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[quote="dandeclaret"]

Also found that the level of ability in Burnley compared to Manchester, Preston, Liverpool, Huddersfield, Leeds and Bradford was much lower. /quote]

Absolutely.

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Just found a picture I previously took of the program of my first ever game. That 2-0 loss at home to cambridge. The day we play leeds in the league above them. Weve come a long way. Anyone know why it was a 130pm kick off on a saturday at that level in them days? Rovers at home maybe? It wasn't a ...

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ClaretTony wrote:They had two goes at it but neither lasted very long

from my list ...

Volume 1 Numbers 1,2,3,4. (Published by Sportscene) 1995-96.
Volume 2 Number 1. (Published by Prosport Media) 1996-97.
Volume 2 Numbers 1,2,3. (Published by PAPR) 1996-97.

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Talking of magazines, does anybody remember the magazine that the club published around the mid - late 90s Everybody I've mentioned it too doesn't seem to recall it but I'm sure I'm not imagining it I have them all it first appeared in 95-6 and briefly returned the following season in a slightly di...

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wilks_bfc wrote:Danny Sonner

Aye almost 400 senior appearances and 13 international caps

.. I wish I'd not made it like that ..

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Well until somebody bans our resident idiot it will keep happening because he talks rubbish and I for one am happy to correct him

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13250 average for Rovers in 91-2 from FL records

Source ,

Through The Turnstiles B.Taberner Yore Publications (1992)

ISBN 1 874427 05 4

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Healeywoodclaret wrote:Does he? I heard his family are from Burnley. Is that true? Does anyone know?

Woosh .. straight over your head

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CFS wrote:The last time they got the full CFS If I'm right?

Really ? .. I've forgotten I do remember a Leeds fan running from the JHU after they went 3-2 up in 2010-11 and other than that I can't honestly recall anything worth talking about since the 70s ... mind the memory is failing

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SussexDon1inIreland wrote:I hope that there is no crowd trouble at this match.
Leeds fans are not the friendliest in my experience.

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and when did we last see any trouble worth talking about at a Burnley Leeds fixture ?

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best thing to do is to keep quiet until the club pass comment ... a) Those that don't know anything for sure are merely speculating b) Those that do know "something" are risking their own or somebody else's job/future by discussing or even hinting at confidential medical information on an open forum...

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You actually turn yours off mate ?!?!

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Poor league .. the evidence is clear .. Bolton came straight back up with all of their off field problems and look where they are now.

Rovers should finish somewhere in the top six surely ?

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Saxoman wrote:31,000 though.. Belongs in the premier league however you slice it..

...if Premier League membership was based on attendance figures then your adopted side would never have been allowed promotion back in 1992 ? ...

I don't recall a plethora of full houses at Ewood during 91-2 ? ...

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Just like La Liga then in Spain, that's just as rubbish, on a par with Scots I'd say; same 2/3 teams at top and the usual lot at the bottom. If like RDB you are given one of the top jobs such as Ajax or in Spain Barca or Real Madrid then yes I would suggest it is a sight easier than managing Roda J...

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In time maybe we are already down to four or five potential winners 19 years out of 20 so yes

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Maybe ... I am of the mindset that while I am fit enough I might just keep going , at the moment I kind of take the view that for me retirement is to be avoided .None of us can be sure what is around the corner so yes for now I think I will continue ...

Or write a book or two !!

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...similar route for me claretpipe

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"Anyone else late to the further education game? How did you find it? How are you finding it?"

challenging and very rewarding ... all I hoped it would be (I am 51)

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Eriedivisie is nothing like SP - it's much, much stronger. And he won 4 titles in a row with Ajax. Assistant with Netherlands reaching a World Cup final. Took the Inter job when they were in a bit of a mess as a club. Players signed by the new board, and issues registering players because of FFP. I...

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Excellent ? How ? If buts and maybes .. the aim of the game is to outscore the opposition and they couldn't"t .. end of story we move on.

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Simple enough down there ..

The tale is wagging the dog ..

Players and manager didn't understand each other hopefully it will get worse before it gets better

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I think player power might come into this one ... One senior player at Palace had plenty to say one August afternoon

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Roosterbooster wrote:FDB is a very good manager

No he really isn't , he did well managing a big club in a league with similar depth to the Scottish Premier and that's about all you can say to date

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MACCA wrote:We had this discussion post match yesterday in the pub, IF that Palace squad was Dyched, it would be comfortably top half IMO.

Maybe but only If he could sort out their dressing room problems ...

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A fair point other than Palace don't have a reliable keeper or ANY reliable strikers so I think injuries notwithstanding Tom would walk into their side any day of the week as would any two of our strikers .. Benteke is a liability for Palace

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Saxoman wrote:I'm talking to Sidney. I've no interest in you whatsoever. Run along now, there a good chap..

Yes I will I've got a book to write cheery bye PG

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Yes a million pound unknown quantity with some experience ... As opposed to some bloke from the Costa Plonka who couldn't catch cold in the Arctic ? ...

Look up sunshine

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... when players go to a new club and the fee is decided by tribunal they sometimes give a personal statement about their coaching/progress at the club they have left ... Of course if this statement should be deemed a tad disparaging that player might then have burned a bridge or two ..

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Saxoman wrote:When's dyche gonna get a break with injuries? ... Ahem.

Keep looking up sunshine

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cricketfieldclarets wrote:People will still want him here.

but probably not the people who count

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Simon Jordan ? Not been Palace chairman for years

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They do vary a lot but the point is they are allowed to as they don't have the pro/amateur distinction .. some pay nothing .. some expenses ... some wages ...one in North Wales pays bigger wages than a certain League club within a few miles of Turf Moor ...

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No they don't .. I understand the point you are making but you need to revise the figures

The end of the FA Amateur Cup and the introduction of the Vase came about during the attempt by the FA to address the problem of blatant shamateurism in non league football ...

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Saxoman wrote:Its fun this p*ssing the league lark!

That's right as the only team to have lost to either Doncaster or Southend so far your shower of **** must have the top two trembling in fear

However today I must say I half smiled ... Rochdale I would love to see in the NWC League asap

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Billy O'Rourke is nowhere near our worst keeper. Seems a lot of people put him down because of the famous 7-0 on his debut. He was only 19, thrown in the deep end in front of the TV cameras and was badly let down by his defence that day. Left the field in tears and was named man of the match by the...

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Born and bred in Penzance Cornwall. I'm 61 now and have supported Burnley for over 50 years. No league club in Cornwall and all the kids support the so called big teams. I picked Burnley and am still as passionate about the Clarets as I was as a kid. Try to get to the Turf at least once a season an...

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Not enough first team games IMHO ... and I wouldn't blame him for Hereford everything they kicked flew in the net ... we played worse that season Hereford was a fluke

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Best Alan Stevenson

Worst well .... Beresford or Nik in late season 2002-3 took some believing but for a bloke who played more than a handful of games as opposed to Kendall etc I'll go with Hansbury ...

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It's difficult to compare over the years and divisions but Neil Whatmore was one of the biggest let downs as he was clearly shot at when we signed him ? Caughey had a good record but was absolutely shocking ...David Jones ? .. dear me enough has been said ... Wayne Entwistle another who you'd expect...

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Hull were awful no pride ,passion or talent .Only one decent player and he got subbed. They have bounced back over the part few seasons.Can't see this hapening with a manager who seemed devoid of ideas. What were their board thinking of appointing him Another example of no nothing foreign owners be...

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There is a lot more work to be done .. don't forget where the current management has had to start from. The academy rating is conditional and fluid - a work in progress.

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We use Bowland Brewery .. I wouldn't say they've copied Keelham's it isn't really a unique idea ?

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The youth teams have won world cups recently and Lilleshall is supposed to be exceptional. If all the funding went under the FAs control then the best youth coaches would work for them. You must know more about them than me but it seems harsh. I think you might be thinking of St.George's Park ? the...

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Tall Paul wrote:If we're calling Ireland Eire, shouldn't we be calling Wales Cymru?

Yes

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It might be better for England/FA to take over the academies or coaching of all kids until 18 then let clubs buy from the system. Each club could contribute X amount per year towards it. That would be a decent thought if the FA coaching strategy had ,at anytime over the past 72 years, shown an apti...

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Rileybobs wrote:Ireland, because their fans aren't insufferable.

Apart from the ole ole crowd wearing spangly feckin cowboy hats

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... poor stuff last night but not unexpected in truth ... I think Bale gives Wales an obvious advantage but I could see both sides missing out

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England will get through the group and lose in the next round .. I would be very surprised if the authorities over there managed to maintain an acceptable level of safety.

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Yes I think you are right Tony ...I think the early 70s Anglo-Italian Cup grew from some discontent at that decision ?

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