Geez...must be bored!
Can we create Claret teams from A-Z where the starting 11 either have first names OR family names beginning with the respective letter (Peter Zelem will captain the Zs!!!!)???

As anyone?

An anti-dementia thread.

Alan Stevenson
*** Andy Farrell ***** *****
Paul Atkinson (gulp!) ******* ******* ******
Andy Cooke Andy Payton

Improve it please!!!!

p.s. Angus and Arthur Bellamy but never saw them play so don`t know their positions.

Andre or Andy Gray could also slot in up top

Edit: How could I forget Ashley Barnes!

Aaron Lennon on the wing

Arthur Gnohere
Andre Bikey
Ade Akinbye

Alex Elder

The Great Jimmy Adamson

Alan Brown , Andy Wharton ,Arthur Woodruff, Adam Blacklaw, John Angus .all did their bit

Add Andrew Cole, Alan Lee and Adrian Heath to the growing list of strikers. Central midfield pairing of Alan Harper and Adrian Randall. Scott Arfield and Ashley Hoskin wide.

Albert Pickering, Gordon Armstrong, Tony Arins, Adam Legzdins

..........this is going to be much harder at Q,V,X and Z

Can we 'ave 'Arry Potts?

If we take the championship winning sides as a base, then from 1960 we have Adam Blacklaw in goal, John Angus (right) and Alex Elder (left) at full back, and Jimmy Adamson in midfield.

And from 1914, Joe Anderson at centre forward and Alf Basnett as a defensive midfielder.

And from the 1947 cup final, unfortunately it's more defenders - Arthur Woodruff right back, and Reg Attwell right half. Alan Brown at centre half would be a cert for inclusion.

In sixties formation

Adam Blacklaw

John Angus Alex Elder

Jimmy Adamson Alan Brown Alf Basnett

Aaron Lennon Andre Gray Andy Cole Albert Cheeseborough Scott Arfield

EarbyClaret wrote:Add Andrew Cole, Alan Lee and Adrian Heath to the growing list of strikers. Central midfield pairing of Alan Harper and Adrian Randall. Scott Arfield and Ashley Hoskin wide.

Albert Pickering, Gordon Armstrong, Tony Arins, Adam Legzdins

..........this is going to be much harder at Q,V,X and Z

CAN`T believe I forgot the great Adrian Randall

dsr wrote:If we take the championship winning sides as a base, then from 1960 we have Adam Blacklaw in goal, John Angus (right) and Alex Elder (left) at full back, and Jimmy Adamson in midfield.

And from 1914, Joe Anderson at centre forward and Alf Basnett as a defensive midfielder.

And from the 1947 cup final, unfortunately it's core defenders - Arthur Woodruff right back, and Reg Attwell right half. Alan Brown at centre half would be a cert for inclusion.

1914!! I`m not having myths & legends!

Adam Blacklaw
John Angus Andy Farrell Alan Brown Alex Elder
Ashley Hoskin Adrian Randall (c) Jimmy Adamson Scott Arfield
Andy Lochhead Andrew Cole

p.s. Sorry Mr. Wharton, I meant Lochhead!

What about Andy Lochead.

Charlie Austin, Graham Alexander, Alan Moore

Not happy about using Christian names so here’s an X1 on surnames:

............................Ted Adams..............
John Angus...Jimmy Adamson...Russell Anderson..Jock Aird
Reg Attwell...Graham Alexander...Gordon Armstrong...Scott Arfield
...............Charlie Austin.......Ade Akinbiyi...............

Mick Buxton on the wrong side but these would give many a good game.
...................Adam Blacklaw..................
Mick Buxton...Alan Brown...Colin Blant...Ian Brennan
George Bray...Joey Barton...Ian Britton...Robbie Blake
................Wayne Biggins...Ashley Barnes...........

Left out Tommy Boyle?!

piston broke wrote:Not happy about using Christian names so here’s an X1 on surnames:

............................Ted Adams..............
John Angus...Jimmy Adamson...Russell Anderson..Jock Aird
Reg Attwell...Graham Alexander...Gordon Armstrong...Scott Arfield
...............Charlie Austin.......Ade Akinbiyi...............

Mick Buxton on the wrong side but these would give many a good game.
...................Adam Blacklaw..................
Mick Buxton...Alan Brown...Colin Blant...Ian Brennan
George Bray...Joey Barton...Ian Britton...Robbie Blake
................Wayne Biggins...Ashley Barnes...........

Hey! I make the rules in this game!!!!! How dare you!!!???????


That is VERY impressive though! I don`t know 3 of the As and 4 of the Bs.

Surnames it is. This C team would be pretty decent

Coyne

Chew, Cummings, Cahill, Cliff
Connelly, Cassidy, Collins, Coates
Casper, Cheeseborough

FCBurnley wrote:Surnames it is. This C team would be pretty decent

Coyne

Chew, Cummings, Cahill, Cliff
Connelly, Cassidy, Collins, Coates
Casper, Cheeseborough

I hope the players can motivate themselves, because Steve Cotterill will have to be the manager. At least, the other options are Frank Casper (presumably as player-manager), Tommy Cavanagh, or - what was that Scotsman callled again?

A Trialist

dsr wrote:I hope the players can motivate themselves, because Steve Cotterill will have to be the manager. At least, the other options are Frank Casper (presumably as player-manager), Tommy Cavanagh, or - what was that Scotsman callled again?

Who manages the B’s - Martin Buchan or John Bond

Has to be Bertie Bee.

Dy1geo wrote:Who manages the B’s - Martin Buchan or John Bond

Thought it was currently Tony Mowbray

....................Jerry Dawson.............
Lee Dixon...Steve Davis(1)...Steve Davis(2)...Willie Donachie
.....John Deary..Martin Dobson(cpt)...Steven Defour......
....Nathan Dyer...Terry Donovan(?)...Lloyd Dyer.....

piston broke wrote:....................Jerry Dawson.............
Lee Dixon...Steve Davis(1)...Steve Davis(2)...Willie Donachie
.....John Deary..Martin Dobson(cpt)...Steven Defour......
....Nathan Dyer...Terry Donovan(?)...Lloyd Dyer.....

Djemba Djemba for Deary?
Obvious choice for manager assisted by Billy Dougall

nil_desperandum wrote:Djemba Djemba for Deary?
Obvious choice for manager assisted by Billy Dougall

Deary from the heart not the head for his good spell at the club.

FCBurnley wrote:Surnames it is. This C team would be pretty decent

Coyne

Chew, Cummings, Cahill, Cliff
Connelly, Cassidy, Collins, Coates
Casper, Cheeseborough

This is outrageous! A mutiny!!!!!!!!! I didn`t sanction surnames only!

HiroshimaClaret wrote:This is outrageous! A mutiny!!!!!!!!! I didn`t sanction surnames only!

Can't wait for the q's x's & z's

Bosscat wrote:Can't wait for the q's x's & z's

Peter Zelem!!!!!!!! **** you!!!!

"Can't wait for the q's x's & z's"

..............surely this will be the first and only time we'll ever hear the phrase "Peter Zelem - first name on the team sheet" - I'd even fancy Zavon Hines chances of getting a game.

HiroshimaClaret wrote:Peter Zelem!!!!!!!! **** you!!!!

Zelem = One ... Zavon Hines = Two lol

Takes eleven to make a team!!!!!!!!! **** you!!!! Too

Have we ever had a Quentin or a Xavier play????? for us...

Funnily enough I had to laugh when looking at a website that names all football players with "names beginning with"
In the Z's NO ZINEDINE ZIDANE possibly the most famous Z player of all time....

Dyche manager (1-9-1)

Zelem

zzzzzzzzz

Zavon Hines

piston broke wrote:....................Jerry Dawson.............
Lee Dixon...Steve Davis(1)...Steve Davis(2)...Willie Donachie
.....John Deary..Martin Dobson(cpt)...Steven Defour......
....Nathan Dyer...Terry Donovan(?)...Lloyd Dyer.....

Es are difficult! Edgar, Eckersley and ELI!!!!

Eezer Goode 'Eezer Goode He's Ebeneezer Goode

Bosscat wrote:Eezer Goode 'Eezer Goode He's Ebeneezer Goode

...........................Edward(Ted) Adams...................
Richard Eckersley....David Edgar....Brian Easton....Alex Elder(cpt)
Billy Elliott...Eric Djemba-Djemba...Wade Elliott...Chris Eagles
...........................Eric Potts....David Eyres...............

Ted Adams makes his second appearance and an over abundance of wingers, 5 of the front 6. Also impossible to do on surnames alone. Not the best defence you’d ever see even with the truly great Alex Elder in it.

Not a complete list as Eric Potts isn’t on it. The new Chronicle will be the future template but handy enough.

https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/burnley-fc/10/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Expecting Remco van der Schaaf to feature in four different teams

EarbyClaret wrote:Expecting Remco van der Schaaf to feature in four different teams

And Eric Djemba-Djemba to play both central midfield roles in the D team?

How many teams will Gifton Noel Williams get into?

piston broke wrote:...........................Edward(Ted) Adams...................
Richard Eckersley....David Edgar....Brian Easton....Alex Elder(cpt)
Billy Elliott...Eric Djemba-Djemba...Wade Elliott...Chris Eagles
...........................Eric Potts....David Eyres...............

Ted Adams makes his second appearance and an over abundance of wingers, 5 of the front 6. Also impossible to do on surnames alone. Not the best defence you’d ever see even with the truly great Alex Elder in it.

I could not think of Eyres and Elliott! HElP!

We should reach a consensus on these teams by the end of November and then play in a cup format!

dsr wrote:And Eric Djemba-Djemba to play both central midfield roles in the D team?

How many teams will Gifton Noel Williams get into?

How about Graham De Branchio

I think some of you are not taking this seriously

SHOULD WE BE ALLOWED TO NOMINATE IF WE HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM PLAY????? i.e. Bert Freeman/Jim Furnell

4-4-2

Jim Furnell
Jon Flanagan Paul France (GULP) Andy Farrell (c) Danny Fox
SuperJohnny Francis Brian Flynn Mark Ford (Sorry, Brian!) Steven Fletcher
Rocket Ron Futcher Paul Fletcher

3-4-3

Lee Grant
Marco Gentile King Arthur (c) Steve Gardner
Neil Grewcock (loved him!) Paul Gascoigne!!!!!! Tony Grant Johan Berg Gudmundsson
John Gayle Andre Gray Andy Gray