What do you want to know about Burnley?published at 16:46 BST 13 August
16:46 BST 13 August
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Lots of positives for Heckingbottom after cup winpublished at 12:55 BST 13 August
12:55 BST 13 August
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Heckingbottom: 'Really pleased to go through'
Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom was full of praise for his side as they put their name in the hat for the second round draw following a 1-0 EFL Cup win over League Two Barrow.
It was Preston's first win of the season after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Queens Park Rangers in their opening Championship game.
Saturday sees them host newly-relegated Leicester City (15:00 BST) who scored a late winner to beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in their opening fixture.
"We spoke a lot about last season, there were a lot of good performances that didn't end up in win, the only way to put the game to bed is taking those chances," Heckingbottsom told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"When we had the bodies last season, our bench was really effective, we know how important that is going to be."
'There's nothing to fear here'published at 12:49 BST 12 August
12:49 BST 12 August
Natalie Bromley Fan writer
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I have such a love/hate relationship with the Premier League. For a league that likes to brand itself as being the most competitive in the world, it is profoundly uncompetitive when you are a side like Burnley.
As fans, you want your side to be up there with the very best, playing elite football under the watchful eye of the waiting world. But then you get there, and it's all so very... disheartening.
Sides like Nottingham Forest, Brentford and Brighton - sides we used to take points off - are now challenging for European football. Newcastle, who once had to trigger a Chris Wood release clause to take a striker off a relegation rival, are now competing for the Champions League. And no promoted side has stayed up since 2023.
Perhaps there is some comfort from having such a low expectation because there is no pressure on Scott Parker or his Burnley side. As we have seen so many seasons before, Burnley don't sack a manager who can't avoid relegation. And they tend to bounce back from each relegation with a remarkably spectacular Championship promotion. There's nothing to fear here. And that lack of pressure feels quite cathartic. All I ask is that we perform to the best of our abilities, and wear that badge with pride.
My main concern is the continued impact of VAR, a tool so grossly misused that it has now displaced the offside rule as being the most mystifying element of football. I spent many years comfortably understanding what a 'clear and obvious error' was, but can any of us really say that anymore? VAR has just shifted responsibility for subjective decisions away from the referee on the pitch, to a different referee in a TV studio miles away. And the end result has been no different. The fans are so much more miserable as a result.
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