James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Claret Till I Die » Wed May 05, 2021 9:52 pm

Blondeclaret wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 8:22 pm
Leisure.

After having seats in this block for over 10yrs we were notified last week by phone that all seats in that block
BDB would not be available . They said that at some point they would be used for hospitality only. We would be offered seats elsewhere in the Bob lord stand.

I believe a total of approximately 300 seats are to be given to hospitality between the James Hargreaves & the Bob Lord stands.
Is that the ones behind the Burnley directors which will match up the hospitality on the Jimmy Mac side of the director's area ?

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by jrgbfc » Wed May 05, 2021 9:55 pm

Blondeclaret wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 9:24 pm
I know people who have already renewed and the club have accepted their monies and they have not had a call yet. So we’ll see. Does your dad sit near the front?
He's on the second to back row I think.

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Leisure » Wed May 05, 2021 9:57 pm

dougcollins wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 9:28 pm
We renewed in the JHL before we were contacted -I assumed that was deliberate from the club.
Possibly but there would be no point in them contacting you if you weren't going to/hadn't renewed.

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by dougcollins » Wed May 05, 2021 10:03 pm

It could definitely sway a decision to renew if you're told you're losing your seat.

But I have a feeling that's not quite what you meant.
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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Blondeclaret » Wed May 05, 2021 10:04 pm

The claret seats behind the directors box halfway line Bob lord.

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Claret Till I Die » Wed May 05, 2021 10:09 pm

Blondeclaret wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 10:04 pm
The claret seats behind the directors box halfway line Bob lord.
Cheers, I'll be expecting a call then. I think most thoughts will already have been covered higher up this thread.

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by bodge » Wed May 05, 2021 10:14 pm

Jimmy Robson sits in there.
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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by CrosspoolClarets » Wed May 05, 2021 10:21 pm

Missed this entire thread up to now. A few thoughts:

1. Improved facilities crucial and look good.

2. Very crass treatment of the evicted fans which frankly is incompetence, even small businesses look after their customers better. Hard to blame the new board for this, the club has been like this for ages, the new board will still have their incumbent staff.

3. Surprising if the T&Cs allow eviction after renewal, since at that point there is offer and acceptance (note - I’m not a lawyer, thankfully :D ). The wording I saw seems to imply a move to an equivalent seat from time to time - not permanently. I doubt the club can be stopped from changing things, but I would have thought some proper compensation may have been in order, e.g. a half price season ticket. Regardless of the legal position it would have been a classy thing to do.

4. The facilities in the JHL would seem to be needed now by JHU because one is getting emptier and the other is dangerously packed, particularly post pandemic but it was grim before. Some work needs doing with the health and safety (and fire) people to find a way to share these concourses.

All in all, leisure worldwide is getting more and more middle class, with poorer people frozen out. Sadly, BFC isn’t immune. Difficult to see it changing. I do OK and can afford things but find it all a bit depressing.

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Claret Till I Die » Wed May 05, 2021 10:32 pm

Blondeclaret wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 9:24 pm
I know people who have already renewed and the club have accepted their monies and they have not had a call yet. So we’ll see. Does your dad sit near the front?
I've renewed and I sit fairly close to the front. Not had a call as yet....

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Leisure » Wed May 05, 2021 11:02 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 10:32 pm
I've renewed and I sit fairly close to the front. Not had a call as yet....
I've contacted the club again to ask for clarity on this, as I was definitely told initially that there were no plans to extend into the BL this coming season.

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by RammyClaret61 » Wed May 05, 2021 11:14 pm

Hasn’t the block behind the directors box been hospitality since our first season in the PL? The padded the seats, put armrests on. Over ten years ago.

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Blondeclaret » Thu May 06, 2021 9:13 am

No people pay for their tkts, some seats are given to ex players and staff who served the club over many many years but no hospitality is available Just a seat.
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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by AlargeClaret » Thu May 06, 2021 10:15 am

While we naturally need a big increase in the corporate side it’s another small nail in the “ ground atmosphere “ coffin that seems to lose a little every season . Not been great since plenty of JHU fans moved over to CFS ( which apart from 10 mins of boozed up /coked up isolated chanting is a drain on the overall atmosphere )

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by SouthLondonexile » Thu May 06, 2021 10:20 am

I’ve sat in the JH lower. I’m tall and couldn’t sit comfortably and I got drenched( start of Storm Desmond)
And we lost three nil to Preston.
Not a good place for me.

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Burnley1989 » Thu May 06, 2021 11:35 am

CrosspoolClarets wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 10:21 pm
All in all, leisure worldwide is getting more and more middle class, with poorer people frozen out. Sadly, BFC isn’t immune. Difficult to see it changing. I do OK and can afford things but find it all a bit depressing.
I agree, he gets more middle class by the day, it will be Bentleys to away games soon

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Claret Till I Die » Thu May 06, 2021 2:06 pm

Leisure wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 11:02 pm
I've contacted the club again to ask for clarity on this, as I was definitely told initially that there were no plans to extend into the BL this coming season.
Any news Leisure ?

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by pureclaret » Thu May 06, 2021 2:40 pm

I think we need to get our blue and white original scarfs out and march for the rights of the 132 on the 15th of May

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Leisure » Thu May 06, 2021 6:11 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 2:06 pm
Any news Leisure ?
Not yet.
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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by randomclaret2 » Thu May 06, 2021 6:20 pm

Burnley1989 wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 11:35 am
I agree, he gets more middle class by the day, it will be Bentleys to away games soon
The last Bentley I saw at an away match was Chris Eagles' about 10 years ago

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Leisure » Thu May 06, 2021 11:10 pm

Blondeclaret wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 8:22 pm
Leisure.

After having seats in this block for over 10yrs we were notified last week by phone that all seats in that block
BDB would not be available . They said that at some point they would be used for hospitality only. We would be offered seats elsewhere in the Bob lord stand.

I believe a total of approximately 300 seats are to be given to hospitality between the James Hargreaves & the Bob Lord stands.
Not sure just why you got a call but just had it confirmed that there are no planned changes to seating in the BL for this coming season.
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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Loyalclaret » Thu May 06, 2021 11:12 pm

For anyone going into the ticket office to relocate it is worth noting that you can look at a image of the view from available seats. Unfortunately not all the ticket office staff were aware/able to use said system 👍

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Leisure » Thu May 06, 2021 11:32 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 2:06 pm
Any news Leisure ?
I've text you.
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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Blondeclaret » Fri May 07, 2021 8:46 am

Well that’s very strange, must look into this. Who did you speak to?

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Leisure » Fri May 07, 2021 8:55 am

Blondeclaret wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 8:46 am
Well that’s very strange, must look into this. Who did you speak to?
I got the info from the Supporters Liaison Officer, Anita.

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Blondeclaret » Sun May 09, 2021 3:50 pm

We have clarified this information and it appears the BDB Seats will be available for next season but not afterwards.
The wording was that they will be taken for hospitality 21/22 season or 22/23 season and it appears the later.
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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Mon May 10, 2021 2:55 pm

All leans towards needing to build a bloody great single tier, safe standing stand to replace the CFS to offer "cheap seats" which would in turn provide atmosphere.

Bring it on!

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by randomclaret2 » Mon May 10, 2021 3:05 pm

ŽižkovClaret wrote:
Mon May 10, 2021 2:55 pm
All leans towards needing to build a bloody great single tier, safe standing stand to replace the CFS to offer "cheap seats" which would in turn provide atmosphere.

Bring it on!
I think having a much wider range of pricing than we have historically operated is very much an American Sports model

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by burnmark » Thu May 13, 2021 7:24 pm

All ‘Super Boxes’ sold from what I’ve been told.
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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Leisure » Thu May 13, 2021 7:53 pm

burnmark wrote:
Thu May 13, 2021 7:24 pm
All ‘Super Boxes’ sold from what I’ve been told.
That would be very impressive if that is correct!
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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Rileybobs » Thu May 13, 2021 9:00 pm

burnmark wrote:
Thu May 13, 2021 7:24 pm
All ‘Super Boxes’ sold from what I’ve been told.
I reckon they’ve just told you that because they don’t want your sort in there ;)
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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by ClaretTony » Fri May 14, 2021 7:41 pm

burnmark wrote:
Thu May 13, 2021 7:24 pm
All ‘Super Boxes’ sold from what I’ve been told.
Not confirmed but I’ve been given the same information this afternoon.
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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by Chester Perry » Sat May 22, 2021 3:09 am

well we now know how much the club are spending on the refit of the main suite in the James Hargreaves stand - from my interpretation of this new Job advert - this is just talking about the area where it is £1800 +VAT for the season - that is £2m (they are moving the kitchen and toilets) no indication as to what the new boxes are costing unfortunately

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/con ... ns-manager

I must admit I thought this was Chris Gibson's role

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Re: James Hargreaves lower/hospitality

Post by beddie » Sat May 22, 2021 7:48 am

Chester Perry wrote:
Sat May 22, 2021 3:09 am
well we now know how much the club are spending on the refit of the main suite in the James Hargreaves stand - from my interpretation of this new Job advert - this is just talking about the area where it is £1800 +VAT for the season - that is £2m (they are moving the kitchen and toilets) no indication as to what the new boxes are costing unfortunately

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/con ... ns-manager

I must admit I thought this was Chris Gibson's role
I would think that the job role is for someone that reports direct to Chris as his title is “Director of Hospitality.”

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