Impressive! It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but I love the look of it. The legends pictures were incorporated with the digital boards on the images of the bee hole and Bob Lord, so hopefully they will be on the long side too.

I like the way that Wolves use their boards, particularly at night matches, to ‘set the atmosphere’. Hopefully we will do something along these lines - time for that entrance song that’s synonymous with Burnley?

This must be costing well into the millions, but if all of this visible activity is matched behind the scenes, we’ll hopefully begin to see this filter through in terms of money for players.

It’ll be small fry in comparison to advertising revenue, but if The Turf stands out on the TV as a great looking stadium, it’ll certainly attract more football tourists.

Just hope it’s not going to be constantly scrolling betting ads

wilks_bfc wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 4:00 pm

Just hope it’s not going to be constantly scrolling betting ads

Our new owners are Mormons, they won't be encouraging the advertising of gambling.

MACCA wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 12:59 pm

Hope it works as planned however Seeing the ball/players can be hard enough at times depending where you sit, I'm not sure more digital flashing advertisements will help that.

I'm not sure which fans were liased with to come up with that initiative to "improve fan experience"

Hopefully itll be fantastic, with it actually benefiting the fans, and the revenue created helps move the onfield side if things forward.

I'm hoping when we have the ball they are stationary and when the opposition have it they pulse at 20 flashes per second at full luminosity until we get the ball back

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 4:17 pm

I'm hoping when we have the ball they are stationary and when the opposition have it they pulse at 20 flashes per second at full luminosity until we get the ball back

Full on rave strobes!?

DCWat wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 3:58 pm

It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea but I love the look of it. The legends pictures were incorporated with the digital boards on the images of the bee hole and Bob Lord, so hopefully they will be on the long side too.

Where have you seen images of the Bob Lord & Jimmy Mac? The vid they show clearly shows the heroes pictures disappearing.

DCWat wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 4:18 pm

Full on rave strobes!?

exactly !!

Longside Upper will be able to see again! Hurrah!

A good move from the club. Well done them, including the 'outside world' experience and market.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 4:19 pm

Where have you seen images of the Bob Lord & Jimmy Mac? The vid they show clearly shows the heroes pictures disappearing.

Sorry my mistake - they’re there but incorporated digitally.

Looks impressive. However there does not appear to be a board along the length of the JH lower stand. Maybe because of a lack of TV coverage on that stand as the main cameras are located within that stand.
When the current boards first appeared they were extremely bright and on a murky Burnley day they were quite off putting. Subsequently they were toned down.
Do have concerns with the boards along the BL stand . Appear to be on top of one another with the messages going in opposite directions. This could be off putting to players and a similar arrangement is in place at Goodison Park this season. I do wonder if that is partly why Everton has had a poor run at home this season.
The training ground routines may not transfer well to the stadium with such distractions.

Funkydrummer wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 12:52 pm

That all looks and sounds very nice and modern and I applaud what they are doing for us as fans.

I just hope that it's not to the detriment of team building and we become a club of "all fur coat and no knickers"

........and live match commentary could go " and VAR will be checking on that and here are the lines. It looks like his ******* is marginally offside!"

Got to say, looks horrendous. Just glad I’m not a regular attender to have to stare at lots of bright, distracting flashing images as I’m straining to focus on what’s going on on the pitch.

And how does this “improve the fan experience”? It’s a lot of corporate speak nonsense.

chekhov wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 4:55 pm

Got to say, looks horrendous. Just glad I’m not a regular attender to have to stare at lots of bright, distracting flashing images as I’m straining to focus on what’s going on on the pitch.

And how does this “improve the fan experience”? It’s a lot of corporate speak nonsense.

Why would you have to stare at " lots of bright, distracting flashing images ? "

Just watched the video and it looks very impressive. Definitely drags the Turf into the 21st century, without losing its roots. The screen above the corner shop would be a welcome addition for all those on JHU with stiff necks.

I can appreciate the problem if thise inside the ground are too bright, but it isn't necessary for them to be that way.

I haven't read any timeline for this to happen, has it been mentioned anywhere, or is it just in the planning stage

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 5:03 pm

Why would you have to stare at " lots of bright, distracting flashing images ? "

You’re right, what you imply. I would be trying to have my attention fully on the pitch, but the hoardings are bright and flashy to try to distract me: “look at me. Look what I’m trying to sell you. Don’t look at the pitch! Look at me!” The stadium was traditionally designed to focus my attention on the playing surface, to give me the best view without distractions. That has now changed. The focus now is to divert my attention away from the football and to make me consume more.
Sorry, call me old-fashioned but I hate it.

I think it looks awesome. Seems a great idea to improve to the aesthetics of the ground improve the matchday experience. City have something similar and they don't do too bad. A great way to improve advertising and increase revenue. Well done Mr Pace and co. More please.

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 5:03 pm

Why would you have to stare at " lots of bright, distracting flashing images ? "

Subliminal advertising ... hypnotising everyone into buying Twix at Turf Moor prices

martin_p wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 12:58 pm

Looks great. My only worry is that the mock-up of how the outside of the JH stand will look doesn’t show the existing legend pictures that were put up a few years ago. Hope they aren’t a casualty of this change.

So do I! Accy Clarets paid for about 4 of those, along with the other supporters groups and one or two individuals. A lot of work and money from the Supporters Groups went into those!

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 4:15 pm

Our new owners are Mormons, they won't be encouraging the advertising of gambling.

They also worked on Wall St.

I wouldn’t be reading too much into their religion. Not everyone who believes in any type of religion is strict with it.

It’ll be a grand now for a Birthday message

dsr wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 1:46 pm

Don't Farmhouse Biscuits still bake for Harrod's? Can't be tinpot if they do that!

I am partial to a Farmhouse Oat Flip with my tea

You ain't fooling me, OP.

Hypnographic rubbish and all do the hokey cokey on command until Simple Simon Says at the next home match.

I haven't read all the thread, but does anyone know how much this is costing?

fidelcastro wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 5:40 pm

I haven't read all the thread, but does anyone know how much this is costing?

A new right winger according to some...

fidelcastro wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 5:40 pm

I haven't read all the thread, but does anyone know how much this is costing?

I’m sure that Chesterperry will be along shortly to dissect the KW per hour cost and provide a detailed comparison with other clubs.....

On another note, I can’t remember being in any football stadium or watching on TV for that matter and thinking “I missed that, I was distracted by an advertising board”.

arise_sir_charge wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 6:01 pm

On another note, I can’t remember being in any football stadium or watching on TV for that matter and thinking “I missed that, I was distracted by an advertising board”.

When they put the electronic pitch side advertising boards in for the 2014/15 season they were unbelievably distracting from where we sat. It think the club did eventually make some adjustments.

This is very Spurs like and I don’t recall being distracted by the ones there. Mind you I think I did have my eyes closed for much of the time that day.

fidelcastro wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 5:40 pm

I haven't read all the thread, but does anyone know how much this is costing?

I would assume the owners will think they can improve revenues by more than the cost.

arise_sir_charge wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 6:01 pm

I’m sure that Chesterperry will be along shortly to dissect the KW per hour cost and provide a detailed comparison with other clubs.....

On another note, I can’t remember being in any football stadium or watching on TV for that matter and thinking “I missed that, I was distracted by an advertising board”.

I've only ever been distracted at one game and it was THAT West Ham game.. I was watching the stewards chase one of the pitch invaders up the stand and I missed one of our goals

Wi fi in the stadium next?

Leisure wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 5:17 pm

So do I! Accy Clarets paid for about 4 of those, along with the other supporters groups and one or two individuals. A lot of work and money from the Supporters Groups went into those!

Might need to follow your own advice here Leisure and get on to the SLO

A multimillion pound investment, but I'm sure there is a solid business plan behind it, in terms of increased revenue.

I think it's great. Most of all, I love the statement it's making: moving forward, we will be operating at a Premier League standard. I see this as a calculated move to show in a highly visible way that the 'pie & peas' mentality, which frankly has been holding us back, is no more.

Leisure wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 5:17 pm

So do I! Accy Clarets paid for about 4 of those, along with the other supporters groups and one or two individuals. A lot of work and money from the Supporters Groups went into those!

The boards are or were (?) great.

However, done right, each legend could be there, in their designated location digitally, with numerous images, statistics and even footage.

I think it could be even better than what’s there now... BUT.... the right thing to do would be to at least inform those that have put their time, effort and money in to what was a big improvement around the ground.

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 4:15 pm

Our new owners are Mormons, they won't be encouraging the advertising of gambling.

I wouldn’t bet on it.... farmhouse biscuits, or legitimate ftse 100 businesses..... I suspect we’re not beating companies off with a shitty stick

DCWat wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 7:33 pm

I think it could be even better than what’s there now... BUT.... the right thing to do would be to at least inform those that have put their time, effort and money in to what was a big improvement around the ground.

If they are removing them, I would hope that we are at the least consulted as to where they could be relocated within the ground or if that's not possible, have them given back to us in order that we can find a new home for them.

Incredible news for the football club. Hopefully we will be announcing gambling firms' expansion into the Tuko region of Kenya for many yers to come.

daveisaclaret wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 8:25 pm

Incredible news for the football club. Hopefully we will be announcing gambling firms' expansion into the Tuko region of Kenya for many yers to come.

Yer!

Why do some want WI-FI in the stadium? I'm there to watch football not browse FB or Tinder.

karatekid wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 8:59 pm

Why do some want WI-FI in the stadium? I'm there to watch football not browse FB or Tinder.

I quite like to look at other scores or results and even the game stats at half time.

A good start, then perhaps we can have a state of the art PA system that we can actually hear, without the intermittent screeching, or sounding like Norman Collier with the volume turned right down.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 3:22 pm

The bigger shame would be them replacing the player boards without telling us. Not only was it all done by Burnley FC Supporters Groups but we funded the whole thing.

I knew the supporters group had invested time and energy into researching the boards but hadn’t realised they had also funded them. As DCWat suggests, you would hope the groups would be consulted and the boards can be used elsewhere.

FeedTheArf wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 9:28 pm

As DCWat suggests, you would hope the groups would be consulted and the boards can be used elsewhere.

Ewood Park?

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 1:13 pm

No one has spoken to us about them being removed. The artists impression suggests they are being removed though.

I'm not impressed if they have been taken down already. We all worked hard to get those up and they looked good. The impression of what is replacing them looks tacky (and that's being polite).

The inside improvements look good though

Do you want to watch football or an electric dashund?

Or perhaps be Michael Caine in The Ipress File suffering media torture at Turf Moor.

In the book by Len Deighton, Palmer actually comes from Burnley.

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 5:03 pm

Why would you have to stare at " lots of bright, distracting flashing images ? "

I remember the Go Daddy website advert on the current digital advertising boards when they first appeared. My god that was horrendous everytime that bright green logo flashed up.

bf2k wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 10:09 pm

I remember the Go Daddy website advert on the current digital advertising boards when they first appeared. My god that was horrendous everytime that bright green logo flashed up.

I couldn’t remember what the advert was but the club received a good number of complaints about it.

It's when they have moving dogs or similar on the advert boards that does my head in.

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 4:17 pm

I'm hoping when we have the ball they are stationary and when the opposition have it they pulse at 20 flashes per second at full luminosity until we get the ball back

Next you will be asking for the crowd to stay quiet as we attack to allow the players to hear each other and to shout and sing as the opposition attack to try and put them off. Maybe we should all shout DE-FENCE (not defense) too

bf2k wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 10:02 pm

I'm not impressed if they have been taken down already. We all worked hard to get those up and they looked good. The impression of what is replacing them looks tacky (and that's being polite).

The inside improvements look good though

They were still there a few hours ago.

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Wed May 12, 2021 10:42 pm

It's when they have moving dogs or similar on the advert boards that does my head in.

That's Vitality isn't it?