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Albert Batteux will sit on the bench within an entry box (beehive shape). The

“Rémois” will be entertained by a brass band in formal uniforms. The mascot (a

little boy dressed with the colours of the club) will bring flowers to the French

captain. The “champenois” (people from the champagne region) will then be able

to warm up on the pitch for the next ten minutes, in front of a passionate

crowd. The game will kick off against a team, which we will introduce you to now.

The team

Despite the fact that English crowds are geared by the results, Burnley is

trying to play an attractive football and take the game to the next level (i.e. an

Art). The team plays football in continental fashion rather than in the British

way. Individual technique is good as well as movements on and off the ball. We

are far from the stereotype game, which was the characteristic of the old

British play. “From now on, ‘insular football’ will be characterised by teams with

different styles of play, Harry Potts told us (the Managing Director). We have

reached a level of play, which is clever, robust and fast. It has taken us a lot of

time, patience and even courage to reach that level...It has paid off now and

Burnley is a popular team to watch wherever it plays.”

Let us go back to the past for a while. Burnley was created in 1881, in a place

where rugby is king. It has been an instant success. After two years, Turf

Moore (the actual ground, but the second to be built) was erected and the club

was the first to push for a professional status in English football (which

advocated the status of amateurism). The football league was created in 1888,

including twelve teams (with Burnley the founding member) playing in the first

division.

B.F.C has had a difficult start in the CUP, but managed to win it in 1914 (by

beating Liverpool 1-0). It was the first club to be presented with the cup by a

reigning monarch. It was a memorable day for many reasons as a mistake was

made when engraving the base section of the cup. It reads “winner of the

English cup” instead of “winner of the football association challenge”.