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Lee Bracey

Post by djemba-djemba » Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:31 pm

Afternoon friends,

Did Burnley really bid £100,000 for Lee Bracey from Halifax in 1992 when we were struggling for a proper keeper?
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Re: Lee Bracey

Post by Red Fox Rocks Socks » Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:35 pm

According to the man himself it was all agreed until we signed another goalie last min, might have been beresford

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Re: Lee Bracey

Post by groove » Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:50 pm

Nearly bagged a Bracey

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Post by wilks_bfc » Sun Jun 13, 2021 4:34 pm

I know Lee well.

He’s told me himself that he was poised to sign for us but we went for Beresford instead

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Re: Lee Bracey

Post by gawthorpe_view » Sun Jun 13, 2021 4:48 pm

https://www.swanseacity.com/news/where- ... lee-bracey

Must confess I'd never heard the name before today.

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Post by wilks_bfc » Sun Jun 13, 2021 5:04 pm

I’ve let him know he’s the topic of conversation

Think he might be working today, so will see if he replies with further details 😁

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Post by wilks_bfc » Sun Jun 13, 2021 6:00 pm

He said it’s not true


It was £140,000 :lol:
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Post by djemba-djemba » Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:59 am

It seems an awful lot of money for 1992 and the division we were in.

I was watching a video of one of the full games from the 4th division championship season and the commentator came out with that bit of info.

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Post by Herts Clarets » Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:44 am

Wasn't he in goal for Halifax when they ended up with 9 men? We won 2-0 i think, Deary and possibly Andy Farrell.

I think he is a copper now with GMP - my brother trains at the same gym as Lee and is quite friendly with him.

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Post by wilks_bfc » Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:56 am

Herts Clarets wrote:
Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:44 am
Wasn't he in goal for Halifax when they ended up with 9 men? We won 2-0 i think, Deary and possibly Andy Farrell.

I think he is a copper now with GMP - my brother trains at the same gym as Lee and is quite friendly with him.
Yeah he is with GMP

His eldest is in the team I’m coach for

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Re: Lee Bracey

Post by MACCA » Mon Jun 14, 2021 10:08 am

He lives just around the corner from me, and within a door or 2 of my mate, who ironically is also a copper.

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Post by djemba-djemba » Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:02 am

Whilst we are taking about goalkeepers in the 90’s - why was there such a glut of loan signings in the championship season when David Williams put in a wonderful performance against us for Rochdale. Could we not just have recalled him and put him in instead of Pearce?

How many did we use that year? Pearce, Williams, Walker, Kendall, Marriott? Any more for the list?

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Post by Quickenthetempo » Mon Jun 14, 2021 12:43 pm

We did recall Williams but the loan signings of Marriott and Walker were top drawer for us.

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Re: Lee Bracey

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:28 pm

djemba-djemba wrote:
Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:02 am
Whilst we are taking about goalkeepers in the 90’s - why was there such a glut of loan signings in the championship season when David Williams put in a wonderful performance against us for Rochdale. Could we not just have recalled him and put him in instead of Pearce?

How many did we use that year? Pearce, Williams, Walker, Kendall, Marriott? Any more for the list?
You’ve got them all from that season. We did start the following season with Williams in goal before Beresford arrived.

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Post by duncandisorderly » Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:42 pm

It was my first full season so i was still a bit green, but I can't really remember Marriott doing anything to deserve all the hero worship he was getting.
Walker was the best, then probably Marriott, but he wasn't as good as the Longside was making him out to be, I don't think.

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Post by ClaretTony » Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:46 pm

duncandisorderly wrote:
Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:42 pm
It was my first full season so i was still a bit green, but I can't really remember Marriott doing anything to deserve all the hero worship he was getting.
Walker was the best, then probably Marriott, but he wasn't as good as the Longside was making him out to be, I don't think.
I think you are right about Marriott. Had some mixed performances but benefited from being in the team that won nine on the bounce. Walker was the best that season.

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Post by djemba-djemba » Mon Jun 14, 2021 2:23 pm

I can’t find any link but was there an article published on here recently where it referenced a guy writing to the paper about us wasting money on that young lad Walsh around that time?

Was he signed up for the 91/92 season? If so, looks like the guy who wrote the letter was right!

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Re: Lee Bracey

Post by JohnDearyMe » Mon Jun 14, 2021 2:25 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:46 pm
I think you are right about Marriott. Had some mixed performances but benefited from being in the team that won nine on the bounce. Walker was the best that season.
I think he also benefited from that memorable chant
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Re: Lee Bracey

Post by shulgin » Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:05 pm

Marriott clearly enjoyed his time at Burnley. He was sat behind me at the infamous FA Cup match at Derby.
I wondered why some of our fans below were looking up at me singing Swing Low Sweet Marriott until I turned round and he was there.

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Re: Lee Bracey

Post by Herts Clarets » Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:39 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:46 pm
I think you are right about Marriott. Had some mixed performances but benefited from being in the team that won nine on the bounce. Walker was the best that season.
Walker was the best that season by some considerable distance. I think it was the Blackpool game at home and they put in an early cross. It was about the penalty spot and he was straight out and caught it. Immediately fills the defence with confidence. I also remember him in one game going ballistic at Measham for going on one of his runs, arriving like an express train possibly and leaving a gap at the back. He played for Scotland shortly after he returned to Hearts from his loan spell with us.

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Re: Lee Bracey

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:39 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:
Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:39 pm
Walker was the best that season by some considerable distance. I think it was the Blackpool game at home and they put in an early cross. It was about the penalty spot and he was straight out and caught it. Immediately fills the defence with confidence. I also remember him in one game going ballistic at Measham for going on one of his runs, arriving like an express train possibly and leaving a gap at the back. He played for Scotland shortly after he returned to Hearts from his loan spell with us.
The Blackpool game was his debut.

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Re: Lee Bracey

Post by Burnley1989 » Mon Jun 14, 2021 5:49 pm

wilks_bfc wrote:
Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:56 am
Yeah he is with GMP

His eldest is in the team I’m coach for
Played pool against him and his Mrs many years ago in the Dugdale, armed response unit if memory serves me right?

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Re: Lee Bracey

Post by wilks_bfc » Mon Jun 14, 2021 6:28 pm

Burnley1989 wrote:
Mon Jun 14, 2021 5:49 pm
Played pool against him and his Mrs many years ago in the Dugdale, armed response unit if memory serves me right?
Not sure it’s armed response, think it’s a proactive unit

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