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When signing a young player like this from a club at a similar level to us, I tend to think of a few questions why he would leave a club. Was he not good enough for Sheffield United, and if that's the case why would he be deemed good enough for us? Or did he simply turn down the offer of a new cont...

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Purely as a matter of interest.....on 14th November 2023 Darlington lost 8-0 at Chorley in the National League North.

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GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:37 pm
They’ve been found guilty of breaking the rules

That has cost us a fair chunk of monies from various revenue streams

They should be sued

At this moment in time an out-of-court settlement would be in Everton's best interests.

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Elizabeth wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:19 pm
It would be nice to sue Everton. It won't be effective

Really ??.......A positive outcome would currently be the most likely scenario.

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My thoughts/questions since this appears to be the suing thread: - The charges relate to the year we were relegated (despite the DM article saying they don’t). We’re therefore the lead club in terms of case, I’d imagine. - I’m not sure if it’s been proved that Everton also broke financial regulatio...

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Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 10, 2023 7:28 pm
We should have done the double that year.

The ten league games plus a semi-final replay, all within 27 days in April, was simply too big an ask.

A cruel end to a brilliant season.

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Remarkable to think that Jim will be 86 years young in three weeks time, apparently now enjoying his well earned retirement at Wilpshire near Blackburn. After leaving Burnley and Liverpool Jim was something of a "sandwich" goalkeeper at Arsenal, his respectable Gunners career fell in between the leg...

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Can you imagine not being able to get into the Burnley team and having to go to Liverpool to get first team football? For my money Jim Furnell was always good enough to play in our first team but, to be fair, the competition was fierce firstly through Colin McDonald and then Adam Blacklaw. He wasn'...

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'73/'74 will be remembered as a superb season but this performance against Plymouth was poor to say the least. Some notable names in that Plymouth team including Bobby Saxton, Paul Mariner and Ernie Machin. But most interestingly for me was the return to the Turf of goakeeper Jim Furnell. Jim had a ...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 27, 2023 10:11 am
It was the other way with Seith - he went from Burnley to Dundee. Only player I know that we signed from Dundee is Kevin McDonald.

The infamous Jack Hillman came to us from Dundee in 1898.

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22/10/1960, Chelsea 2 Burnley 6. Happier day in London. All that after a certain Jimmy Greaves had put Chelsea ahead early doors. Jimmy Mac was unplayable that day and scored twice, with JImmy Robson scoring a hat-trick and Brian Miller the other. Only Tottenham could live with us during that period.

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Some wonderful memories of a very special player for us.

A sad day when he departed for Man United at the start of the '68/'69 season.

Congratulations on the honour.

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Thought this may have been the headline from the home game against Chelsea in the '48/'49 season. Reg scored a rare goal that day and it was a special strike, one which Dad spoke about on many occasions.

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Just prefer Tommy Boyle over Tommy Cummings over a last minute heading winner, so there we are, 1-0 to '20/'21.

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If that’s a serious question then my answer would be that I think it is impossible to compare teams ( and players ) from different eras. All I can say is that our 20/21 and 59/60 teams were the best in England at that time. Just as our 2022/23 team were the best in The Championship last season. Not...

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FCBurnley wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:44 pm
Sadly I just missed 20/21 but my parents were born in 1920 if that helps

Fine, but from memory, you have made many references to Tommy Boyle and his team over the years......Do you have have an opinion over which team might have come out on top over a season's games ?

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Was lucky enough to watch the vast majority of Jimmy’s Burnley appearances but only really got to know him well at Rochdale and Huddersfield. Not going to go into great detail but I will say that the last line of the article is a perfect summary. I am proud to have known him as a friend and colleag...

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This is turning into a classic......someone is screaming down the phone at me, "But yeah, what about the Halley, Boyle and Watson and the Champions of 1920/21 and all those goals from Bob Kelly and Joe Anderson." What a classic game that would have been between the '20'21 Champions and those of '59/...

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As for Jimmy Robo......what is there left to say ?......brilliant article from the main man. Never met him personally, apart from the odd autograph skirmish down Gawthorpe when I should have been at school at St. Matthews ( just a quarter of a mile away) in Pad. Mac will tell you all there is to kno...

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I was 10 years old,too, but sat at home in front of the telly. I was also jumping up.and down still when Bobby Smith scored at the end a minute later. It's true; it's the hope that kills you. 🥺 Not that many goals that live long in the memory, but that one just a few yards from the Burnley fans, wa...

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claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑
Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:28 pm

Hi royboyblue

wtf.

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Jimmy sat there on the balcony right now......would certainly give a penny for his thoughts.....

.....Perhaps a season ticket on the Longside next season......Nothing lasts forever.

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Highlights of the FA Cup game against Liverpool in 1952. He also had a goal disallowed that VAR might have ruled onside. Incredible footage.....just look at the Longside and Bee Hole End......attendance of 54,031. Billy Morris and Les Shannon with our two goals in this 5th Round tie.......best not ...

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Willie Irvine bullet header from the edge of the penalty area from an Alex Elder free-kick against Liverpool.

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God in a green jersey.

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Rheims
Hamburg
Frankfurt
Naples (the most tricky one).

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Your reply wasn’t to me, and I understand the point you’re making, but the Premier League era attendances aren’t the best example. By that I mean we were restricted by capacity. Many games in MOST of those seasons we could have had many thousands more on, so the average would have been higher. I’m ...

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Guller Bull wrote: ↑
Wed Jun 21, 2023 11:04 am
A combination of Maitland- Niles Barkley would make it even Crazier

A combination of Barclay James Harvest would be even Crazier still.

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Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:48 pm
He sits in the Bob Lord when he comes.

Nothing reasonable available, Quicken !

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:17 pm
We could just do with a wicket here

The understatement of the year......plus the fact their key batsmen look far more confident at the crease than ours.

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StayingDown4Ever wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:38 pm
Spent forces now at this level?

Nothing lasts forever.

There's one decent seat left in the Longside upper for a new season ticket next season.

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Redbeard wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:14 pm
Many happy returns to my no.1 Claret!

No.1, indeed.

Great to hear from Redders, good times outside the Park View.

All we need now is a contribution from Ashington46.....who was firmly in the Willie Irvine camp.

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My boyhood hero! I had a picture of him completing his hat trick in a 5 2 win at Fulham in December 1965. He was smiling for the camera as he smashed the ball home. Great footballer, goalscorer and thoroughly nice man. "as he smashed the ball home"........That's what set Willie apart from the rest....

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Bfc wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:34 am
Happy 80th Birthday Willie(Bill). A true legend.

Happy 80th, Willie......our greatest No.9 of all time.

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3 big errors from Cymbals….. probably in deficit now for impact in this test. Pitch is pretty slow, dry and dead in the main. Edgbaston has lost its edge maybe? Even with all the persistent rain earlier in the day ?......Or perhaps there's far more to it than that......like the Aussies, in the main...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:08 pm
Dear oh dear - best to switch off then

Done just that.......Now back to the football.....fatboy will understand.

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Bit harsh on Anderson there royboy😊.... Imo of course... Still more control than all the rest...worryingly underused though for me. Last thing I want to be is harsh on our own man.....but, even though the line and length was as immaculate as ever, the prospect of a breakthrough looked a million mil...

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First time in many years I've sat down and taken in a session of top class cricket.......and, suffice to say, I'm mightily unimpressed. The very thought of Jim Laker, Tony Lock, Trueman or Statham playing with "Cinch" on the front of their shirts is beyond comprehension......The biggest disappointme...

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Barlickclaret wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:56 am
I might have missed it, but could we play 1st 4 games at home with Luton not being ready.

No, you haven't missed it....

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A total of 714 First Division appearances, an English top division record for an outfield player, and second only to goalkeeper Peter Shilton......RIP.

Some top class performances on the Turf.

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Sad, sad news.....very special player was John.....RIP.

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It's the finer detail of a matchday you tend to forget.....the collective intake of breath as we emerged from the tunnel before kick-off was something special that day......Darkish blue shirts with Claret trimmings, White shorts and Claret socks......We really looked the business and went on to play...

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Dobo's goal just before half time was the outstanding moment of the game, hitting a 23 yard shot on the run into the far corner. Doug's free kick on the edge of the box earlier took a big deflection off the wall and completely wrong-footed the keeper. We were indebted to Alan Stevenson in the 2nd h...

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Quicknick wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:39 pm
Excellent, noisy following in one end. Hardly taking Bramall Lane over.

I was unfortunate to be in the away end that day and, seriously, we outnumbered them five to one at least.

One of the best away days ever, particularly for Doug's special goal.

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Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 13, 2023 10:14 am
On that Sheffield game with my dad.
We'd no idea what a season we were going to have.
Great start though!

We pretty much took over Bramall Lane that day......Dobo scored a superb goal, but Doug's was something else.

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It's fixtures week this week and the 2023/24 fixtures will be with us in two days time. We'll also be covering the fixture releases from the two seasons that will be covered next season from 25 and 50 years ago. Today it's the release of the 1973/74 fixtures See link https://www.uptheclarets.com/br...

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"And this despite Freeman scoring 32 goals in 33 League appearances".......Hard to take in.

"The half back line that day, for the first time ever, read Halley, Boyle and Watson.......Nothing more to add.

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A special goal from a special Burnley player.

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A level below, but Charlie Austin must have come close that season where he'd got about 20 by Christmas. Fair play......From a quick calc it looks like, in the 2012/13 season, Charlie scored a remarkable 11 goals in the first 9 League games.....the only caveat being that Austin was a No.9 striker w...

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