Burnley Thread - 2021/22

[bluemurray]

Loved Bellamy as a player for us, was gutted when Bobby Manc decided he wasn't for him...

 

[bumbleblue]

What does the now unavailable tweet say!

 

[Keeper!]

Bob Lord hated Big Mal.

The only person Bob Lord liked was Bob Lord.

 

[Gingers Dad]

The only person Bob Lord liked was Bob Lord.

For Bob Lord read - Swales, Bates, Ellis, Edwards

 

[Gingers Dad]

In 1974, some 48 years ago Bob Lord made a speech where he stated football had to stand up to the Jews who run television. Not the most sensible thing to say and clearly anti semitic but, those were different times.
Although a few people apparently walked out of the room, no one has ever said anything about that comment.... until now.
It seems Burnley Football Club are reviewing the name of their main stand, The Bob Lord stand and discussing with the Kick It Out movement Lords legacy with the club.
I think what he said was wrong but ffs, the world is going mad.
In 1974 people freely used the n word, they disapproved of interracial marriage, homosexuality, in fact just about everything that wasn't white and Christian. We've changed for the better but we cannot destroy the past. What Bob Lord did for Burnley was amazing, why destroy that ?
I would also add that Lord apologised for his comment.

I agree very different times but it's also 6 years after Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" speech. Sounds like Lord was an evil racist and Burnley would be doing the right thing to distance themselves regardless of what he might have done for the club.

 

[Keeper!]

For Bob Lord read - Swales, Bates, Ellis, Edwards

Bob Lord made Bates , Swales and Edwards look decent gentleman!

 

[Blue Mist]

I agree very different times but it's also 6 years after Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" speech. Sounds like Lord was an evil racist and Burnley would be doing the right thing to distance themselves regardless of what he might have done for the club.

No one seemed arsed for the best part of 40 years. He made a bigoted, stupid comment, who didn't in 1974 ? Most of the population aged 40 or over were racist. Homophobia was rife, 'queers' were routinely attacked. The National Front in full swing.
We need to let the past just be that.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

In 1974, some 48 years ago Bob Lord made a speech where he stated football had to stand up to the Jews who run television. Not the most sensible thing to say and clearly anti semitic but, those were different times.

In 1939 Hitler said "If international Jewry should succeed in plunging the nations once more into a world war, the result will be not the Bolshevisation of the earth but the annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe."

Not the most sensible thing to say but those were different times.

Given your persistent, hateful, anti-Israel views you'd have been better advised to keep your mouth shut about minimising antisemitism.

 

[Gingers Dad]

No one seemed arsed for the best part of 40 years. He made a bigoted, stupid comment, who didn't in 1974 ? Most of the population aged 40 or over were racist. Homophobia was rife, 'queers' were routinely attacked. The National Front in full swing.
We need to let the past just be that.

History will define the 70's as a very weird decade. I agree that the past should stay there but I also that think that having football stands, roads, statues etc for dubious characters celebrates them in the present.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

In 1974, some 48 years ago Bob Lord made a speech where he stated football had to stand up to the Jews who run television. Not the most sensible thing to say and clearly anti semitic but, those were different times.
Although a few people apparently walked out of the room, no one has ever said anything about that comment.... until now.
It seems Burnley Football Club are reviewing the name of their main stand, The Bob Lord stand and discussing with the Kick It Out movement Lords legacy with the club.
I think what he said was wrong but ffs, the world is going mad.
In 1974 people freely used the n word, they disapproved of interracial marriage, homosexuality, in fact just about everything that wasn't white and Christian. We've changed for the better but we cannot destroy the past. What Bob Lord did for Burnley was amazing, why destroy that ?
I would also add that Lord apologised for his comment.

Maybe they could rename it the ‘White Lives Matter’ stand. After all, they’ve already got the aeroplane banner they can fly over it on match days.

Lovely club.