Champions of England – A Century Ago
On this day in 1921 Burnley drew 1-1 against Everton with Benny Cross scoring the Burnley goal, but this was no ordinary draw, no ordinary goal but the point that…
The ESL – It came and went
It's been an interesting couple of days football wise which have ultimately ended in a positive way following the collapse last night of the new European Super League just 48…
Pope set to go fifth in list of Clarets with England caps
Nick Pope played for England a couple of days ago against San Marino at Wembley. It was his fifth full England international cap and numbers six and seven are scheduled…
4,000 Days Since Blackburn Lancashire
"I read the news today, oh boy. 4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire." That was a line from the Beatles song A Day In the Life, the final song on their…
The New Paul Weller Book
You meet people unexpectedly in the funniest places. For some years now we’ve been to Sunningdale in Tenerife, a collection of villas around a large pool, with restaurant and bar…
An End of Innocence
Tim Quelch has taken to writing again and his latest book An End of Innocence is set to be published next Monday, 22nd February. In this book Tim examines the…
Probert goals win it for Burnley against Palace
Saturday 31 October 1970 found Burnley in a similar position to that in which they now find themselves. Crystal Palace were the visitors to Turf Moor and were riding high…
Small Progress But Progress Nonetheless
And we've been here before. The last couple of weeks have given off a somewhat cautiously optimistic outlook at Burnley. After picking up their first point of the season away at West Brom,…
Eight years and still counting
For a lot of people who write about a specific football club it is often the case that they can't reflect on a manager's first full year in charge given…
A Stormy Start In Blackpool
The previous night was wild. A violent gale rampaged across the country causing 26 deaths and £100m worth of damage. Some gusts reached 80 mph. My wife and I were…