I wasn't so sure I was ever going to write an article again on a manager having been at Burnley for three years. When I took over as editor of Clarets Mad Stan Ternent was very close and Steve Cotterill also went beyond that third year.
Today sees the start of a weekend of protest by football supporters against high ticket prices, supporters who are backing the Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) campaign, Twenty's Plenty.
It was a strange sight last Tuesday looking across from my seat in the Longside Upper, seeing a virtually empty cricket field stand on its left hand side but a packed area at the other end with Burnley fans back in there.
No, there is no suggestion of any of our players downing tools. Saido Berahino might well have said he no longer wants Peace but, as far as I know, none of our players have a problem with Garlick.
It does feel as if our search for a central midfielder has gone on forever with yesterday's apparent final dismissal of our attempts to sign Henri Lansbury having brought widespread condemnation of our club's recruitment.
Burnley confirmed three pre-season games yesterday, away games at Accrington Stanley and Fleetwood Town followed by a home game against Bradford City for what will be Michael Duff's testimonial game.
Earlier this week, on a visit to Burnley Central Library, I came across an article in the Burnley Express dated 17th January 1948. It was the story of a 15-year-old Burnley boy who had taken to cycling to our away games.