ARTICLE: International full back signs as pre-season gets underway

[ClaretTony]

Back to 1972 and pre-season is underway with a couple of new signings

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/internatio ... s-underway

[JohnDearyMe]

Good read. Thinking back did many Burnley fans think promotion was possible/likely?

[IanMcL]

Memories!
31 was 'past the 30 barrier', in those days. What a great extension to his career, he had with us.

That young guy did well too!

[ClaretTony]

Good read. Thinking back did many Burnley fans think promotion was possible/likely?

We'd won those last six games in the previous season but Adamson was very unpopular with the fans and I don't think many thought he was ever going to be a success so I don't think we were expecting anything other than another season in the second division to be honest.

[Stan Tastic]

Good read. Thinking back did many Burnley fans think promotion was possible/likely?

Most fans were optimistic after winning the last six games of the previous season.

[ClaretTony]

Most fans were optimistic after winning the last six games of the previous season.

Hardly - there was very little enthusiasm and a lot of criticism flying round at the pre-season games

[Silkyskills1]

Didn't Newton play right back v West Germany in the quarter final. He scored England's second goal. Terry Cooper played left back.

[ClaretTony]

Didn't Newton play right back v West Germany in the quarter final. He scored England's second goal. Terry Cooper played left back.

He did. That’s my memory playing tricks I think. I’ve corrected it.

[mdd2]

For a moment I thought Tripps was coming back
Why post that old news unless you have an inkling that another international right back is joining us in 2020, and no I don’t mean Bardsley

[ClaretTony]

For a moment I thought Tripps was coming back
Why post that old news unless you have an inkling that another international right back is joining us in 2020, and no I don’t mean Bardsley

???????

[mdd2]

Is the article written Tony?

[ClaretTony]

Is the article written Tony?

You’ve lost me - the article is the third in the Team of the Seventies series.

[mdd2]

Amazing how a game can change

[mdd2]

Oops really lost the plot now
Wrong topic
But it is amazing

[claretfern]

Didn't Newton play right back v West Germany in the quarter final. He scored England's second goal. Terry Cooper played left back.

Alan Mullery and Martin Peters
scored for England in that match.

[Silkyskills1]

Alan Mullery and Martin Peters
scored for England in that match.

Yep, think it was Newton provided the pass for Peters.

[fatboy47]

Most fans were optimistic after winning the last six games of the previous season.

Agree. Certainly the ones I went around with...and by the time we'd turned Wednesday over at Hillsborough..maybe October ish? ..we felt this was our season.

[Cirrus_Minor]

Keith Newton was a brilliant signing. Probably one of the best, if not the best full back I seen in our colours. He certainly helped Leighton James to become the player he did with his ability to make space for him.

[ecc]

One of our best ever signings. Up there with taking on a certain centre-forward from Bolton on a free.

[Silkyskills1]

Agree. Certainly the ones I went around with...and by the time we'd turned Wednesday over at Hillsborough..maybe October ish? ..we felt this was our season.

I was a student in London that season and recall the win over Sheff Wed. was on MOTD. Great goal by Leighton James and think it might have been Oct.1st.

[ClaretTony]

I was a student in London that season and recall the win over Sheff Wed. was on MOTD. Great goal by Leighton James and think it might have been Oct.1st.

14th

https://www.uptheclarets.com/fixtures-r ... 73-results

[turfytopper]

Good read. Thinking back did many Burnley fans think promotion was possible/likely?

We finished the previous season really strongly with 6 wins on the bounce. The team was really settled and Dobson imperious. I really thought they'd go well but in truth it's so long ago....... i can't remember lol

[Silkyskills1]

Good read. Thinking back did many Burnley fans think promotion was possible/likely?

It didn't start well. Scrambled a 2-2 draw at home v Carlisle. First significant result early season was the 4-1 home win over Villa. Decent results after that lifted spirits but perhaps the most important was away at Villa, early January, and an emphatic 3-0 win. Just kept on picking up points after that with a slight blip pre-Easter and a home defeat to Sheff Wed. and an away one at Forest but ultimately we finished the season in similar fashion to the previous season. Missed a lot of the season due to being in London but very excited at the prospects for 73-74.