Strangest pre-season friendlies
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Didn't Burnley once play Dynamo Kiev in pre- season but it turned out to not be THE Dynamo Kiev ? I'll admit my memory is a bit hazy
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We once played Gremio from Brazil but it was not the Gremio.Fenwick wrote:Didn't Burnley once play Dynamo Kiev in pre- season but it turned out to not be THE Dynamo Kiev ? I'll admit my memory is a bit hazy
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A junior side? Ore second team?
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Once played at Folkestone in a tournament with QPR, Maidstone and Folkestone - one match had to be abandoned due to floodlight failure.
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ClaretTony wrote:We once played Gremio from Brazil but it was not the Gremio.
I went. Maybe 1998 or so? Might be later, maybe post promotion in 2000? I'd never heard of the gremio before, nevermind the one that showed up. I think we won 2-0? No away fans. Night match I think. I was very young and/or drunk at the time...
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Not sure the game I have in mind was pre season, but weren't we beaten in Spain or Majorca, by a team, which included the hotels waiters, while Frank Casper was manager.
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It was in the pre season of the Waddle campaign. It was a Tuesday night and we played in our yellow away kit. Can’t remember the scorer but Paul Barnes missed a penalty.duncandisorderly wrote:I went. Maybe 1998 or so? Might be later, maybe post promotion in 2000? I'd never heard of the gremio before, nevermind the one that showed up. I think we won 2-0? No away fans. Night match I think. I was very young and/or drunk at the time...
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First appearance on the Turf for Chris Waddle as Burnley manager in 1997. We were all impressed with how well we played against a top side who turned out to be not much more than a pub team.duncandisorderly wrote:I went. Maybe 1998 or so? Might be later, maybe post promotion in 2000? I'd never heard of the gremio before, nevermind the one that showed up. I think we won 2-0? No away fans. Night match I think. I was very young and/or drunk at the time...
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Michael Williams' best performance in a Burnley shirt.ClaretTony wrote:First appearance on the Turf for Chris Waddle as Burnley manager in 1997. We were all impressed with how well we played against a top side who turned out to be not much more than a pub team.
What on earth was he doing at Burnley? He didn't even resemble a professional footballer.
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I still remain bamboozled by his fantastic goal at Luton that season in the 3-2 win that featured Grezza scoring twice for Luton, one while Marlon Beresford wasn't bothering in goal.Zom Zom wrote:Michael Williams' best performance in a Burnley shirt.
What on earth was he doing at Burnley? He didn't even resemble a professional footballer.
Michael Williams had played Premier League football for Sheffield Wednesday - that is the most baffling thing of all.
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