Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Wade Elliott takes Burnley back to promised land


Grown men cried, strangers embraced and, under a shower of ticker tape, Wembley saw an emotional outpouring that brought an end of 33 years of hurt. More than a generation has passed since there was top-flight football in Burnley, but that textile town at the foot of the Pennines will play host to the giants of the Barclays Premier League next season and nobody, at the end of a marathon campaign, can say that they do not deserve it.

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