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Jimmy Mullen

Post by GrahamBranchsPerm » Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:18 pm

Looks like he will be at the game one Saturday, as per the Cardiff Official Site.

Might finally be the chance for the Clarets there to say thank you to him.

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I’ve been at CCS for every match so far this season, and will be there this Saturday. I’m quite looking forward to it, though from my point of view I’m hoping it finishes in a draw, perhaps an entertaining 3-3!

“I’m not sure what to expect until I get there on the day to watch it, but I’m sure that there will be a good crowd.”
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by BurnleyMickSouth » Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:22 pm

I have always liked Jimmy Mullen, without him we would not have got to the heights we have been to, its about time he came back to the Turf to get the applause from us all, which in my opinion he thoroughly deserves, i will never forget the night match at Barnet it finished 0-0 but the town was full of Burnley fans it was like a home game, that was a night when " Jimmy Mullens Claret n Blue Army " arrived in Barnet, take a bow Jimmy, post its were plastered everywhere windows, pubs, everywhere had a sticker on it even some Barnet cars were targeted as well, :lol: :lol: :lol: anyone else remember that night ?. ps when i saw this thread i thought he might have gone to that football place in the sky, all the best Jimmy.
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by gawthorpe_view » Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:25 pm

Legend.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by claptrappers_union » Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:34 pm

I’d love to hear Jimmy Mullens Claret and Blue chanted again.
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Quicknick » Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:27 am

claptrappers_union wrote:
Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:34 pm
I’d love to hear Jimmy Mullens Claret and Blue chanted again.
That would be nice.
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Boydesque » Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:33 am

Jimmy Mullen needs bringing back not at half time when everyone is having a brew etc etc but at 2.55 before ko
I was at York.
This guy is a legend he deserves a BBE

Just made that up
But Jimmy Mullen john Francis John Derry
You boys
Spent a night listening to the drab Paul Parker World Cup defender
York I was there
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Quicknick » Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:37 am

Boydesque wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:33 am
Jimmy Mullen needs bringing back not at half time when everyone is having a brew etc etc but at 2.55 before ko
I was at York.
This guy is a legend he deserves a BBE

Just made that up
But Jimmy Mullen john Francis John Derry
You boys
Spent a night listening to the drab Paul Parker World Cup defender
York I was there
Few beers tonight, Boydesque?

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by fidelcastro » Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:02 am

Quicknick wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:37 am
Few beers tonight, Boydesque?
Appropriate when talking about Mullen!

:D

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by RammyClaret61 » Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:12 am

claptrappers_union wrote:
Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:34 pm
I’d love to hear Jimmy Mullens Claret and Blue chanted again.
Sang at the 1990’s speed as well. Not the super fast 2020’s versions.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Georgiaclaret » Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:21 am

Legend just about sums it up. York and Derby were unreal.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by GrahamBranchsPerm » Fri Sep 30, 2022 6:27 am

My dad was at Barnet that night as was working in London, takeover.

Hopefully those there on Saturday take the chance to let him know the regard he is held.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by RHansburyEsq » Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:26 am

Jimmy kickstarted the journey back to the top. The Burnley are Back chant was apt and proved to be absolutely right. Agree with the poster above that days like Derby and York were absolutely brilliant. There have been more ups than downs since then. Things went a bit awry later and was battling some demons as well but how he was treated at the end was criminal.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by box_of_frogs » Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:33 am

RammyClaret61 wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:12 am
Sang at the 1990’s speed as well. Not the super fast 2020’s versions.
Nail on the head!

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Billy Balfour » Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:41 am

Does he want to come back and go on the pitch for a walk around? I heard that it was a no-no from his side. It would be good if he did, though.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by bfcjg » Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:57 am

I cannot recall a manager held in such affection as Jimmy, he was our saviour rescuing us from the dark dark days.
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by claptrappers_union » Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:05 am

It used to naturally turn into just ‘Jimmy’ when sang for a good five minutes.

I liked how it started to, with a lone voice just screaming ‘Jimmy!’ Then reply at the other side of a the stand with ‘Mullen’s’ then the handful of supporters shouting ‘Claret and Blue Arrrrrrrmy!’
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Top Claret » Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:09 am

Really don't understand this sentimental clap trap about Mullen and I attended all the above mentioned games. If it was Sean Dyche may be, but Jimmy Mullen do me a favour

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:09 am

My favourite manager ever. Made me fall in love with Burnley.
The atmosphere around the place has never been repeated since.

Thanks Jimmy
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by welsbyswife » Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:24 am

RammyClaret61 wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:12 am
Sang at the 1990’s speed as well. Not the super fast 2020’s versions.
Used to be great when the chant would start with two sets of fans singing alternate lines and then after about 10 minutes would merge together into a single chant. Not sure what it is about that Mullen period but it was a great time to be a Claret. Burnley's version of post war euphoria maybe. You realised how bad things could have been so really embraced the moment and enjoyed it.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:34 am

BurnleyMickSouth wrote:
Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:22 pm
I have always liked Jimmy Mullen, without him we would not have got to the heights we have been to, its about time he came back to the Turf to get the applause from us all, which in my opinion he thoroughly deserves, i will never forget the night match at Barnet it finished 0-0 but the town was full of Burnley fans it was like a home game, that was a night when " Jimmy Mullens Claret n Blue Army " arrived in Barnet, take a bow Jimmy, post its were plastered everywhere windows, pubs, everywhere had a sticker on it even some Barnet cars were targeted as well, :lol: :lol: :lol: anyone else remember that night ?. ps when i saw this thread i thought he might have gone to that football place in the sky, all the best Jimmy.
My other memory from the Barnet game was the copper on his horse after the match

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by gc14 » Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:37 am

Went to a Rochdale -Burnley game at Dark Lane ,Rossendale United a few years back, possibly U19s
looked to my left a certain JM was stood 5 feet away a warm handshake but didn't engage in conversation
too much i think he was working ( scouting ) ..

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Claret Till I Die » Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:20 am

Said it many times since that Jimmy Mullen put the blood back into Burnley FC's veins and Stan started pumping it around.

Thank you for that

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by TheOriginalLongsider » Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:21 am

From all my 40 odd years watching Burnley, the Mullen period had the best crowd engagement and euphoria. If I shout JIMMY tomorrow I hope you all join in!

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by SouthLondonexile » Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:32 am

I took my daughter to her first Burnley game in his era.
She loved singing Jimmy Mullens Claret and Blue Army.
And the fact it went on and on.
I really liked him as a manager, did nothing wrong in my eyes.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Jellybean » Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:33 am

I wish he would come back to the turf, I don't think he would believe the affection and welcome we fans would give him if we could.

Like many fans above I started watching Burnley as he came in and I was hooked for a lifetime. Thank you Jimmy!

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Fretters » Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:59 am

Jellybean wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:33 am
I wish he would come back to the turf, I don't think he would believe the affection and welcome we fans would give him if we could.

Like many fans above I started watching Burnley as he came in and I was hooked for a lifetime. Thank you Jimmy!
He did come back in 2007 I think, but to an event in the JH suite - possibly for the 125 years anniversary stuff. The reception he got visibly shocked and moved him, it was fantastic.
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Herts Clarets » Fri Sep 30, 2022 10:13 am

7 years of trying to get out of the 4th division were brought to an end in little more than 7 months when Jimmy was appointed Manager. As with many on here, that 91/92 season will live long in the memory and despite all the success we have achieved in the years and decades following, will always be one of my all time favourite seasons.

His comment from the Cardiff site - “I’m not sure what to expect until I get there on the day to watch it, but I’m sure that there will be a good crowd.”

A massive outpouring of affection and appreciation from the travelling Clarets is my guess if Jimmy is there.
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Steve1956 » Fri Sep 30, 2022 10:29 am

Jimmy Mullen is up there with Dyche at giving me great pleasure following us,I may have mentioned it before but Mullen's Championship winning year was my favourite time as a Claret..it was short and sweet but very enjoyable
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Pickles » Fri Sep 30, 2022 10:31 am

Mullen is before my time but the way people talk about that period on here, and how my Dad talks about it... It just sounds really vivid and special.
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Steve1956 » Fri Sep 30, 2022 10:34 am

Pickles wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 10:31 am
Mullen is before my time but the way people talk about that period on here, and how my Dad talks about it... It just sounds really vivid and special.
I found it special...not the greatest football to watch but enjoyable all the same
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by houseboy » Fri Sep 30, 2022 10:38 am

Quicknick wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:37 am
Few beers tonight, Boydesque?
Must admit I thought the same. Interesting read.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by martin_p » Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:01 am

Pickles wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 10:31 am
Mullen is before my time but the way people talk about that period on here, and how my Dad talks about it... It just sounds really vivid and special.
The fact it ended a near decade of utter misery is probably one of the reasons it’s so well remembered. While we’d definitely turned a corner after the near disaster of 86/87 it needed the extra spark that Mullen gave us to start moving up the leagues again.
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Dark Cloud » Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:01 am

Pickles wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 10:31 am
Mullen is before my time but the way people talk about that period on here, and how my Dad talks about it... It just sounds really vivid and special.
I think the point is Pickles, that Mullen took over a team/club with brilliant support, but a poor team which had languished in the bottom division of the league for a number of seasons and was essentially going nowhere fast. We were regularly losing to tiny teams with no history, no fans and no money. Mullen changed that overnight and suddenly the only way was up. After struggling for so long it was right up there with the Dyche miracle of his first full season. Fantastic stuff, especially for those of us who had suffered so badly during the seasons before.
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Culmclaret » Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:06 am

I thought the football was exciting. You wouldn’t see much better 4th tier football than, say, the home game against Northampton. We were very attack minded and got the ball forward quickly. Not just hoofing it, but long balls played for players to run onto. The style of football and the atmosphere complemented each other perfectly
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Post by arise_sir_charge » Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:16 am

We played some excellent football under Mullen. Flying wingers, red hot centre forwards and tough tackling/goal scoring midfielders in front of the best centre half at that level and even the one above.

It’s one of the things that annoys me when people talk about the football recently and “it’s not what you expect from Burnley”……fact is we always played decent football up until the last few years (Cotterill period aside).

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by NickBFC » Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:31 am

I met him about 17 years ago when I played against his Bromsgrove Rovers side he was managing. Had a quick chat after the match and thanked him for his time at BFC. His language on the sidelines was colourful to say the least :lol: Would be good to give him a proper Turf welcome.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Juan Tanamera » Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:31 am

Top Claret wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:09 am
Really don't understand this sentimental clap trap about Mullen and I attended all the above mentioned games. If it was Sean Dyche may be, but Jimmy Mullen do me a favour
Nice try but not quite down to DA's standard. 😉
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by ElectroClaret » Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:33 am

Culmclaret wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:06 am
I thought the football was exciting. You wouldn’t see much better 4th tier football than, say, the home game against Northampton. We were very attack minded and got the ball forward quickly. Not just hoofing it, but long balls played for players to run onto. The style of football and the atmosphere complemented each other perfectly
And in quick players like Mike Conroy and SJF we had the ideal men to latch on to those balls.

My favourite period in all my years of watching the Clarets. Very exciting.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:47 am

Playing balls over the top for fast players is exciting to watch.

We have it now with Nathan Tella, the crowd noise goes up tenfold when he is chasing a ball, compared to passing it around the back.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Boss Hogg » Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:50 am

Watching away at York was one of my favourite games watching us maybe even my favourite. Think some go over the top applauding ex players when they are turning out for other teams against us. This guy deserves some really good applause and chants though. He started the journey back.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by claretspice » Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:59 am

Like many others, the first Burnley manager I really knew and I think he did lots to embed the early 90s notion of Burnley as a club far too big for their league position, embarking on a journey to its rightful place.

With hindsight, the football he played was pretty pragmatic- perhaps slightly out of keeping with the traditions of the club previously. But it was exciting and it worked and the fans could engage with it.

That said, I've often thought Mullen adapted from the model that got us out of division 4. The play off winning team of 2 years later played what would now be thought of as a 4-2-3-1 with a genuine number 10 (Heath) and a left winger given the freedom to roam across the front (Eyres), plus attacking full backs and even a centre back given the licence to roam forwards. Looking back that feels reasonably forward thinking for the era and it was mighty effective too. Of course the next step up proved too much for team and manager but for 3 seasons he revitalised the club.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by NRC » Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:01 pm

We’ve had debates on here this season about the embarrassment of some f the songs we sing and how they haven’t changed with the times. I’m one of the protagonists of that. Part of the reason for that is the utter contrast of the Jimmy Mullen chant.

I’ve had many experiences supporting the club, including flying from Dubai back to the Turf, just to watch the Scunthorpe game on the big screen in the middle of the pitch. But when asked, before my last breath will be drawn, what is your most memorable moment supporting Burnley it will be THAT chant at Derby. What a moment, when a nation admired what we did as a crowd that night.
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Jimmymaccer » Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:14 pm

I seem to remember going to Scarborough to witness yet another abysmal performance……….but then the Jimmy Mullen journey began!!

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Roosterbooster » Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:14 pm

Billy Balfour wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:41 am
Does he want to come back and go on the pitch for a walk around? I heard that it was a no-no from his side. It would be good if he did, though.
Surely a little jog round the pitch, just after kick off, and cutting the corner...
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by MrTopTier » Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:29 pm

Goosebumps.

The Derby game and the reaction to it throughout and after the game gave me goosebumps.

For that alone I am ever thankful to Jimmy Mullen.

I know nostalgia is a funny thing, but the match report echoes the sentiments of the fans at the time, Burnley were back and anybody who had watched us or been around the club in the preceding years to Mullens appointment knows how important Jimmy Mullen was in the History of the club.

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Enola Gay » Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:41 pm

The days of arriving at the Turf not wondering whether we were going to win, but how many we’d win by…
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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by fatboy47 » Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:44 pm

Enola Gay wrote:
Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:41 pm
The days of arriving at the Turf not wondering whether we were going to win, but how many we’d win by…

Give it time 😉

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by Jellybean » Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:51 pm

Just googled the Derby game for a bit of nostalgia and it threw up this thread and article from Tony from a couple of years ago
https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboa ... =2&t=38621

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

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Re: Jimmy Mullen

Post by fidelcastro » Fri Sep 30, 2022 1:58 pm

A lot of selective memories on here.

Let's not forget that when Mullen left in a way that was spun by the club, we were heading back to where he brought us up from. The relegation in 94-95 was truly embarrassing. Relatively speaking Mullen had decent money to spend, but chose to buy players like Liam Robinson, Mark Winstanley and John Gayle!

The following season we even had lan Helliwell leading the line and it was obvious we were only heading one way.

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