move away fans

[Squazo]

Debate

wouldn it not make sense to move all away fans out of the cricket field stand and move them into the lower longside?
surely most people in there would jump at the chance of the move into the cricket, make opposition support weaker and make the Turf bouncing…. like VK said let’s make turf moor Hell for the opposing team

#12thman

[Vegas Claret]

that would be the ideal scenario imho

[AGENT_CLARET]

Stick them in the Jimmy mc lower or the entire Bob Lord stand

[fidelcastro]

that would be the ideal scenario imho

No. It wouldn't.

[Burnley1989]

What about those fans that enjoy sitting in the rain…

[fidelcastro]

Stick them in the Jimmy mc lower or the entire Bob Lord stand

Even more of a ridiculous idea.

[Squazo]

Stick them in the Jimmy mc lower or the entire Bob Lord stand

to many people souls whinge having to move out the jimmy mac. however most the people in the longside lower would jump at tbe chance at moving over to the cricket

[DCWat]

I’ve never got why anyone would choose to be behind a goal.

It’s a far better view from the sidelines for a fuller picture of what is happening.

[Squazo]

I’ve never got why anyone would choose to be behind a goal.

It’s a far better view from the sidelines for a fuller picture of what is happening.

cricket field far better atmosphere and let’s be honest those who sit in the far end of the longside want to be part of the atmosphere

[taio]

I’ve never got why anyone would choose to be behind a goal.

It’s a far better view from the sidelines for a fuller picture of what is happening.

I've been a season ticket holder across stands but have settled in JMU with a great view.

[fidelcastro]

cricket field far better atmosphere and let’s be honest those who sit in the far end of the longside want to be part of the atmosphere

If they did, they'd have already moved in there.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Moving them to another stand would require an enormous amount of work for very little gain

In the lower section of the long side or JML would leave them exposed to the elements, the risk of stuff being thrown at them from fans above them
Also the hospitality sections would also need to be partitioned/protected from away fans

Then it’s accessing the area safely for away fans, you’d need to do work in the car park to ensure it could happen but the players also need access to CFS due to changing rooms

It’s a daft idea logistically for the club, especially as the cfs is probably the most likely stand to be replaced

[ClaretsPadiham]

If they did, they'd have already moved in there.

How when it’s sold out ?

[bfcjg]

The logistics of getting them to and from the JHL rules it out. The directors in the Bob Lord rule that out unless somehow they move to the JHU.

[what_no_pies]

I sit in the Longside Lower. Wouldn't want to be in the Cricket Field Stand for various reasons. View being the main factor.

[KlyBfc]

I’d split them between the tiers (like Villa do) on the longside closest to the tunnel. They would have the cricket club to booze in still and the walkway down. Matbeven make it easier to police. I understand it may make some people have to walk a longer way round but the atmosphere is poor in that corner and so it would benefit the home atmosphere, you can hardly hear anyone in the cricket field stands. I propose this as someone who has sat in block one of the longside upper for the last 10 years so it would affect my seat, but I’d survive. It would need the inside and outsides splitting with fences, and the cricket field entrance going back to one side entry, so it wouldn’t happen.

[Silkyskills1]

I’ve never got why anyone would choose to be behind a goal.

It’s a far better view from the sidelines for a fuller picture of what is happening.

I concur with what you say now. But, when I was younger, much younger, behind the goals was the place I wanted to watch the game from.

[JohnDearyMe]

Moving them to another stand would require an enormous amount of work for very little gain

In the lower section of the long side or JML would leave them exposed to the elements, the risk of stuff being thrown at them from fans above them
Also the hospitality sections would also need to be partitioned/protected from away fans

Then it’s accessing the area safely for away fans, you’d need to do work in the car park to ensure it could happen but the players also need access to CFS due to changing rooms

It’s a daft idea logistically for the club, especially as the cfs is probably the most likely stand to be replaced

Do any top flight clubs just have away fans in the lower tier along the side? Wolves are the only ones that spring to mind but i may be wrong

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Do any top flight clubs just have away fans in the lower tier along the side? Wolves are the only ones that spring to mind but i may be wrong

Bournemouth place away fans on the side of the pitch, but they’ve only got one tier

From memory majority of grounds I’ve been too the away fans were behind a goal

[wilks_bfc]

Do any top flight clubs just have away fans in the lower tier along the side? Wolves are the only ones that spring to mind but i may be wrong

Palace?

[DCWat]

I concur with what you say now. But, when I was younger, much younger, behind the goals was the place I wanted to watch the game from.

I can imagine the uproar if SKY decided to have their main footage from behind a goal. I get the atmosphere thing as traditionally, that’s where the most vociferous support is based, at nearly all clubs. The view though, is bobbins.

I don’t go to lots of away games, perhaps I’d get more used to it if I did, but for the games I do go to, I really don’t enjoy being stuck behind a goal.

[Winstonswhite]

Behind the nets is generally inferior but if you’re behind a Benson 25 yard screamer, there’s no better place to be IMO

[RVclaret]

What we should move is the TV camera angle so it’s facing the Longside. Nicer, more modern stand and at least some atmosphere. Get the home end of the CFS on the picture more. Proper Burnley 2.0 in the Prem stuff then. Why can’t it be done?

[GodIsADeeJay81]

What we should move is the TV camera angle so it’s facing the Longside. Nicer, more modern stand and at least some atmosphere. Get the home end of the CFS on the picture more. Proper Burnley 2.0 in the Prem stuff then. Why can’t it be done?

Can’t see the managers/bench as that’s part of the appeal to viewers, seeing managers flapping their arms around etc

[RVclaret]

Can’t see the managers/bench as that’s part of the appeal to viewers, seeing managers flapping their arms around etc

Can’t see that at quite a few stadiums? Etihad, Old Trafford, Emirates, Stamford Bridge…

[RickyBobby]

When people suggest moving away fans into the Jimmy mac lower or longside lower they always forget to think.
Think about how it would effect the corporate boxes and hospitality in these areas that bring in a lot of revenue and think about how easy/hard it would be to implement effecting segregation in these stands and areas around the ground without rebuilding the whole stand.
It can’t happen happen.
The town end of the bob lord stand could work but it wouldn’t hold enough, to hold enough you would have to move the directors box and the corporate seats and where do you put them? And overall what would the benefit of moving everyone around and doing all of the infrastructural work to make it happen achieve?
Yes you could rebuild the Jimmy mac to make the new stand able to house away fans with segregation in the stand and outside, but would that be the best use of funds?

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Can’t see that at quite a few stadiums? Etihad, Old Trafford, Emirates, Stamford Bridge…

I don’t watch lots of tv games, but from what I’ve seen in the past they always show the benches on tv.

What’s the hang up over the Bob Lord?

Also, we have to consider the ability to have cameras in other areas of the ground, it’s not just a case of plonking them anywhere

[Vegas Claret]

No. It wouldn't.

you wanna fight for old times sake ?

Where would you stick them ? (and you can't say outside!)

[Quickenthetempo]

If we put the away fans in the Jimmy Mac lower. We would make 5 pound a head more. We charge home fans 25 in there and away fans 30.
It would also keep more home fans dry when it pees down.

[wilks_bfc]

What we should move is the TV camera angle so it’s facing the Longside. Nicer, more modern stand and at least some atmosphere. Get the home end of the CFS on the picture more. Proper Burnley 2.0 in the Prem stuff then. Why can’t it be done?

Can’t be done because all the TV trucks would need to be parked up on Harry Potts Way

[Squazo]

If they did, they'd have already moved in there.

impossible. there’s a long waiting list

[Burnley1989]

If we put the away fans in the Jimmy Mac lower. We would make 5 pound a head more. We charge home fans 25 in there and away fans 30.
It would also keep more home fans dry when it pees down.

Its terrible in there, I sat there for a season, hated it, to be fair we were playing shite football at the time which doesn't help

[beddie]

No thanks. We don’t want any away fans in the JHL, we’re alright as we are thank you. I wouldn’t want to move into the CFS if it was free, I can’t think of anything worse.

[fidelcastro]

you wanna fight for old times sake ?

Where would you stick them ? (and you can't say outside!)

Until the ground is redeveloped, then they should just stay where they are.

[bigdavethemaddog]

Bournemouth place away fans on the side of the pitch, but they’ve only got one tier

From memory majority of grounds I’ve been too the away fans were behind a goal

Leicester and Leeds in previous seasons

[fidelcastro]

impossible. there’s a long waiting list

There might be now, but those who frequented the JHL have had years to move stands if they wanted to.

[Quickenthetempo]

Its terrible in there, I sat there for a season, hated it, to be fair we were playing shite football at the time which doesn't help

Not been in there for years after vowing never to go back in. The view is shite.
The Lower longside is terrible for getting wet but the view is a little better.

The upper tiers and both older stands are far better.

[Quicknick]

Bring back to open end and put them on that. Just a third of it.

[gandhisflipflop]

I moved back into the JHL from the CFS 2 years ago because the view was **** poor, underneath the stand is an accident waiting to happen and was fed up of the coke heads.

You couldn’t get a pint down there without missing half of the game.

[S0S-1971]

Build a new stand where the Cricket stand is similar to the Darwen end at Ewood , 8,000 capacity with a line of executive boxes ( away supporters could stay where they are currently) . The players changing rooms & Media section could be built where the tunnel currently is in the corner , plenty of room but wouldn’t be cheap .

[TheOriginalLongsider]

Can we just leave the away fans where they are, fit sprinklers, and turn them on when they get boisterous?

[dougcollins]

No thanks. We don’t want any away fans in the JHL, we’re alright as we are thank you. I wouldn’t want to move into the CFS if it was free, I can’t think of anything worse.

Couldn't agree more.

[Claretforever]

This is a terrible idea.

The reason Burnley fans make noise in the Cricket Field is because the away fans are next to them. The appeal of the stand is that both sets of fans bounce off each other with songs. They can both hear each other perfectly, can both abuse each other equally, and there’s a oneupmanship to it all.

For years when vocal Clarets were in the Longside upper and lower there were loads of times where the away fans were really noisy, but the Longside couldn’t hear them, and vice versa. In fact, the upper Longside couldn’t even hear the lower Longside such are the poor acoustics of a two tier stand. You need both sets of fans to hear each other perfectly.

Oh, and logistically it wouldn’t work to move them. How would you get them in and out of the stadium without fans mingling post-match when emotions are high?

[Jimmymaccer]

Its terrible in there, I sat there for a season, hated it, to be fair we were playing shite football at the time which doesn't help

Quite happy in the JML ………been there since the stand was built, tho got a bit grumpy when they moved us forwards to accommodate those padded seats………

I refuse to be moved again!

[GetIntoEm]

Too many coke users in the cricket field. Not fair to move the problem elsewhere

[SouthLondonexile]

That will be a shame. I sit adjacent to the away stand and I just love the abuse I get from away fans.
The atmosphere created when the Toon arrive is electric.