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This is the story of Burnley Football Club's remarkable recovery from the brink of oblivion, made without the help of ultra-rich benefactors. It concerns the fall and rise of a small-town club, once renowned for its advanced playing style, tactical and coaching innovations and flourishing youth policy. From Orient to the Emirates tells how this former leading club was brought to its knees during the mid-80s by adverse economic circumstances and imprudent management, how it narrowly escaped relegation to the Vauxhall Conference in 1987 - and with it probable liquidation - to once again become a force at the top of English football. The story is largely told in the words of those who took part in this incredible 30-year journey - the directors, managers, players, support staff and supporters. It is an uplifting account of success achieved very much against the odds, founded on indomitable spirit, canny planning and, above all, hard graft. As Burnley's brilliant manager, Sean Dyche, puts it: "Maximum effort is the minimum requirement."

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History of sport

Lancashire

Lancastre

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Publié par	Pitch Publishing Ltd
Date de parution	20 septembre 2017
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781785313714
Langue	English

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First published by Pitch Publishing, 2017
Pitch Publishing
A2 Yeoman Gate
Yeoman Way
Durrington
BN13 3QZ
www.pitchpublishing.co.uk
Tim Quelch, 2017
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Contents
Thanks
Foreword
Prologue
1976 - 1986: On the road to oblivion
9 May 1987: Supping at the last chance saloon
29 May 1988: Wembley Way
1988 - 1991: Claret Blues
1992 - 1994: Jimmy Mullen s claret and blue army
1995 - 1998: Burnley were back
1999 - 2003: Payton s Place
2004 - 2007: Beating the retreat
2008 - 2009: Capital punishment
2010 - 2013: What goes down
2014 - 2017: Eyes on the prize
Epilogue: The medium is the message
References
Photographs
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Programme Monthly
A great achievement. Tim Quelch has such feeling for history that the reader lives through the story as if it was happening now. Hyder Jawad, Soccerama
A brilliant exercise, set against a backdrop of a town worried about its economic future and a country grappling with diminished global status. London Clarets magazine .
A superb book Trevor Meredith, Burnley s title-winning goalscorer in May 1960.
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Underdog! is a collection of stories about when the improbable occurs in football. It will give those that buy it a warm glow. When Saturday Comes
Underdog! is a riveting mixture of football, social history and popular culture and is an extraordinarily well-researched book. SportsBookoftheMonth.com
This is a major work: erudite, keenly observed social history and an intimately detailed personal odyssey. I was captivated. It is dripping with authentic atmosphere. Quelch writes like a dream and he has an exquisite eye for detail. Ivan Ponting, Backpass Magazine
BENT ARMS DODGY WICKETS: ENGLAND S TROUBLED REIGN AS TEST MATCH KINGS DURING THE FIFTIES
An important book, addressing the shameful spills and conspicuous ills of post-war cricket in Blighty. Quelch skilfully sets the pitifully slow death of the Gents-Players divide and shamateurism against a backdrop of a country divided. Rob Steen, cricinfo
Once we thought of the 1950s as a golden age of English cricket. We now look back and find class snobbery, imperial arrogance and racial prejudice. In trying to look at history differently, Tim Quelch should be applauded. The Cricketer
This well written and widely researched book is backed by opinions from many of the great cricketers of the fifties. It is strongly recommended Cricket Memorabilia Society
STUMPS RUNS ROCK N ROLL: SIXTY YEARS SPENT BEYOND A BOUNDARY
A most enjoyable investment. I would also suggest that it would be the ideal gift for anyone who has shown sufficient interest in the game to want to learn more about its history. Tim Quelch s entertaining prose might just convert a mere enthusiast into a full-blown cricket tragic. The Cricket Statistician
Tim writes not only very well but humorously and brings back memories of some of the great performers of yesteryear. Tim s descriptive powers regarding players are a treat. AndrewRobertsCricketStatistics.com
Thanks
T HIS book has been written to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK. All royalties will be donated to this national charity to assist in combating this insidious disease, which sadly took the life of one of the club s heroes, Ian Britton. Led by its vice-chairman, Barry Kilby, Burnley Football Club continues to raise awareness of prostate cancer, also organising screening events at its home ground.
From Orient to the Emirates is primarily an oral history of Burnley s 30-year climb from the brink of extinction in 1986 and 1987 to its present position of strength. It is a collective effort, featuring the views and recollections of past and present players, managers, directors and supporters - taking account, too, of the observations of a range of backroom staff.
I would like to thank former players, including Ian Britton who scored the critical goal in the 1987 Orient game, for their kind assistance in telling this story. I would also like to extend my deep gratitude to chairman, Mike Garlick; vice-chairman and former chairman, Barry Kilby; director, Clive Holt; the late Frank Teasdale, a former director and chairman; former managing director, Derek Gill, club media manager, Darren Bentley, and club historian, Ray Simpson, for their most helpful contributions. I am also very appreciative of Darren s account of his work at Burnley and his terrific support in obtaining the brilliant photos for this book.
I am greatly indebted to the local press, particularly Chris Boden of the Burnley Express and Alex James of the Lancashire Telegraph in allowing me to use extracts of their press reports and interviews. I am also very grateful to authors, Dave Thomas, Phil Whalley and Ray Simpson for allowing me to reproduce extracts of their excellent work. In Phil s case, this includes access to his impressive website record The Claret Archives . All three have kindly assisted me by checking earlier drafts. Many thanks to you all for your efforts.
Over the last 30 years, the London Clarets have produced a magazine, known now as Something to Write Home About . This magazine contains a superb daily record of significant club matters including a vast collection of match reports, interviews with players, managers and directors, plus other observations. I would like to thank everyone who has contributed, including Andrew Firmin, Lee Firmin, Dave McCluggage, Ian Wood, Jane Pike, Peter Pike, Dave Parker, Pauline Pratley, Brent Whittam, Barry Heagin, Steve Corrigan, Andy Waterworth, Michael Bullen, Peter Toner, Mark Pilling, Patrick O Neill, John Pepper, Danny West, Phil Whalley, Karen Neill, and Dave Thomas, among many others. Without your offerings, it would not have been possible to provide such a wide-ranging, detailed and thoughtful representation of supporters perspectives during this period.
I am very grateful to Tony Scholes of Up the Clarets website in helping my understanding of some of the important twists and turns on this 30-year path and for allowing me to use extracts from his fine article, My Unshakeable Belief . His historical records and player profiles on the Up the Clarets and Clarets Mad websites have been a great aid. Thanks to David Hird, too, for use of his lovingly compiled 30-year video history of Burnley FC.
Some material used is unsourced, particularly historical press cuttings, extracted from national or local papers or club interviews. While I have endeavoured to obtain the prior permission for all material used, this has not been possible in all cases. I hope those who identify any breach in copyright will allow this please, recognising the book s charitable objective, as stated above. Should any concern be raised in this respect please address this to Paul Camillin, my publisher at Pitch Publishing.
May I also thank Paul and all at Pitch Publishing for their excellent assistance throughout.
All but one of the 40 images presented in this book were kindly provided by Burnley Football Club. Author Dave Thomas generously permitted the use of his photo of Roger Eli.
Tim Quelch, June 2017
Foreword
T HIS is a great story. It begins with the once-powerful Burnley football club in grave peril. For in the mid-eighties this club, saddled with ruinous debt, was precariously perched on the brink of oblivion. Yet, thanks to the unstinting commitment and acumen of all involved - directors, managers, playing and backroom staff and supporters - it managed to recover superbly during the ensuing 30 years to become, once again, one of the top clubs in the country. I am proud to have served this club during its rise from rags to riches, initially as one of its directors in the latter 2000s but subsequently as co-chairman in 2012, with John Banaszkiewicz, and since 2015 as its sole chairman.
I was born in Burnley in 1963 when the club was still a leading top-flight side. However, by the time my family and I moved to Blackpool in the late sixties, the Clarets were beginning to struggle to hold on to their First Division status.
Unlike most Burnley fans, my father played little part in developing my love for the club. Apart from an auntie who was a big fan, there was no one else in the family who held a torch for Burnley. My passion was kindled when Rev. David Wiseman, author of several books about the club, spoke at our school in Poulton-le-Fylde during the mid-seventies. I was captivated by his passion for Burnley FC. It was a significant marker in my development as a Claret. I saw my first Burnley game in January 1976. It was an FA Cup tie at Bloomfield Road. Burnley lost to Blackpool and Jimmy Adamson lost his job as their manager.
After our family had returned to Burnley in the late seventies, I developed a closer attachment to the club. This was heightened when I began studying at Bradford University during the early eighties. In my student days, I frequently returned home to watch Burnl