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I was at school in Blackburn (St. Mary’s College), in the late 50’s, early 60’s and although there was friendly rivalry between the fans it was not the intense hatred of later years. We even had the Rovers come and play a match when we had the opening of our floodlights. Thus Silkyskills had a pleas...

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Happy Birthday from Frenchclaret.

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diamondpocket wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 10, 2021 1:44 pm
Were you born on Christmas Day?
weren't there any clarets fans during the truce match?

No, I was born late on Christmas Eve, 1943.

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No matches during WW2

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Thanks Rowls

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The winning of the First Division trophy at Man City in 1959. I travelled with my grandad in the back of my dad’s Burnley Express van. We had to leave it about a mile short of the ground because the crowd was so great. My grandad and I queued at several turnstiles which shut, until I spotted a child...

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I make my total 15 because I saw Billy Elliot play in the early 1950’s.

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Yes, An End of Innocence is a great read, especially if you remember the period 1950-1970, or you wish to read about our greatest team who won the league and entered the European cup the following season. It also has great information about many other clubs who were in the First Division at that per...

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He could have reached the 10 goals already if he would only head downwards. That was what I was taught 60-70 years ago and it still holds true!

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Pope 8
Lowton 7
Tarkowski 8
Mee 8
Pieters 7
JBG 8
Westwood 8
Brownhill 8
McNeil 9
Vydra 8
Wood 8
Brady 7

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Pope 6
Lowton 6
Tarkowski 6
Mee 7
Taylor 7
Gudjohnson 6
Westwood 6
Brownhill 6
McNeil 5
Wood 5
Vydra 8*

Brady 5
Pieters 7

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Pope 8
Lowton 8
Tarkowski 8
Mee 8
Taylor 9
Brownlow 8
Cork 8
Westwood 8
McNeil 8
Wood 8
A good all round performance. A big improvement on last week.

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I have just read this book which is recently released and enjoyed it very much. It is called “An End of Innocence” subtitled “ The Watershed Season of 1959/60” It covers the 1950’s then the season of our winning the First Division , then the 1960’s and to a lesser extent the 1970’s. Burnley is well ...

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I thought he refereed the game well last night. There were very few decisions he didn’t get right. However, his lack of movement caught him out once when the ball hit him. What do you think.

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Pope 6 didn’t have much to do except pick the ball out of the net. Lowton 7 playing well Tarkowski 6 Mee 6 Pieters 5 was left in isolation too often by McNeil Brady 5 non existent Westwood 5 Cork 5 McNeil 4 hardly in the game and neglected his defensive duty Vydra 4 very poor service to him Wood 4 s...

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I don’t like all the yellow on the current badge. I prefer the 1930’s version or the monochrome one that
Rammyclaret showed us.

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dougcollins wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:53 am
Actually, probably our worst player last night.

Not at his best.

Probably feeling the effects from his appearance on Sunday. Remember, only 3players played both full games. He has had a concentrated few weeks of games. My worry is next Sunday!

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Pope 10 he is in a class of his own Lowton 7 had a tough time with Grealish Pieters 8 another good game from him. Did some good forward movement second half Tarkowski 7 didn’t cope well with Villa’s falling over and getting free kicks from a poor ref. Plus he played on Sunday and it showed. Mee 9 a ...

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I think Dyche may pay more attention to the cup this year in order to impress the new owners. Maybe, almost a first XI against Bournemouth or Crawley?

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How on earth did Jonathan Moss come to the correct decision????????

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Pope 9 MOM Lowton 9 he looked very good against top opposition Tarkowski 9 excellent defensive work. Always remained calm Mee 8 also excellent but gave away a dreadful ball just after half time Taylor 8 didn’t get forward as much as Lowton. Just hope he is not out for long Pieters 9 didn’t put a foo...

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Not disputing what you are saying as I was brought up on Division 4, but what attributes in particular made Blacklaw et al better than Pope? Genuine question, I'm interested as to what made them so good. As an aside, I met Adam Blacklaw a couple of times when he was a security guard at Nelson Arnda...

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Hear hear

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Pope 7
Lowton 7
Tarkowski 7 one off for his miss
Mee 8
Pieters 8
Gudmanson 6
Westwood 6
Brownhill 6
Barnes 5
Wood 3 needs a break
McNeil 6
Not bad against a good side but we were very poor up front. I would start Jay and Vydra on Saturday

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Norris 7
Bardsley 6
Tarkowski 6
Mee 7
Pieters 7
JBG 6
Brady 6
Stephens 5
Cork 6
Wood 3 needs dropping
Barnes 3 needs selling
Benson 6
Lowton 5
Mumbongo 6
Vydra 6
Glennon 6

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Frank Casper

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Ah! I wondered if anybody would mention Penrith, that 9-0 equalled our highest every victory, though I somehow doubt anybody on this board will have seen the others, Darwen in the 1891–92 Football League. Crystal Palace (1908–09), New Brighton (1956–57) The latter 2 both coming in the FA Cup. I was...

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Yippee!!!!!

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Best wishes to you Tony. Thank you for your reports and news. I also wish you a Happy New Year. We all hope that you can soon see the Clarets live on the Turf. No-one deserves it more than you.

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Very early in the 1950’s I went with my mum and grandad to see us play Derby Co. We lost 0-1 but I was hooked. Up until then I was only allowed to go on the reserves with my grandad.

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Played all my football without getting a card of any sort - then in my last game, I played centre back and rose really high to head the ball and their centre forward collapsed in front of me. Yellow card from the ref despite my protestations!

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I was at Twickenham to see the rugby international. Andy Hancock scored a try in the last minute to get a draw. It was a great try but an awful match in awful weather. I was a student in London at the time and got two tickets from the Calder Vale rugby club via a neighbour who was on the committee. ...

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Thanks for the stream - it broke up twice but soon restored itself.

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Pope 6 had little to do but nearly gave a goal away with a very poor clearance Lawton 7 played well on his return Long 8 a much improved performance from him Tarkowski 8 played well but should have buried the one Kane headed off the line Taylor 7 good defensively but created very little going forwar...

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Thank you. I will give it a try

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Hi, I have mislaid my password for clarets+. I have bought the entry fee from Turf Moor so that I can listen to the commentary. However, when I went on the site and pressed the tab for forgotten password I was directed to the page which asked for my new password plus the old one! I have contacted BF...

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I have never seen anything in a club shop with Turfites on it. My grandad Joe of Park View fame never used the name Turfites either and he had been watching us since the early 20th century. However, I don’t remember Clarets being used before the sixties. Maybe nicknames weren’t as popular then.

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Me too - I’ll have a go.

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RIP Albert. I remember him very well, mainly because his mother stood behind me on the old Bee Hole End, just to the left of the goal (if looking at the goal from the field). I remember her so well because she hit with her umbrella a bloke who was complaining very loudly about Albert’s performance o...

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Clarets1977’s picture of Tommy Cummings brought back great memories of Tommy, one of my very best favourite players in Claret. As a very young boy I idolised Tommy in the 1950’s when he was a pacy centre half and scored the best goal of the century against Newcastle. This idolisation grew from meeti...

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Thank you ClaretMov. I have just left Eon and signed up to Octopus. Expect £50 coming your way and I hope I get the same! It appears to be much cheaper than the big companies but I will let you know in about a year’s time. Here’s hoping.
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Who, other than Burnley fans, would plough through that article? I doubt whether any Norwich fans read The Times so that just leaves us!
What a waste of space it all is, including this board’s three pages so far. Mind you I have read them all and added to them. !!!!

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I scored 15 - post war. I began watching Burnley in the early 1950’s when Harold Mather was just coming to the end of his career.

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Pope 8
Bardsley 8
Tarkowsky 9
Mee 10
Taylor 8
Brownhill 9
Cork 8
Westwood 8
McNeill 9
Vydra 8
Long 8
A great first half display of possession followed by a great defensive second half. Mee’s goal was superb and he played magnificently throughout. Well done to all the team and the management.

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The chances of having a colour photo of Alan Brown are 10,000/1. You would think someone would have noticed that, particularly as the guy in the photo has a fairly modern hair style!

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Happy Birthday Spades from the Fenland of your previous life. Have a lovely day.

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Cheers, Dave. No denying they were all memorable. My Dad was on St. James for Tommy Cummings goal and I was with him mid-60s when Stan Anderson, according to Dad, scored an almost identical goal to beat us 3-2. The match they kicked Gordon Harris black & blue. Harry Potts did not throw the ball bac...

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My Dad, Gerry Bradley, was chief photographer for the Burnley Express at the time Keith was there. They often went together to away matches and my Dad, who was a very calm person, often mentioned the crazy things that happened to Keith. Nevertheless, he thought a lot about him and his dedication to ...

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I wonder if you are lucky enough to have any "out-takes" i.e. photos your dad took of matches and/or players that were not published and therefore not seen before ? I had a number of photos from Dad. Some I have given to the club but upstairs there is an attache case somewhere with the remainder in...

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Great report. What a win that was. I would have loved to have been there. I had no idea that Denis Law played for City at that time, I thought his transfer from Utd to City in 1973 was his first. I met Denis Law at a function in Peterborough many years later and I asked him if he remembered the gam...

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