Rob Parker | March 15, 2010
1. Last minute winners from Nicklas Bendtner now? A Sun-style apology might be due from OTP soon.
2. Craig Gordon is the unluckiest player of the weekend. His excellent performance deserved to win all three points for Sunderland against Manchester City.
3. George Boateng has been watching too much Six Nations action (see video above).
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Rob Parker | February 25, 2010
Brainbox centre-back wins TV quiz show
Burnley have finally picked up a win away from Turf Moor this season after defender Clarke Carlisle triumphed on television quiz show Countdown. Carlisle emerged victorious from every student and granny’s favourite late afternoon maths and word test after appearing as the challenger on yesterday’s show.
The 30-year-ol scored an impressive [...]
Rob Parker | January 27, 2010
Coyle leads Trotters to victory against his old club
Bolton emerged with a mere three points from last night’s relegation six-pointer against Burnley as Owen Coyle secured victory against his former club.
Le Chung Yong’s first-half strike bounced off the crossbar and over the line, and there was no need for goal-line technology on this occasion.
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Rob Parker | January 14, 2010
Are Clarets on a (chicken) wing and a prayer?
Appointing an unproven in the Premier League, recently-sacked manager was always going to be an iffy decision for Burnley to make as they strive for top-flight survival. But the fact that they chose Brian Laws as the man for the hot seat makes it even more controversial.
That [...]
Rob Parker | January 5, 2010
Choose Bolton with Owen
Rob Parker | November 9, 2009
1. Like father, like son. John Terry knows how to score when it matters.
2. Phil Brown will live to fight another day after Hull’s last gasp victory over Stoke.
3. If fatherhood has changed Wayne Rooney, the only noticeable difference is he seems more inclined to shoot from 25 yards instead of passing to team-mates in [...]
Rob Parker | October 16, 2009
Rovers’ statue given the Claret treatment
A statue of former Blackburn Rovers owner Jack Walker has been decorated in a Burnley shirt and trimmings ahead of this weekend’s Lancashire derby. Walker, who died in 2000, bankrolled Rovers’ glory years of the mid-1990s.
