West ham v Burnley, 23rd August 1975 ..

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West ham v Burnley, 23rd August 1975 ..

Post by Clarets4me » Wed Jun 07, 2023 12:16 pm

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My first ever Burnley game ... match programme 10p, " V " shirts and not one advert in the programme. You know you're knocking on a bit when the picture of West Ham's Youth team includes Alvin Martin, Alan Curbishley, Paul Brush & Terry Hurlock .... The offer for a full set of the previous season's match programmes including League, Cups, Reserve and FA Youth Cup games seems a bargain at £3.25 ... 8-)

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Re: West ham v Burnley, 23rd August 1975 ..

Post by Royboyclaret » Wed Jun 07, 2023 4:56 pm

Clarets4me wrote:
Wed Jun 07, 2023 12:16 pm
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My first ever Burnley game ... match programme 10p, " V " shirts and not one advert in the programme. You know you're knocking on a bit when the picture of West Ham's Youth team includes Alvin Martin, Alan Curbishley, Paul Brush & Terry Hurlock .... The offer for a full set of the previous season's match programmes including League, Cups, Reserve and FA Youth Cup games seems a bargain at £3.25 ... 8-)
Special memory for Clarets4me.....Where have those 50 seasons gone ?

Defeats would normally be forgettable, but this game is etched in the memory for some reason. We score twice, with a classic Leighton James goal and another from Peter Noble and yet contrive to go on and lose the game.

That '75/'76 season was a tough one to take and yet still contained some memorable moments, not least the achievement of the great "Uwe" Noble in scoring 9 goals in the first 9 games......He really was special......

......In fact has any other player, apart from George Beel, a century ago, matched that start to a season ?.....

Peter Noble was a remarkable player for us, and a remarkable man.

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Re: West ham v Burnley, 23rd August 1975 ..

Post by NottsClaret » Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:42 pm

Royboyclaret wrote:
Wed Jun 07, 2023 4:56 pm
That '75/'76 season was a tough one to take and yet still contained some memorable moments, not least the achievement of the great "Uwe" Noble in scoring 9 goals in the first 9 games......He really was special......

......In fact has any other player, apart from George Beel, a century ago, matched that start to a season ?.....
A level below, but Charlie Austin must have come close that season where he'd got about 20 by Christmas.
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Re: West ham v Burnley, 23rd August 1975 ..

Post by Royboyclaret » Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:36 am

NottsClaret wrote:
Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:42 pm
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 whereas Noble was an attacking midfielder.

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Re: West ham v Burnley, 23rd August 1975 ..

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:41 am

Clarets4me wrote:
Wed Jun 07, 2023 12:16 pm
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My first ever Burnley game ... match programme 10p, " V " shirts and not one advert in the programme. You know you're knocking on a bit when the picture of West Ham's Youth team includes Alvin Martin, Alan Curbishley, Paul Brush & Terry Hurlock .... The offer for a full set of the previous season's match programmes including League, Cups, Reserve and FA Youth Cup games seems a bargain at £3.25 ... 8-)
And Uwe's goal

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Re: West ham v Burnley, 23rd August 1975 ..

Post by Royboyclaret » Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:45 am

A special goal from a special Burnley player.

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