BST got there 09/10 IFA League campaign of to a superb start with a hard fought but thoroughlly deserved 3-1 victory over Lancashire rivals PNE B. Following the early set back of full back Raz having to go in net after 20 minutes BST made the breakthrough with Marv Heys scoring on the opening day of the season for the 2nd year running following his goal at Chester last season. Clarets quickly raced into a 2-0 lead with new boy Matty scoring a sweat left footed goal that now put BST on the verge of winning against North End for the first time.

The message from Greaves was more of the same in the 2nd half, the half started more evenly than the 1st with PNE throwing everything they had at a solid BST defence marshalled superbly by Rob and Marv with Jonnie and Andy Wilson mopping up on the wings. Last seasons 34 league goal striker Ric Davies finally got his name on the score sheet with 15mins to go, with probably his hardest chance of the day. BST had further chacnes to add to the lead with Ged Ish forcing a good save from the PNE goalkeeper. North End got bck into the game late on with a well taken free kick that left Raz with no chance.

My personal man of the match was Tom Wilson, becoming the “Graham Alexander” of the Fans Team, superb performance. Special mention to Raz for stepping up and going in net when I had to go off.

Report by Will O’Neill.

The Bish will soon be visiting the town of Burnley.

The Burnley Supporters Team have confirmed a friendly with Crewe Alexandra, which means we will be coming up against the Bish.

The game will take place on September 26th.  Our confirmed league games are as follows.

PNE B (Away) 22nd August
Bury (Home) 29th August
Tranmere (Home) Sat 5th September
Crewe (Home) Sat 26th September
Bury (Away) 24th October
Hull (Home) Sat 31st October
Stockport (Away) Sat 7th November
West Ham (Away) Sat 28th November
PNE B (Home) Sat 13th March
Hull (Away) Sat 10th April

The East Lancashire supporters bragging rights are firmly lodged in Burnley this weekend after two impressive derby friendly wins.

Goals from Ric Davies, Ste Wynne, Brad Mansell, Matty Booth and an own goal secured a  11-1 win for the Clarets against Blackburn last Sunday.

And 7 days later Ste and Brad were again on target against Accrington Stanley Ultras in a 2-0 win.

We start our league campaign on Saturday away at Preston.

We were knocked out of Worldnet 2009 at the group stage the other weekend, but still had a great weekend.

A few pics are at the link.

Worldnt 2009 Photos

Burnley Supporters Team manager Andrew Greaves is taking ‘the long way down’ to the first game of the 2009/10 season at Stoke City.

Greavsey will be walking along with brothers Tom (Burnley FC retail manager) and Tody Mackie, and two other local in journalists Phil Simpson and Daniel Black of the Burnley Express, and the group will be raising money for Pendleside Hospice and the Clarets Mad Youth Foundation.

They expect the journey to take two days, in which they will cover about 65 miles.

You can sponsor Greavsey by clicking here.

Alternatively you can sponsor Tom who is walking for the Youth Foundation by sending a cheque,payable to Clarets Mad Year of the Youth to the following address: Clarets Mad Youth Foundation, PO Box 1968, Sports Desk, Burnley Express, Bull Street, BB11 1DP

You can also donate to the CMYF by PayPal here.

The game schedule for next weekend’s Worldnet tournament have been announced.

The first game featuring our players is the England vs Scotland international where Will O’Neill and Ric Davies will be doing battle for their respective nations.

The following day sees the start of the Worldnet cup tournament.  Our group 10 fixtures and times are listed below.  The draw has been kind to us, giving us a rest after each game.  Our games will take place on pitch 7.

09:40 –  Burnley v Stockport A
11:00 –  Grimsby v Barnsley
12:20 –  Burnley v Grimsby
13:40 –  Stockport A v Barnsley
15:00 –  Burnley v Barnsley
16:20 –  Stockport A v Grimsby

Day 2 fixtures are determined by which competition we qualify into.  Should we progress to the next round of the cup, the kick-off times for each round are 10:00, 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00.  The plate competition times are 8:00, 9:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00.

The response to the 2009/10 player sponsorship scheme so far has been fantastic.  Only a couple of days in, 10 players have sponsors alongside their name already, with promise of more to come in the next few days.

We must pass on our great thanks to Accy Clarets, Clarets Mad, Reb, Golazzo and Vital Burnley who have all signed up to the scheme already for the coming season, alongside myself.

And our two internationals, captain Will O’Neill and last season’s top-scorer Ric Davies are still available for sponsor.

Kev Robinson said “We are delighted to have all our sponsors on board for the new season, and cannot stress enough how appreciated their support is.”

For more information on how to get involved in the scheme for just £20 click the link below.

Player Sponsorship 2009/10