Editor's Ramble

The place for the editor's occasional ramble

Three years of Sean Dyche

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.

Twenty's Plenty

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.

Cricket field stand - the club are listening

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.

Clarets on strike

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.

Our continuing search for a midfielder

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.

Farewell Kieran Trippier it's been a fantastic four years

Kieran Trippier, this afternoon, formally left Burnley for Tottenham Hotspur in an undisclosed deal, signing a five year contract at White Hart Lane.

Clubs are happy to play us in pre-season

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.

Eric Cock - The Cycling Claret

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.

• That was the year that was
- Burnley Fri 5th June

• Cotterill, Howe, Mellon and maybe Cook
- Burnley Tue 28th April

• Brian Miller remembered
- Burnley Tue 7th April

• Danny's on a tour of Europe
- Burnley Sun 29th March

• Bitter sweet year for Sam
- Burnley Thu 19th March

• I-I-Ashley-Ashley-Barnes
- Burnley Fri 27th February

• Top Twenty Dyche
- Burnley Thu 19th February

• Dreadful Deadline Day
- Burnley Tue 3rd February

• No Armstrong but we've got Danny Ings
- Burnley Fri 30th January

• Bubble has burst for Tyne-Wear derbies
- Burnley Thu 20th November

• Dyche Anniversary Day II
- Burnley Thu 30th October

• Premier League abroad rears its ugly head again
- Burnley Thu 9th October

• Michael Duff makes the top twenty
- Burnley Thu 4th September

• It's Chelsea, it's the Premier League, let's savour it
- Burnley Sun 17th August

• It's very much Dyche's squad now
- Burnley Fri 1st August

• Burnley to make a case for the defence
- Burnley Thu 17th July

• Sordell and Kightly set to be the first two
- Burnley Thu 26th June

• This is our reward
- Burnley Wed 18th June

• English managers on the increase
- Burnley Tue 17th June

• Transfer speculation mounts
- Burnley Tue 10th June

• Swansea will be the real new boys for Clarets
- Burnley Mon 26th May

• This Van Gaal appointment was my reminder
- Burnley Fri 23rd May

• Our Town, Our Turf, Their Prices
- Burnley Tue 13th May

• My unshakable belief
- Burnley Thu 24th April

• For Willie and Andy read Dan and Sam
- Burnley Wed 26th March

• Roll up for the Rams
- Burnley Thu 27th February

• We're Burnley and we play in claret and blue
- Burnley Fri 7th February

• A farewell to Arthur Bellamy
- Burnley Wed 22nd January

• Jay Rod (England)
- Burnley Thu 7th November

• Dyche Anniversary Day
- Burnley Fri 1st November

• Three hundred not out for the calculated risk
- Burnley Thu 3rd October

• Cup or Corrie?
- Burnley Fri 27th September

• I want this win so badly
- Burnley Fri 13th September

• To loan or not to loan
- Burnley Wed 11th September

• It's all about the pennies
- Burnley Tue 20th August

• Some fans on the move and others paying £60
- Burnley Mon 8th July

• Wembley heroes all but gone
- Burnley Fri 28th June

• The haves and have nots
- Burnley Thu 27th June

• Kinnear's return welcomed by some in the North East
- Burnley Tue 18th June

• Getting ready for the cup
- Burnley Sun 16th June

• One happy and one committed
- Burnley Tue 11th June

• Prehistoric Blades continue manager search
- Burnley Mon 3rd June

• We're making the Germans feel at home
- Burnley Fri 24th May

• The increasing cost of watching the Clarets
- Burnley Wed 15th May

• A week dominated by one story
- Burnley Sun 12th May

• I want to be loved
- Burnley Thu 2nd May

• Once bitten
- Burnley Fri 26th April

• Salutes, silences and an empty Wembley
- Burnley Thu 11th April

• Which two ex-Clarets were difficult to referee?
- Burnley Thu 4th April

• From Olympic Stadiums to ex-Clarets at Wembley
- Burnley Mon 25th March

• The Half Term Report
- Burnley Mon 24th December

• Stand up for the Clarets - or sit down
- Burnley Tue 11th December

• Charlie still has a Pointer record to chase
- Burnley Fri 26th October

• A time of uncertainty and excitement
- Burnley Mon 15th October

• Charlie makes it a ton for Eddie
- Burnley Mon 24th September

• Those memories of Hillsborough all came back
- Burnley Thu 13th September

• From back to front
- Burnley Thu 2nd August

• The case for the defence
- Burnley Thu 19th July

• Shackell - it's gone down well with manager, player and fans alike
- Burnley Fri 6th July

• The COCUP - it's a cock up
- Burnley Tue 26th June

• We've nothing in reserve
- Burnley Fri 22nd June

• Jay Rod - he's still one of our own
- Burnley Tue 12th June

• Kilby Out!
- Burnley Fri 25th May

• Cameron is youngest in a quarter of a century
- Burnley Wed 4th April

• Burnley's days in the FA Youth Cup semi-final
- Burnley Tue 20th March

• Window getting ready to close
- Burnley Sat 28th January

• Howe's first year ends on a high
- Burnley Mon 16th January

• A Year of Change
- Burnley Sun 1st January

• How **** must you be - we're winning away
- Burnley Thu 22nd December

• The days of the Lord
- Burnley Thu 8th December

• Edgar's goal was a 300 milestone
- Burnley Tue 29th November

• Adamson was one of my team
- Burnley Fri 11th November

• Tweaks, inexperience, loans and Shotton
- Burnley Sat 3rd September

• Fans hit out at Fox sale
- Burnley Thu 11th August

• We can achieve it together
- Burnley Sat 6th August

• It wasn't the week we expected
- Burnley Sun 24th July

• Eagles, Paterson, Mee, Bikey, Lafferty - and all in one week
- Burnley Sat 16th July

• Grezza and Burnley - the parting of the ways
- Burnley Tue 5th July

• Over half way and no signings yet
- Burnley Sat 25th June

• No more Stephen McPhail or Darren Purse nonsense for Cardiff
- Burnley Sun 12th June

• Silly season underway again
- Burnley Tue 7th June

• Will we ever see the likes of Graham Alexander again?
- Burnley Tue 19th April

• A special day for Jay and Burnley
- Burnley Tue 8th February

• We've had two shocking years on the road
- Burnley Mon 27th December

• Managerial merry-go-round to continue
- Burnley Thu 23rd December

• Time for Change
- Burnley Sun 12th December

• Referees - The Pulis Idea
- Burnley Thu 18th November

• Turn on the lights
- Burnley Thu 21st October

• I just can't forgive
- Burnley Tue 21st September

• 250 for the Beast
- Burnley Sun 12th September

• League Cup goals - 250 of them
- Burnley Fri 27th August

• Come on you Clarets
- Burnley Sat 7th August

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