Issue No. 13

From Dudley to the Dordogne... Brian Beard meets the Burrows family who
live in rural bliss in south west France
In 2003 David Burrows and his family
decided on a new life in France. The name
may be familiar to you if you are a football
fan because David played for some of the
top English Premier League clubs,
including Liverpool and Everton. He was
part of the last Liverpool team to win the
top flight league title, in 1990, before the
revamp of English football saw the
introduction of the Premier League. A little
known football fact is that he still holds the
record for the second fastest goal in
Merseyside derby history, just 48 seconds
from kick-off, for Liverpool against Everton,
on 31st August 1991, second only to Anfield
legend Kenny Dalglish, who actually signed
the 19 year old left back from West
Bromwich Albion, in 1989.
So why and how did a died-in-the- wool
Black Country lad up sticks and create a
new life for himself and his family.
"Why not" is the answer, accompanied with
a typical Gallic shrug of the shoulders, with
a Midland accent of course.