Burnley Glory
2010-03-12 16:41
Lawro predicts that Burnley will beat Wolves
BBC footbal pundit Mark Lawrenson has predicted that Burnley will beat Wolves.
He told BBC Sport Online: “Some games are more important than others and this represents a huge match for both these teams. Having suffered a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal last Saturday, Burnley came back from a goal down against Stoke on Wednesday to claim [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-03-11 12:42
Laws shows confidence in Burnley players
Burnley manager Brian Laws is convinced the club can stay up because of their attacking options.
The Clarets drew 1-1 with Stoke City on Wednesday night through David Nugent, the sixth goal of his loan spell.
Laws said: “Nugent’s in good form as is Paterson. That gives you great belief. We have goals in us. We just [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-03-08 17:42
Burnley to monitor Fletcher injury
Burnley boss Brian Laws will monitor Steven Fletcher’s fitness ahead of Wednesday’s Stoke clash.
The Scottish international missed the defeat at Arsenal last weekend after he suffered a broken hand while playing for his country in midweek.
Laws said: “We are still not quite sure where we are with Steven Fletcher. We will take it day by [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-03-06 17:41
THE TEAMS: Arsenal vs Burnley
Burnley are without the injured Stephen Fletcher for the trip to Arsenal.
Arsenal: Almunia, Eboue, Vermaelen, Silvestre, Clichy, Denilson, Nasri, Fabregas, Rosicky, Walcott, Bendtner
Subs: Fabianski, Sagna, Traore, Eastmond, Diaby, Arshavin, Eduardo
Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Cort, Fox, Alexander, Eagles, Cork, McDonald, Paterson, Nugent.
Subs: Duff, Elliott, Blake, Bikey, Jordan, Thompson, Weaver.
Burnley Glory
2010-03-04 20:41
Cort: We won’t hold back against Arsenal
Leon Cort insists Burnley will not be holding back on their tackles against Arsenal.
Last weekend saw Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey suffer an horrific double break of his right leg, after which Arsene Wenger criticised Stoke for an over-physical approach.
“We haven’t really spoken about that,” said Cort.
“We are going to go there and still throw tackles [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-03-04 18:41
England footballing legends express their pride
With less than 100 days to go before the World Cup starts, football fans are starting to get hungry - and Mars are offering one fan to be their offical reporter at England’s pre South Africa training camp.
Despite the fact they are genuine football legends, the interviewing and visual style that has have adopted represents [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-03-03 17:55
Go-Concierge answers World Cup travel woes
With less than 100 days until the start of the World Cup in South Africa, many people will be thinking seriously about their plans for the football tournament. Despite massive investment in the country’s infrastructure, there are still concerns about South Africa’s ability to transport the 3 million fans while they’re there.
The country’s lack of [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-03-01 15:55
Eckersley to cost Burnley £500,000
Burnley must pay Manchester United £500,000 plus add-ons for defender Richard Eckersley.
United were hoping for over £1million for Eckersley, who signed a four-year deal at Turf Moor last summer.
“The outcome is satisfactory,” Burnley chief executive Paul Fletcher told the club’s official website.
“When the smallest club in the league tries to take on the biggest club [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-02-27 17:56
THE TEAMS: Burnley vs Portsmouth
Martin Paterson starts for Burnley for the visit of Portsmouth this afternoon.
Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Cort, Fox, Elliott, McDonald, Bikey, Blake, Fletcher, Paterson.
Subs: Weaver, Duff, Edgar, Jordan, Thompson, Eagles, Cork.
Portsmouth: James, Finnan, Rocha, Hreidarsson, Belhadj, Wilson, Webber, O’Hara, Yebda, Owusu-Abeyie, Piquionne.
Subs: Ashdown, Mullins, Diop, Brown, Utaka, Dindane, Kanu.
Burnley Glory
2010-02-25 20:41
Laws: The pressure is not on us
Brian Laws insists Burnley are still in a “great position” despite the club’s current slump.
The Clarets have only won once in the Premier League since October and face a massive clash on Saturday when Portsmouth visit Turf Moor.
“The pressure is not on us, it is on everyone else, the established teams who know that if [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-02-21 21:40
Laws: Mad 10 minutes cost us the game
Brian Law was watched as Burnley self destructed, throwing away the lead to go down to Aston Villa.
Steven Fletcher gave the Clarets the lead after 32 minutes, but in the second half a poor Clarets display saw Villa run out 5-2 winners.
Laws told Sky Sports: “We had a great start and I thought we were [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-02-19 19:25
Laws admits duo out of favour at Burnley
Brian Laws admits that Joey Gudjonsson and Fernando Guerrero are in his current plans at Burnley.
The Clarets manager has also played down of a rift between himself and Gudjonsson.
Laws said: “Unfortunately I can only satisfy the first XI, semi-satisfy the subs and never satisfy the others.
“I know Joey is a strong-minded lad. He wants to [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-02-16 16:55
Laws rejects midfielder rift
Brian Laws has denied reports that he has fallen out with Joey Gudjonsson.
The Icelandic midfielder was reported to be unhappy to be left out of the Burnley squad which faced Bolton in January.
“Joey’s going to get his head down and get on with it, like I would expect any of my players to,” Laws told [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-02-09 22:40
THE TEAMS: Fulham vs Burnley
The starting line-ups for Burnley’s trip to Fulham this evening are in.
Fulham: Schwarzer, Shorey, Hangeland, Hughes, Baird, Duff, Etuhu, Murphy, Davies, Elm, Zamora.
Subs: Zuberbuhler, Kelly, Okaka, Nevland, Riise, Smalling, Greening.
Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Cort, Edgar, Elliott, Bikey, McDonald, Fox, Fletcher, Nugent.
Subs: Weaver, Duff, Paterson, Blake, Thompson, Eagles, Cork.
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
Burnley Glory
2010-02-08 22:24
Fox describes Clarets debut as ‘his best day in football’
Danny Fox has described his Burnley debut as ‘his best day in football’.
The full-back, who recently joined from Celtic made his Clarets debut in the 2-1 win against West Ham last weekend where he scored one goal and made the other.
“That was obviously my best day in football,” Fox told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.
“A lot [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-02-06 17:40
THE TEAMS: Burnley vs West Ham
The starting line-ups have been announced for Burnley’s Premier League clash against West Ham United.
Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Cort, Carlisle, Fox, Elliott, Bikey, McDonald, Blake, Nugent, Fletcher.
Subs: Weaver, Duff, Paterson, Edgar, Thompson, Eagles, Cork.
West Ham: Green, Faubert, Tomkins, Upson, Spector, Parker, Behrami, Collison, Noble, Cole, McCarthy.
Subs: Stech, Ilan, Mido, Kovac, Da Costa, Ilunga, Stanislas.
Referee: Howard Webb [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-02-05 14:10
Lawro predicts Burnley to draw with West Ham
BBC football Pundit Mark Lawrenson has predicted that Burnley will draw with West Ham.
He told BBC Sport Online: “It is time for Burnley to arrest their form. At home they have generally been quite good but have recently started to lose a few games and new manager Brian Laws will want to turn Turf Moor [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-02-04 17:54
Laws: No loan exit for Blake
Brian Laws has ruled out any possibility of Robbie Blake leaving Burnley on loan.
Reports had linked the 33-year-old with a move away from Turf Moor, but Laws insists that he is going nowhere.
“It’s not surprising that someone like Robbie will get interest,” Laws told the Lancashire Telegraph.
“He’s a quality player and if we want to [...]
Burnley Glory
2010-02-01 18:40
Chelsea youngster joins on loan
Burnley have signed Chelsea youngster Jack Cork on loan.
The England Under-21 international spent the first half of the season with Coventry City where he made 21 appearances.
Cork has previously had loan spells with Southampton, Watford, Scunthorpe and Bournemouth.
Burnley Glory
2010-02-01 16:54
Nugent to stay on at Burnley
David Nugent has signed for Burnley on loan for the rest of the season.
The Portsmouth striker was keen to extend his loan deal at Turf Moor and the news will delight the Clarets fans.