[Archived] Burnley Home Game

[booth]

The three games are all that count now.

They better be because from this point on it's down down down!

If I remember correctly, Rovers had a better start than your lot last season and look what happened there. You're gloating too soon with little knowledge of what life is like in the top flight. You're really setting yourself up for a hiding, just like you did in our last two meetings after lots of hot air.

I don't know pedro - its all new to us.

What going to the ground?

[Sir Ranulf Westwood]

A while ago some of you lot said Burnley would have 0 points after 5 games.

Myself and the legend that is Andy Payton offered to by every Rovers fan a pint who came up to us in the Blues Bar if this happened.

Alas, as the Clarets climb the league...it actually seems that Rovers may be the team to get 0 points from five games, I hope if this happens some of you have the decentcey to return the favour?

[Paul]

I don't see Pulis and Brown being headhunted.

On another note we could easily still be relegated.

Pains to say it but Bunleh are being effective with what they have , we as per ususual are shooting ourselves in the foot claiming to have a far better team than anybody else without anything to back it up.

All early doors but lets get our own house in order before worrying about handbags and gladrags.

Spot on

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Burnley aren't doing better than Blackburn because we've got the same amount of points.

Burnley got 6pts after beating Man Utd and Everton and Blackburn have 6pts guaranteed against Burnley.

[Sir Ranulf Westwood]

Burnley aren't doing better than Blackburn because we've got the same amount of points.

Burnley got 6pts after beating Man Utd and Everton and Blackburn have 6pts guaranteed against Burnley.

And you'll only be able to use that excuse for a couple more months an' all.

[OhmiBRFC]

A while ago some of you lot said Burnley would have 0 points after 5 games.

Myself and the legend that is Andy Payton offered to by every Rovers fan a pint who came up to us in the Blues Bar if this happened.

Alas, as the Clarets climb the league...it actually seems that Rovers may be the team to get 0 points from five games, I hope if this happens some of you have the decentcey to return the favour?

I wouldn't give a Dingle a pint of my ######.

[UbuRoi]

Behave yourself. Burnley have a much bigger catchment area than we do, all we can count on as pure Rovers is Blackburn and Darwen. You have Nelson, Colne, Padiham, Yorkshire border areas, Bacup, Rawtenstall etc etc. A smaller Asian population (who we know take very little interest in local clubs). if you can't sell 18000 tickets in your best period for nigh on 50 years then we best end these gate conversations now.

A lot come to ewood from Chorley, Longridge, Clitheroe, Haslingden, Rishton, Gt Harwood, Ossie. In short: the catchment argument doesn't wash really. It's worth remembering rovers averaged just over 16k first season back.

[Paul]

A lot come to ewood from Chorley, Longridge, Clitheroe, Haslingden, Rishton, Gt Harwood, Ossie. In short: the catchment argument doesn't wash really. It's worth remembering rovers averaged just over 16k first season back.

I saw a Burnley fan in Holmes Chapel recently!

[OhmiBRFC]

A lot come to ewood from Chorley, Longridge, Clitheroe, Haslingden, Rishton, Gt Harwood, Ossie. In short: the catchment argument doesn't wash really. It's worth remembering rovers averaged just over 16k first season back.

Split towns.

[Hughesy]

A lot come to ewood from Chorley, Longridge, Clitheroe, Haslingden, Rishton, Gt Harwood, Ossie. In short: the catchment argument doesn't wash really. It's worth remembering rovers averaged just over 16k first season back.

Wasnt we rebuilding the stadium then?

Burnley aren't doing better than Blackburn because we've got the same amount of points.

Burnley got 6pts after beating Man Utd and Everton and Blackburn have 6pts guaranteed against Burnley.

Exactly

[UbuRoi]

Wasnt we rebuilding the stadium then?

Exactly

Yes. No trouble getting tickets most games though.

[Mattyblue]

A lot come to ewood from Chorley, Longridge, Clitheroe, Haslingden, Rishton, Gt Harwood, Ossie. In short: the catchment argument doesn't wash really. It's worth remembering rovers averaged just over 16k first season back.

Clitheroe: sizeable Burnley population

Haslingden: Same

Rishton: Same

Gt Harwood: Same

Ossie: Same

My original point still stands we have hardly any exclusive Rovers areas.

And yes, we had no Darwen End for half a season.

[UbuRoi]

Split towns.

Add them together and there's over 30k population.

"clitheroe: sizeable Burnley population

Haslingden: Same

Rishton: Same

Gt Harwood: Same

Ossie: Same

My original point still stands we have hardly any exclusive Rovers areas."

I disagree, there all significantly nearer to Blackburn (apart from Haslingden), so I can't see why Burnley should have drawing power. Padiham (aka Dinglerishton) only 8-ish miles from ewood is more or less pure Burnley.

[OhmiBRFC]

Rishton, Ossy & Gt. Harwood are all mixed. So they are in both club's catchment areas.

[longsiders1882]

Behave yourself. Burnley have a much bigger catchment area than we do, all we can count on as pure Rovers is Blackburn and Darwen. You have Nelson, Colne, Padiham, Yorkshire border areas, Bacup, Rawtenstall etc etc. A smaller Asian population (who we know take very little interest in local clubs). if you can't sell 18000 tickets in your best period for nigh on 50 years then we best end these gate conversations now.

They better be because from this point on it's down down down!

If I remember correctly, Rovers had a better start than your lot last season and look what happened there. You're gloating too soon with little knowledge of what life is like in the top flight. You're really setting yourself up for a hiding, just like you did in our last two meetings after lots of hot air.

What going to the ground?

Bizrre, you've enjoyed almost 17 years of top flight football, during that time we spent most of our days in the lower leagues, the last few years in the second division. Why would Burnley be a draw to people in Nelson, Colne, Keighley etc - Ewood is just easy to get to as Turf Moor, and they could enjoy seeing top flight football. GT Harwood always seems to be to be pretty much Rovers, Clitheroe mainly Rovers, Ossie Rovers, Accy is admittedly split. We don't have a smaller Asian population as a percentage either.

The facts are both clubs are struggling a post industrial Northern Towns but there is no getting away from the fact that the population of blackburn is close about 35,000 higher than burnleys (Blackburn is about 105K, Burnley just over 70K)- basically 50% higher. Therefore your crowds should be 50% higher to boast the same attendance ratio - ergo if we get just shy of 20K then for the same fixture you should get just shy of 30K - last season you got just over 21 K for the visit of Everton

[OhmiBRFC]

Ossy is definitely split. Infact, I tend to see more Dingle than Rovers shirts there now. When I first move here last season there was barely any though

[67splitscreen]

, Burnley just over 70K)-

Burnley's population is estimated to be 88,500. The overall population of the borough has been falling in recent decades. 2003 Mid Year Population Estimates. (ONS)

The figure you quote is from the 2001 census, you fail to allow for all the interbr......

Burnley has circa 8% Asain, Blackburn 20%.

All depends on where you draw the statistics from.

[SamDingle]

There is a clear, direct link between the poor quality of a football team and the obsession with football attendance figures.

See: Newcastle, Sheff Weds, Leeds, Derby and now your lot.

Give it another couple of years of decline and hoofball and you'll sound like we did in the 90's.

[CrazyIvan]

There is a clear, direct link between the poor quality of a football team and the obsession with football attendance figures.

See: Newcastle, Sheff Weds, Leeds, Derby and now your lot.

Give it another couple of years of decline and hoofball and you'll sound like we did in the 90's.

Is your sole purpose in life to be a WUM?

[Roost]

I don't know pedro - its all new to us.

for the last 30 years barring the odd cup game there was never any doubt. Now all the talk is about the paucity of available tickets it almost feels as though people are being told, 'don't even bother trying unless its Portsmouth, Wigan etc'

I'm not saying its a good excuse, just a factor. Playing Sundays may also hit us this season, we simply are not used to it. At the end of the day we are a small club with a huge heart in tiny town. We are never going to get 50,000 on again and if we can average around 20,000 this season I'd be happy enough - that is about 29% of the population of the town of Burnley so not a bad turnout

Hmmm... I am not really that arsed about attendances in a 'we are better than you' kind of way and I think some Rovers fans get a little obsessed, along with a number of your lot.

I just find it strange that with all the hullaballoo about being back in the top flight, seats were left empty for a local derby.

Averaging 20,000 per home game is a good effort.

A while ago some of you lot said Burnley would have 0 points after 5 games.

Myself and the legend that is Andy Payton offered to by every Rovers fan a pint who came up to us in the Blues Bar if this happened.

Alas, as the Clarets climb the league...it actually seems that Rovers may be the team to get 0 points from five games, I hope if this happens some of you have the decentcey to return the favour?

Only if you learn how to spell

[longsiders1882]

Burnley's population is estimated to be 88,500. The overall population of the borough has been falling in recent decades. 2003 Mid Year Population Estimates. (ONS)

The figure you quote is from the 2001 census, you fail to allow for all the interbr......

Burnley has circa 8% Asain, Blackburn 20%.

All depends on where you draw the statistics from.

The figures I quoted were for the towns rather than boroughs 67, especially important now as Blackburn as a borough is just part of the Blackburn with Darwen. If you wish to use those firgures then your population is actually around 140,000 as I recall . If your asians figure is correct then I stand corrected, I thought both towns were around the same, circa 11%

[Mattyblue]

Bizrre, you've enjoyed almost 17 years of top flight football, during that time we spent most of our days in the lower leagues, the last few years in the second division. Why would Burnley be a draw to people in Nelson, Colne, Keighley etc - Ewood is just easy to get to as Turf Moor, and they could enjoy seeing top flight football. GT Harwood always seems to be to be pretty much Rovers, Clitheroe mainly Rovers, Ossie Rovers, Accy is admittedly split. We don't have a smaller Asian population as a percentage either.

The facts are both clubs are struggling a post industrial Northern Towns but there is no getting away from the fact that the population of blackburn is close about 35,000 higher than burnleys (Blackburn is about 105K, Burnley just over 70K)- basically 50% higher. Therefore your crowds should be 50% higher to boast the same attendance ratio - ergo if we get just shy of 20K then for the same fixture you should get just shy of 30K - last season you got just over 21 K for the visit of Everton

Absolute rubbish. Blackburn has around 35000 Asians, Burnley 10000 max. Leaving 70000 non Asian in each town.

The Rovers/Burnley rivalry is so ingrained that once a town is one or the other, that's how it is. If Burnley had had our success and we'd have been in the lower reaches, you telling me Darwen would have gone over to the dark side?

You have all these people nominally claiming to be Burnley in these towns, yet STILL don't venture to the Turf.

[UbuRoi]

, Burnley just over 70K)-

Burnley's population is estimated to be 88,500. The overall population of the borough has been falling in recent decades. 2003 Mid Year Population Estimates. (ONS)

The figure you quote is from the 2001 census, you fail to allow for all the interbr......

Burnley has circa 8% Asain, Blackburn 20%.

All depends on where you draw the statistics from.

Blackburn=105k BwD=141k , Burnley=72k Burnley & Padiham 84k. 2001 census.

[sambo]

In a cencus I read (2001) I heard Blackburn in fact is 12% Asian, rather than the figures being reported here. Not sure though.

And even if we do have more fans in places like Clitheroe etc - these are neutral areas and for them to be Rovers areas could surely be used as an indicator we have better/ a greater amount of support than Burnley?

[67splitscreen]

The figures I quoted were for the towns rather than boroughs 67, especially important now as Blackburn as a borough is just part of the Blackburn with Darwen. If you wish to use those firgures then your population is actually around 140,000 as I recall . If your asians figure is correct then I stand corrected, I thought both towns were around the same, circa 11%

I think the article refers to Burnley with a generalization to the Borough, i may be wrong, it is however from Burnley.gov.uk I would expect it to be accurate.

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