Pace on SSN

[ClaretTony]

Just popped up on SSN on my tv

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[Goliath]

Meaningless drivel.

[Deathtrip]

What a dreamer.

[Vegas Claret]

reach for the stars you might land on the moon

It's a very accurate statement

[billyhamilton82]

You have to aim to be the best, otherwise what's the point?

Unsurprising some on here find it immediately funny or drivel.

I'm sure if Frank Teasdale wanted us to be in Europe within 31 years of the Orient game, he would have also had the same response.

[Woodleyclaret]

Great sentiment from Alan.
Frank Teasdale lacked ambition and we were held back till Barry Kilby took over

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Wasn't it Wolves' owners saying they'd win the PL in the next 7yrs way back in 2018?

Pace isn't setting a time frame, he's on about putting in a winning mentality, creating a structure geared towards winning something

People can laugh and sneer all they like, but it's a good intention and potentially achievable, look at Palace last season

It's all about taking steps in the right direction
That journey started with the first PL promotion, then Dyche coming in and agreeing to restrict his spending so the club could build top class training facilities to enable the club to attract better players

Now the club is regularly in the PL, we need to take the next steps which are better cup runs and attempts at breaking into European football on a semi regular basis
All achievable aims that aren't outlandish

[Elizabeth]

Nothing to see here

[Boss Hogg]

The headline is different from the context.

[fidelcastro]

He hasn't even achieved improving the matchday experience yet.

[Holmechapel]

Walter Mittie.

[Goliath]

You have to aim to be the best, otherwise what's the point?

Unsurprising some on here find it immediately funny or drivel.

I'm sure if Frank Teasdale wanted us to be in Europe within 31 years of the Orient game, he would have also had the same response.

It's meaningless drivel because it's empty words. How's he going to get us there..if there was a realistic vision to achieve that it might make sense.

As it is, it's like me saying I'm going to be a PL player. It's just saying things for the sake of it.

[Jakubclaret]

Wasn't it Wolves' owners saying they'd win the PL in the next 7yrs way back in 2018?

Pace isn't setting a time frame, he's on about putting in a winning mentality, creating a structure geared towards winning something

People can laugh and sneer all they like, but it's a good intention and potentially achievable, look at Palace last season

It's all about taking steps in the right direction
That journey started with the first PL promotion, then Dyche coming in and agreeing to restrict his spending so the club could build top class training facilities to enable the club to attract better players

Now the club is regularly in the PL, we need to take the next steps which are better cup runs and attempts at breaking into European football on a semi regular basis
All achievable aims that aren't outlandish

Regularly in & out I'd say it's more realistic when the in becomes a mainstay to start thinking about other grandiose things.

[distortiondave]

It is meaningless, obviously, but a decade changes lots of things, and 20 years changes more. Man City won the champions league 25 years after being in the third division, who knows if after the next war and all our cities have been bombed that Burnley couldn't become the dominant force in british football?

[Rileybobs]

Maybe one day they’ll name the Auto Windscreens Shield the Champions League.

[distortiondave]

Maybe one day they’ll name the Auto Windscreens Shield the Champions League.

Is that how wrong I am?!
I did wonder if I'd mixed up my years!

[NewClaret]

Completely applaud Pace having this vision and ambition. It’s exactly what I’d expect of any owner and it’s good he sees himself as laying a foundation that raises expectations and standards around the club to hopefully achieve something inconceivable today, one day.

What we need to see is the tangible actions that support that vision. Investment in experienced players, staff, Academy facilities, elite training ground facilities, a much improved stadium, etc though to back it up.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

It's meaningless drivel because it's empty words. How's he going to get us there..if there was a realistic vision to achieve that it might make sense.

As it is, it's like me saying I'm going to be a PL player. It's just saying things for the sake of it.

I'll ping Alan a message and remind him to personally send you a copy of the clubs future plans for your approval

[Enola Gay]

A nothingburger of a statement but it’ll give something to whine about to the perennially indignant section of the fanbase who’ve never liked the fact he didn’t hand the keys of the kingdom over to them as soon as he landed.

File under ‘nothing to see here”.

[Goliath]

I'll ping Alan a message and remind him to personally send you a copy of the clubs future plans for your approval

No need..just tell him to stop talking nonsense

[Commy]

You don't have to compete against the big clubs in the league to get in the Champions League. You can get in it by winning other European competitions, if you try to win the domestic ones first. Don't the winners of one European competition go into the next the year after? It isn't impossible for Palace to get into the Champions League if they win this season and then again next season.

[Procrastinate B]

Clubs like our’s don’t achieve success overnight, it’s a long-term thing.

As I’ve said before, we’re being dragged into becoming a modern club that is better placed to compete. And it’s baby steps for us.

Don’t concentrate on the sensationalist headline, as he states this might happen ‘long after he’s dead’. He’s not saying we’re going to win the C.L. any time soon and, obviously, Espanyol are a better bet.

The hatred Pace gets on here is utterly bizarre.

[gandhisflipflop]

Clubs like our’s don’t achieve success overnight, it’s a long-term thing.

As I’ve said before, we’re being dragged into becoming a modern club that is better placed to compete. And it’s baby steps for us.

Don’t concentrate on the sensationalist headline, as he states this might happen ‘long after he’s dead’. He’s not saying we’re going to win the C.L. any time soon and, obviously, Espanyol are a better bet.

The hatred Pace gets on here is utterly bizarre.

You can tell the ones who got kicked out of the clique

[ArmchairDetective]

I dream of one day hearing the champions league anthem playing at Turf Moor as the players line up before kick off. I'm glad our owners share that dream.

[ŽižkovClaret]

Would some people prefer he say that mid-table is the peak of our ambition?

[boyyanno]

Nothing to deride or praise if I'm honest, people on both ends are being way over the top about it.

Owner of a buisness says he wants it to be successful- shock.

[Leon_C]

It's interesting how these type of statements are perceived. What most are commenting on here, is the meaning of a single splash quote.

In reality, Alan Pace has been saying this for years. There is nothing new here.

But SSN have run with that quote - and some now perceive it as a club statement, some kind of battle-cry.
I don't know the context of it, but it's likely that this was a statement during a lengthy interview.

[Goliath]

It's interesting how these type of statements are perceived. What most are commenting on here, is the meaning of a single splash quote.

In reality, Alan Pace has been saying this for years. There is nothing new here.

But SSN have run with that quote - and some now perceive it as a club statement, some kind of battle-cry.
I don't know the context of it, but it's likely that this was a statement during a lengthy interview.

'Some now perceive it as a club statement'

No they don't.

[GetIntoEm]

Fair play. Can't knock ambition. Well at least I thought, till I read this thread. Absolute whoppers on here

[JohnMac]

Says more about some of our support than it does about Alan Pace

[daveisaclaret]

Pace's quote is a load of old toss. He bought a club that was in the Premier League season on season and hasn't survived a season in the Premier League since.

It does say a lot about our support anyone believes he has ambitions of winning the Champions League and not really in a good way.

[ollieclarets8]

Says more about some of our support than it does about Alan Pace

Spot on. If a manager has no target of winning the Champions League, or if any Owner has no intention of aiming for the Champions League, they're in the wrong sport. Regardless of whether it's realistic or not.

[clarets1978]

It's interesting how these type of statements are perceived. What most are commenting on here, is the meaning of a single splash quote.

In reality, Alan Pace has been saying this for years. There is nothing new here.

But SSN have run with that quote - and some now perceive it as a club statement, some kind of battle-cry.
I don't know the context of it, but it's likely that this was a statement during a lengthy interview.

He has... He said this on an episode of Mission to Burnley that was aired on Sky at least 14 months ago (I cant remember if it was first or second season). I think I'd put that down to slow news week for Sky and they've got the bites they want just reading the comments on here.

[clarets1978]

Maybe one day they’ll name the Auto Windscreens Shield the Champions League.

A competition we havent played in for over 25 years

[Rileybobs]

A competition we havent played in for over 25 years

Yes, and how long is it since we played in the Champions League under its previous guise?

[ClaretTony]

Yes, and how long is it since we played in the Champions League under its previous guise?

Just 65 seasons ago now when we became the third English club to play in it.

[clarets1978]

Yes, and how long is it since we played in the Champions League under its previous guise?

But you was implying that renaming a minor competition would see us into the Champions League or have I misinterpreted your post.. Given our position in the league structure, we are closer to the Champions League currently than the Vertu Trophy

[pureclaret]

It's meaningless drivel because it's empty words. How's he going to get us there..if there was a realistic vision to achieve that it might make sense.

As it is, it's like me saying I'm going to be a PL player. It's just saying things for the sake of it.

What position do you aim to play in ? and will you score the winner in the European cup final?

[ashtonlongsider]

i'd sooner buy into AP's vision that one or two of our previous custodians. 'Reach for the stars and you might achieve'.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

No need..just tell him to stop talking nonsense

So what are your hopes/ambitions for the club?

Doss around doing naff all forever?

That's what it sounds like....

[Orangebernard]

I haven’t seen or read the full interview with Alan Pace and there’s nothing wrong at all with ambition but what I’d like to hear about are his and ALK’s actual plans for Burnley FC. What does the next 3 years, 5 years, 10 years even realistically look like. Winning the Champions League, fine but what is the actual plan for the club and what does ALK’s exit look like? I’m absolutely certain that they know but will they share their plans with us? I’d feel much more comfortable with AP and ALK if they stopped obfuscating the finances of their group companies and better still simplified the structure so as to be transparent. Then repaid every penny of the money taken out of the club into their various group entities, removed the debt on the club that is paying for their shares and reimbursed the club for all the interest and fees that are associated with their debt. We would then see if his ambition matched his soundbites.