The goalkeepers union and the midfield
Are we set for a partial overhaul of the goalkeepers at Turf Moor following promotion to the Premier League? If so, I don't expect it to be anything like as…
Playing football the Sean Dyche way
It's been party time in Burnley for over a week now as the Clarets celebrate a third promotion to the Premier League. It all started on May Day Bank Holiday…
Michael Duff – twelve years with three promotions
The date was 5th July 2004. New manager Steve Cotterill had taken over a squad of eight players and had added just one new signing with the capture of Ipswich…
Charlton and Burnley fans – a contrast with genuine respect
As we counted the days towards our last game of the season at Charlton Athletic, there were fears from some Burnley supporters that disruptions throughout the game from home supporters…
London Finale
The irony was clear to everyone. One club, Charlton, relegated, angry fans, badly run, foreign owners, had been on a downward trajectory since they had exited the Premier League. The…
So now you’re gonna believe us
It was a belter of a game on the Friday might of the penultimate weekend and for 94 minutes we were all Birmingham fans. It was a tame first 20…
Me and Middlesbrough’s Aitor feeling the pressure
After every away game, as I leave the ground, I always phone an old friend of mine. He won't thank me for the use of the word old in terms…
Ten days without a game
At last after all these years of lies, smears and cover-ups the South Yorkshire Police were found guilty of unlawfully killing the 96 victims of Hillsborough. 27 years it has…
They call it benign masochism
Mrs T had no voice the morning after the Middlesbrough game. She was the perfect woman while it lasted. Mine was just a sort of rasp and a croak, a…
Clash of the Titans
The euphoria of the win at Birmingham continued all through Sunday on the websites. Gary Rowett the Birmingham manager was savaged by most people for his blinkered view of the…