Nothing ever lasts for ever. I’ve certainly realised that in my personal life in the past few days and it is also going to be the same for some Burnley FC personalities on Sunday.
Glen Little will be saying farewell as he plays his last game in Claret & Blue having decided to move on to Reading. That worst kept secret was finally confirmed on Monday of this week but it was soon yesterday's news as it was revealed on the following morning that Stan Ternent and Sam Ellis would be leaving the club after the last game of the season.
With the Clarets safe for another season and with the Mackems already booked for the play offs it turns and end of season game into an emotional afternoon for the three of them and for the fans who will be able to say goodbye.
It is a much changed team after Mick McCarthy was forced into getting rid of the high earners and despite starting with a couple of defeats they were soon into the top positions but they had dropped back into mid table by December.
They hardly looked promotion candidates when we drew 1-1 at the Stadium of Light on the last Saturday in November and with any luck at all that day we would have come home with all three points.
A fantastic run from Christmas that run into April virtually confirmed a top six spot as well as taking them to the last four in the FA Cup but a sudden hiccup left them hanging on until last Tuesday before they could confirm a play off place.
There’s been little change to the personnel since we played there in November. The only permanent signing was a surprise when they took Darren Byfield from
They have had a couple of Coopers on loan – Kevin from Wolves and Colin from Middlesbrough – but both have now left and the only current loan player is Portsmouth’s Carl Robinson who scored the crucial goal in midweek.
The team that beat Norwich was: Mart Poom, George McCartney, Gary Breen, Phil Babb, Joachim Bjorkland, John Oster (Ben Clark 88), Jeff Whitley, Carl Robinson, Sean Thornton, Marcus Stewart (Tommy Smith 80), Kevin Kyle. Subs not used: Thomas Myhre, Simon Ramsden, Darren Byfield.
It is a long time since we beat
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Past Results in the last 20 years
Season | Div | Ven | Result | Att | Scorers |
a | |||||
1994/95 | 1 | a | 0-0 | 17,700 | |
h | 1-1 | 15,121 | Eyres(pen) | ||
2003/04 | 1 | a | 1-1 | 29,852 | I Moore |
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to see more results against Sunderland all the way back to their first ever league game in 1890.