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Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:09 am

Club just announced that there will be flags again tomorrow.



To add colour to the occasion and to help cheer on the Clarets, there will be a flag placed on every seat in the James Hargreaves, Jimmy McIlroy and Bob Lord Stand.

Home supporters seated in the Ladbrokes Stand will find a Burnley FC scarf placed on every seat, which we encourage to raise aloft as the teams emerge to create a wall of colour.

In addition, Community participants and supporters will display 16 giant flags around the perimeter of the pitch.

Fans are encouraged to arrive early at the stadium to enjoy the display and to add their voice to the matchday atmosphere.

Please showcase your fantastic support once more by helping to raise the roof for this huge fixture!

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by burnmark » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:14 am

Stuff like this just doesn’t work at Burnley.
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:15 am

burnmark wrote:Stuff like this just doesn’t work at Burnley.
You're spot on. Clearly decisions being made by people who don't understand our supporters - surely they won't be the hideous sand castle flags again.

I think I'll go in the cricket field stand tomorrow for a scarf :D :D :D
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:18 am

ClaretTony wrote:You're spot on. Clearly decisions being made by people who don't understand our supporters - surely they won't be the hideous sand castle flags again.

I think I'll go in the cricket field stand tomorrow for a scarf :D :D :D

Or the pub for a pint

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:21 am

Have you sponsored the scarves Tony?
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by NottsClaret » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:21 am

burnmark wrote:Stuff like this just doesn’t work at Burnley.
It's all a bit Brighton or Reading is this. We've got our walk down from the pub timed to see us arriving at 2:59 anyway.
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by jdrobbo » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:21 am

I’m coming to the conclusion now that the club do this on purpose; not to improve atmosphere, but to try and wind fans up. We’re playing Cardiff in a MASSIVE game. Do we really need a flag? Hey, why not provide party poppers and streamers too?
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:22 am

Quickenthetempo wrote:Have you sponsored the scarves Tony?
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Hadn't spotted that :D

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:23 am

NottsClaret wrote:It's all a bit Brighton or Reading is this
Was it last season or the season before when some of the directors wanted to introduce the happy clappers. Thankfully a stop was put to it. We criticise the plastic clubs for doing things like this.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by burnmark » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:26 am

I despise stuff like this and even if I was the only one who did, surely those in charge saw the naff impact the flags at the Wolves game had and thought ‘we’ll not bother with that again.’

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:30 am

NottsClaret wrote:It's all a bit Brighton or Reading is this. We've got our walk down from the pub timed to see us arriving at 2:59 anyway.
You obviously don't go in the Cricketfield stand?

I get to the back of the CF queue about 10 to 3 and still missed the first goal against Wolves.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by jdrobbo » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:30 am

The Wolves game ‘effort’ was terrible. At the most, and I think this is being generous, 3,000 fans held their flags. That’s about 15% of the crowd! What’s the point. I guarantee, the guy on the mic (the one who deliberately whispers the name of our opponents at an inaudible level) will be bellowing at is to waves our flags and swing our scarves above our head. It just won’t be authentic.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by tybfc » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:34 am

jdrobbo wrote: why not provide party poppers and streamers too?
Health and safety risk.

Saying that you could strangle somebody with your new scarf.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:36 am

tybfc wrote:Health and safety risk.

Saying that you could strangle somebody with your new scarf.
Don't suggest that to jdrobbo please, he sits next to me :D
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Chester Perry » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:37 am

one step away from the clackers - makes you shudder - and never mind the environmental impact of those crappy flags
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by 1989_claret » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:37 am

Tomorrow is a huge game. We don’t need the additions as we should all be that pumped that the atmosphere will come naturally.

Having said that I wouldn’t mind a tifo every now and again like what is seen in Italy, Germany etc however, I don’t think Burnley fans would get behind it.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Spijed » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:45 am

Clappy sticks are embarrassing as well.

Yet Leicester city supporters thought they were wonderful!

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by CrosspoolClarets » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:47 am

I brought two of the sand castle flags home last time for my little 'un, thinking it would be a little treat.

Ten seconds later, they'd been chucked in the bin. Crinkly, cheap and horrible - I can see why it went down like a lead balloon.
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Devils_Advocate » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:48 am

Some people just cant wait to have a go at the club
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:57 am

Devils_Advocate wrote:Some people just cant wait to have a go at the club
Well I laughed at that ironic post
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by houseboy » Fri Apr 12, 2019 11:59 am

Devils_Advocate wrote:Some people just cant wait to have a go at the club
Absolutely. You can't argue with a free scarf. To be honest though the best thing they could do to improve atmosphere is fill in the other two corners and hurry up with the introduction of safe standing. All seaters destroyed the atmosphere at most grounds, ask any United fan (over a certain age), Old Trafford is not the ground it was for atmosphere, neither is Anfield.
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by CrosspoolClarets » Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:05 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:Some people just cant wait to have a go at the club
Some of us simply have high standards and just want a decent day out without being handed cheap tat (though tomorrow’s flags look better).

Some of the stuff the club does is brilliant (e.g. Turf TV or whatever they call it). If they have load of atmospheric big flags surrounding the pitch, I'm up for that. But some of the other stuff isn't brilliant. Simple as that.

It likely comes down to who the people in responsibility are for each type of decision, and how good they are at it. Bentley's team is good. Some of the other teams, well, let's just say the jury's out.
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Funkydrummer » Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:06 pm

Can't do right for doing wrong. If you don't care for it, don't partake - simples.

The kids will like it I'm sure.

Provided it doesn't detract from the huge task in hand, then I can't see the harm in it tbh.
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by dushanbe » Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:07 pm

Will this be a load more single use plastic going straight in the bin?

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by wilks_bfc » Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:43 pm

The flags at the Wolves game were pathetically small. At least these ones seem to be bigger and "better quality".

Mine will be going in my pocket and going home for the nephew.

However if I was getting a scarf, I'd be keeping that :)

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:52 pm

They could of give the scarves out when it was bloody freezing though.
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:03 pm

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The Flags don't seem to bad.

Picture taken from Turf Cast Twitter account.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Lord Beamish » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:07 pm

I might take two home. I can fix them to the fron wings of my car and feel like I’m Rommel, in my Staff Car, speeding to meet the Führer.
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:15 pm

Got this site’s hashtag on too :D

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by bodge » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:17 pm

If you go through Blackburn Lord, you can re-enact Heydrich's journey through Prague.
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by jdrobbo » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:17 pm

Tell you what, why don’t the club play Land of Hope and Bloody Glory, as the teams come out and we can wave them like it’s a pomp and circumstance occadion? Whilst we’re at it, let’s wave them to the hornpipe before singing Jerusalem, whilst the teams are read out.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:20 pm

jdrobbo wrote:Tell you what, why don’t the club play Land of Hope and Bloody Glory, as the teams come out and we can wave them like it’s a pomp and circumstance occadion? Whilst we’re at it, let’s wave them to the hornpipe before singing Jerusalem, whilst the teams are read out.
Singing Jerusalem might get a reaction from our Welsh friends.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Spike » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:24 pm

ClaretTony wrote:You're spot on. Clearly decisions being made by people who don't understand our supporters - surely they won't be the hideous sand castle flags again.

I think I'll go in the cricket field stand tomorrow for a scarf :D :D :D
Cant just give scarfs to certain fans "Together We are Burnley" was once our marketing slogan

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Bop » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:24 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:Have you sponsored the scarves Tony?
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Those are really small people.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Cirrus_Minor » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:25 pm

I collected 4 flags after the Wolves match to put around newly planted onions in my allotment to keep birds off. By Monday morning they had all blown off. So don’t expect to wave them too hard.
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:27 pm

Spike wrote:Cant just give scarfs to certain fans "Together We are Burnley" was once our marketing slogan
The CF stand deserve them for supporting the lads all year.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by LoveCurryPies » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:33 pm

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by addisclaret » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:33 pm

Bop wrote:Those are really small people.
Not really, just far away.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Bosscat » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:37 pm

MATCH STATS
Victory last week gave Burnley a first double over Bournemouth since 1999/2000, the same season the Clarets last did the double over Cardiff City.

:D Lets make it a double double :D

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by timshorts » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:40 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:Singing Jerusalem might get a reaction from our Welsh friends.
Well if you want to sound like the women's institute, that'll be the one to sing.

If it's just inherent racism, you can have a go at ****ing chariot boIIocks. Don't expect me to join in.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Quickenthetempo » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:49 pm

timshorts wrote:Well if you want to sound like the women's institute, that'll be the one to sing.

If it's just inherent racism, you can have a go at ****ing chariot boIIocks. Don't expect me to join in.
Have you joined in any songs at all this year?

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by timshorts » Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:59 pm

Not just when we are winning. But not that one.

That said, I didn't go to Cardiff away this year, although was at Swansea last season. The anti-Welsh sentiment doesn't exactly come to the fore at other times, does it?

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by ashtonlongsider » Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:04 pm

Good gesture by the club. Someone needs to take the initiative because the atmosphere at home has been poor overall for quite a long time. How many home matches over the last few years has the atmosphere been good? Aberdeen,Tottenham, Middlesbrough, help i'm struggling. Away from home it's totally different with the Clarets coming in unison to get behind the team.
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by hampsteadclaret » Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:17 pm

A lot of negativity on this thread in response to what is a decent and generous gesture by the club. Some people are never happy unless they are slagging off BFC. It’s cost a few quid and will take some time to set up. Last week at Bournemouth we had those flipping clackers to put up with the whole match - this will take what..six or seven minutes pre kick-off?

If we didn’t bother with this stuff at all, it would not bother me.
As it’s there, then embrace it and join in for a few minutes.. our lot do other good stuff as well, like £10 tickets for Chelsea.
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Foulthrow » Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:20 pm

CrosspoolClarets wrote:I brought two of the sand castle flags home last time for my little 'un, thinking it would be a little treat.

Ten seconds later, they'd been chucked in the bin. Crinkly, cheap and horrible - I can see why it went down like a lead balloon.
I did the same - don't think we got beyond ten seconds before it was ripped up.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by Foulthrow » Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:24 pm

T'other thing the club haven't thought about - if tomorrow goes pear shaped I'm sure the moron element will be throwing these things towards the pitch.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by RMutt » Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:32 pm

Free pints in the fan zone would help the atmosphere.
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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by DCWat » Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:35 pm

It’s not the same without a Dyche mask.

I hate all this sort of stuff but if they’re going to do it, at least make sure all stands are given the same thing.

I’ll frantically wave my flag if it means we can ditch the announcer, or at least give him some lessons in decency and respect.

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by turfytopper » Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:40 pm

Not keen on this sort of stuff.... However.... The atmosphere inside the stadium can be pretty poor.....I guess they are also attempting to relax the supporters in case their nerves transcend to the pitch....

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Re: Turn up early tomorrow to see the flags

Post by wilks_bfc » Fri Apr 12, 2019 3:13 pm

turfytopper wrote:Not keen on this sort of stuff.... However.... The atmosphere inside the stadium can be pretty poor.....I guess they are also attempting to relax the supporters in case their nerves transcend to the pitch....
Does waving a flag make you relaxed?

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