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Burnley 1 Franchise 0, Saturday 28th September 2002
Franchise FC pointless

The statistics said...

We beat League newcomers Franchise FC 1-0. The game's single goal was scored by Glen Little (51) after a good move involving him and Lee Briscoe.


Our survey said...

Paddy:
We played pretty well against a poor Franchise side. It was nice to see Little get off the mark, but disappointing that Taylor picked up yet another undeserved yellow card. Amazingly, we're now unbeaten in 7 games - and only 6 points off a play-off position!

Dermot:
After watching last week's fiasco, I felt we played with a lot more purpose and confidence. We were rewarded with a 1-0 victory, which could have been bettered with a bit more luck in front of goal.

Jill:
A good win, and...

Chris:
...we started well. How did Blake miss that chance? I'll never forgive him - if he'd scored, I would have won our "guess the time of the first goal" competition! I hope that Bertie wins the Mascot Grand National.

Danny:
We won, and that's what counts. I am in control! The only problem is that Wimbledon were very poor, and so we should have won by more goals. But (as they say) - a win is a win is a win.

Editor's note: poor Danny was trying to give me his comments, and the others were being a bit noisy, shall we say. The sudden exclamation did the trick, though!

Woody:
At the end of the day, the important thing was the three points. We played fitfully, but deserved to win.

John:
The back five (including Marlon) gave Wimbledon little chance of more than a sniff at goal, but what a woeful midfield we have got. It won't be long before Grinand has his mate*. The forwards need more support. But it's nice to get another win.

*Editor's note: another clarification required...after the Sheff Utd fiasco, John purchased a small blue bear from the Club Shop, which he named "Grinand" (as in "and bear it"). He has threatened that the next time we lose at home, he will buy Grinand a companion. The rest of us have decided that at the end of the season, we're going to perform a ritual sacrifice of Grinand (and however many companions it has by then).

Jeff:
A hard-fought victory, and the best player scored the goal. Wimbledon were at best efficient, and at worst lousy. The referee and the linesmen seemed to be related or something, because they all had the same idea that Burnley were the team to be punished. In fact, the officials stank!

Firmo:
It was a patchy game. We made things hard for ourselves, but were always the better team and deserved to win.

It's particularly satisfying to beat a soulless, anti-historical club like Franchise. I hope we've done our bit to send them down. Their players displayed no heart or passion - not surprising in the circumstances. It was good that the one player on the pitch with genuine connections with Wimbledon scored the goal.

Apart from that, the referee was pathetic, but we knew that anyway. If anybody can tell me why Gareth Taylor has been booked five times this season, I'd be grateful.

One final thing: all day, I've been trying to visualise John Major having sex. It's a horrible thought.

Paul:
I know they've admitted having an affair, but did they ever have sex? Was it a salmonella shuffle?

I suppose that the only words to describe today's events are "3 points". Nothing else is significant.


Pic of the day

Forget lucky underpants and seeing nuns before the game. We know why we won yesterday. In the last sixteen consecutive home games that Chris West has attended, Burnley have not lost. In honour of this (and the fact that today is his 14th birthday), our pic of the day features Chris. The snap was taken as we arrived back in London last night. Obviously, he should go to all matches - never mind all that schoolwork rubbish!

Happy birthday, Chris


As with all articles on the site, the views expressed in the vox pop section are those of the individual contributors, and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Burnley FC London Supporters Club.

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