Burnley ,our legendary and illustrious club.
Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2017 7:52 pm
The acquisitions of new players by modest clubs like Bournemouth ,WBA ,Southampton and others make me think a lot . It is no secret to anybody that the English Premier League is the most competitive in the whole world . Some countries may have two or three clubs to boast over . But England has a multiple of clubs aiming for honours . Just compare and any of these clubs can be the next champions : Arsenal ,Tottenham , Manchester United,Manchester City ,Liverpool ,Everton ,and one or two others . Two years back it was the least expected club Leicester City which won the laurels .
In order to be in competition all the clubs are vying one another to seal a potential player.Their bids are between 50,000 to 100,000 million pounds . Further they are enticing young players to join their academies . Recently the harvest was good and as a result many good players came from these institutions .
Both relegations and to be crowned as champions are tough and most competitive . Three are relegated at a time . The football Gurus have predicted that Burnley would be one that may be relegated this season . I feel sad to read such predictions .They find it easy to point their fingers on small city or town clubs as their revenues are limited because their catchment areas are small . A club like Burnley can go up to 22,000 only . Other clubs are expanding to attract maximum number of spectators .Recently all the big guns like Manchester United ,Manchester City ,Liverpool , Arsenal , and now Tottenham have extended their home grounds . Even West Ham have shifted to London Stadium where more seats are available . Of course that will bring them more money and they can afford to spend more and more to acquire new players from the continent or South America .
Really I feel sad for my favourite club . With little that they have their hands are attached and cannot venture for better players .Sadder I am to read that their proven top players are targets to move to bigger clubs .The arrival of new players is rare . As such they cannot bolster to make Burnley a better competitive club .
Just bring your memory lane back to the late 50s and early 60s when Burnley ruled Britain . They had a good crop of players and some of them retained at international levels. To quote only some :MacDonald ,MacIlroy , Elder ,Pointer ,the Wales wizard whose name is escaping me ,and many others who were the precious and sparkling jewels on the crown of Burnley .
I would say not to lose hope . We have time to acquire some players inland and abroad to shelter us from the muddy pit of relegation . Up the clarets ! Long live Burnley !Jai Ho Burnley ! The flag to do better is unfurled and floating high in all its splendor in the British sky .
In order to be in competition all the clubs are vying one another to seal a potential player.Their bids are between 50,000 to 100,000 million pounds . Further they are enticing young players to join their academies . Recently the harvest was good and as a result many good players came from these institutions .
Both relegations and to be crowned as champions are tough and most competitive . Three are relegated at a time . The football Gurus have predicted that Burnley would be one that may be relegated this season . I feel sad to read such predictions .They find it easy to point their fingers on small city or town clubs as their revenues are limited because their catchment areas are small . A club like Burnley can go up to 22,000 only . Other clubs are expanding to attract maximum number of spectators .Recently all the big guns like Manchester United ,Manchester City ,Liverpool , Arsenal , and now Tottenham have extended their home grounds . Even West Ham have shifted to London Stadium where more seats are available . Of course that will bring them more money and they can afford to spend more and more to acquire new players from the continent or South America .
Really I feel sad for my favourite club . With little that they have their hands are attached and cannot venture for better players .Sadder I am to read that their proven top players are targets to move to bigger clubs .The arrival of new players is rare . As such they cannot bolster to make Burnley a better competitive club .
Just bring your memory lane back to the late 50s and early 60s when Burnley ruled Britain . They had a good crop of players and some of them retained at international levels. To quote only some :MacDonald ,MacIlroy , Elder ,Pointer ,the Wales wizard whose name is escaping me ,and many others who were the precious and sparkling jewels on the crown of Burnley .
I would say not to lose hope . We have time to acquire some players inland and abroad to shelter us from the muddy pit of relegation . Up the clarets ! Long live Burnley !Jai Ho Burnley ! The flag to do better is unfurled and floating high in all its splendor in the British sky .