Out of the Wilderness
A Director's Life at Burnley FC
Published on 17. April 2023
352 pages
978-1-80150-572-7 (ISBN)
Description
Former Burnley FC director Clive Holt brings us the inside track on his 35 years at the club in a compelling memoir chock-full of anecdotes and previously untold stories. Every committee or boardroom needs someone who can ask awkward questions and see what might be coming around the next corner. Clive was that man at Burnley FC. Wherever Burnley were playing, he rarely missed a match, whether those dreadful games of the old Fourth Division when Burnley were in the doldrums, or the heady afternoons at Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge or the Emirates in the Premier League. Clive's knowledge of the workings of Burnley was encyclopaedic, and as company secretary he knew exactly what was going on throughout the club. He left the board in 2020 when Burnley were bought by the American company ALK, but continues to attend games with a devotion that has never wavered.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hove
United Kingdom
File size
8,60 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-80150-572-7 (9781801505727)
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04/2023
Pitch Publishing Ltd
€29.00
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Persons
Clive Holt has collaborated with Dave Thomas to tell his story. Dave has written more than 20 books on Burnley FC, including six others for Pitch Publishing. Dave started watching Burnley in 1960. A former headmaster, he now lives in Leeds but travels to Burnley for every game.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements and Thanks
- Foreword by Sean Dyche
- Introduction
- 1. 1986/87 Nearly the End
- 2. 1987/88 Into a Final
- 3. 1988/89 Miller Resigns
- 4. 1989/90 Just What Am I Doing Here?
- 5. 1990/91 A Bit of a Spat
- 6. 1991/92 Light at the End of the Tunnel
- 7. 1992/93 and 1993/94 Back to Wembley
- 8. 1994/95 Oh Dear and Back Down We Go
- 9. 1995/96 A Close Thing but Two New Stands
- 10. 1996/97 Not Much to Write Home About
- 11. 1997/98 The Waddle Season
- 12. 1998/99 Stan the Man and a New Era
- 13. 1999/2000 A Stan Ternent Promotion
- 14. 2000/01 and a Near Miss
- 15. 2001/02 Stan Ternent and Me
- 16. 2002/03 Juggling with Finances
- 17. 2003/04 and 2004/05 Goodbye Stan, Hello Steve, and Financial Woes
- 18. 2005/06 and 2006/07 Getting the Motorhome
- 19. 2007/08 A Season of Huge Change
- 20. 2008/2009 and Wembley
- 21. 2009/10 The Promised Land and Exit Owen Coyle
- 22. 2010/11 Exit Brian Laws
- 23. 2011/12 An Average Eddie Howe Season
- 24. 2012/13 and Big Changes
- 25. 2013/14 Who Expected Promotion?
- 26. 2014/15 Relegation but Only Just
- 27. 2015/16 A Wonderful Promotion
- 28. 2016/17 Now Just an Onlooker
- 29. 2017/18 and 2018/19 The Peak Years?
- 30. 2019/20 Tensions at the Top
- 31. 2020/21 Takeover
- 32. 2021/22 No Longer on the Board, Shares Sold, Goodbye Sean and Relegation
- Final Thoughts
- Photos
