Burley on Life's a Pitch - Ipswich Town News
Life’s a Pitch is live on BBC Radio Suffolk from the FanZone at lunchtime on Saturday with Blues legend George Burley joining regulars Mark Murphy, legend-in-residence Kevin Beattie, New Tractorboy and TWTD's Phil Ham (12-2pm).
Burley was a member of Town’s 1978 FA Cup-winning side alongside Beattie and also managed the Blues during numerous feisty encounters with Saturday’s third round opponents Sheffield United during the late nineties Taricco Wars.
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