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Hi JohnMac. Is Clark's Bakery the one just off Hawkhill?

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Oh, and forgot Alan Gilzean

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Charlie Cooke, John Duncan, and Jocky Scott all played for Dundee. Wouldn't have minded one of them back in the day.

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I'm afraid VK has some blind spots in his thinking. We have one right back who for some reason is playing left back. We have one left back, who for some reason can't even get in the squad. All this talk about Taylor not fitting the system is nonsense. We are unable to impose our 'system' on the oppo...

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Spot on with Baby Bear's porridge

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I had a particularly painful one I guess about 35 years ago. Couldn't change gear in the car or lift my arm. Doctor suggested a steroid injection which he could do himself. Told me to have it on a Friday as it would be extremely painful and wouldn't be able to work. He didn't lie! Had to sleep in th...

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There certainly was a fire not long since but don't think gutted. Suspect the longer term intention of the purchaser of the business from John Lewis was always more related to the potential value of the land rather than as a manufacturing base. Planning permission would be required for a change of l...

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Regarding your question LS7, first 2 long gone. Haslingden mill may still be operating in some capacity but not I believe as a weaver any longer. More likely import and making up.

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Well didn't start till '89 but people tended to work there for many years so it's quite possible.

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Weft carrying not the nicest job but loom sweeper was worse

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Birtwistle's was the best mill I ever worked at. In 1990 it became part of the John Lewis Partnership and all the workers enjoyed great benefits.

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Well LS7, a potted history
1974-77 Joshua Hoyle & Sons, Plumbe St, Burnley
1977-89 Thomas Mason, Primet Mill, Colne
1989-2011 JH Birtwistle, Grande Rd Mill, Haslingden
All Cotton Weavers
Anybody else worked any of these?

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Worked in 3 mills for my whole 35+ years. Some achievement in a dying (not dyeing) industry.

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I worked for over 35 years in the Cotton industry

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Any avid Burnley Express readers on here? Take a look at the page with Premier League scorers. It appears United have snapped up Max!

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I'll Never get over you - Johny Kidd & the Pirates, 1963

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Joe Hart

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Browns on St James Street. Not the cheapest but very professional service.

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Jay Rodriguez at United last season. A bolt from the blue!

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Just finished reading Lennie Johnrose's book. I can recommend it to all Clarets and football fans in general. The first part of the book deals with his football career with the tail end relating his tussles with MND. The guy is an inspiration and retains a sense of humour despite all that has been t...

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For me Tony, scrap it. It disrupts the flow of the game. Decisions take so long to make and are just as often wrong as those made by the match officials. It's sucking the life out of the game.

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Gin also has anti Coronavirus properties. I've been drinking it for years and never had Coronavirus!. Well, I don't think I have.
Agree with claret2018, go for the normal stuff with Tonic. The infused one's are just an attempt at being trendy.

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My pal at Moenchengladbach has taken up the offer of the cardboard cutout. He suggests the Clarets do the same. I'm not sure, would be hard to tell who was a real fan and who was a cutout!

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Hi Cricketfield. No not got a Gladbach hat just a scarf and mug. Not seen any German games but am praying for the day we draw Borussia Moenchengladbach in a European competition. I took the German lad down the Bridge pub after a Burnley game. I thought he'd feel at home there as they had Erdinger on...

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What about all the sausage that the Frankfurters will have eaten. Two teams of lardies, looks like a draw!

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Borussia Moenchengladbach for me (and that's not easy to say)! I have a mate from there who we used to do business with and who has visited the Turf on a couple of occasions. He loved it, and says he is now the sole member of the Borussia Moenchengladbach Clarets Supporters Club. Viva Borussia.

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On the few occasions I have seen him play the young full back Cooney, currently on loan at Morecambe, has always impressed me. As previously mentioned the step up to Premier League is huge but he is certainly out of the Trippier mould.

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Elvis Costello

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The Phoenix bar on Perth Rd. A fine boozer in its day.

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Aye, the silvery Tay is a joy to behold.

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Spent the first two years in Belmont Hall on Hawkhill. Then flats in Stobswell and Perth Road. The prostitutes used to operate from outside Greasy Pete Cabrelli's fish & chip shop on Hawkhill. Those were the days!

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I actually did it the other way round left Burnley and went to Dundee around 1970 to go to University. Like most places there were some nice areas and some not so nice. Was around the era of the Skinheads so you can imagine English students weren't exactly top of their list of favourites. Had an int...

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Do you not have to be a child to access this freebie? I took a look at it and the registration form was asking for the name of a school.

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I may be going a bit senile in my dotage but in the back of my mind I have the impression that a second big screen was proposed for Turf Moor. Anybody any information on it? I assume it would go on the other corner stand.

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Excellent read Dave and an accurate assessment of what and where we are. Couldn't have put it better myself.

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Calm down lads, I think you'll be better with the book.

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But Madge is history!

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Looking for a last minute stocking filler for the Clarets fan in your life? Look no further. How about the story of the 2018/19 season, 'A Tale of Two Halves' by Peter Haworth. Available in print format and Ebook from Amazon.co.uk, and in print from the Clarets Store at Turf Moor, Burnley Memorabili...

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The book is also now available from Clitheroe Books.

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Responding to dpinsussex from the now locked previous thread (Burnley v Coventry Under 23's latest), the goalkeeper Billson had a very good game and made some vitalsaves. The striker Bimou scored the goal and was a threat all afternoon. Looked like he picked up an injury near the end.

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The lad at right back, Ryan Cooney, certainly had something Trippieresque about him. Thought he and Bayode were the pick of the bunch. On another day Harker would have had a hat trick. some bad luck today.

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I can personally recommend, From Pies to Paella by Peter Haworth. Then again being the author I would wouldn't I

Available in both print and digital formats from amazon.co.uk

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Hi Fellow Clarets. Just a 'heads up' to inform that the digital version of the above book, the 4th volume of 'The Premier League Diaries' will be available at discounted price on a Kindle Countdown deal for 7 days commencing 11th December. Paperback versions are available at the Clarets Store at Tur...

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Hi ClaretShaun. I can be at Turnstile 39, James Hargreaves Stand at 7.45 tonight.

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Hi ClaretShaun. If the digital format is no good for you I have one copy of 'A Season in the Sun' in paperback. You can have it if we can arrange a handover

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None Saturday games must affect local businesses. I''ll bet some pubs are feeling the pinch, people don't tend to go for pre-match drinks for night games and Sunday lunchtimes. Call me old fashioned if you like but I want my football at 3.00 on Saturday.

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Careful, you can get arrested for that.

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Hi ClaretShaun. Yes this is the 4th in the series of Premier League Diaries. all the three previous books are available in digital format from Amazon Kindle. The second and third volumes are also available in paperback format from Amazon. The only one out of print is book 1, 'A Season in the Sun'. I...

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Yes the club shop reported healthy sales on the game. Are there some interesting locations? Where are the Mayfair and Pall Mall equivalents, I think I can imagine Whitechapel and Old Kent Rd.

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Hi fellow Clarets. An ideal Xmas present for the Clarets fan in your family. Relive the glorious fourth Premier League season culminating in our return to European football. Yes, A Burnley book with a happy ending! 'From Pies to Paella' by Peter Haworth, available now from the Burnley FC club shop a...

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