Hello Burnley Boarders Past, Present & Future!
My name is claretgunnergirl, and some of you will remember me from the Burnley 606 board of many years ago, when I was the regular (and much loved) presenter of the Friday News. You may remember the heady days of promotion to the Premier League mixed with the overwhelming demand for a ready-worn CGG tshirt and the mystery just what Exiled was doing lurking under the news desk. Those were the days my friends ... those were the days ...
All good things must come to an end though, and I'm not afraid to say that the combination of fame and fortune was to be my downfall. I fell in with the wrong crowd, turned my back on the security of the Burnley board and its proper football conversation, found myself on the wrong side of the BBC law and eventually lost my position as the most popular newsreader since Natasha Kaplinski. My fall from grace was spectacular and undignified, and for that I'm deeply sorry.
In the long years since my last appearance on the Burnley 606 board, I've tried hard to turn my life around. For many months I struggled through the wilderness without a football forum in my life. One day I stumbled across a place full of light and laughter and Arsenal banter, and there I knew I could start to rebuild my reputation. I fell in love with a man wearing an Arsenal badge over to his heart, and I found happiness like I hadn't experienced since those heady days fronting the Burnley news.
This is my story Burnley Boarders, and now I want to hear yours. Where have you been in the time since we last met? What's happened in your lives? Did your fortunes sink with Burnley's relegation? Are you flying high in the style of beautiful Barcelona? Tell me your stories and let me rip them off mercilessly for the Friday News!!!
Oh, and Exiled ... you can come out from under that desk now ....
Where are they now?
posted on 7/6/11
Ontario, you're meant to update me on what's been happening in your life these past couple of years! I know nobody else has done, but don't let that stop you ...
posted on 7/6/11
Ok so what have I been doing
Job: Still doing the same, making lots of BlackBerry's hoping the bad press we keep getting goes away soon.
Family wise: Still with Janet, her eldest son just (last week) had a little boy, Henry came into this world at 6.9 lbs and is up to now quite cute.
Health: going great and never felt better
Vacation wise. Last year was South of France, lots of wine, food and driving around. Year before was paradise in the Caribe, the island of Montserrat. The volcano was very smokey and dirty. This year off to St. Maarten.
Soccer: Still a Claret and always will, its just something about that little team that could.
New things; The lake house, just love it up there, still drinking beer and wine plus developing my stock of single malts.
Things I missed: you guys it was fun and really enjoyed the banter.
posted on 7/6/11
And still calling football soccer I see!
Don't talk to me about babies, I'm the broodiest woman alive!! Is Henry your first grandchild?
I was thinking of getting a Blackberry at my next upgrade, as I'm not really into the whole Apple thing at all. I'll try and keep you in business!
posted on 7/6/11
There that shows its me, yes soccer.
No not my first, my own daughter has three, my first step daughters have four and now this makes the 8th. Please no moral out pouring, I cannot help it if I always seem to settle down, each would have me back I'm really a nice person just not good for a long time but not a rogue and woman user either.
Apple is a good product, just think we are better for e-mail and security, when you cut smart phones down to what you really want then a BB is a very good device.
What are you doing now, last it was finace or insurance and going for tests and exams?
posted on 8/6/11
Christ on a bike CGG, when was the last time you cleaned under this desk????
posted on 8/6/11
hola cgg,been reading bits on here,but seeing as my mrs and kids are all exiled back in the uk,for a while,i have to work the bar on me own,or with the occasional help from warrington donna.
i remember having a sort of prediction with you cgg on who would win or be relegated,i think it is still stuck to the microwave in the bar??? will be funnyif it is dont ya think.
funny thing happened last night,friends of ours ,who sell and rent property in andalucia,well they were showing a footballer around,liam daish i think thats how ya spell it,sorry if i got it wrong.
well as i knew he was due in the bar,id have a sneaky look on the net,to get a general idea about him,i saw he scored only a few goals,and said jokinly to steve,bet he fired one in against burnley.
well he turned up in the bar and he was a nice bloke,very welcoming etc.
i asked him later on whilst fetching glasses ,did he ever bang one in against us,and he did as well,playing for cambridge,think it was 3-2.
had a short but enjoyable chat,and he knows judas,as he played for ireland a few times??
anyway good health and happiness to all,i will finish me vodka and lemon fanta and say goodnight..........hic,
posted on 8/6/11
5 stars gunner girl.*****
posted on 8/6/11
Exiled! Get out from under the desk! The news studio's getting a new look and that old thing's going on the skip soon.
Ah yes, now you come to mention it Onts, I seem to remember a slight bout of womanising in your past. Well done for still being with the same lady! You are of course a silver-tongued charmer, as I remember only too well from our previous time on 606. I'm still doing the same old insurance / IFA admin / tax accountancy thing. It's truly delightful ... although I'd much rather win the lottery and travel the world.
Hola Spanish!! How you doing? Still on the vodka and Fanta I see ... I was in Barcelona a couple of weeks ago and was presented with exactly the same drink when I ordered a vodka and lemonade - I thought then that it reminded me of something, and now I know what!! Definitely look out that prediction for winners and relegated teams, it'll be fun to see who got it right (and don't make it up in your favour!)
Thanks for the , they're always appreciated!!
posted on 8/6/11
hi cgg, found them, i think it was from the season we went up?
when i have a minute i will put them on here,as you predicted,
good luck
posted on 8/6/11
Can't wait to see them! I guess I got most of them pretty wrong, as I'm terrible at predictions.