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    Burnley reel in the years to shock United

    By Richard Jolly

    Wednesday, August 19, 2009

    Sir Alex Ferguson, inevitably, pointed to his watch. The time may have baffled the Manchester United manager, but the date could have been still more confusing. There was a time when Burnley were accustomed to beating United, a time when the maximum wage was £20 a week, when the Clarets stole a march on their rivals by scouring the North East and Ireland for promising players and when they entered the European Cup. Now they are a community club, Manchester United a multinational superpower. The ...

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