Dave Burnley '2 options legal, 2 illegal'

[Billy Balfour]

Anyway, it doesn't matter what anyone says on here or elsewhere because there's no way the club (and the EPL) will make an exception for Mr Burnley and neither should they.

[Spijed]

They shouldn't, but we're constantly told we're all part of the footballing community, and with the size of the venues we're playing in, with our remaining away fixtures it should be perfectly possible for 1 lone diehard Claret to safely socially distance himself.

The smallest grounds we've still got to visit this season are Selhurst Park 25k, and Carrow Road 27k capacities, so there would be plenty of room to accommodate DB.

You'd think a forum such as this would celebrate fans like Dave , instead of lambasting him.

But it's not just Burnley, but every other club will have die hard fans. Should the FA draw up a list of supporters who are worthy of seeing games behind closed doors?

Imagine out next home game against Watford we receive a list with the names of two supporters from Watford who they class as die hard fans.

Should we go out of our way to give them tickets for the match?

[tiger76]

I don’t think many are lambasting him, just wanting the same rules to apply to everyone. You could easily fit 5k in the Etihad with full social distancing, but they aren’t because the game is behind closed doors.

That's fair enough, but equally if the games are strictly behind closed doors, then do club directors really need to be in attendance, if the aim is to have the least amount of people necessary on site, then the only people who absolutely have to be there are the players, managers and physio's on both sides, and i'd guess some form of first aiders/emergency support, and then at a push you'd probably have to have a certain number of ball collectors, whether that be staff from the home club, or the usual children who do that task would be decided between each club beforehand.

Yes you probably could easily fit 5k into most PL grounds, certainly the bigger stadiums, and still adhere to social distancing , and that's what may well occur at the start of next season, if this virus continues to abate.

If the games are behind closed doors then yes i agree there should be no exemptions, but behind closed doors doesn't automatically mean totally empty stands, usually you'll find a scattering of 200-300 people in the stadiums, if for whatever reason the games deemed to have to be played behind closed doors.

[tiger76]

But it's not just Burnley, but every other club will have die hard fans. Should the FA draw up a list of supporters who are worthy of seeing games behind closed doors?

Imagine out next home game against Watford we receive a list with the names of two supporters from Watford who they class as die hard fans.

Should we go out of our way to give them tickets for the match?

I personally wouldn't be against each club submitting one fan to attend each game, how the clubs come to that decision is up to them, but i'd imagine they'd be able to determine the criteria based on the amount of games attended over the years, and length of season ticket history, that type of thing.

As it happens i'm more concerned about fans gathering outwith stadiums to celebrate the title in Liverpool's case, and promotion in Leeds United's case,
that's got much more potential to lead to a spread in infections, than one lone fan nominated by each club attending the games has.

[jojomk1]

Why don’t we give Dave the club. Why don’t we make him chairman? Make him supreme ruler of the town?
He is not above the law. He doesn't work for the club and does not work for any media outlet. He is a fan. Yes a loyal fan, but just a fan. No way on earth should he be given any special status and allowed in to the grounds when no other fan is allowed in. Its a daft and stupid idea. It is about as daft and stupid as he is.
If we allow the biggest fan in then why not allow the second? Then why not the third? Surly the fourth cant be far behind them so they can go too, and the fifth, sixth is a good lad and wears army pants too and called his kid a daft name so he can go too, and the seventh, and so on...
stupid. It is not one rule for one individual and a different for everyone else.
If the people saying Dave can do as he wishes, break all laws and defy all lockdown laws were also having a go at Cummings from breaking lockdown then you are hypocrites. You all need to get your head out of Dave’s arse. If he can go on the grounds then so can Cummings. Give your heads a wobble.

A bit OTT above

Something as simple as a statue outside the Bob Lord Stand would suffice

His disciples could then congregate at the spot, kissing his feet for good luck before entering the ground

[Tribesmen]

If you had to pick one fan to attend by the looks of it on here Dave would get at least 50% of the vote

[Grumps]

If you had to pick one fan to attend by the looks of it on here Dave would get at least 50% of the vote

50% is easy when there's nobody else to vote for

[Devils_Advocate]

50% is easy when there's nobody else to vote for

cough...cough...cough

[Blackburn_Claret]

50% is easy when there's nobody else to vote for

What about Tony? The things he does for the club and the food banks exceed anything that moron as ever done

[Jamesy]

If you had to pick one fan to attend by the looks of it on here Dave would get at least 50% of the vote

And if you picked one fan to be publicly flogged, by the looks of it on here he would also get 50% of the vote

[tiger76]

What about Tony? The things he does for the club and the food banks exceed anything that moron as ever done

CT has already stated he wouldn't attend even if invited, anyway according to the other thread which has now been locked only players, coaching staff, officials, medical staff, and directors will be eligible to attend these games, and naturally the various media outlets.

So it looks like DB is out of luck on this one. Unless he becomes a scout for the day, because bizarrely they're allowed also.

[Jamesy]

What about Tony? The things he does for the club and the food banks exceed anything that moron as ever done

Moron? Bit excessive. Dave Burnley can be hard work at times but a moron he certainly isn’t. Think you too have jumped on the anti Dave Burnley bandwagon. You and several others need to lighten up a bit, as a lot of this thread is just tongue in cheek.

[Blackburn_Claret]

CT has already stated he wouldn't attend even if invited, anyway according to the other thread which has now been locked only players, coaching staff, officials, medical staff, and directors will be eligible to attend these games, and naturally the various media outlets.

So it looks like DB is out of luck on this one. Unless he becomes a scout for the day, because bizarrely they're allowed also.

I seen Tony Post saying he wouldn't be attending and quite right, I was just stating there's more deserving supporters than this prat!