Sean Dyche completes six years
Tuesday 30th October 2012 was a day that Burnley Football Club changed. Eddie Howe had returned to Bournemouth earlier in the month and been replaced with the gravel voiced Sean…
Willie Irvine: Burnley’s Jimmy Greaves
During Willie Irvine’s childhood, his large family often struggled to make ends meet, not helped by the tragic death of his father when Willie was only eleven months old. While…
The beauty of football
Years ago I wrote a piece about how a school pal, Ed Cockroft and me, went to the 1962 FA Cup Final: The 1962 Cup Final and a Schoolboy’s Tale,…
Burnley’s Nemesis: Jimmy Greaves
Those who remember Greaves only as a ponderous pundit, might be surprised to learn that he was once one of Britain’s deadliest strikers. Between 1957 and 1971 Greaves scored 357…
The Magic of McIlroy
This was written ten years ago. The year that I spent with Jimmy Mac putting his biography together and the scrapbook was just a joy. The memories of that year…
A night I’ll always remember
Last Thursday I finally witnessed seeing Burnley play away in Europe in a competitive fixture outside of these shores. I loved the Aberdeen trip, opted not to go to Istanbul,…
We’re Just a Small Town in Europe
Huge, intricate flags waving? Check. Overly flamboyant hand waving at any controversial refereeing decision? Check. Couple of flares? Check. Yes, now the European adventure has truly begun. And just as…
Burnley in mourning with the loss of the great Jimmy Mac
Burnley Football Club has today lost arguably its greatest ever player with the passing of Jimmy McIlroy at the age of 86. He'd been ill for some time but the…
Our Miracle of Istanbul
There was little miraculous in last night’s display. In fact, it was everything we have come to expect from a Burnley away performance. Dogged, determined, injury-stricken Burnley did what Burnley…
Billy Elliott’s seaside swan song
Those Clarets old enough to remember former Burnley left-winger, Billy Elliott, will probably regard him with respect and trepidation. Like the ultra-hard Kevin Ball, Billy took few prisoners. On 25…