Your favourite burnley manager

colner · Post by **colner** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:05 am

We have been blessed with some good uns havent we! All in all,my fave is Stan,his post match pressers were something else,just a shame he didnt get the job till the end of the season when Coyle did one

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:18 am

colner wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:05 am
We have been blessed with some good uns havent we! All in all,my fave is Stan,his post match pressers were something else,just a shame he didnt get the job till the end of the season when Coyle did one

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HiThere · Post by **HiThere** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:19 am

Between Coyle, Dyche and Kompany for different reasons.

Robbie_painter · Post by **Robbie_painter** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:36 am

colner wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:05 am
We have been blessed with some good uns havent we! All in all,my fave is Stan,his post match pressers were something else,just a shame he didnt get the job till the end of the season when Coyle did one

Stan Laws????

Venkys4eva · Post by **Venkys4eva** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:36 am

Coyle, Dyche, Ternent and Mullen for me

Lip · Post by **Lip** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:44 am

John Bond,loved his disguises.!

TheOriginalLongsider · Post by **TheOriginalLongsider** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:54 am

Jimmy Mullen’s Claret and Blue army !!

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:16 am

Dyche, especially for all the foundations this club is now built on

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:18 am

Jimmy Mullen.
Sean Dyche.
Vincent Kompany. *

* Closing in on top spot rapidly

Inchy · Post by **Inchy** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:28 am

In terms of what he has done for the club I’d say Dyche

In terms of excitement and general craziness I’d say Stan

Coyle for the best away games and overall moments. Il never forget that day at Wembley

VK might become the my favourite but I suspect his time at Burnley will be fleeting

sjb · Post by **sjb** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:33 am

In 60 years of watching, this season is in my top 5 seasons along with 65/6, 72/3, 73/4 & 08/09

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:38 am

Potts for hooking me into football.
Stan for giving us hope
Coyle for bring back the excitement
Dyche for the relentless drive and vision to create something on and off the pitch
Kompany for the style, excitement, vision and potential

AmbleClaret · Post by **AmbleClaret** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:45 am

Mullen for me,we were on a downward spiral when I started watching in the 70's. I feel he was instrumental in building the foundations for our return.

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:46 am

Alan Brown did a lot
Gawthrope and a youth policy second to none at the time

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:00 am

Harry Potts

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:13 am

This thread will no doubt have a generational divide.

My top picks in reverse order.

Mullen- he revived a sleeping giant from it's slumber.
Coyle- his stay was brief but boy it was exciting.
Dyche- I know he's got his knockers but considering where we were heading when he took over his tenure will be fondly remembered for many reasons.
Kpmpnay- An incredibly difficult task in following Dyche, however he's adapted to the English game very quickly and he's brought the excitement back after the sorrow of relegation.

After the dire appointments in the mid 80's we've been fortunate in our managers, only Laws and Waddle were truly poor appointments, Howe wasn't really here long enough to fully judge.

Redbeard · Post by **Redbeard** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:14 am

Harry Potts.

Suratclaret · Post by **Suratclaret** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:17 am

Another vote for Harry Potts

Hurstwood_Claret · Post by **Hurstwood_Claret** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:18 am

simple

Vincent Kompany

Hipper · Post by **Hipper** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:22 am

Brian Miller - for being there.

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:27 am

Kompany. Has elements of all the stuff I liked about Stan, Coyle and Dyche. Clear potential to go to the top. Hopefully taking Burnley some of the way with him.

1882Clarets1882 · Post by **1882Clarets1882** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:37 am

Giving him his full title -

The Royal Dyche.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:39 am

Surprised that Coyle is getting any votes at all.

He gave us a great and wholly unexpected season only to sully his reputation by his actions the following year.

I could completely understand someone saying that the Coyle promotion was their favourite season - that’s very different to putting him up there as ‘favourite ever Burnley manager’. His actions put pay to coming anywhere near to the top of that list.

For what he gave us, the legacy he left and the prolonged period holding our own (sometimes far exceeding) its hard to look past Dyche (having started watching in the eighties).

Stan would be up there, as would Mullen who kick started our climb back up. VK is steadily working his way up the list with a fantastic start but he’s a little way to go yet.

Claretlad · Post by **Claretlad** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:45 am

Vincent Potts..

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:02 pm

Gotta be Owen Coyle though Jimmy Mullen isn't far behind. Would have loved Eddie Howe to have got us playing the way he got Bournmouth playing as I think as a person he is the we've had as a manager but he just couldn't get it to work on the pitch

Ptangyangkipperbang · Post by **Ptangyangkipperbang** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:03 pm

Jimmy Adamson for me for the 3 seasons in the mid70s when I started going on regulary

SalisburyClaret · Post by **SalisburyClaret** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:07 pm

Jimmy Mullen - for starting our way out of the dark times

Big Vinny K · Post by **Big Vinny K** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:26 pm

DCWat wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:39 am
Surprised that Coyle is getting any votes at all.

He gave us a great and wholly unexpected season only to sully his reputation by his actions the following year.

I could completely understand someone saying that the Coyle promotion was their favourite season - that’s very different to putting him up there as ‘favourite ever Burnley manager’. His actions put pay to coming anywhere near to the top of that list.

For what he gave us, the legacy he left and the prolonged period holding our own (sometimes far exceeding) its hard to look past Dyche (having started watching in the eighties).

Stan would be up there, as would Mullen who kick started our climb back up. VK is steadily working his way up the list with a fantastic start but he’s a little way to go yet.

Not really that surprising that fans have Coyle up there as their favourite manager when that season was one of the best for many supporters.

I dislike Coyle now for the way he left but do appreciate that fantastic season.

I’d still have Coyle behind Jimmy Mullen, Stan, VK and firstly Dyche. This season is becoming one of my favourites though in 45 years of following Burnley and if we go up and do ok then I think VK will become my favourite. I love everything about him - his team, the way we play, the way he talks about Burnley and the fans…..even the way he talks with so much respect about Dyche and what was achieved before he came. I cannot think of one thing I dislike about VK and I can’t think of any other manager in my history as a supporter where I can say that.

Longsidelenny1882 · Post by **Longsidelenny1882** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:30 pm

Dyche. All daylong ut

Shaggy · Post by **Shaggy** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:40 pm

This season is probably the best in my living memory.

Iv been to some memorable games under Mullen, Coyle, Stan was close to taking us up aswell that season we had David Johnson on loan then the wheels fell off.

Dyche done a good job but deserved to be sacked and should have been punted sooner. He’s stubborn and ran out of ideas

Agent Kean deserves an honourable mention for the work he done on behalf of Burnley fans.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:41 pm

Big Vinny K wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:26 pm
Not really that surprising that fans have Coyle up there as their favourite manager when that season was one of the best for many supporters.

I dislike Coyle now for the way he left but do appreciate that fantastic season.

I’d still have Coyle behind Jimmy Mullen, Stan, VK and firstly Dyche. This season is becoming one of my favourites though in 45 years of following Burnley and if we go up and do ok then I think VK will become my favourite. I love everything about him - his team, the way we play, the way he talks about Burnley and the fans…..even the way he talks with so much respect about Dyche and what was achieved before he came. I cannot think of one thing I dislike about VK and I can’t think of any other manager in my history as a supporter where I can say that.

That was sort of my point though - a favourite season is different to a favourite manager. Surely to assess a favourite manager, you’ve to take all of their seasons into consideration and ultimately, how they departed the club.

SussexDon1inIreland · Post by **SussexDon1inIreland** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:43 pm

Super Sean Dyche
VK is also impressive and I hope he stays until at least the end of his contract but he will I am sure move on and not stay 10 years like SD

Bcap1959 · Post by **Bcap1959** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:45 pm

Harry Potts for me. Great teams and exciting football

xxmunkyennuixx · Post by **xxmunkyennuixx** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:57 pm

I agree that we've been lucky with some great teams and managers. I was fond of Stan and Cotterell. Luton away and Leeds away were amazing. Little and Blake.

Dyche never got the vocal backing. I think as a fan base we were hurt after the Coyle experience so we were always a bit cooler down the Turf. PNE away, Barnsley away, United away, Aberdeen away, Bastards away were all class. You can't ignore the foundations he has given us. You can't ignore the fantastic players he brought us eg. Mee, Tarky, Defour, Boyd, Vokes, Arfield, Barnes, Westy, Cork, Pope, Heaton, Ward. The names go on.

I remember Coyle warmly now. Totally forgiven.

Kompany's away days have been as good as Coyle's. I followed Coyle's team around because I had less family commitments and it was amazing. With Kompany, Wigan and Sunderland are some of the best aways I've had. The topsy turvy home games when the team was learning were dramatic. Pasting Bastards and PNE and it was a pasting. We made them look like competition winners. It has been properly memorable. The guys phenomenal and his team play crazy football at times, I never thought I'd see football like it at Burnley.

Compare what we've had to Preston or Barnsley or Huddersfield or Bury or Rochdale. It is because fundamentally Burnley is a special place.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:08 pm

DCWat wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:39 am
Surprised that Coyle is getting any votes at all.

He gave us a great and wholly unexpected season only to sully his reputation by his actions the following year.

I could completely understand someone saying that the Coyle promotion was their favourite season - that’s very different to putting him up there as ‘favourite ever Burnley manager’. His actions put pay to coming anywhere near to the top of that list.

For what he gave us, the legacy he left and the prolonged period holding our own (sometimes far exceeding) its hard to look past Dyche (having started watching in the eighties).

Stan would be up there, as would Mullen who kick started our climb back up. VK is steadily working his way up the list with a fantastic start but he’s a little way to go yet.

Coyle was the guy who took us to our 1st ever PL campaign, so for that we have to be thankful, however the manner in which he left does still grate, which is why he comes behind Dyche and Kompany for me, it wasn't that he left but it was the weaselly way he went about it that annoyed me more than his actual departure.

However that season was incredible not least because of the cup runs and well live long in the memory.

roperclaret · Post by **roperclaret** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:44 pm

Jimmy Mullen no question

St Austell Claret · Post by **St Austell Claret** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:59 pm

I am with the view that Jimmy Mullen was my favourite manage. He took a set of nobody's and turned them into a football squad who just kept on winning and winning. Jimmy Mullens Claret and Blue Army....

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 1:59 pm

Potts for making us The Champions
Dyche for turning our club around
VK for hopefully taking us to the next level

It Is What It Is · Post by **It Is What It Is** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 3:02 pm

Harry Potts.
Without question of a doubt.

basil6345789 · Post by **basil6345789** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:17 pm

Brian Laws

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:46 pm

Stan Ternent.

Other favourites: Sean Dyche and Jimmy Mullen.

Difficult choice between those three.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:48 pm

Big shout for Jimmy Mullen because he dragged us back from nowhere.

Billy Balfour · Post by **Billy Balfour** » Sun Feb 26, 2023 8:59 am

Going from the managers since I started going on.

Dyche - for the obvious reasons.

Mullen - for getting the show back on the road again. I was in my early teens at the time, but that Fourth Division Championship winning season was like something else, especially the away days with my dad and his mates. That season bought our club out of life support.

Stan Ternent.

Hopefully I'll be adding VK to the top of my list in a couple of seasons.

Owen Coyle should be on my list, but the manner of his leaving excludes him as far as I'm considered.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Sun Feb 26, 2023 10:35 am

Simply for the reason of what age I was at the time,and the fantastic away days in the promotion for the old 4th division season it has to be Jimmy Mullen.

mdd2 · Post by **mdd2** » Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:34 am

I think there are 3 managers who saved us from administration and likely relegation or oblivion
Miller as if we had gone out of the league where would we be?
Cotts for keeping us in the Championship post ITV digital when I think on appointment we had 8 full time professionals
Coyle as if we had not been promoted we were in deep debt and I think under a transfer embargo and had lost a director who I think had loaned a few million too which would have had to be repaid
So many good managers apart from Laws and Waddle starting with Brian Millers second spell in my opinion