There will only ever be one Sam Vokes
It all happened so quickly. At the start of this week there was no hint that Sam Vokes might be leaving us but by Tuesday there was speculation of a…
Gentleman Jimmy Robson is 80
It's Happy Birthday today to Jimmy Robson who is celebrating his 80th birthday, and it was no surprise to learn that he had his birthday party over the weekend at…
Centurion Dyche
When Burnley beat Huddersfield 2-1 at the John Smith's Stadium two days ago, it recorded a 100th league victory for the Clarets since Sean Dyche was appointed manager in October…
The magic that once was the FA Cup
It's a long time since I saw my first ever FA Cup tie. It was a 1-0 3rd round win against Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1961. John Connelly scored…
Remembering George Bray
Today is a very special day, it's Remembrance Day and one that takes on even more significance this year coming 100 years since the end of the First World War.…
Sean Dyche completes six years
Tuesday 30th October 2012 was a day that Burnley Football Club changed. Eddie Howe had returned to Bournemouth earlier in the month and been replaced with the gravel voiced Sean…
A night I’ll always remember
Last Thursday I finally witnessed seeing Burnley play away in Europe in a competitive fixture outside of these shores. I loved the Aberdeen trip, opted not to go to Istanbul,…
Burnley in mourning with the loss of the great Jimmy Mac
Burnley Football Club has today lost arguably its greatest ever player with the passing of Jimmy McIlroy at the age of 86. He'd been ill for some time but the…
No signings yet but speculation mounting
For weeks it was all about West Brom pair Craig Dawson and Jay Rodriguez but things have changed in the last week or so at Burnley although we are still,…
Burnley away in Europe – times to savour
I'm not sure when this all started, when Burnley fans first got the idea that we might actually finish as high as seventh which would potentially bring with it a…