The Barnes and Wood effect
Six days ago, Burnley won 3-1 at Brighton with our two strikers scoring all the goals. Chris Wood netted the first two with Ashley Barnes converting a penalty for the…
Gordon Banks was a part of my youth
I was 14 when England won the World Cup for the first and, currently, the only time. It was a tournament and an England team that lifted the game in…
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…
Bobby Seith: The man who defied Bob Lord and won
I met Bobby Seith on the Dundee waterfront on a bright, gusty spring day, a dapper man with a broad smile and impeccable manners. To the Burnley faithful, he is…
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…
What would Owld Bob have said and a tale of a suit
I’m a bit worried. Since Mike Smith and I started the Bob Lord book, I can’t speak for Mike, but I’ve started to obsess about the man inasmuch as I…
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.…
Not the best of weekends
A 0-4 defeat at Turf Moor and the tragedy at Leicester, this was not the best of weekends. But it’s not all about wins and losses, wrote one journo, sometimes…