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Brian Jensen - Part Two of his decade at Burnley
Arsenal arrived at Burnley for the Carling Cup game, not quite as all-powerful ...
Brian Jensen - Part One of his decade at Burnley
He is known as the Beast and he has had this name since his West Brom days.
All's well that ends well
The win at Wolves must surely have surprised us all. We thought they'd have been fighting for their lives but they ...
Dogfight over - I think
The manager was clear enough. "We are engaged in a dogfight," he admitted after the Leeds result.
Not a happy sinking ship
Following the club statement from Mike Garlick regarding John Sullivan, the Russians and Brendan Flood, it wasn't ...
That was the week that was
All of us gasped for different reasons with the news of Margaret Thatcher's death. Love her or hate her, loathe or ...
99% sure of safety
54 points and 7 above the bottom three: effectively 8 with a goal difference of +1, whilst those at the bottom end are ...
Happy Easter ish
It was good news for the gas company bosses with the announcement of their bonuses.
The picture that started a book
For years we had a Retriever, a golden-haired, lovely faithful dog that kept us company for 14 years.
It's A Clucking Disgrace
Mrs T and me once used to keep hens in the garden. We had a big garden in Headingley with veg patches and lawns and ...
On the Buses
It was Sunday morning cattle wagon time again - not that Mrs T and me partook of the splendid scenic ride to Ewood.
Sometimes I Worry
I worry sometimes that I'll have nothing to write, that I'll sit down, stare at the keyboard and the page will stay ...
Clarets, Cows and Cockatoos
Back from Oz. While we were away there wasn't a win and the angst on Clarets Mad made for drab reading.
Off to Australia
Prior to the Birmingham blip the worst defence in the division had become one of the best. The diehards who were at ...
Can we play you every week?
I was at the Turf on Thursday up in the uni bit. The students hadn't started yet so it was quiet, empty, clean and tidy.
Better to have loved
What a nice surprise when I got back from the dejection of Barnsley and the horrible Cup defeat. There was a Gerry ...
Going Dahn going Dahn going Dahn
You shake your head at the madness of football. Nottingham Forest sacked Sean O'Driscoll after they stuck four past ...
Dedicated to Mrs T's Thumb
I'm not one to gloat but Leeds 1 Chelsea 5 was a scoreline that was certainly pleasing on the eye. I really thought ...
Bent Arms and Dodgy Wickets
Bah Humbug: I had the first of one of those dreadful Round Robin Christmas letters the other day. As soon as I saw who ...
Up fer t' el Classico
After the Charlton game we headed down south to Kent and stayed with chums. It was from there, Tenterden that we went ...

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