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“I am really proud of that [the points tally],” Parker told BBC Sport.
“To think that we’re on target if we can go and win at the weekend, a 100-point tally is a huge achievement.
“That, along with everything else that comes with it in terms of the unbeaten record now of 32 games, the clean sheets, the goals conceded.
“This [promotion] is right up there because of the journey
Leeds boss Daniel Farke, Burnley head coach Scott Parker, Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder and Sunderland counterpart Regis Le Bris make up a four-man shortlist for the Championship manager of the season.
The top four managers in the Championship table will vie for an award won last season by Ipswich Town’s Kieran McKenna.
This season’s top boss will be announced at the English Football League’s annual awards ceremony in London
Mowbray had described his team’s visit to Turf Moor, which has been something of a fortress all season, as a “free hit”, and he made five changes to his line-up, with Darnell Furlong serving the first of his three-match ban.
The Baggies were certainly not passive against a Clarets side that went into the game having conceded just four in 18 home league games this season, and who possess
Parker gets a break from the Championship when his side tackle Southampton at St Mary’s in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday.
And while he would welcome another solid defensive performance against the Premier League strugglers, it is goals he feels the team need from now until the end of the season.
January additions Ashley Barnes, young Ajax striker Jayden Banel and midfielder Jonjo Shelvey should help to unlock
Burnley boss Scott Parker says the club have “not yet made a decision” on whether to sign Jonjo Shelvey.
The 32-year-old former Liverpool and Newcastle United midfielder is training with the Clarets squad and is available on a free transfer having been released by Turkish Super Lig club Eyupspor.
“We’ll have those conversations in the coming days on how I see things and where he sits with it as well,”
Burnley head coach Scott Parker has said his players and staff will spend Christmas night away from their families as part of their preparations for their top-of-the-table game at Championship leaders Sheffield United on 26 December.
The Clarets, like most English Football League (EFL) clubs, face a busy festive period of four games in 12 days, starting at home to play-off-chasing Watford on Saturday.
“We get used to the Christmas
Tuesday, 1 October (19:45 BST unless stated)
Burnley v Plymouth Argyle
Cardiff City v Millwall
Coventry City v Blackburn Rovers
Luton Town v Oxford United
Norwich City v Leeds United
Queens Park Rangers v Hull City
Sunderland v Derby County
West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough (20:00)
Wednesday, 2 October (19:45 BST unless stated)
Preston North End v Watford
Sheffield United v Swansea City
Stoke City v Portsmouth
Bristol City v
Burnley manager Scott Parker says he understands the excitement around the expected signing of Ronaldinho’s son Joao Mendes – but insists the winger will be a “development prospect”, not a first-team regular.
The Championship club are reportedly putting the finishing touches to a deal which will see the former Barcelona teenager swap the Nou Camp for Turf Moor on what is expected to be a two-year deal.
While the Burnley
Everyone at Burnley has “something to prove” after relegation from the Premier League last season, says the club’s new head coach Scott Parker.
The 43-year-old succeeded Vincent Kompany, who joined Bayern Munich in a shock move despite the Clarets suffering an immediate return to the Championship.
Parker’s most recent job was at Belgian side Club Bruges, where he was sacked in March 2023 after lasting just 12 games, which he
