A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Alan’s notes ahead of today’s game

Good afternoon and welcome to Turf Moor for today’s game against Bournemouth.

I want to take this opportunity to say thank you to all the supporters who travelled to Crystal Palace last weekend. I’m aware of the costs of travelling to and from London in the current climate, and I assure you your support does not go unnoticed.

The results of the past few games have been tough to take, and I acknowledge that many of you are hurting. We are in a challenging position in the table, that’s the reality.

Reaching the Premier League is not easy, staying in the Premier League is arguably even harder. And we experienced a wonderful season last year to return to this league and come up against the top teams.

I’m a believer that you see true characters when times get tough. When results are bad, I feel it and I can guarantee you that Vince and the players feel it too. However, it’s how we react that is the making of us. We will pick ourselves up and go again.

As a Club our vision is to be Forever Forward. I will always look forward and we use every day to strive to be better.

Our aims are to be a successful football club. We have shown progress on and off the pitch in recent years and there’s lots that we can be proud of – and lots that we can still achieve.

Looking back on the history of Burnley Football Club, we’ve faced difficult times before and shown real resilience. Week in, week out we need to be showing that resilience again now, in unity.

Elsewhere, it’s been a busy week at the Club. We announced the news that TravisMathew are a new Leisure & Lifestyle Partner, a relationship we’ve been working on for some time.

It’s an exciting development and a chance to team up with a globally recognised brand as we expand our offering in this area.

Our women’s team have also been pushing forward, several players have been out in the community this week visiting local schools. During the visits they’ve been speaking of their excitement of the upcoming game at Turf Moor in April.

It was important to me to see the women’s team play another game at the stadium and tickets are now available. All support is very much welcome and will mean a lot to the players, so let’s make it a real occasion.

Now, we’ve had a week of preparation for this afternoon’s game and are looking forward to getting back on home turf.

Whatever happens in the next few weeks, I believe challenging times make you more appreciative of the good times, and I have no doubt that there are good times ahead for us. We’ll get there.

We value your support.

UTC!

Alan

@AlanPaceBFC

The Chairman’s programme notes can be found in today’s matchday programme, which is available to purchase at the game or online here.