  14. Ryan Finnegan in action for Blackpool

  15. Ben Woods in action for Accrington against Walsall in April 2025

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  17. Kylian Kouassi in action for Blackpool

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