Player of the year
1999-2000
As at 4th February 2000
The position at 4th February, with
still many votes to be counted from the visit to Stoke is:
Mitchell Thomas 316
Glen Little 205
Steve Davis 166
Andy Payton 165
Paul Cook 147
Andy Cooke 106
Paul Crichton 104
Lenny Johnrose 62
John Mullin 35
Paul Smith 31
Micky Mellon 29
Dean West 24
Graham Branch 22
Also scored votes:
Chris Brass (16), Tom Cowan (14), Ronnie Jepson,
Gordon Armstrong (10), Paul Weller (5), Cornish Pasty at Bristol Rovers (3), gym troupe at
Bristol Rovers, Alec Gilroy at Bristol City, Bob Blow's new scarf at Reading, the Heads'
grey sweatshirt at Reading, cab driver at Reading, the landlady whose hair was like Tony
Hancock's at Reading, Mike E Benyon's floppy hat at Reading and home to Wycombe (2), Alan
Lee, Mark Robertson, Alec Gilroy's friend at Bristol City, the referee at Bristol Rovers,
Cheese and Onion Pasty at Bristol Rovers, rich Reading fans who can afford to pay £3 for
a cheese sandwich (1).
Mitchell Thomas continues to hold an impressive
lead, currently over the three figures mark. He looks set to pick up the award in his
first season at the club. Glen Little has moved into a comfortable second place after his
good form of the last couple of months, whereas Steve Davis has slipped back following his
disappointing performances over the same period. Indeed, it seems likely that when all the
Stoke votes are included, Andy Payton will leapfrog above him into third spot.
At the bottom, Ronnie Jepson and Gordon
Armstrong have both stormed into double figures, leaving the 'non-playing' votes trailing
in their wake.
Individual men of the match
since the last mag are:
Cardiff H Little (21)
Bury A Little, Johnrose (7)
Oxford H Payton (24), Little (19)
Notts Co A Little (10), Cook (8), Thomas (7)
Coventry A Mullin (13), Thomas (11)
Chesterfield A Thomas (11)
Oldham H Thomas (8), Cooke (7)
Stoke A (to date) Payton (10)
Just to recap on the voting system - members get
two votes for their first and second choice man of the match for every Burnley game they
see. The first choice is allocated two points, the second choice one point. At the end of
the season, the player with the most points is the London Clarets Man of the Match. You
can give your votes to Woody in person, or post them to the address at the back of the
magazine.
Ian Wood
February 2000
