He was wearing his trademark ripped sheepskin coat and looking really happy, not merely because of the rare away win but because of his interpretation of Owen Coyle's salute to the fans at the end of the match.
"He's definitely staying, definitely," he said. "Big wave, thumbs up, that is not a man who is walking away from us."
Dave is a walking encyclopaedia on matters Claret, but that was one he got badly wrong. Unlike my son Calum, who had already decided that if Coyle had wanted to quell the rumours, he could have done so, and the fact that he hadn't meant he was already half-way out the door.
Right now, in common with many other Burnley supporters, Dave Burnley will be angry and disappointed, both at Coyle's departure, and the manner of it. Holding out the prospect of staying, after last night's "sleep on it" meeting with chairman Barry Kilby, has simply added to the sense of disappointment, as only dashed hope can. As for Calum, he is telling his Arsenal mates how much he hopes they stuff Bolton tomorrow. To read the whole article please click on the link below; |