Posts by author: admin
Tweet A thrilled Eddie Howe announced this week that Man City defender Kieran Trippier has signed a permanent deal with Burnley FC valid until at least summer 2015. The deal was signed and sealed on Monday morning for an undisclosed sum of money, and means that Trippier will be keeping his talents with the Clarets [...]
Continue Reading →Tweet The Lancashire Telegraph’s redoubtable Burnley FC reporter Sue Geldard declared 2011 to have been the Clarets’ “year of transition” this week in her round-up of the team’s fortunes over the past 12 months. Noting that when 2011 began Burnley was without a manager and suffering at the hands of a 2-0 loss at home [...]
Continue Reading →Tweet Burnley FC management recently ended weeks of speculation when they announced who is to succeed Paul Fletcher as the Clarets‘ new chief executive. Fletcher, who announced last month that he was to retire from his position at Turf Moor, is to be replaced by American Lee Hoos, who has previously held the same position [...]
Continue Reading →Tweet He may be on loan from Burnley FC at the moment, but striker Sam Vokes is still making the local headlines after suggesting a fitting tribute to tragic Wales manager Gary Speed, who was found hanged in his Cheshire home last Sunday, having apparently committed suicide. Sam scored twice in the last Wales match [...]
Continue Reading →Tweet Cliviger residents unveiled a permanent honour last week for one of the Clarets’ great stars – goalie Jerry Dawson. Born in the district in 1888, Dawson holds the record for the most appearances for Burnley FC. Between 1907 and 1928, he played an incredible 522 matches for the team. Now, he has been honoured [...]
Continue Reading →Tweet Following its first season back in the Championship League, Burnley FC revealed this week that it has lost a worrying £4 million for the year ending in June. When compared to the £14.4million profit that the Clarets posted the previous year, the figures for the 2010-11 season are even more scary, with the club [...]
Continue Reading →Tweet Plaudits poured into Turf Moor on Tuesday following news of the death of former Burnley FC player and manager Jimmy Adamson at the age of 82. Jimmy died on Tuesday in his beloved home town. As team captain, he was a key player for the Clarets in the championship-winning 1959-60 season and during his [...]
Continue Reading →Tweet The Clarets faced an ignominious defeat at the hands of Leicester City on Wednesday, losing the home match by three goals to one – its first midweek loss in a 29-game run. Despite being without a manager, Leicester played well, and turned the knife that little bit harder when the second goal was scored [...]
Continue Reading →Tweet photo credit: bhhardinge The Lancashire Telegraph reported this week that Eddie Howe is being considered as the front-runner for the top job at his former club Portsmouth. Bookies were previously offering 12/1 odds on Howe getting the vacant managerial position, but these have fallen to just 2/1 in the past 24 hours – should [...]
Continue Reading →Tweet photo credit: adam.haworth Clarets chief executive Paul Fletcher spoke out against the Premier League’s Elite Player Performance Plan this week, warning that it will stop fans enjoying the talents of home-grown football stars. Fletcher spoke out after Football League clubs voted the plan through – a move which he personally voted against. Under the [...]
Continue Reading →Cool Sites
