REPORT: Perfect opener for Parker’s Burnley

[ClaretTony]

Luton v Burnley report

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/perfect-op ... rs-burnley

[steve1264b]

Lets hope you keep going tony, we need the match reports.

Dont think ive ever seen the fanbase as confident as we are right now.

Our drop to div 2 in 70s was met with complete confidence we would return.

Drops to the 4th division were also met with such confidence.

What year did Keith McKnee have to walk to the opening game after a dismal season following a relegation?

I know we havent won anything, im probably the first generation on Browns not to see us pick up a top honour but what a great period the last 10 years has been.

[bfcjg]

Far far better then last seasons dismal start. Great report.

[ClaretTony]

What year did Keith McKnee have to walk to the opening game after a dismal season following a relegation?

Not quite right - it was Peter Higgs. Following relegation to Div 3 in 1980 he claimed that we would finish in the top four/six, can't recall just how high, and said he'd walk to the first away game in the following season if we didn't achieve it. We didn't, we finished 8th and the first away game of the next season was Gillingham. To be fair, he and a few others, raised a lot of charity doing it too.

[Papabendi]

what joy to have a positive report to read - thank you

[mybloodisclaret]

Great report Tony thanks. I am out of the country and missed last night sadly, however have watched the highlights 183 times so far.

[Vim Fuego]

A very welcome report. Just what the good Doctor ordered

[longsidepies]

By gum, that's so much a better read than most of last seasons!!

[lakedistrictclaret]

Interesting that you've never seen us lose at Luton, Tony.
My first two visits both ended in defeat. 1-0 in 71-72, and 4-1 in 78-79.

[ClaretTony]

Interesting that you've never seen us lose at Luton, Tony.
My first two visits both ended in defeat. 1-0 in 71-72, and 4-1 in 78-79.

It’s weird but I also missed the two defeats under Stan.

[Buxtonclaret]

Good read, CT.

[BurnleyFC]

Great match report, great game and great chemistry with the players again.

What a perfect first game of the season.

[ElectroClaret]

Great report.
Edwards is usually quite fair in his after match comments, so were did he come up with the notion that Luton "controlled large parts of the game"?

Apart from the 10/15 mins after HT, they did very little that sticks in the memory.

Anyway, great performance and result, great to see the joy amongst the players on the pitch as the goals went in.

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[BurnleyFC]

Great report.
Edwards is usually quite fair in his after match comments, so were did he come up with the notion that Luton "controlled large parts of the game"?

Apart from the 10/15 mins after HT, they did very little that sticks in the memory.

Anyway, great performance and result, great to see the joy amongst the players on the pitch as the goals went in.

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Completely agree.

We were never in danger and Trafford didn’t have a save to make. It could’ve quite easily ended up 7-1.

Dominant.

[TheFamilyCat]

Great report.
Edwards is usually quite fair in his after match comments, so were did he come up with the notion that Luton "controlled large parts of the game"?

Apart from the 10/15 mins after HT, they did very little that sticks in the memory.

Anyway, great performance and result, great to see the joy amongst the players on the pitch as the goals went in.

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And even within that 10-minute period we could/should have scored twice.

[JohnDearyMe]

It’s weird but I also missed the two defeats under Stan.

Are there any other grounds where you've seen us unbeaten in your last 10 or more visits? Can't be many I'd guess

[ClaretTony]

Are there any other grounds where you've seen us unbeaten in your last 10 or more visits? Can't be many I'd guess

I very much doubt it. I certainly can’t think of one.

[Bullabill]

Red Adair??? Didn't he dance with Ginger Rogers?

[Hipper]

... 92nd birthday. Well done that man!

[jdrobbo]

Very enjoyable read. Thank you, Tony…and Happy 92nd to the person who was on the coach. What a gift.

[ElectroClaret]

Red Adair??? Didn't he dance with Ginger Rogers?

No.
That was Fred Trueman.

[ClaretTony]

No.
That was Fred Trueman.

I never thought one of my match reports would lead to a discussion about Red Adair and Fred Trueman

[gtclaret]

We're only second in the table,Parker out