The Orient Game – My memories of The Day
It was the usual 8am departure from North Curry (a Claret outpost on the Somerset Levels) but such was the magnitude of the game that Sue and Ben waved me…
50 Years On
Today is the 50th anniversary of my dad’s passing; I can still remember it as if it was yesterday. On my school holidays I had just finished listening to my…
Beyond a boundary
Perhaps you caught director Steve McQueen’s magnificent series of films, Small Axe, broadcast on the BBC late last year. If not, they’re still available on BBC iPlayer. This is what…
Probert goals win it for Burnley against Palace
Saturday 31 October 1970 found Burnley in a similar position to that in which they now find themselves. Crystal Palace were the visitors to Turf Moor and were riding high…
Blackburn 1 Burnley 2 – from Football Cancer Life Death
Of all the football clubs in the world, there is only one that I truly despise. That club is Blackburn Rovers. Otherwise known as Bastard Rovers, or just Bastards for…
So what kind of Claret are you?
The psychology of being a Burnley fan Is it really less than a fortnight since we were seven points clear at the top and the bookies had us 8/1 on…