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Richard Oldroyd

Richard Oldroyd Column
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A labour of love
In many ways, it seems extraordinary to think that it is over 13 years since Barry Kilby beat Ray Ingleby in the race to take ...
An uncertain dawn
After easing past Doncaster Rovers on Boxing Day, Eddie Howe's first year in charge of Burnley looks to be ending on a ...
Bewildering times
I was talking to a friend the other day, about the chairman and the finances. He was disillusioned, bewildered by the lack of ...
All about the Ifs
There is something about being a football fan, anxiously anticipating each new signing, which makes even the busiest summer ...
Learning the lessons of failure
There was a time, not very long ago, when eighth place in the Championship would have been considered a good result for ...
Twenty years of change
As Burnley beat Peterborough United 4-1 on 20 April 1991, few in the crowd would have been aware of the revolution which was ...
The Inevitable Death of the Cup
According to this week's Sunday press, the FA cup is in line for revamp. But next weekend in East London, some of the real ...
So What Next
So next it was supposedly Malky Mackay that turned down the Burnley approach following the public snub by Paul Lambert and ...
Dear Eddie - Welcome
Eddie, welcome to Burnley. Congratulations. You've landed a big job, a challenge which offers huge opportunities.
The dangers of football's short-term reputations
The football landscape changes at a breakneck pace. Twelve months ago, when Burnley ...
Cool heads required in the search for the man for all seasons
After a period of months which has by turns been frustrating, demoralising and ...
2011: A critical year with a pivotal beginning
When Barry Kilby looks back on 2010, he is unlikely to do so with fondness.
Brian Laws' Burnley: The Inbetweeners
There has been a show on TV recently, a comedy depicting the growing pains of four ...
The game that is saying goodbye
Sometime last season, the BBC ran a panel debate on the state of football. During the programme, one of the panellists, ...
Approaching the tipping point in Clarets campaign
When Brian Laws led his team into the new campaign two months ago, his message was: ...
Time for Coyle's boys to grow up
Two summers ago, Owen Coyle made three headline-grabbing signings before he embarked upon his first - and ultimately only - ...
The Changing of the Guard
Now that Brian Laws has kept his job, attention must turn to his summer transfer activities.
The best of times, the worst of times
Had you allowed your attention to wander at Turf Moor on Sunday, you might have ...
Time to fight Wolves like cornered tigers
It shouldn't have come to this. Not this season. Not in the Premier League, whilst ...
Time to impose sanity on the Premier League
When Portsmouth visited Turf Moor for Saturday's Premier League basement battle, ...

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