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Dave Thomas

Burnley Express columnist Dave Thomas celebrated with wine, not tea, after he passed a 'full monty' health check at the doctor's

Opinion Happy to report a clean bill of health at the doc's Dave Thomas

People Call to rename Bob Lord Stand Dominic Collis

Football Shakespeare could not have plotted a worse ending Dave Thomas

Opinion Happiest days of my life at Yorkshire grammar school Dave Thomas

Opinion What's in a name? Quite a lot it would seem Dave Thomas

Opinion Dyche was the right man at the right club for a never to be forgotten period of ... Dave Thomas

News Six goals and a 'Keystone Cops' style chase made this game at Turf Moor one to r... Dave Thomas

Opinion The day five parachutists and a clown failed to raise laughs at Burnley FC Dave Thomas

People Memories of a Yorkshire childhood and my grandparents' bakery shop where the big... Dave Thomas

Opinion 'Cancel culture' looks like it's here to stay Dave Thomas

Opinion My 'reasons to be cheerful' include lying by a pool in the Tenerife sun and sipp... Dave Thomas

Opinion The real story behind the man they called 'the worst Burnley manager ever' / Dav... Dave Thomas

Opinion I may be from 'over the border' but I will always be a Claret/ Dave Thomas colum... Dave Thomas

Opinion Deaths of two club directors in unexplained circumstances may have been coincide... Dave Thomas

Opinion Bob Lord was a modern day Scrooge and the tale of how he sacked all his staff on... Dave Thomas

News It's a red card from me for calling off football matches at such short notice/ D... Dave Thomas

Opinion From an iconic English poet to steam trains.. it seems nothing is safe from the ... Dave Thomas

Opinion Snow may stop play today but Burnley FC once played a vital game in the 1940s wh... Dave Thomas

Opinion The harrowing story of a great sporting legend who ended his days in a mental in... Dave Thomas

Opinion New book about long standing rivalry between Clarets and Blackburn Rovers is a '... Dave Thomas

Opinion Rumours of his death were greatly exaggerated... it was my funeral the day I fou... Dave Thomas

Opinion My attempts at 'entente cordiale' with the French was a blooming great failure l... Dave Thomas

Opinion More good signings are needed if Burnley is to remain in the Premier League/ Dav... Dave Thomas

Opinion Staying calm was impossible when my beloved Burnley denied a penalty which even ... Susan Plunkett

Opinion A new honour for a Burnley player who is among the town's long list of sporting ... Susan Plunkett

Opinion That sweet moment when your team wins.. football memories are made of this /Dave... Dave Thomas

Opinion Bring back the Claret cafe where I was reunited with my former pupil who went on... Dave Thomas

Opinion From a full English breakfast to steak and ale pie made from scratch my heatwave... Dave Thomas

Opinion A chance meeting on a train with a Clarets legend was a wasted opportunity becau... Dave Thomas

News 1979 and a face from the past | Dave Thomas column Dave Thomas

Opinion As a self confessed hoarder of football memorabilia I know the day is coming whe... Dave Thomas

Opinion He has the vaccine rollout to his credit but how much longer can Boris Johnson c... Dave Thomas

Opinion Enid Blyton was the author responsible for encouraging generations of children t... Dave Thomas

Opinion Can we stop the march of the 'woke brigade' as they destroy statues, call for st... Dave Thomas

News Forget red wine, tobacco and opium... my fuel for writing is coffee and toast / ... Dave Thomas

Opinion Casting a spell to help beloved Burnley score more goals... could it be magic? |... Dave Thomas

Opinion My unforgettable car journey with a skeleton wearing a Burnley scarf in the pass... Dave Thomas

Opinion Radio interivew was my big chance for fame.. until I realised I was the wrong 'D... Dave Thomas

Opinion Super League plans may have collapsed within 48 hours but forgiveness from footb... DaveThomas

Opinion Photograph of one footballer and his dog was inspiration for me to write the lif... Dave Thomas

Opinion Devastation of harsh treatment at hands of Bob Lord never left iconic Burnley pl... Dave Thomas

Opinion When is a football coach not a football coach? When he is an individual technica... Dave Thomas

Opinion Clarets fan and author Dave Thomas gives his verdict on 'that' scream Susan Plunkett