Why are you a Burnley fan?
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Born in Bank Hall. Mum and dad were both season ticket holders all their lives. My dad first took me on the Turf circa 1952. My son, daughters and grandchildren are all Burnley fans. My youngest daughter lives in Colchester with her Spurs supporting partner but their young son wears Burnley colours and has claret and blue toys, drinking cups etc.
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Born in Brierfield , lived in Reedley . Every football fan should support the nearest team to where they are born , through thick and thin ( being 61 I've certainly done that!! ) . I now live in Shrewsbury and most salopians support either Utd/Liverpool/Villa instead of the town . On the plus side , I had some good fun walking around with my Burnley face mask on last week .
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I bet you were frozzen!! Did you remember your cardigan?
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Agreed.Wellsy1882 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:27 amCos im from burnley
Thats all it needs.. sick of these who live close by but support united or liverpool. They are the worst kind
Support your local team
Going off this thread though we’ve got more southerners following us than Man Utd have.
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Unlike most places you see very very few football shirts except Burnley shirts in our town , thats because what we are is a proper town with a proper football club . I know like everybody else "fans" who support Liverpool or Utd but never actually go to see them. Burnley fans stick with it through thick and thin . Best club in the country
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Born here, don't have a choice.
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my school was about a stones throw from the turf, and I lived just a few hundred yards away from the turf.
I remember seeing loads of buses parked on matchdays on mitella street. they brought supporters from bacup and tod area I believe. I could hear the crowd every home game as a nipper, and see the glow of the floodlights in the night sky.
My dad worked on the turf as a copper for years and years, but he also became a fan, having moved down to burnley from dundee. he began taking me on with my pal and that was it. I haven't been as fanatical as some, haven't done much away travelling as many on here, but supporting burnley has become part of me and my life. so many memories and still enjoying the experiences of following them.
I remember seeing loads of buses parked on matchdays on mitella street. they brought supporters from bacup and tod area I believe. I could hear the crowd every home game as a nipper, and see the glow of the floodlights in the night sky.
My dad worked on the turf as a copper for years and years, but he also became a fan, having moved down to burnley from dundee. he began taking me on with my pal and that was it. I haven't been as fanatical as some, haven't done much away travelling as many on here, but supporting burnley has become part of me and my life. so many memories and still enjoying the experiences of following them.
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Like many I was born in the town, and had family that took me on the turf at a young age, call me old-fashioned but a true fan follows their club for life, through thick and thin, that's the up's and down's of being a football supporter, and having this emotional connection to the club and the town makes you appreciate our success even more, probably because certainly until the last decade or so it's been mainly thin during my period of supporting Burnley, and you can never take anything for granted in this game, yes we're having a great period in the club's history right now, but who knows what the future holds, in 5 years time we might be back in the lower leagues again, but to me it doesn't matter what level you play at if your team is in your blood, and I suspect this holds true for most Clarets.
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Our team on 1970/1 a+bc football cards. We only got 11 men as Brian O'Neil was scheduled but then had. Southampton strip painted on top.
No idea where any of the 21 teams were but I liked some teams a lot more than others.
Huddersfield didnt get any players for some reason.
It was a few years later when I had any idea about regional geography or actually went to a city, but it was too late by then. No regrets.
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Our team on 1970/1 a+bc football cards. We only got 11 men as Brian O'Neil was scheduled but then had. Southampton strip painted on top.
No idea where any of the 21 teams were but I liked some teams a lot more than others.
Huddersfield didnt get any players for some reason.
It was a few years later when I had any idea about regional geography or actually went to a city, but it was too late by then. No regrets.
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Crazy innit tiger. I had you down as a Scot.
Just goes to show, one should never assume.
Just goes to show, one should never assume.
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No I was born in Burnley, plenty of Scottish family though, including my mother. Hence why we moved back north when I was younger, that and work reasons, but my sister and brother-in-law both live in the town, and he's been a ST holder for many years, as have a few other family members.
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Had little option. My granddad, dad, younger brother all managed G.Collinge & Co. Even the black sheep of the family knows the best team to support
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Always like hearing stories of how people with no connection to the town become fans
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Well try to keep this one as short as i can .
I'am Irish , but grew up in Burnley .
For some reason i love football .
Had my first season ticket when i as 7 .
Always loved the Clarets .
AND ALWAYS WILL ................................
I'am Irish , but grew up in Burnley .
For some reason i love football .
Had my first season ticket when i as 7 .
Always loved the Clarets .
AND ALWAYS WILL ................................
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Born and bred in Nelson. My Dad took me to my first game in April 1975, 0-0 v Stoke City. We went to a couple more after that but he also took me to Bolton v Fulham as Best Moore and Marsh were playing but it did nothing for me. I longed for Turf Moor and that claret shirt with the blue V. Next Burnley game I remember was a 0 0 v Man City - we don't always concede 5 against City, even in a game where future Claret Dennis Tueart took 3 penalties.
I am glad my son has chosen to be a claret despite being born in Bedford and surrounded by Spurs, Arsenal and the other big name clubs fans at school.
I am glad my son has chosen to be a claret despite being born in Bedford and surrounded by Spurs, Arsenal and the other big name clubs fans at school.
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A friend of mine had started going to Burnley games more regularly in the 80's, and I'd mentioned it to my dad, who wasn't a big football fan, but probably due to pressure from my mum for him to spend more time with me, he bought us tickets for the League Cup game against Luton in 1988! Despite the fact we lost, I loved it, and from then on I started to attend with the friend I mentioned, who also still supports the club.
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I was born in Fleetwood in 1963.My Blackpool born father took me to Bloomfield Road as a 4 year old,dressed in full kit for a friendly v some team in Blue and White halves and my love affair for the beautiful game had started.
When I was 7 we moved to Bury and a few years later one of the teachers who was the daughter of the Bury chairman had a season ticket that she gave out to one of the pupils each week to use.
I think my first match was a Reserve match in the Central League but I was hooked and the week after was back at Gigg Lane as Bury beat Scunthorpe 3-1.
Every week,I would go back either to watch the first team in Division 4 or the reserves taking on all these big clubs in the Central League.
Around this time,I would occasionally be taken by a neighbour to Maine Road to watch Man City but Bury remained my team.
As I was approaching my teenage years,we moved to Bolton Road in Bury and started to catch the bus to Burden Park to watch their matches in Division 2 when Bury were playing away.
In 1978 we moved to Burnley and my first match at Turf Moor was a League Cup match against Bradford City where I misadvertently watched the match from the away end after being used to being able to move around all 4 sides of Gigg Lane all the time!
I went to a few matches on and off over the years but remained a Bury supporter until May 9th 1987 when I went to Turf Moor as a Bury fan and came off as a Claret.
Having been to Spotland a few weeks before and witnessing a crowd actually winning a football match for their very poor team,the emotion and electricity of the Orient game was something I'd never experienced before and I was hooked.
When I was 7 we moved to Bury and a few years later one of the teachers who was the daughter of the Bury chairman had a season ticket that she gave out to one of the pupils each week to use.
I think my first match was a Reserve match in the Central League but I was hooked and the week after was back at Gigg Lane as Bury beat Scunthorpe 3-1.
Every week,I would go back either to watch the first team in Division 4 or the reserves taking on all these big clubs in the Central League.
Around this time,I would occasionally be taken by a neighbour to Maine Road to watch Man City but Bury remained my team.
As I was approaching my teenage years,we moved to Bolton Road in Bury and started to catch the bus to Burden Park to watch their matches in Division 2 when Bury were playing away.
In 1978 we moved to Burnley and my first match at Turf Moor was a League Cup match against Bradford City where I misadvertently watched the match from the away end after being used to being able to move around all 4 sides of Gigg Lane all the time!
I went to a few matches on and off over the years but remained a Bury supporter until May 9th 1987 when I went to Turf Moor as a Bury fan and came off as a Claret.
Having been to Spotland a few weeks before and witnessing a crowd actually winning a football match for their very poor team,the emotion and electricity of the Orient game was something I'd never experienced before and I was hooked.
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Born in football mad Malta where everyone supports a foreign team. In my time support was split nearly 50/50 between English and Italian clubs. I supported England and Juventus because they had John Charles, an Argentinian firebrand called Sivori and an Italian great Gianpiero Boniperti.
When I started secondary school my classmates said that I couldn’t support England and an Italian team and I was not keen on supporting the Italian national team, so I started looking for an English team to adopt. My father used to buy me children’s magazines and one ran a series on English teams. I picked Burnley as I liked the claret and blue and I was fascinated by the story of a little town club putting the noses of more glamorous clubs out of joint. So Burnley it was, has been and will always be for me.
In the bad times of the 80s I was so starved of news that I used to get the Burnley Express posted out to Malta twice a week. The Friday edition always arrived Saturday lunchtime and I used to eagerly await the thud on the front door as the postman hurled it across the parapet!
When I started secondary school my classmates said that I couldn’t support England and an Italian team and I was not keen on supporting the Italian national team, so I started looking for an English team to adopt. My father used to buy me children’s magazines and one ran a series on English teams. I picked Burnley as I liked the claret and blue and I was fascinated by the story of a little town club putting the noses of more glamorous clubs out of joint. So Burnley it was, has been and will always be for me.
In the bad times of the 80s I was so starved of news that I used to get the Burnley Express posted out to Malta twice a week. The Friday edition always arrived Saturday lunchtime and I used to eagerly await the thud on the front door as the postman hurled it across the parapet!
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Some cracking tales of why and how you all became Clarets, wish I could say something as exciting. My dad dragged me on as a kid in the 60s, 1st recollection being Gordon Harris and going on the football buses from Bacup & Stacksteads, there was quite a few.....Thanks Dad.
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I was born in Colne and everyone I knew supported Burnley. It never occurred to me there was a choice! A few weeks ago I was talking with my dad (99 not out) about his early memories of watching. Burnley. He was telling me about games and players he saw pre and post war, some I'd never heard of, and when I checked them out later on Wiki he was spot on. He saw Tommy Lawton's hat-trick against Spurs and was at the FA cup match against Middlesbrough with the huge crowd. He also remembers where many of our players came from and went to. I can barely remember what I had for dinner.
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Like a number, it’s my dads fault. It was either Burnley or never watching any live football.
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Born at Bank Hall, but used to joke it was the colliery !! Lived in Halifax Rd Nelson. Bus stop at Hill Place and over the tops to the Turf. My Dad wasn't interested in football , but the lads at school were. If I was lucky (in more trusting times 1964!) wearing my Clarets scarf I would sometimes get a lift to the Turf and then spend my bus money on sweets.
In later years,(1974-5) took my then girlfriend on to the match but we walked to the next nearest bus-stop, then the next and so on till we reached the Turf. Still rankles with my wife - 1/ no bus ride 2/ No proper toilets for ladies !! 3/ Had to stand up all the time 4/ Not impressed by the antiquated "bogs" at the back of the Long Side- Quote "Disgusting view and smelly ".
On the plus side, she has accompanied me each time to the Wembley play-offs and not seen us lose !! So is definitely a lucky charm.
These days she stays out of ear-shot when a match is on tv as she can't cope with my stress levels !!
My son and 2 grandsons are keen fans.
In later years,(1974-5) took my then girlfriend on to the match but we walked to the next nearest bus-stop, then the next and so on till we reached the Turf. Still rankles with my wife - 1/ no bus ride 2/ No proper toilets for ladies !! 3/ Had to stand up all the time 4/ Not impressed by the antiquated "bogs" at the back of the Long Side- Quote "Disgusting view and smelly ".
On the plus side, she has accompanied me each time to the Wembley play-offs and not seen us lose !! So is definitely a lucky charm.
These days she stays out of ear-shot when a match is on tv as she can't cope with my stress levels !!
My son and 2 grandsons are keen fans.
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We moved to Burnley early 70's when I was about 12/13.
Got my first season ticket 73/74 season and that was it, hooked for life!
Got my first season ticket 73/74 season and that was it, hooked for life!
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Not born in Burnley myself, but deep Burnley roots. In 1915 the Burnley Express described my great great Grandfather as from an old Burnley family. His brother played for Burnley in the 1883/84 season. One of my ancestors was a blacksmith opposite St Peter’s (where they kept the top part of the town’s stocks!) and that family ran the original Sparrowhawk in the mid nineteenth century (it was demolished in the 1880s). My grandfather knew Jerry Dawson well and was related through marriage to his nephew. I guess it was inevitable that I would end up supporting the Clarets whom I saw live for the first time when I was 10.
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My dad used to always drag me along to the local bookies every Saturday and all I used to see was offers and adds to bet on the weekend Burnley match.
I guess after a bit the advertising hooked me and I found myself unable to control my desire to go on the footy and I have been addicted ever since
I guess after a bit the advertising hooked me and I found myself unable to control my desire to go on the footy and I have been addicted ever since
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Was always into football, but was quite intimidated to go to Turf moor (Asian lad from Dukebar and at that time tensions were high).
Few years down the line went to watch Burnley v Spurs.
Amazing experience. Loved it.
Saw the difference between a football fans (Armchair know it alls) and a supporter (there through thick and thin.
Had a season ticket ever since.
I wasn't there for the non glory days, but for me it wasn't worth the risk (my mindset at that time).
If i could turn back time I would have come earlier in my life, seeing how it was me thinking it would be much worse than it is.
Few years down the line went to watch Burnley v Spurs.
Amazing experience. Loved it.
Saw the difference between a football fans (Armchair know it alls) and a supporter (there through thick and thin.
Had a season ticket ever since.
I wasn't there for the non glory days, but for me it wasn't worth the risk (my mindset at that time).
If i could turn back time I would have come earlier in my life, seeing how it was me thinking it would be much worse than it is.
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Burnley ? I thought this was a Scunthorpe fan forum
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Being a Rossendale lad and therefore a bit insular, I didn’t even know Burnley existed until I was sent to St Teds. The lads there soon introduced me to the Turf.
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That’s some pedigree!Culmclaret wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 6:13 pmNot born in Burnley myself, but deep Burnley roots. In 1915 the Burnley Express described my great great Grandfather as from an old Burnley family. His brother played for Burnley in the 1883/84 season. One of my ancestors was a blacksmith opposite St Peter’s (where they kept the top part of the town’s stocks!) and that family ran the original Sparrowhawk in the mid nineteenth century (it was demolished in the 1880s). My grandfather knew Jerry Dawson well and was related through marriage to his nephew. I guess it was inevitable that I would end up supporting the Clarets whom I saw live for the first time when I was 10.
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Rossendale ? Insular ? No way, we have our own culture in Rossendale, might not have looked like it as kids though
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That doesn't work though if you've actually left the area your from. My lad was born at St Mary's hospital, Manchester, and we live in Altrincham. Like buggery will he be supporting United.Wellsy1882 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:27 amCos im from burnley
Thats all it needs.. sick of these who live close by but support united or liverpool. They are the worst kind
Support your local team
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Ightenhill primary then ivy bank , I can’t remember anyone supporting another team , everyone of the lads and lasses were clarets
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From Keighley, no family history of football. Played a game in the local park and we were taught a lesson by a kid in a claret and blue shirt. I asked what club his shirt represented and he said 'Burnley' - and that was that.
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Moved here from NI in 1987, my dad told me there was an important game that we should go and watch.
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My dad started taking me and my brother on in the early 60's when he had a season ticket in the old Brunshaw Road seats, bought as a glory hunter on the back of the 1960 Championship win! We were too young to really appreciate it any of it really and by the end of the 60's my dad (the lightweight!), having been to Wembley in 62, fell out with going as Burnley weren't pulling up any trees and were heading for division 2. Luckily by the promotion season in 72/73 lads from my school were travelling over from Rossy and I was able to persuade my mum to allow me to join them and started going "properly". It was a weird and more than a little dangerous time to be a teenager going to matches as hooliganism was rife and proper segregation of opposing fans was a few years away so every other week was a long hard slog getting my mum to let me go and we spent more time watching the crowd than the game sometimes!!
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Like many on here my dad was a claret but he lapsed attending from early 60s, probably due to the selling of Jimmy Mac. I started going on with my mates at a really young age (you could then) and have been ever since.
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Born in Bank Hall and lived at Duke Bar until I was 18. Dad first took me on and he died when I was four, so I must have been very young when I started going. After that, a neighbour took me on until I was old enough to go alone.
Always used to walk home or later in life I'd later catch a 'Match Special' bus. A guy used to come along the back streets about 7pm selling 'Sports Pink' with all the other results and league tables on the front page. Waited for him every Saturday. Happy days in the old First Division playing the likes of Spurs and Manure every season.
I really miss going on'turf but I wonder how many will return when Covid is over? 69 years a Claret.
Always used to walk home or later in life I'd later catch a 'Match Special' bus. A guy used to come along the back streets about 7pm selling 'Sports Pink' with all the other results and league tables on the front page. Waited for him every Saturday. Happy days in the old First Division playing the likes of Spurs and Manure every season.
I really miss going on'turf but I wonder how many will return when Covid is over? 69 years a Claret.
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In the family DNA. My Dad and 3 uncles talked of very little else from Friday tea to kick off. I would sit there enthralled. It was late 50s-early 60s so they had a side worth talking about. Finally got taken on in March ‘62 when I was 8.
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SnapDixie Normous wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:47 pmIghtenhill primary then ivy bank , I can’t remember anyone supporting another team , everyone of the lads and lasses were clarets
Same schools too
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Watching the 1962 cup final on tv with my Dad. Couldn’t get over the fact that it was Burnley where we went shopping on the train (lived in Nelson at the time). I was hooked then but it was 4 years before I saw my first live match thanks to my Mums brother.
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Re: Why are you a Burnley fan?
My Grandma, who was born in 1901.
Although it was my Father who took me on my first match.
Although it was my Father who took me on my first match.
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Primary school and no family members supported or watched Burnley. One of my mother's work colleagues started taking me on the reserve matches with his son/my oldest friend in the Bob Lord, remember I would get a money bag with 5 £1 coins for entrance/pie and I think they handed out team sheets at the turnstiles?
Said gentleman is one the soundest guys around, introduced us to cricket and coached our football team. He managed to get us tickets for the play off in '94 with Colne Clarets. I remember at primary school our female teacher had the whole class making Burnley rossests for the final. Then met Beeky/Pete B who took me under their wing and I travelled all over the country watching the Clarets.
I drive past Turf Moor every day, something about that place gets into you and doesn't leave. My son is 2 1/2yrs old, as we drive past he shouts "Come on you Clarets... Goaall... Come on Burnley" Poor kid
Said gentleman is one the soundest guys around, introduced us to cricket and coached our football team. He managed to get us tickets for the play off in '94 with Colne Clarets. I remember at primary school our female teacher had the whole class making Burnley rossests for the final. Then met Beeky/Pete B who took me under their wing and I travelled all over the country watching the Clarets.
I drive past Turf Moor every day, something about that place gets into you and doesn't leave. My son is 2 1/2yrs old, as we drive past he shouts "Come on you Clarets... Goaall... Come on Burnley" Poor kid
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It'd be rude not to.
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Dad (RIP) took me on my first game towards end of sixties in those days everything seemed dull, millstone grit houses,smoke everywhere,black and white televisions,diesel fumes from cars. However that Saturday when he said come on I'll take you on the Turf I thought yes I've been waiting for this. Getting on the bus I saw colour,proper colour for the first time vivid bright shining Claret and Blue, getting towards the Turf the crowds, the noise the life the buzz and then going through the turnstiles and going on the Bee Hole gazing at the colours,the crowd,the green green pitch the Longside roof and the haze of smoke mingled with the noise coming from it I just held my dads hand it was the pictures, tele, church, playing football on the backstreet,the Christmas party at school climbing trees in Scott Park everything interesting different and exciting merged into one, life in colour. I fell in love with Burnley FC that day and it's still there. My dad was hard and I never told him just how much I loved him for being him and introducing me to Burnley and with him dieing suddenly I never got the chance at the end but he knew. His children grand children and great grandchildren are Clarets, the great grandchildren will know the story.
If my great grandchildren become Clarets it will be job done.
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If my great grandchildren become Clarets it will be job done.
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Re: Why are you a Burnley fan?
I grew up in Rossendale and I want allowed to go on the turf because of hooliganism. My best friend at school lived in Rochdale and was a big Man City fan. I used to catch the bus to his on a Saturday abs go to Maine Road without my parents knowing so I was a City fan
I then moved to Burnley in '84, I'd been on a few Burnley games, by then, but I was stood on the pitch during the pitch invasion after the orient game and I thought to myself "I live in Burnley now, this is my own town team and I should be supporting them" and I have done every since. I took my son on his first game when he was 2, he's now 30 and a season ticket holder
I then moved to Burnley in '84, I'd been on a few Burnley games, by then, but I was stood on the pitch during the pitch invasion after the orient game and I thought to myself "I live in Burnley now, this is my own town team and I should be supporting them" and I have done every since. I took my son on his first game when he was 2, he's now 30 and a season ticket holder
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Re: Why are you a Burnley fan?
It just happened naturally sometimes you can account for things without any logical explanations.
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And whilst my Dad and brother passed far too young in 1988, my Uncle referenced above is tonight in hospital in end of life care, a life long Claret.icu81b4 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:34 amBank Hall for me too, and living a stones throw away from the ground I was taken on as soon as I could stand up, accompanied by my Dad, Uncle and big brother.
After the match we’d go to my Grandma’s house on Godly St to meet up with Mum and Auntie and eat black pudding whilst eyes were transfixed on the teleprinter darting across the telly (Redifusion black and white with a switch on the wall to swap channels).
We moved away from Burnley when I was eight, but by then it was in my blood.
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Re: Why are you a Burnley fan?
for those born in Bank Hall, were we technically born in Thompson Park?
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Re: Why are you a Burnley fan?
Sorry to hear that my condolences to you and your family, I know how tough such situations can be at the best of times, as I've had several family bereavements in recent years, but it must be even tougher during the current restrictions, are you even allowed to visit him?.
It's events like this that put football into perspective, of course we're all ardent Clarets, but there is more important things in life, as your post perfectly illustrates.
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Only if conceived thereWile E Coyote wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:47 pmfor those born in Bank Hall, were we technically born in Thompson Park?