Dave Thomas: The Master Storyteller
- Josh Schneider-Weiler
- Oct 22, 2017
- 2 min read
Dave Thomas is the author of 17 books on his beloved Burnley FC , including an autobiography with Paul Fletcher a previous guest on this podcast. He has also written for The Times Educational Supplement, Up the Clarets, Something to Write Home About magazine and had several short stories published about his (sometimes) hilarious time as a head teacher in a small village school near Leeds.
Thomas is a master storyteller and he is part-historian, part-die-hard fan, part author. He regals the audience with tales of watching Burnley in the 50's, meeting Burnley fans in Tasmania and the bond that is formed from mutual love for the same club, Burnley away trips, the future of fanzine culture in the UK and how he went from school headmaster to one of the biggest Burnley football writers there ever has been or will be.
As such, he is always coming out with new books. His most recent book is Mud, Sweat and Shears, which is the story of longtime Burnley FC groundskeeper Roy Oldfield. You can find all his books on his website here, or on Amazon here.
Timeline
Why he hated his first game (Man Utd vs Burnley) in 1955 1:05
Differences in 1950's vs today (newspapers and attending matches) 5:35
"Lego stadiums" 8:15
The inspirational note Hunter Davis sent him 14:15
"Adventures in Watford" and other away Burnley trips 19:45
Bonding with fans from Texas to Tasmania 22:55
Reliving Burnley in the 70's 32:20
The future of fanzines 36:50
How to be an author 40:00
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