HAVE you ever yearned for a taste of a bygone football era - well Burnley FC has just the video for you.

"When We Were Kings - Burnley in Europe" is not just an impressive record of the Clarets greatest days, it is an evocative reminder of the way things used to be.

This was the 1960s - an era of black and white film and Kenneth Wolstenholme commentating alone, not player cams with Andy Gray alongside Martin Tyler.

An age of half backs and pass backs when fans travelled to games with a hat, a scarf and a rattle, not a mobile phone and a walkman.

A time when players made a guard of honour for their opponents as they left the field instead of swapping shirts - except in Naples where they decided on all out assault.

A period when money was not the dominant force and the top players were approachable and down to earth.

BAFTA award winning documentary maker and lifelong Claret Stewart Binns is the creative force behind a video that will delight Burnley fans of all ages and entertain anyone who loves the sport.

Previously unseen footage is interspersed with interviews with greats from those games.

Jimmy McIlroy, Jimmy Robson, Ray Pointer, Arthur Bellamy and Andy Lochhead all relive those great nights of European Cup and Fairs Cup games.

And German legend Uwe Seeler also recalls his experiences of facing the intimidating atmosphere of Turf Moor as a Hamburg player.

The 90 minute video is full of priceless moments. Wolstenholme is in fine form as he describes the Hamburg physio running onto the field with a suitcase.

"He must be going away for the weekend." Either that or it was the first episode of cult TV show "Man With A Suitcase".

And the legendary commentator has a classic Colemanballs moment, before such a thing existed, as he breathlessly exclaims: "There are two minutes to go - 160 seconds."

But there is so much more. Had Question of Sport been around in 1960 they would surely have made use of the classic moment in Paris when manager Harry Potts ran onto the pitch and threw the ball back ten yards for a free kick, almost inciting a riot among the French fans.

Then there was that actual riot in Naples in the Fairs Cup campaign when keeper Harry Thomson was attacked by Napoli players after a stunning goalkeeping performance to keep a clean sheet and preserve a 3-0 lead from the first leg.

And anyone who can explain what the ref was doing almost knocking the ball into the net after Thomson had saved a spot-kick, answers on a postcard please.

Talking of keepers, forget Gordon Banks' stop from Pele in the 1970 World Cup, check out Adam Blacklaw's save to keep out a header against Reims.

There is so much more to enjoy. The murky pictures of a muddy battle with Hamburg, John Connelly's wonder goal against Reims, the players relaxing with a game of bowls at Earby.

And if you think that old footballers would not survive today, have a look at why Jimmy McIlroy is still talked about in hushed tones at Turf Moor.

He admitted: "When I opened the stand named after me it was great to see so many ex-players turn up.

"What I forgot to tell the fans was that they had missed a real treat watching these fellas play."

Well now, for £15.99 from all club outlets, all Claret fans can enjoy that treat time and time again.

DON'T miss the making of the video in Saturday's Turf Beat