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		<title>The Great Escape</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re currently on the edge of a cliff with a very large drop. On Saturday a huge tiger joined us and threatened to push us off completely. Instead we left him clinging for survival while we attempt to run to the green fields of next season. If you have no idea what I&#8217;m talking about, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blog.markbarnes.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Graham-Alexander-Burnley-Pre-Season_2355203.jpg" rel="lightbox[838]"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail  wp-image-839" title="Graham Alexander" src="http://blog.markbarnes.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Graham-Alexander-Burnley-Pre-Season_2355203-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>We&#8217;re currently on the edge of a cliff with a very large drop. On Saturday <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/default.stm">a huge tiger</a> joined us and threatened to push us off completely. Instead we left him clinging for survival while we attempt to run to the green fields of next season.</p>
<p>If you have no idea what I&#8217;m talking about, it involves Burnley&#8217;s continued fight and struggle for survivial in the Premier League this season. We&#8217;re not completely dead yet, but we&#8217;re just about hanging in their on life support; needing results and also needing results to go our way.</p>
<p>However, we got our first away win of the campaign (late in the day I know) at <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8607332.stm">Hull on Saturday</a>. A 1-4 mauling and quite possibly one of the best performances second half that we&#8217;ve managed all season. Also, make no mistake that Graham &#8220;Grandad&#8221; Alexander is <em>the</em> best penalty taker in the country. The man just doesn&#8217;t miss. Ever.</p>
<p>I hope we can take that form and continue the fight for survival. I really do.</p>
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		<title>A New Dawn Arises</title>
		<link>http://blog.markbarnes.org/2009/05/26/a-new-dawn-arises/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 21:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a new dawn, it&#8217;s a new day, it&#8217;s a new life, and I&#8217;m feeling good&#8230; Well, it&#8217;s the day after the extraordinary afternoon which saw Burnley, a small mill town in Lancashire with only 70,000 residents, win the play-off final at Wembley to take us to the Premier League. Feel free to re-read that [...]]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_596" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://blog.markbarnes.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/keeperjoy_350x475_811449a.jpg" rel="lightbox[595]"><em><em><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-596" title="Brian Jensen" src="http://blog.markbarnes.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/keeperjoy_350x475_811449a-150x150.jpg" alt="Brian &quot;Beast&quot; Jensen showing how 36,000 Burnley fans felt at the full-time whistle at Wembley" width="150" height="150" /></em></em></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Brian &quot;Beast&quot; Jensen showing how 36,000 Burnley fans felt when the full-time whistle arrived at Wembley</p></div>
<p><em>It&#8217;s a new dawn, it&#8217;s a new day, it&#8217;s a new life, and I&#8217;m feeling good&#8230;</em></p>
<p>Well, it&#8217;s the day after the extraordinary afternoon which saw Burnley, a small mill town in Lancashire with only 70,000 residents, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8060970.stm">win the play-off final at Wembley</a> to take us to the Premier League.</p>
<p>Feel free to re-read that statement, I can&#8217;t quite believe it either.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s one of those days that each and every one of the 36,000 clarets who attended Wembley will cherish and remember for the rest of their days. Some may say the Orient game back in &#8217;87 (Burnley had to win in order to survive in the 4th division. Had they have lost it would have meant playing non-league football and quite possibly the end of the club) was more important than yesterday but make no mistake that the 90 minutes played on the 25th May 2009 gave the club the biggest financial reward (around £60M) that we&#8217;ve ever had in our <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnley_F.C.#History">long and illustrious history</a> dating back from 1882.</p>
<div id="attachment_613" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://blog.markbarnes.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/burnley_682x400_811720a.jpg" rel="lightbox[595]"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-613" title="Burnley Celebrations" src="http://blog.markbarnes.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/burnley_682x400_811720a-150x150.jpg" alt="Burnley celebrate a fantastic victory over Sheffield United at Wembley" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Burnley celebrate a fantastic victory over Sheffield United at Wembley</p></div>
<p>The feeling and emotion at the end of the game is indescribable, and you would only ever appreciate what it was like if you were actually there (simply look at the image to the left to see what I mean). I have huge sympathy for those who were unable to get tickets, especially as there were sections of Wembley completely empty around the &#8220;Club Wembley&#8221; section where the corporate &#8220;prawn sandwich brigade&#8221; like to locate themselves. Hopefully everybody who wanted to watch the game found a position where they were able to see the fantastic scenes, even if they were unable to be a part of them.</p>
<p>The entire town will be on a high for the considerable future. Proof of this lies with this evening, and the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/8067647.stm">parade of the team through the streets</a> for a civic reception at the town hall. Brilliant scenes, I only wish that I could have joined the crowds to celebrate the team&#8217;s homecoming.</p>
<p>So, some 33 years after being relegated from the top flight we are back where we belong. History has been made, and a new chapter in the Burnley Football Club book has been created. Premier League here we come <img src='http://blog.markbarnes.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' />  .</p>
<p>We are Burnley. Super Burnley. We are Burnley. From the North. <img src='http://blog.markbarnes.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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