Claret cult heroes
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Claret cult heroes
Maybe not remembered as much as some of our stars but Ron 'The Rocket' Futcher, John Pender & Kevin 'Rooster' Russell are the 3 that stand out from my early memories of following the mighty Clarets from the late 80's/early 90's.
Anyone got cult figures from their generation or their youth that you can recall?
Anyone got cult figures from their generation or their youth that you can recall?
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Dave Burnley
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Billy Ingham
Chris Pearce
John Deary
Dean Marney
Chris Pearce
John Deary
Dean Marney
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Super Johnny Francis.
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Definitely the best fan, by a country mile
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No list of Claret cult heroes would be complete without
Roger Eli.
Roger Eli.
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Ted McMinn
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Brian O'Neill
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Dave Burnley, can’t see him ever missing a game, nobody else can say that
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Graham De-Branchio
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Deaf Billy Nesbitt - before my time but a real character
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As it was you i thought is was a wind-up, but no he was part of our FA Cup and FL winning teams,either side of WWI.Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:43 pmDeaf Billy Nesbitt - before my time but a real character
Fascinating what this site throws up sometimes.
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Deja vu
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Steve Kindon
Brian Jensen
Kevin Ball
Brian Jensen
Kevin Ball
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'King' Arthur Gnohere
Dimi Papadopoulos
Jean Louis Valois
Dimi Papadopoulos
Jean Louis Valois
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It would be great to do a feature on the site along the lines of 'where are they now'. Trying to find info about ex pros, especially ones not local to Burnley is hard so it would be good to see what they are up to nowadays.
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Joe Jakub.
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You need this site. This is the Burnley page but there is a “Select Club” button on the home page.superdimitri wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:40 amIt would be great to do a feature on the site along the lines of 'where are they now'. Trying to find info about ex pros, especially ones not local to Burnley is hard so it would be good to see what they are up to nowadays.
https://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/club/burnley
Home page.
https://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/
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Billy Hamilton
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Ade Akinbiyi for me when I was a teenager.
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Andy Lochhead
Ralph Coates
Peter Noble
Ralph Coates
Peter Noble
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Martin Dobson
Brian O Neil
Peter Noble
Dave Thomas
Leighton James
To name just a few. Dread to think what these guys would be worth in today's market
Brian O Neil
Peter Noble
Dave Thomas
Leighton James
To name just a few. Dread to think what these guys would be worth in today's market
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The Athletic has a decent number of articles catching up with former players.superdimitri wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:40 amIt would be great to do a feature on the site along the lines of 'where are they now'. Trying to find info about ex pros, especially ones not local to Burnley is hard so it would be good to see what they are up to nowadays.
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I've just googled his name, fascinating stuff.Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:43 pmDeaf Billy Nesbitt - before my time but a real character
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Thanks. It has up to date info on a lot of players but many are just missing info completely.huw.Y.WattfromWare wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:39 amYou need this site. This is the Burnley page but there is a “Select Club” button on the home page.
https://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/club/burnley
Home page.
https://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/
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Beast was close to one for some reason
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Andy Farrell
Big bad John
Big bad John
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Owen Coyle as manager - worked a miracle and boy did we love to hate him. Never a dull moment on or off the pitch in his tenure
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I'd say dobson is a 'legend' as opposed to cult hero.
I don't think there should be any crossover
I don't think there should be any crossover
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Andy 'Short Wheelbase" Wharton
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Ray Deakin
John Deary
Billy Hamilton
David Eyers
Andy Wharton
Peter Swann
John Deary
Billy Hamilton
David Eyers
Andy Wharton
Peter Swann
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John Bond. Oh hang on a sec, I'm sorry, you said cult!
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John Penders a defender we're goin on a bender nah nah nah na, nah nah nah na good ole days.
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Roger Eli is the epitome of cult hero.
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Glen Little. Loved him.
Others I fondly remember;
John Deary
Andy Farrell
John Francis
Roger Eli
Inchy
David Eyres
And how about ol' Woooosh? Ray Deakin.
Others I fondly remember;
John Deary
Andy Farrell
John Francis
Roger Eli
Inchy
David Eyres
And how about ol' Woooosh? Ray Deakin.
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Until the wheels came off one Sunday at Millwall