Claret cult heroes

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:09 pm

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?

Blackburn_Claret · Post by **Blackburn_Claret** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:10 pm

Dave Burnley

MrTopTier · Post by **MrTopTier** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:11 pm

Adrian Randall.

andyh · Post by **andyh** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:21 pm

Billy Ingham
Chris Pearce
John Deary
Dean Marney

Jamesy · Post by **Jamesy** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:34 pm

Super Johnny Francis.

Chuckypad · Post by **Chuckypad** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:34 pm

Blackburn_Claret wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:10 pm
Dave Burnley

Definitely the best fan, by a country mile

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:36 pm

No list of Claret cult heroes would be complete without
Roger Eli.

Vintage Claret · Post by **Vintage Claret** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:37 pm

Ted McMinn

exilecanada · Post by **exilecanada** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:38 pm

Brian O'Neill

Burnley1989 · Post by **Burnley1989** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:40 pm

Dave Burnley, can’t see him ever missing a game, nobody else can say that

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:43 pm

Graham De-Branchio

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:43 pm

Deaf Billy Nesbitt - before my time but a real character

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:45 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:43 pm
Deaf Billy Nesbitt - before my time but a real character

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.

Fascinating what this site throws up sometimes.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:49 pm

Deja vu

AfloatinClaret · Post by **AfloatinClaret** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:57 pm

Steve Kindon
Brian Jensen
Kevin Ball

UpTheClaretsFCBK · Post by **UpTheClaretsFCBK** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:42 am

'King' Arthur Gnohere
Dimi Papadopoulos
Jean Louis Valois

superdimitri · Post by **superdimitri** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:40 am

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.

depechedingle · Post by **depechedingle** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:06 am

Paul Comstive

Ian Measham

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:23 am

Joe Jakub.

huw.Y.WattfromWare · Post by **huw.Y.WattfromWare** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:39 am

superdimitri wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:40 am
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.

You 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/

HB Claret · Post by **HB Claret** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:07 am

Billy Hamilton

groove · Post by **groove** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:17 am

George Oghani

SammyBoy · Post by **SammyBoy** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:34 am

Ade Akinbiyi for me when I was a teenager.

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:20 pm

Andy Lochhead
Ralph Coates
Peter Noble

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:20 pm

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

aggi · Post by **aggi** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 4:58 pm

superdimitri wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:40 am
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.

The Athletic has a decent number of articles catching up with former players.

groove · Post by **groove** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 5:03 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:43 pm
Deaf Billy Nesbitt - before my time but a real character

I've just googled his name, fascinating stuff.

superdimitri · Post by **superdimitri** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 5:52 pm

huw.Y.WattfromWare wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 04, 2020 6:39 am
You 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/

Thanks. It has up to date info on a lot of players but many are just missing info completely.

alboclaret · Post by **alboclaret** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:25 pm

Beast was close to one for some reason

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:40 pm

Andy Farrell

Big bad John

SalisburyClaret · Post by **SalisburyClaret** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:46 pm

Marlon Beresford

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:47 pm

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

Alanstevensonsgloves · Post by **Alanstevensonsgloves** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:15 pm

I'd say dobson is a 'legend' as opposed to cult hero.

I don't think there should be any crossover

Im_not_Robbie_Blake · Post by **Im_not_Robbie_Blake** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:46 pm

Andy 'Short Wheelbase" Wharton

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:16 pm

Ray Deakin
John Deary
Billy Hamilton
David Eyers
Andy Wharton
Peter Swann

Claretitus · Post by **Claretitus** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 11:42 am

John Bond. Oh hang on a sec, I'm sorry, you said cult!

LordBob · Post by **LordBob** » Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:24 pm

John Penders a defender we're goin on a bender nah nah nah na, nah nah nah na good ole days.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:03 am

Roger Eli is the epitome of cult hero.

Zom Zom · Post by **Zom Zom** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:13 am

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.

Culmclaret · Post by **Culmclaret** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:25 am

Im_not_Robbie_Blake wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:46 pm
Andy 'Short Wheelbase" Wharton

Until the wheels came off one Sunday at Millwall