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Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:59 pm
by edenclaret
Hi all,
with the unusual ko time on Sunday,I may be a late arrival (Bob Lord stand).
Is entry to the ground as normal when arriving late?
What if it's half time or later?
Thanks
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:00 pm
by ClaretTony
edenclaret wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:59 pm
Hi all,
with the unusual ko time on Sunday,I may be a late arrival (Bob Lord stand).
Is entry to the ground as normal when arriving late?
What if it's half time or later?
Thanks
I think one turnstile remains open longer than the others but if there are none open I'd just go into reception and explain the situation.
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:08 pm
by conyoviejo
We could be three up by half time.. Then again .
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Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:11 pm
by Burnley1989
I think one opens until HT
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:15 pm
by houseboy
On the subject arriving late my mate years ago (70s) met me on the Longside 10 minutes late for a game (Wrexham I think) and he asked if he'd missed anything. 'Yeah', I answered, 'we're 2-0 down'.
'Oh', came the reply. The rest of the game was like watching paint dry.
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:21 pm
by claret wizard
Sure you'll be able to go in via reception, that's the route everyone in the 1882 Lounge use to get into the BL Stand.
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:36 pm
by Claret Till I Die
There's a lad who sits further down than me in the Bob Lord who I'm sure has not seen a kick off in all the years that I've been sat there
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:54 pm
by durhamclaret
Years ago due to business commitments I was very late for a night match, in fact the second half had just started.
Everywhere was locked up, so I went to the ticket office (the old one) and asked if I could get in, the lady was very helpful and walkie talkied (if that's a word) a steward then asked me to go round to a turnstile in the James Hargreaves where I was told the said steward would let me in. Sure enough he did and the cost to me was No Charge, result! apart from we lost 3 nowt.
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 5:08 pm
by AlargeClaret
Always thought anyone over 15mins late in the Bob Lord was presumed dead ?
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 5:15 pm
by Marney&Mee
I hope you’re not planning on leaving early as well...
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Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 5:17 pm
by claretblue
Claret Till I Die wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:36 pm
There's a lad who sits further down than me in the Bob Lord who I'm sure has not seen a kick off in all the years that I've been sat there
they don’t call him Vydra do they?
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Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 5:21 pm
by claretblue
from BFC match guide:
Turnstiles will open from 10:15am.
A late arrival turnstile will be open in each stand until half time.
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:09 pm
by claretburns
claretblue wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 5:21 pm
from BFC match guide:
Turnstiles will open from 10:15am.
A late arrival turnstile will be open in each stand until half time.
Turnstiles open from 10:15am for a 2pm kick off, we're not playing Blackburn away are we?
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Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:56 pm
by ALP
Maybe a good idea landing late, sometimes the team don't show until the second half either
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Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:09 pm
by Wile E Coyote
arriving late and leaving early is perhaps preferable at the moment, only trouble is, the seats face the pitch.
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:14 pm
by Funkydrummer
If you do arrive late, you will be joining Wood.
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Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:23 pm
by tim_noone
Set off early for the sherpa van game at Preston.. the one after the northern final... stopped for a beer at mellor brook as you did.....thought it was unusually quiet for a big game...the newly opened section of the M65 at just opened every man and his dog were on that...on reaching the ground lots of other Burnley fans Locked. out I think we lost 6..0
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:47 pm
by wilks_bfc
claretblue wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 5:21 pm
from BFC match guide:
Turnstiles will open from 10:15am.
A late arrival turnstile will be open in each stand until half time.
Why would anybody go into a stadium nearly 4hrs before kickoff?
It’s not as though there is anything to do inside
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:41 pm
by dougcollins
Funkydrummer wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:14 pm
If you do arrive late, you will be joining Wood.
Nah, you gotta arrive early to offside.
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 1:22 pm
by Spike
edenclaret wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:59 pm
Hi all,
with the unusual ko time on Sunday,I may be a late arrival (Bob Lord stand).
Is entry to the ground as normal when arriving late?
What if it's half time or later?
Thanks
get tha self outa pub sooner
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 1:34 pm
by wilks_bfc
If anybody thought the turnstiles opening 4hrs before ko wasn’t long enough I have some good news for you
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:08 pm
by Woodleyclaret
Arrived late v Sheff Wed 3 down at half time we ended up winning 5 3
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:43 pm
by fanzone
edenclaret wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:59 pm
Hi all,
with the unusual ko time on Sunday,I may be a late arrival (Bob Lord stand).
Is entry to the ground as normal when arriving late?
What if it's half time or later?
Thanks
Can you not set off earlier.
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:20 am
by Hipper
At an away game in the late 70s' at Notts County on a bitterly cold day we stood on the away end, wooden terraces in those days. We got to half-time with the score at 0-0. Mid way through half-time a couple of fans came to us and boasted they had got just got in for half price. Then the announcer said that the game would be abandoned because of the pitch freezing over!
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:39 am
by Mala591
Anyone remember waiting outside the ground at 4.20pm waiting for the exit gates to open? There were hundreds of us who had been playing in the local Saturday afternoon amateur football league. It definitely seemed to boost the atmosphere inside the ground for the last 20 minutes.
Re: Arriving late
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 12:32 pm
by claretblue
Mala591 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:39 am
Anyone remember waiting outside the ground at 4.20pm waiting for the exit gates to open? There were hundreds of us who had been playing in the local Saturday afternoon amateur football league. It definitely seemed to boost the atmosphere inside the ground for the last 20 minutes.
I remember leaving the Longside and entering the Cricketfield (just after it opened) for the last 10 mins of a match to enjoy the view from the new stand...no under seat heating was available!
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Re: Arriving late
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 1:06 pm
by RammyClaret61
Hipper wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:20 am
At an away game in the late 70s' at Notts County on a bitterly cold day we stood on the away end, wooden terraces in those days. We got to half-time with the score at 0-0. Mid way through half-time a couple of fans came to us and boasted they had got just got in for half price. Then the announcer said that the game would be abandoned because of the pitch freezing over!
I was there that day. Then for the rearranged fixture I wagged school. We lost 5-0.