Shrimpsvoices

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:55 am**

I was suprised to find that the last time we played Burnley in a pre season friendly was in ???? and their manager at that time was ????

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:52 am**

ide say at a guess.......94/95??? jimmy mullen as manager????

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:56 am**

Stan Ternent was manager, and I believe it was 1999.

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:01 am**

nutters wrote:Stan Ternent was manager, and I believe it was 1999.

Correct...

Was it really that long ago......!!!!!!

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:49 pm**

Christies Child wrote:

nutters wrote:
Stan Ternent was manager, and I believe it was 1999.

Correct...

Was it really that long ago......!!!!!!

I was 2 last time we played a friendly against Burnley

!!!!! What as the score then?

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:52 pm**

I think we won 2-1

Posted: **Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:50 pm**

My first ever Morecambe game was the Lancashire Senior Cup Final against Burnley at Christie Park in 1968 when we beat them 2-1, although at age 8 I can only remember snippets of the game. Moved to Burnley in 1978 with work and being in a minority of one or two Morecambe fans in that area I've always enjoyed the banter with Burnley fans. One things for sure and that is that at one time we were dismissed as non league non-entities and nowadays we get a lot more respect from them!

Theres no doubt about it that the interest in Burnley in the area is now bordering on the fanatical and if they do make a couple of big signings between now and then they could come over in big numbers to watch, particularly if it's their first opportunity to see the new players. Hopefully by then we'll have a couple of new signings ourselves to peruse! Very good move to arrange that friendly.