SHAMBOLIC. Absolutely shambolic.

And that's just one adjective you can employ to describe Burnley's second half display on Saturday.

Manager Stan Ternent himself plumped for "unacceptable," while many supporters in the Jimmy McIlroy lower tier pressed into service some of the earthier elements of the English language.

Saturday's thumping rekindled unpleasant memories of the back end of last season when Watford and Sheffield Wednesday pitched up at Turf Moor to find feeble opposition and rich pickings.

In fairness to the Clarets, Norwich are the first team to go goal crazy at the Turf this season.

But that's not to suggest that Burnley have turned into a solid defensive unit, as those who made the trips to Ipswich, Preston and most recently Coventry will testify.

As Jason Tomas wrote in Sunday's Observer we "are hardly noted as a team who are difficult to score against."

Indeed, only Franchise FC have conceded more times this term.

The manager was quick to single out Brian Jensen as a "villain" on Saturday, claiming the beast cost Burnley four goals. That may have been a tad harsh on the keeper, but it is fair to say that the Dane has not had the best of seasons.

There is no doubt that he has good shot-stopping abilities, as evidenced at Bradford last week, but weaknesses in other areas of his game cause concern.

On Saturday, much of his kicking was poor, as was the command of his area.

The latter problem was down to poor communication with David May and Graham Branch.

This has been going on since August, and one of the most enduring sights of this campaign has been that of the rows between Jensen and May/Branch following the concession of another soft goal.

But Branch and Jensen are going to have to kiss and make-up. With David May taking Easter off, the keeper and the club captain are going to be seeing a lot of each other next weekend.

The continued presence of Branch at centre half puzzles many Clarets.

One could understand the logic of selecting him to do a job against Gareth Taylor, but McGregor has proved himself more capable since the start of the year.

By Branch's own admission following the Cardiff game this season, his mistakes frequently cost us goals. It is not the kind of thing one wants to hear from a player acting as a barrier between his goalkeeper and opposition forwards.

In defence of the man, he is being played out of position, yet continues to give 100 per cent commitment every time he pulls on the shirt. A big weekend lies ahead for Burnley. Let's hope Branch and Jensen aren't sulking at each other seven days hence.