Alex Norwood 10Y1

G.C.S.E ENGLISH COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT

NON- FICTIONAL PIECE - TRAVEL WRITING

        Burnley born un' bred. Believe it or not, I'm actually quite proud of my home town. I'm also a loyal supporter of Burnley F.C, taking excessive amounts of time and money to travel the length and bredth of the country watching the mighty Claret and Blues - loyal or stupid? Oh how I often wonder . . .

         And here I am now, sitting in the Bob Lord Stand watching the Worthington Cup tie between Burnley and our neighbours Blackpool. The game isn't so enthralling. My mind is more focused on the 'nitty gritty' of Burnley than the local derby I see before my very eyes. I have to say, the Bob Lord Stand is not really my cup of tea. It is packed to the rafters with what you might call 'old school' Burnley fans (in other words, pensioners). Their routine behaviour is to be honest, quite annoying. They arm themselves with what seems to be the entire stock of Sainsbury's confectionary, and tales of 'the good old days' for 'us young folk'. They continually barrack the efforts of the Burnley players, and follow up their criticism with irratating comments such as 'arry Potts wunt a stud for this shower'. (Harry Potts being the Burnley manager at the time when Burnley FC were actually good). I really do not appreciate pensioners telling me facts and figures what I know already. I know what I would like to do with one of those sausage rolls they hand out to what seems to be their entire family . . .

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        You see, for the thousands and thousands of Burnley fans, Saturday afternoons are the only reason they have to get out of their beds in a morning. The sea of Claret and Blue that parades around the fortress that is Turf Moor every week is at times, breathtaking to say the least. This, along with the endless shouting of 'Golden Gamble', complete with chorus after chorus of 'Stan Ternents Claret and Blue Army', make me extremely proud to call Turf Moor my home away from home.

        The friendly banter between ourselves and our rivals before a game (we have accumalted ...

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