Victory at 41,000 feet
Been a few places in my time, done a few things, been around a bit. Here and there, home and abroad, from Bacup the land that time forgot to Bournemouth…
So ugly they should play in the dark
Reflections on Burnley's anti-football There’s a few of us scribblers around writing Burnley stuff, from new kid on the block Andy Jones at the Athletic, to us elders knocking on…
Standing up for the lads could return soon
Standing at football, this is a subject I've written about numerous times, going back so long that I don't think I had any problems with my knees when I first…
Funny what a win will do and ‘Ours: Football’
A 1-0 win and the world seemed a better place even though it did feel like Siberia. After the three defeats on the spin and situated just three points above…
The cupboard was bare
It was the weekend of the Supporters Club trip to London. We ‘d looked at the fixture and the trip and thought yep let’s go and see the wondrous new…
Eric gets on his bike for the Clarets
With a headline of 'He has cycled the country to follow his team' a 1948 article in the Burnley Express started: "If you happen to be on your way by motor…
Seven years and up there with the great Harry Potts
With Mike Garlick on the day he signed a new five year deal in January 2018 Just a couple of days ago Morecambe boss Jim Bentley decided, after some seventeen…
Anderson, Conlan and Errington provide the case for the defence
The 2011/12 season was an up and down one for Burnley. We came close to dropping into the bottom three in late November but eventually finished 13th despite winning only…
Javi Gracia must have been the only one surprised at Watford exit
Over more recent years, I've become fascinated by the number of times some clubs opt to make managerial changes. Only this morning, Dino Maamria has lost his job at Stevenage…
Football Cancer Life Death
‘I thought that stuff like cancer was for other people. Not me. I was in the top sets at school, the football team, I got my 2:1 degree from a…