Burnley FC #1: Unbeatable at Turf Moor

[Boris]

Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, are a professional English football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire. They were founder members of The Football League in 1888 and in 2009-10 will return to the top division after a 33 year absence and play in the Premier League for the first time. The club colours are claret and blue and their home ground since 1883 has been Turf Moor.

Burnley have been Football League Champions twice, in 1920-21 and 1959-60, and were FA Cup winners on 25 April 1914, beating Liverpool 1-0 at Crystal Palace. The Clarets also reached the 1961 quarter-finals of the European Cup before losing to Hamburger SV (Germany).

As recently as 1960 they were league champions, but have been outside the top flight since 1976 and from 1985 had a seven-year spell in the lowest tier of the Football League. In 1987 they narrowly avoided relegation to the Conference. Between 2000 and 2009 they played in the second tier of English football, until they gained promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 33 years after defeating Sheffield United 1-0 in the Championship play-off final.

Recente geschiedenis Na enkele middelmatige seizoenen degradeerde Burnley in 1979/80. In de 42 competitiewedstrijden kon de club in zijn eerste zestien of laatste zestien wedstrijden niet winnen en degradeerde zo voor het eerst naar de derde klasse. Twee jaar later werd Burnley kampioen, maar werd na één seizoen terug naar de derde klasse verwezen. Opsteker dat jaar was wel een kwartfinale in de FA Cup en een halve finale in de League Cup. In deze laatste beker werden Liverpool en de Spurs verslagen, die in de competitie toch respectievelijk landskampioen en vierde werden. Twee seizoenen later bereikte Burnley het absolute dieptepunt door te degraderen naar de vierde klasse. In 1986/87 eindigde de club zelfs maar één punt boven degradatie naar de Conference National. Daarna ging het weer bergop en in 1991/92 werd de club kampioen. Na twee seizoenen promoveerde de club via de eindronde, na een zesde plaats, weer naar de tweede klasse maar kon daarn iet standhouden. In 1997/98 ontsnapte de club ternauwernood aan een nieuwe degradatie naar de vierde klasse. Met de aanstelling van Stan Ternent als trainer ging het weer omhoog. Sinds seizoen 1999/2000 speelt de club weer in de tweede divisie van het Engelse voetbal. In juni 2004 werd Stan Ternent opgevolgd door Steve Cotterill. In zijn eerste seizoen eindigde de club 13e in The Championship en had het een goede reeks in zowel de League Cup als de FA Cup. Ze schakelden onder meer Liverpool en Aston Villa uit. Na enkele plaatsen in de middenmoot eindigde Burnley in 2009 op een vijfde plaats en kwalificeerde zich zo voor de play-offs. Nadat Reading FC en Sheffield United FC in de finale werd verslagen met 1-0 komt Burnley volgend jaar weer uit in de hoogste klasse, de Premier League, na een afwezigheid van 33 jaar.

Stadion Turf Moor

Turf Moor is a football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire. It is the home ground of English football club Burnley F.C., who have played there since 1883. It is situated on Harry Potts Way in Burnley, and has a capacity of 22,546, all seated. Its four main stands are the James Hargreaves Stand, the Jimmy McIlroy Stand, the Bob Lord Stand and the Cricket Field Stand. Its first game saw Burnley play Rawtenstall in 1883 shortly after the club had moved from their original premises at Calder Vale. It is one of the oldest football grounds still in use in the United Kingdom, behind only Preston North End's ground, Deepdale and Bramall Lane. The record attendance at Turf Moor came in 1924 when Burnley played Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup with 54,755 people attending. New Burnley director, Brendan Flood, has stated that the ground will go through further redevelopment, and the plans were publicly released on 24 July, 2007. It will be a major development, costing £20m. The plans - which would incorporate the redevelopment of the Cricket Field Stand and the moving of the players' entrance tunnel, have been put on hold until the current financial climate improves. With a futher development of a second tier on the Bob Lord stand should Burnley reach the Premier League, the anticipated capacity of Turf Moor will eventually be 28,000. The future In July 2007 Burnley revealed plans for a £20 million redevelopment of Turf Moor and the club's training facility at Gawthorpe Hall. This includes a new stand at the Cricket Field End to accommodate 2,500 fans and a redevelopment of the Bob Lord Stand, which will house a cinema within it. It is planned to move the changing rooms to the home fans' (rather than, as currently, the away fans') end of the ground. Other planned improvements include a new club superstore and other retail outlets, new business offices on the site of the current club shop, and a new hotel. With a futher development of a second tier on the Bob Lord stand the anticipated capacity of Turf Moor will eventually be 28,000.[3] This investment has been linked with the emergence of new director Brendan Flood, although no details of the precise source of the funding have been made public. Work was expected to start in late 2007 and finish in time for the 2010 season.

Selectie per 17 augustus.
Current squad
1 GK Diego Penny
2 DF Graham Alexander
3 DF Christian Kalvenes
4 DF Michael Duff
5 DF Clarke Carlisle
6 DF Steven Caldwell (captain)
7 MF Kevin McDonald
8 MF Joey Guðjónsson
9 FW Steven Fletcher
10 FW Martin Paterson
11 MF Wade Elliott
12 GK Brian Jensen
14 DF Tyrone Mears
15 DF David Edgar

16 MF Chris McCann
17 DF Richard Eckersley
19 FW Jay Rodriguez
20 FW Robbie Blake
21 DF André Bikey
22 FW David Nugent (on loan from Portsmouth)
23 DF Stephen Jordan
24 DF Brian Easton
26 MF Remco van der Schaaf
30 FW Steven Thompson
32 MF Fernando Guerrero (on loan from Independiente del Valle)
33 MF Chris Eagles
36 DF Nik Kudiersky
37 MF Chris Anderson


Uitslagen dit seizoen.

Stoke City Burnley 15 aug 2009 2-0 (2-0)
Burnley Manchester United 19 aug 2009 1-0 (1-0)
Burnley Everton 23 aug 2009 1-0 (1-0)
Chelsea Burnley 29 aug 2009 3-0 (1-0)
Liverpool Burnley 12 sep 2009 4-0 (2-0)
Burnley Sunderland 19 sep 2009 3-1 (1-1)
Tottenham Hotspur Burnley 26 sep 2009 5-0 (2-0)
Burnley Birmingham City 03 okt 2009 2-1 (0-0)

Hoe lang zullen ze thuis onverslaanbaar blijven? De start thuis is geweldig met een 100% score, alleen uit lijkt het wel een totaal andere ploeg. Zullen ze als playoff winnaars degradatie weten te voorkomen?

[Boris]

Nu ook het eerste puntje buitenshuis gepakt . Zestien punten na twaalf duels, doen ze goed . Maar ja ze zijn een debutant en die doen het in seizoen 1 vaak goed .

[sjimmie]

Burnley announce Puma Kit Deal Burnley FC announced a new four-year Technical Kit partnership with PUMA and Genesis Sports. The contract, which runs from summer 2010, will see PUMA supply the club with their Technical and Replica Kit and Training wear for the next four seasons. Burnley FC Chairman Mr Barry Kilby said: "We are very proud to have entered into a partnership with such a leading brand as PUMA. "Our new Technical Kit Partnership once again demonstrates the progress that has been made at Burnley Football Club." Roger Harrison, PUMA UK Marketing Director added: "We are looking forward to be embarking upon a new Technical Kit partnership with Burnley. "This will give PUMA great exposure throughout the North West and with great kit and good service we will be an excellent partner for the club." Genesis Sports are PUMA's Licensee for PRO Teamsports for the UK & Ireland and the launch of the 'The Clarets' PUMA 10/11 Home and Away Kit sees the club join the portfolio of PUMA contracted clubs including; Sheffield Wednesday, Cardiff City, Reading FC, Bristol City FC, Leyton Orient FC, Bath Rugby Union and England Rugby League. Russell Thomas, Head of Sports Sponsorship, Genesis Sports commented: "We're delighted to announce the deal with Burnley FC. "We've been working hard behind the scenes with PUMA and the Club to produce a great quality Kit and Training wear range that supporters can be proud of. "We look forward to the new season and to building on the existing relationship Genesis Sports has enjoyed with the Club in the supply of own label leisurewear with the launch of the PUMA ranges."

[mcyodogg]

Hele wedstrijd John Terry uitjouwen, en wie scoort de winnende?

Serves them right.

[Bliksem]

Burnley deny planning to replace manager Brian Laws Struggling Burnley have dismissed newspaper reports that they are planning to replace manager Brian Laws. In a statement on the club website, chairman Barry Kilby described the story as "ludicrous, irresponsible, damaging and inaccurate". Laws, 48, was appointed as Owen Coyle's successor in mid-January, but the team have won only one of 11 games since. Despite the poor recent results, Kilby said: "We are not in the process of looking for a replacement for Brian." And he added: "Everyone involved with Burnley Football Club is putting every ounce of effort into staying in the Premier League." Burnley are currently third from bottom of the Premier League, three points behind West Ham and Wolves, the two sides immediately above them in the table. They have a reasonable run-in to the end of the season, starting with local derbies against Wigan and Blackburn. Laws is a former Burnley player but was a surprise choice as manager following Coyle's decision to move to Bolton, having been sacked from his previous post with Sheffield Wednesday last December. His appointment was made in part because of the results of a survey by accountants Deloitte and Touche that placed him top of a list of managers based on performance relative to budget. However, they were beaten 2-1 at home by relegation rivals Wolves on Saturday, though Laws insisted he remained optimistic, saying: "The season doesn't end today and there are still eight games to go. There's still a lot of points to be played for and whilst that is a body-blow for us we can't let it affect us and destroy our last eight games."

[Arcturus]

Degradatie naar de Championship is bijna zeker.

[Boris]

Hadden een goede start, konden het alleen niet doortrekken. Dat is jammer.

[denthemen]

8e plaats in het Championship. Redelijk teleurstellend, 10 punten achter op de nummer 1