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Report from the Arctic
Oh what fun we've had battling with computer technology.
Great Expectations
We watched Great Expectations on the telly over the holiday, Pip, Miss Havesham, Magwich, Jaggers et al. It's been excellent. ...
The joy of Christmas
"I'm going to sleep now and dream of Christmas, night night," said little Joe. He's only 5 and hasn't been to a Burnley game ...
What a difference a year makes
Or does it? It seems to me that we're pretty much as we were a year ago in the table except…
Who's Hoos
We welcomed a new Chief Exec to Turf Moor, Lee Hoos. The best post on a website was surely from Rileybobs: "Why are we ...
Close Encounters of the West Ham Kind
It was that time of year again; time to make a trip to the capital. If this journey ...
Perceptions and the State of Play
The dust from the end of year accounts settled and the near £4million deficit was no surprise. That it would be thus had been ...
Goodbye Jimmy
The roll call of footballers and legends at Jimmy Adamson's funeral was fitting.
Underdog - A review of the new Tim Quelch book
I had a problem with this review. It is such a marvellous book I couldn't think how ...
The natives are getting restless
Seeing how generally undemonstrative Eddie Howe is on the touchline made me ponder on the managers at Burnley who have been ...
IF - the biggest word in football
On the way home from the Blackpool game, absolutely delighted with the win of course, plus the manner of the performance, it ...
Rebirth at the Ricoh
The new Tim Quelch book is now available. There will be a proper review eventually but in the meantime there is enough ...
On the Road
In a fit of madness I'd got tickets for the next two away games at Barnsley and Coventry. I was hoping we'd get Russell Grant ...
A case of mistaken identity
Solved it… well… sort of… after all that faffing about last week that got nowhere… it was a case of mistaken identity.
Trying to understand
When ah were a lad in short pants life were ever so simple. 11 blokes came out on ter t'pitch and th'object were to score ...
If Carlsberg did weekends
The feelgood factor after the win over Forest continued down at Millwall.
Turkish Delight
We were away in Turkey for a week. Some friends have a villa there. Sometimes you just have to accept an offer to jet out to ...
Faint Writing on the Wall
As if the game v Middlesbrough wasn't bad enough, when I got home I re-read the programme. I'd already read it once during ...
Making do with England
With no Burnley game for 2 weeks there wasn't much football to look forward to. There was England v Bulgaria of course but ...
What a Difference a Win Makes
I bought Paul Lake's book I'm Not Really Here and it has to be one of the best football books I've read. I had a lump in my ...

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