Why the player boards are so important

[TheFamilyCat]

Steve or Alan Harper ?

I think they'd both be happy to share one.

[cricketfieldclarets]

Surely you donated them to the club, so the club own them?

It’s a bit like when Wade Elliot wanted his Wembley match ball back.

[cricketfieldclarets]

All legends to me.

Absolutely. How anyone can say Potts or McIlroy or Miller etc isn’t a legend is beyond me

[Spijed]

Accy Clarets contributed around £3000 towards the cost and we'll be mightily miffed if they've just been ditched!

Surely the club won't do anything without consulting the supporters groups, especially if they want to keep fans on board.

[Leisure]

Surely the club won't do anything without consulting the supporters groups, especially if they want to keep fans on board.

Not so sure, as we're not having much success in getting the Club to meet/talk with us!

[cricketfieldclarets]

Not so sure, as we're not having much success in getting the Club to meet/talk with us!

Just a thought. But they’re probably a bit busy with other priorities but will come back if they need to.

[Bin Ont Turf]

Absolutely. How anyone can say Potts or McIlroy or Miller etc isn’t a legend is beyond me

How anyone can put Trevor Steven in that category is beyond me.

There's the point.

[cricketfieldclarets]

How anyone can put Trevor Steven in that category is beyond me.

There's the point.

I’d say producing a player at a time we were abysmal but who went on to represent England at international competitions, win ten top flight titles, five domestic cups etc is a pretty good shout for one.

[Leisure]

Just a thought. But they’re probably a bit busy with other priorities but will come back if they need to.

'if they need to', just about sums it up! From their apparent unwillingness to meet/communicate it certainly doesn't look as though consulting with supporters groups is one of their priorities!

[Devils_Advocate]

As I never go to Turf Moore I haven't seen the legend boards in person but judging from the pics on this thread they look a bit crap. The idea was obviously a good one but if Mr Pace can upgrade them into a digital image then fair play to him.

If the club cant find a new place for the old ones then maybe auction them off and raise some cash for charity

[DCWat]

Give it a rest for once DA

[martin_p]

As I never go to Turf Moore I haven't seen the legend boards in person but judging from the pics on this thread they look a bit crap. The idea was obviously a good one but if Mr Pace can upgrade them into a digital image then fair play to him.

If the club cant find a new place for the old ones then maybe auction them off and raise some cash for charity

That’s a really poor cast.

[randomclaret2]

That’s a really poor cast.

Exactly, very poor effort DA.The whole Devils Advocate thing is really wearing very thin now...

[ClaretTony]

Exactly, very poor effort DA.The whole Devils Advocate thing is really wearing very thin now...

Given the number of complaints we are receiving it has worn more than thin with a lot of people.

[KRBFC]

Just a thought. But they’re probably a bit busy with other priorities but will come back if they need to.

Surely they should've consulted the fan groups about their plans before even removing them, I don't know how easy they are to remove without damaging so why run the risk of damaging during removal without even contacting the fan groups first.

[ClaretTony]

Some positive news today:

I've had a reply from the chairman who has informed me that they are being taken down while the upgrade is being done after which they will be placed back in their original positions. Although I wouldn't have expected it to come from him, whoever is responsible at the club for the work being done should have contacted us and that would have ensured there wouldn't have been any of this concern.

I do get the impression from the correspondence I've had with the chairman that he wasn't aware of the history of these player boards.

[mill hill claret]

Great news ...I've always liked the boards and think they look good ...I bet there are a few away fans that have enjoyed looking at them too

[wilks_bfc]

Great news ...I've always liked the boards and think they look good ...I bet there are a few away fans that have enjoyed looking at them too

There was a YouTube video the other week of a guy visiting us and our NEIGHbours down the road.

He was very impressed with them

[ClaretTony]

Great news ...I've always liked the boards and think they look good ...I bet there are a few away fans that have enjoyed looking at them too

I'm amazed at how many away fans I've seen walking round looking at them

[randomclaret2]

Some positive news today:

I've had a reply from the chairman who has informed me that they are being taken down while the upgrade is being done after which they will be placed back in their original positions. Although I wouldn't have expected it to come from him, whoever is responsible at the club for the work being done should have contacted us and that would have ensured there wouldn't have been any of this concern.

I do get the impression from the correspondence I've had with the chairman that he wasn't aware of the history of these player boards.

Pleased to hear that things have been explained. Mr Pace cannot be expected to know our history in the way we do, but his pronouncements so far have referenced that history accurately on a number of occasions and it's situations like this that will hopefully help him to become more immersed in it.

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A little crude but here's a mix of the two images

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[Vegas Claret]

There was a YouTube video the other week of a guy visiting us and our NEIGHbours down the road.

He was very impressed with them

Footy Adventures, one of my favourite youtube channels !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDQjiJA1evo

If you want to avoid the Rovers stuff skip to around 9 mins

[timshorts]

I'm amazed at how many away fans I've seen walking round looking at them

I think that is part of an away trip to Burnley. You know it is a club with a bit of a history when you see them.

I've enjoyed looking at similar boards when they have appeared at other clubs grounds and take the time if I can to look at any write up that appears. Admittedly, at Bournemouth I had practically no idea who most of them were except Ted macdougall, but it sort of reminded me that it wasn't some upstart club with a new ground, but one that has been around for a century or so even if most of my memories of the place is from when we were both pants.

[The Enclosure]

I have also seen away fans studying the player boards.
Several of our players of course went on to play for other clubs and that will be of added interest to fans of those clubs when they visit the Turf.

[Alanstevensonsgloves]

Not so sure, as we're not having much success in getting the Club to meet/talk with us!

Isnt there a supporters liaison offer whose job is to errr liaise with supporters?!

[BleedingClaret]

Yes they can take them down and return them. It will then be for us to decide what to do with them.

Just a thought
The railings to the right across from the turf as you walk from town down Harry Potts way could be a location and revamped with the help of the council plus the walling of the car park across to the left before you get to the cfs
Be a prominent position and a bit like the bridge bit at Arsenal
Just a thought CT don’t bite my head off if it’s a poor one

[Leisure]

Isnt there a supporters liaison offer whose job is to errr liaise with supporters?!

Yes there is. It's the Supporters Liaison Officer and whilst we do have regular contact with her, unfortunately she isn't a decision maker at the club. I have always found Anita helpful but she can only direct our (usually) emailed issues to the appropriate department/person, which is not the same as having face to face dialogue with the Club's decision makers. All PL clubs should have structured lines of regular communication set up with supporters but other than the Supporters Board (which was set up a couple of years ago and even that has now possibly ceased to function) nothing else is in place. . The reason that we don't even know if it is still functioning, is that the Club has never published any information on what that group was actually doing, so in effect it was a private closed shop with no information being given to supporters. Our Supporters Group has failed up to date to get any kind of formal structured face to face (Zoom) dialogue with the Club, other than one Zoom meeting between Mr Pace and our Chairman. Anyway we carry on never the less and continue to live in hope that this will change eventually. If you want to check out an example of what other clubs have set to communicate with their supporters, then have a look on the Aston Villa or Wolves websites. PS - the Ticket Office, through Elaine, is very good at listening, communicating, sorting problems etc. for us and fans.

[bf2k]

'if they need to', just about sums it up! From their apparent unwillingness to meet/communicate it certainly doesn't look as though consulting with supporters groups is one of their priorities!

Sounds like the change at the top hasn’t filtered down through the ranks. Poor fan inclusion yet again.

[Leisure]

Sounds like the change at the top hasn’t filtered down through the ranks. Poor fan inclusion yet again.

Hopefully it's on their 'to do' list.

[bf2k]

Hopefully it's on their 'to do' list.

Chuffing big to do list this is turning out to be

[ClaretTony]

I've been informed this morning by Aaron at Creation Signs that the player boards will be back on the walls ahead of this Saturday's game.

[NRC]

Just curious, how have any of them not be vandalized with a Sharpie? The answer isn’t “because the fans care……” there’s always an idiot who thinks he’s a joker

[claretblue]

I've been informed this morning by Aaron at Creation Signs that the player boards will be back on the walls ahead of this Saturday's game.

hopefully all in their original locations!

I thought they looked great and reflected well on the club!

[ClaretTony]

hopefully all in their original locations!

I thought they looked great and reflected well on the club!

I only know they are going back up because Aaron from Creation Signs phoned me and he’s putting them back up. He was checking the order of them with me.

[bfcjg]

The boards are a tangible link to our past and we can show our children and grandchildren players we grew up with when we were their ages.

[ClaretTony]

The boards are a tangible link to our past and we can show our children and grandchildren players we grew up with when we were their ages.

It's very rare on a match day that you don't see someone looking at them or photographing them.

[superdimitri]

I only know they are going back up because Aaron from Creation Signs phoned me and he’s putting them back up. He was checking the order of them with me.

Make sure you're one is the first up Tony

[ClaretTony]

Slight delay - not going to be in place for Saturday but will be back in place during next week

[Peter Loo]

I think there absolutely superb especially compared with the depressing black that we have got now, why the hell can they not leave well alone.

[martin_p]

I think there absolutely superb especially compared with the depressing black that we have got now, why the hell can they not leave well alone.

Does having some nice pictures on your wall stop you decorating?

[wilks_bfc]

I think there absolutely superb especially compared with the depressing black that we have got now, why the hell can they not leave well alone.

I actually think they may look even better against the black walls

[Clarets4me]

I actually think they may look even better against the black walls

Saved me posting the very same " wilks " !

[Iloveyoubrady]

The black walls are not depressing. They are a modern and new look which the ground really needs. With the digital display boards up all around the place there will be plenty going on and the black walls are smart and tidy. No need for colours splashed around the place. Especially not great big claret and blue walls which look good for a year or so before they fade and just look dirty. Good move from the new board I think. The ground was in need of some basic cosmetic work.

[ClaretTony]

I actually think they may look even better against the black walls

The biggest complaint when they went up was the state of the walls they were on so I think they will look better on the black.

[Red Fox Rocks Socks]

The biggest complaint when they went up was the state of the walls they were on so I think they will look better on the black.

All’s well that ends well then

[Bin Ont Turf]

Good news.

They should be a permanent fixture no doubt.

[bobinho]

Give it a rest for once DA

Good luck with that….

There’s a “foe” button you can use….