Teasdale set to battle two takeover bids
In the wake of Adrian Heath’s departure from Turf Moor, news had now surfaced that there had been two bids submitted to purchase Burnley Football Club from the existing directors.…
Terry Pashley – October 2012
After a number of years of managerial stability with Stan Ternent and Steve Cotterill, things were changing at Burnley with all of Owen Coyle, Brian Laws and Eddie Howe departing…
Four more signings cancelled as Heath hits back
What a week it had been for Burnley in 1997. Manager Adrian Heath attended a Monday night board meeting believing he was going to get his plan for four more…
Burnley cancel Patterson signing
Adrian Heath had made two signings prior to leaving the Clarets for Everton, those of Marco Gentile and Mark Patterson, with others in the pipeline now presumably put on hold…
Manager search on as Heath leaves for Everton
On 27th June 1997, Everton confirmed the appointment of Adrian Heath as Howard Kendall’s new assistant manager; Burnley Football Club were in search of a third manager in fifteen months…
Board set to meet in attempt to keep Heath
With Everton looking to take Burnley manager Adrian Heath back to Goodison Park as Howard Kendall’s assistant, it was reported that the Burnley directors were to meet to discuss the…
Everton expected to approach Burnley for Heath
Just a day after he’d been explaining all his team building plans in depth, Burnley manager Adrian Heath himself had become the subject of a move following the re-appointment of…
No De Freitas but another Dutchman on the way
Willie Donachie - a candidate to replace Colin Harvey After all the speculation that Burnley were set to smash their transfer record with the capture of Osasuna, and former Bolton…
Heath to go Dutch again as search starts for new assistant
Adrian Heath was dealt a blow when the speculation of a couple of weeks earlier proved to be accurate and left him searching for a new assistant manager for the…
Clarets in record striker bid as fixtures are released
It was fixture release day on 17th June 1997 with Burnley set to start the 1997/98 season against Watford, the same opponents who brought the 1996/97 to an end. The…