Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

This Forum is the main messageboard to discuss all things Claret and Blue and beyond
fatboy47
Posts: 4168
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:58 am
Been Liked: 2301 times
Has Liked: 2689 times
Location: Isles of Scilly

Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by fatboy47 » Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:47 pm

Some concerns getting aired amongst the great unwashed down the M65.

All manner of staff heading for the exit..most having walked..no talk of replacements. Senior academy staff the latest to leave the ship...lots of exits amongst the playing staff...some of their higher earners too..and rumour has it that Venks weren't prepared to fund wages for new arrival Adam Reach (free transfer)...no sign of significant incomings.

Sale of the academy facility at Brockhall, or at least downsizing of same has resurfaced as an issue.

Feelings growing that Venkys are ready to pull the plug.

randomclaret2
Posts: 6872
Joined: Mon Mar 07, 2016 5:04 pm
Been Liked: 2742 times
Has Liked: 4310 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:49 pm

Staff leaving, senior academy staff gone, and no sign of significant incomings you say ? 🤔
These 7 users liked this post: claptrappers_union fatboy47 DCWat BurnleyFC 1HappyClaret the_magic_rat Murger

jdrobbo
Posts: 9192
Joined: Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:01 pm
Been Liked: 4791 times
Has Liked: 943 times
Location: Leeds

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by jdrobbo » Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:50 pm

Can we just sign Adam Armstrong and help them out a little? Please?
These 2 users liked this post: BleedingClaret Foshiznik

BurnleyFC
Posts: 5037
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:51 am
Been Liked: 1580 times
Has Liked: 887 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by BurnleyFC » Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:51 pm

I’d do a little wee in my pants if the Venky’s upped sticks and really left the Bastards in the mire.

ŽižkovClaret
Posts: 6905
Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2016 12:50 pm
Been Liked: 2124 times
Has Liked: 3034 times
Location: Praha
Contact:

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:55 pm

jdrobbo wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:50 pm
Can we just sign Adam Armstrong and help them out a little? Please?
I've been wondering if we might go for Brereton, if only for commercial reasons

bfcjg
Posts: 13097
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:17 pm
Been Liked: 4977 times
Has Liked: 6658 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by bfcjg » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:11 pm

flat,750x,075,f-pad,750x1000,f8f8f8.u1.jpg
flat,750x,075,f-pad,750x1000,f8f8f8.u1.jpg (55.54 KiB) Viewed 8510 times

beddie
Posts: 5116
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:10 pm
Been Liked: 1377 times
Has Liked: 508 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by beddie » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:21 pm

Serious question. Would you want them to completely fold or keep them where they are knowing that we might play them again at some stage in the future.

fatboy47
Posts: 4168
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:58 am
Been Liked: 2301 times
Has Liked: 2689 times
Location: Isles of Scilly

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by fatboy47 » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:22 pm

ŽižkovClaret wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:55 pm
I've been wondering if we might go for Brereton, if only for commercial reasons

Whilst Brereton got some media hype playing for Chile this summer, he barely looked Champ standard last season at Ewood... Bit of a gormless ape really..poor man's George Oghani if truth be told.

Braindead
Posts: 1513
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:59 pm
Been Liked: 987 times
Has Liked: 1056 times
Location: Yavin 4

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by Braindead » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:25 pm

beddie wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:21 pm
Serious question. Would you want them to completely fold or keep them where they are knowing that we might play them again at some stage in the future.
Fold 100 percent.

Be comedy gold
These 2 users liked this post: HandforthClaret cockneyclaret

fatboy47
Posts: 4168
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:58 am
Been Liked: 2301 times
Has Liked: 2689 times
Location: Isles of Scilly

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by fatboy47 » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:29 pm

beddie wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:21 pm
Serious question. Would you want them to completely fold or keep them where they are knowing that we might play them again at some stage in the future.
I'd be happy with a fall through the leagues to maybe the old Lancashire Combination level. Maybe a dozen years down there before they finally crawl back to peak at League 2 level.
I can then visit Ewood regularly for a spot of gloating and general grief tourism.
This user liked this post: Foshiznik

claptrappers_union
Posts: 5722
Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:40 pm
Been Liked: 1729 times
Has Liked: 336 times
Location: The Banana Stand

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by claptrappers_union » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:31 pm

beddie wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:21 pm
Serious question. Would you want them to completely fold or keep them where they are knowing that we might play them again at some stage in the future.
Burnley Football Club is an important part of my life and I’d be devastated to see it taken away from me, I’ve seen my Bury supporting friends go through it. It’s very sad.

I have friends who support Blackburn, I enjoy having a natter about all things footy with them. It nice to have the banter with them too. I wouldn’t like to see my friends lose their club.

It’s like not being an animal lover and wanting your mates dog to die
These 15 users liked this post: fatboy47 DCWat dsr conyoviejo Jel mybloodisclaret tim_noone Quicknick Colburn_Claret Shappie Foshiznik warksclaret claretgimmer ClaretCliffofDover KateR

summitclaret
Posts: 3886
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:39 pm
Been Liked: 823 times
Has Liked: 1304 times
Location: burnley

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by summitclaret » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:34 pm

I am happy to see them suffer, but not to go under.

Things are pretty good for us atm despite our continued gambles with under strength squads. However, things can change quickly, especially when debt is involved. So any gloating would be off my agenda.
These 2 users liked this post: mybloodisclaret Quicknick

Funkydrummer
Posts: 8285
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:50 pm
Been Liked: 2945 times
Has Liked: 2056 times
Location: Burnley

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by Funkydrummer » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:36 pm

There's rivalry and there's rivalry !!!!

Wishing a football club to fold is taking it to new, unacceptable heights for me tbh.
These 3 users liked this post: tim_noone Shappie KateR

Chester Perry
Posts: 19113
Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2016 11:06 am
Been Liked: 3094 times
Has Liked: 481 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by Chester Perry » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:37 pm

fatboy47 wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:47 pm
Some concerns getting aired amongst the great unwashed down the M65.

All manner of staff heading for the exit..most having walked..no talk of replacements. Senior academy staff the latest to leave the ship...lots of exits amongst the playing staff...some of their higher earners too..and rumour has it that Venks weren't prepared to fund wages for new arrival Adam Reach (free transfer)...no sign of significant incomings.

Sale of the academy facility at Brockhall, or at least downsizing of same has resurfaced as an issue.

Feelings growing that Venkys are ready to pull the plug.
If they were ready to pull the plug why did they do this in June
Chester Perry wrote:
Wed Jun 09, 2021 8:24 pm
I missed this yesterday - Venky's continue their generous support of the charity tea, down the road by buying another £5.25m of shares that are not worth the paper they are printed on.

https://twitter.com/KieranMaguire/statu ... 58/photo/1

There used to be a manager in the Premier League who referred to this practice as financial doping, no one really seems to care anymore
and this a little later in June
Chester Perry wrote:
Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:06 pm
So have Blackburn Rovers had a very bad year financially or are Venky's going all out for a promotion push - they have put another £29.5m into the club it seems

https://twitter.com/KieranMaguire/statu ... 1799447560

gandhisflipflop
Posts: 5487
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:05 pm
Been Liked: 2314 times
Has Liked: 1399 times
Location: Costa del Padihamos beach.

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by gandhisflipflop » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:37 pm

I’d want them to fold, then we could wind them up about their ‘lack of trophies’ when the Phoenix club arose.
This user liked this post: Juan Tanamera

tiger76
Posts: 25697
Joined: Sat Jun 24, 2017 9:43 pm
Been Liked: 4644 times
Has Liked: 9849 times
Location: Glasgow

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by tiger76 » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:39 pm

beddie wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:21 pm
Serious question. Would you want them to completely fold or keep them where they are knowing that we might play them again at some stage in the future.
I'd never want any club to fold, especially one local to East Lancs, not least because of the damage it would cause to the local community & economy, just look at Bury's sad demise to see the dreadful impact that such an event would have.

However this is the chickens now coming home to roost for Rovers, they've been running at a loss for several seasons I believe, and that's simply not substantial even in normal times, let alone without factoring covid into the equation.

I wouldn't get too smug about our neighbours financial woes though, as in the event of relegation, and no seemingly with a large debt to repay, we could quickly find ourselves in similar dire straits, the positive for us as that we've still got plenty of saleable assets, should the worst come to the worst.

Rovers have only Armstrong (now in the final year of his contract, and Dack who's unfortunately for him recovering from yet another ACL injury, his 2nd in the space of less than 18 months, so I don't see an obvious quick fix for them, and cost-cutting is finally starting to really bite them now.

Vegas Claret
Posts: 30228
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:00 am
Been Liked: 10903 times
Has Liked: 5582 times
Location: clue is in the title

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by Vegas Claret » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:40 pm

I'd like their local derby to be versus Barnoldswick Town but I don't want to see any club go bust

lrac
Posts: 519
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:51 pm
Been Liked: 106 times
Has Liked: 283 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by lrac » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:40 pm

Funkydrummer wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:36 pm
There's rivalry and there's rivalry !!!!

Wishing a football club to fold is taking it to new, unacceptable heights for me tbh.
Did they not wish that on burnley years ago ?
This user liked this post: Juan Tanamera

claptrappers_union
Posts: 5722
Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:40 pm
Been Liked: 1729 times
Has Liked: 336 times
Location: The Banana Stand

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by claptrappers_union » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:40 pm

When does it stop though? Chucking another £35m just to cover costs is mental.

Fretters
Posts: 2486
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:56 am
Been Liked: 1017 times
Has Liked: 533 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by Fretters » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:41 pm

I doubt they'll go anywhere any time soon. They could only sell if they wrote off all the money owed to them and I can't see them doing that.

lrac
Posts: 519
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:51 pm
Been Liked: 106 times
Has Liked: 283 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by lrac » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:41 pm

Just a question btw
This user liked this post: Funkydrummer

Shaggy
Posts: 1443
Joined: Sun Nov 08, 2020 8:30 am
Been Liked: 382 times
Has Liked: 147 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by Shaggy » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:43 pm

Fold 100%.. the wild rover will have some real meaning then.

gandhisflipflop
Posts: 5487
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:05 pm
Been Liked: 2314 times
Has Liked: 1399 times
Location: Costa del Padihamos beach.

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by gandhisflipflop » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:43 pm

Sky bet have them at 6/1 for relegation. It does look tempting.

claptrappers_union
Posts: 5722
Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:40 pm
Been Liked: 1729 times
Has Liked: 336 times
Location: The Banana Stand

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by claptrappers_union » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:44 pm

lrac wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:40 pm
Did they not wish that on burnley years ago ?
Some take far too seriously, and personally. If I meet a rival fan and they start going down that road, I just tell I’m I’m not interested in any of that and ask them a boring question of stadium redevelopment or something. They soon walk away

NottsClaret
Posts: 3566
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:05 am
Been Liked: 2584 times
Has Liked: 1 time

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by NottsClaret » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:44 pm

I too have many good mates who are Blackburn fans. And it’s a historic northern club who provide us with a great rivalry.

That said, I’d have a beaming smile from ear to ear as I drove a bulldozer into the crumbling remains of Ewood Park and the place of misery was finished for good.
These 2 users liked this post: BurnleyFC cav

BurnleyFC
Posts: 5037
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:51 am
Been Liked: 1580 times
Has Liked: 887 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by BurnleyFC » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:45 pm

I wouldn’t like them to fold…. I’d ******* LOVE them to fold.

fatboy47
Posts: 4168
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:58 am
Been Liked: 2301 times
Has Liked: 2689 times
Location: Isles of Scilly

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by fatboy47 » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:46 pm

Chester Perry wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:37 pm
If they were ready to pull the plug why did they do this in June



and this a little later in June

Well, tbh Chester, you could say that about the full £220m or so that Venks have flushed down the bogs at Ewood... Its all been a big vanity project.

But this is genuinely the first time I've picked up so much anxiety from that direction...theres a genuine concern about rats leaving the sinking ship coming from many that thought father Xmas really existed.

Stayingup
Posts: 5544
Joined: Sun Aug 21, 2016 8:02 pm
Been Liked: 913 times
Has Liked: 2724 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by Stayingup » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:50 pm

beddie wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:21 pm
Serious question. Would you want them to completely fold or keep them where they are knowing that we might play them again at some stage in the future.
Not not completely fold. But below us FOREVER

Stayingup
Posts: 5544
Joined: Sun Aug 21, 2016 8:02 pm
Been Liked: 913 times
Has Liked: 2724 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by Stayingup » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:52 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:39 pm
I'd never want any club to fold, especially one local to East Lancs, not least because of the damage it would cause to the local community & economy, just look at Bury's sad demise to see the dreadful impact that such an event would have.

However this is the chickens now coming home to roost for Rovers, they've been running at a loss for several seasons I believe, and that's simply not substantial even in normal times, let alone without factoring covid into the equation.

I wouldn't get too smug about our neighbours financial woes though, as in the event of relegation, and no seemingly with a large debt to repay, we could quickly find ourselves in similar dire straits, the positive for us as that we've still got plenty of saleable assets, should the worst come to the worst.

Rovers have only Armstrong (now in the final year of his contract, and Dack who's unfortunately for him recovering from yet another ACL injury, his 2nd in the space of less than 18 months, so I don't see an obvious quick fix for them, and cost-cutting is finally starting to really bite them now.
Oh I wouldn't be too unhappy if Manchester City and Chelsea folded

Nonayforever
Posts: 3269
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:15 pm
Been Liked: 690 times
Has Liked: 172 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by Nonayforever » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:54 pm

I would like them to survive, perhaps with another relegation, but most of all re appoint Shebby Singh.

Chester Perry
Posts: 19113
Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2016 11:06 am
Been Liked: 3094 times
Has Liked: 481 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by Chester Perry » Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:55 pm

fatboy47 wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:46 pm
Well, tbh Chester, you could say that about the full £220m or so that Venks have flushed down the bogs at Ewood... Its all been a big vanity project.

But this is genuinely the first time I've picked up so much anxiety from that direction...theres a genuine concern about rats leaving the sinking ship coming from many that thought father Xmas really existed.
I get the point, but that is a lot of money in just the last 8 weeks to then shut it down completely - downsizing on the other hand makes some sense the academy being Cat 1 is expensive to run, particularly for a club generating about £13m a year. Covid will have had a very negative impact and a semblance of sanity has been needed for some time, with them and Preston - who get between $7m and $10m most years from Trevor Hemmings.

Just looking at clubs at that level there are more and more trying to go about it in a more sensible fashion, even if it means bouncing between League 1 and the Championship - not unlike what we are beginning tp see between the Championship and the Premier League
This user liked this post: fatboy47

fatboy47
Posts: 4168
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:58 am
Been Liked: 2301 times
Has Liked: 2689 times
Location: Isles of Scilly

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by fatboy47 » Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:04 pm

A very credible source tells me that ST sales at Ewood have dipped to levels not seen for over 30 years... 4.7k have been shifted and currently sales are now just a very tiny trickle.
With walk on prices having been raised again it'll be hard to envisage Ewood being packed to the rafters any time soon...

burnmark
Posts: 2426
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:50 am
Been Liked: 590 times
Has Liked: 468 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by burnmark » Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:10 pm

fatboy47 wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:04 pm
A very credible source tells me that ST sales at Ewood have dipped to levels not seen for over 30 years... 4.7k have been shifted and currently sales are now just a very tiny trickle.
With walk on prices having been raised again it'll be hard to envisage Ewood being packed to the rafters any time soon...
I think it’ll be hard to imagine Turf Moor being packed to the rafters anytime soon looking at our season ticket sales.

Back to Rovers, it’s been brilliant to gloat after so many years of them lauding it over us regarding league positions. Long may it continue! Wouldn’t want to see them go bust though.
This user liked this post: mybloodisclaret

ksrclaret
Posts: 6802
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:56 am
Been Liked: 2488 times
Has Liked: 760 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by ksrclaret » Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:15 pm

If I think about how I'd feel if ALK were to mismanage us to such a level that we go out of business and fold, I couldn't possibly wish that on any other club.

Filthy lot that they are, their diehards do deserve a football club to support as we all do.
This user liked this post: tim_noone

randomclaret2
Posts: 6872
Joined: Mon Mar 07, 2016 5:04 pm
Been Liked: 2742 times
Has Liked: 4310 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:18 pm

burnmark wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:10 pm
I think it’ll be hard to imagine Turf Moor being packed to the rafters anytime soon looking at our season ticket sales.

Back to Rovers, it’s been brilliant to gloat after so many years of them lauding it over us regarding league positions. Long may it continue! Wouldn’t want to see them go bust though.
How many have we sold ?

burnmark
Posts: 2426
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:50 am
Been Liked: 590 times
Has Liked: 468 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by burnmark » Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:28 pm

randomclaret2 wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:18 pm
How many have we sold ?
I don’t know an exact figure but here is an overview of availability last Wednesday. Red means ‘limited’. Plenty of sections labelled as ‘good’ availability.
Attachments
38536481-062B-4D84-A860-5709C62C8D75.jpeg
38536481-062B-4D84-A860-5709C62C8D75.jpeg (151 KiB) Viewed 7867 times

conyoviejo
Posts: 5829
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 12:38 pm
Been Liked: 2491 times
Has Liked: 1477 times
Location: On the high seas chasing Pirates

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by conyoviejo » Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:29 pm

Let's hope they are relegated this coming season or we could be playing them next season.

minnieclaret
Posts: 6842
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:05 am
Been Liked: 2012 times
Has Liked: 2287 times
Location: lismore co. waterford

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by minnieclaret » Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:40 pm

burnmark wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:28 pm
I don’t know an exact figure but here is an overview of availability last Wednesday. Red means ‘limited’. Plenty of sections labelled as ‘good’ availability.
Hasn’t the James Hargreaves/Longside been re-branded as the North Side?

claretbob
Posts: 244
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:22 am
Been Liked: 141 times
Has Liked: 8 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by claretbob » Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:45 pm

Have plenty of Rovers mates and from recollection everyone of them in 1987 wanted us wound up and disbanded. Non league would be far too good for that lot.
These 7 users liked this post: FCBurnley lrac Longside BurnleyFC Spike Juan Tanamera THEWELLERNUT70

FCBurnley
Posts: 9654
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:56 pm
Been Liked: 1958 times
Has Liked: 1127 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by FCBurnley » Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:00 am

Let me remind all those who don’t want Rovers to fold of the following words

Staying Down Forever. Love Rovers

Still want em to survive ?
These 2 users liked this post: Longside HandforthClaret

mybloodisclaret
Posts: 2201
Joined: Tue May 03, 2016 8:04 pm
Been Liked: 683 times
Has Liked: 3944 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by mybloodisclaret » Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:25 am

It's a difficult one for me. I grew up mainly amongst Blackburn supporting lads, was at school over that way in 95, they won the league, we were relegated, I was targeted by the older lads and regularly mugged off. It was in this time, when I was about 12/13 that my passion for Burnley exploded. My dad took me everywhere watching Burnley, we had some great times, great results and just good days out. Burnley were down, but my dad used to say it won't be for long. We didn't have much cash back then as a family, but my parents saved up all year so me and my dad could get season tickets to go on.
Despite all the grief I took as a kid, I still have a lot of mates who support rovers, good lads just like us. I can't imagine the pain i'd feel if we were going under.
I wouldn't mind them suffering a bit longer, but to go under? Not for me.
These 3 users liked this post: NewClaret fatboy47 Spike

tim_noone
Posts: 17108
Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:12 pm
Been Liked: 4384 times
Has Liked: 15117 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by tim_noone » Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:34 am

fatboy47 wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:04 pm
A very credible source tells me that ST sales at Ewood have dipped to levels not seen for over 30 years... 4.7k have been shifted and currently sales are now just a very tiny trickle.
With walk on prices having been raised again it'll be hard to envisage Ewood being packed to the rafters any time soon...
A bit like us over 30 years ago. I never thought I'd see Burnley Fans all entitled and Billy Big Bo llox.
This user liked this post: elwaclaret

Quicknick
Posts: 5567
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:25 pm
Been Liked: 1205 times
Has Liked: 7087 times
Location: Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by Quicknick » Tue Aug 03, 2021 6:08 am

Vegas Claret wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:40 pm
I'd like their local derby to be versus Barnoldswick Town but I don't want to see any club go bust
Wouldn't it be against Burnley United?

colner
Posts: 211
Joined: Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:01 pm
Been Liked: 42 times
Has Liked: 3 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by colner » Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:33 am

Out of business,not really,but I would love it if they had their 'Orient' game...and lost
This user liked this post: Juan Tanamera

Local cricketer
Posts: 2347
Joined: Mon May 13, 2019 5:46 pm
Been Liked: 412 times
Has Liked: 87 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by Local cricketer » Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:51 am

Quicknick wrote:
Tue Aug 03, 2021 6:08 am
Wouldn't it be against Burnley United?
Surely it would be Cherry Tree United?

claretonthecoast1882
Posts: 10021
Joined: Mon Apr 09, 2018 1:59 pm
Been Liked: 4130 times
Has Liked: 57 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:00 am

Fold

Knock the ground down and build a sports direct megastore in its place for the scrubbers to shop at

BurnleyFC
Posts: 5037
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:51 am
Been Liked: 1580 times
Has Liked: 887 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by BurnleyFC » Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:02 am

claretonthecoast1882 wrote:
Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:00 am
Fold

Knock the ground down and build a sports direct megastore in its place for the scrubbers to shop at
:lol:

TopCat
Posts: 612
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:40 am
Been Liked: 168 times
Has Liked: 42 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by TopCat » Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:02 am

conyoviejo wrote:
Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:29 pm
Let's hope they are relegated this coming season or we could be playing them next season.
One of the "benefits" of going down would be a Derby.

woody
Posts: 131
Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:17 am
Been Liked: 26 times
Has Liked: 34 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by woody » Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:14 am

We’ve sold 11,500 down from 14,500

COBBLE
Posts: 1378
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 12:04 am
Been Liked: 349 times
Has Liked: 466 times

Re: Ewood.. Fat lady to sing soon?

Post by COBBLE » Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:14 am

If they crashed out of the EFL it could be worth a couple of thousand extra spectators on the Turf, a little step closer to the rest of the PL financially. I could see ALK getting their marketing team on this one.
This user liked this post: Juan Tanamera

Post Reply