Following their educational visit to the Pyongyang, Burnley’s leadership return with exciting new skills in censorship, information control and silencing dissent. Turf Moor has never looked more like a state broadcasting facility.
Glory to transparency!
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I wasn’t there last night, but seeing reports of supporters missing kick-off due to searches over a banner, alongside the incident involving Mike Jackson at full-time, reflects poorly on the club, regardless of the wider context.
And these aren’t isolated incidents.
We’ve recently seen Broja confront supporters, several incidents involving players and fans last season, and repeated comments from Parker and Pace that only widened the divide. Players are also clearly aware of what’s being said on social media, trust me.
There’s an increasingly obvious problem with the relationship between Burnley Football Club and its supporters.
Fans spend a significant proportion of their hard-earned money following this club, home and away. The very least they should expect from those employed to represent it is mutual respect.
That doesn’t mean supporters are beyond criticism, or that every reaction from a player or member of staff is unjustified. But the number of incidents we’re seeing points to a wider issue that needs addressing.
Whatever the circumstances, the club cannot allow this relationship to deteriorate further.
At a minimum, Burnley need to publicly address both incidents from last night, explain what happened and demonstrate that they’re taking supporters’ concerns seriously.
The disconnect between the club and its fans is becoming impossible to ignore.
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@RickyEaston2@Kelvn21k@WfcJoe_@Xero193@Saveusnoah Everything suggested is if buts and maybes, the bottom line is these international fans aren’t as loyal yes the circumstances aren’t their fault but they aren’t as loyal they aren’t going to matches regularly it’s not their fault but it’s simply a fact
@DoodleInterista@ThtsNotGoneWell But that is not what has happened and isn’t happening all over the country and it is wrong and it is why people are becoming so frustrated
@DoodleInterista@ThtsNotGoneWell No one thinks that global fans should be banned from tickets or whatever, they should have to follow in line of a loyalty ticketing system, if there are tickets left after going on sale on a loyalty points system basis, absolutely everyone is welcome to that ticket