Weekly round-up of all things Claret

IN an era when a side like Premiership Bolton Wanderers can field a starting 11 without a single Englishman in the team, it was interesting to note the make-up ot the Clarets side that kicked off against Watford last weekend.

All 11 players were born and bred in England as even current Wales international Gareth Taylor was actually born in Weston-super-Mare.

Mind you it is worth noting that they got a better result three days later with the addition of a couple of Greek stars to the side so I am not sure what that tells us.

A DOUBLE success for the players on the front of recent programmes, although it would be hard to use the word success in terms of the Watford game.

Steve Davis was the star of the front cover before the revenge clash with the Hornets and he got his name on the scoresheet, a triumph albeit a hollow one.

But there was nothing to take the gloss off Dimitri Papadopoulos's night against Preston when the "international hat-trick hero" netted the opener on his first league start in months

ROBBIE Blake's stunning free kick against North End on Tuesday night was one of the best long range efforts by a Claret in many a long year.

But how did it rate in terms of the goals he has scored in his career at Burnley, Bradford, Darlington and Nottingham Forest?

"It wasn't bad but I have scored a lot better," he said. "Mind you, I am a liar as well," he added with a smile.

IT may be painful to talk about letting in seven goals at home but it is something that the Clarets have only done once before. For this week's Turf Trivia can you name who did it and when?

The answer to last week's question is that Gansu Tianma is Gazza's new team in China.

IN an era when a side like Premiership Bolton Wanderers can field a starting XI without a single Englishman in the team, it was interesting to note the make-up of the Clarets side that kicked off against Watford last weekend.

All 11 players were born and bred in England as even current Wales international Gareth Taylor was actually born in Weston-super-Mare.

Mind you it is worth noting that they got a better result three days later with the addition of a couple of Greek stars to the side so I am not sure what that tells us.