The Burnley FC team set off for their Npower Championship fixture at Brighton's brand spanking new Amex Stadium thinking "This will be hard work" as everyone knows Burnley are terrible away from home. Then, within 12 minutes of the kick-off, the Referee said "Actually chaps, it should be quite easy for you Burnley chaps against 9 men" as he sent off two Brighton players for no apparent reason. The Burnley players took umbrage to this and immediately set out to prove to the referee and the rest of the Npower Championship that it was, indeed going to be hard work to get a result against Gus Poyets men.
Kieran Trippier, the full-back on loan from Manchester City, briefly expressed and opinion to the contrary of the referee, the other Burnley players and Manager, Eddie Howe. Trippier put Burnley ahead on 32 minutes. It was at this time the old addage "It's sometimes harder to play against ten men" was brought out and dusted off and re-jigged to suit the occasion. Factor Burnley FC into that equation and you have 9 men battering the Clarets for the remainder of the game.
So, in the end, the Burnley team went home with all three points and their heads held high (kind of) safe in the knowledge that they could overcome any numerical advantage and not score a hat-load of goals against nine men for an hour.
It was indeed hard work.
Come on you Clarets!
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