BURNLEY supporters' chief Tony Bannister has appealed to the Turf Moor board: "Tell the fans what is going on."

Bannister says the worrying wall of silence surrounding Turf Moor following the hostile board room bust-up is doing irreparable damage to the club.

And today the Colne Clarets committee spokesman demanded a hasty decision on the future of the board following the resignation of director Basil Dearing at the Annual General Meeting.

He said: "I'm sure I speak for an awful lot of supporters when I say we are extremely concerned about the situation.

"The most hurtful thing of all is that we are completely in the dark about what is going on. All we are asking is for the board to come clean.

"I believe a lot of the fans have lost faith with the people who run the club. It hurts me to say that but what other conclusion can you reach. "The supporters are the last to hear about anything. The fans just want somebody at the club to stand up and give some straight talk and straight answers.

"Just what is the problem with that. The supporters are the lifeblood of Burnley and they deserve much better than all of this.

"We contribute an awful lot to Burnley and yet we got no comeback at all. It is just not good enough is it."

With chairman Frank Teasdale refusing to discuss the crisis and director Clive Holt unavailable for comment, the three week deadlock at Turf Moor appears no nearer to a resolution.

"I know a lot of season ticket holders who are just refusing to go and watch Burnley under the current circumstances," he added. "They are extremely disheartened and upset.

"Interest in the club has fallen away dramatically. You just have to look at the gates. We are down to around 8,000 at Turf Moor. A year ago we were averaging nearly 12,000. "We had a committee meeting on Monday night and for the first time I can ever remember not one member of the public turned up.

"Support away from home has also fallen dramatically. People seem to feel that there is little point spending all their hard-earned money to see the side get beat.

"The 5-0 defeat at Carlisle was heartbreaking and it proved just what problems exist.

"We are just drifting along. Nobody can see any light at the end of the tunnel.

"Like thousands of others I love Burnley Football Club. All the fans are asking for is for somebody at the club to communicate with them a bit more."

BURNLEY supporters' chief Tony Bannister has appealed to the Turf Moor board: "Tell the fans what is going on."

Bannister says the worrying wall of silence surrounding Turf Moor following the hostile board room bust-up is doing irreparable damage to the club.

And today the Colne Clarets committee spokesman demanded a hasty decision on the future of the board following the resignation of director Basil Dearing at the Annual General Meeting.

He said: "I'm sure I speak for an awful lot of supporters when I say we are extremely concerned about the situation.

"The most hurtful thing of all is that we are completely in the dark about what is going on. All we are asking is for the board to come clean.

"I believe a lot of the fans have lost faith with the people who run the club. It hurts me to say that but what other conclusion can you reach.

"The supporters are the last to hear about anything. The fans just want somebody at the club to stand up and give some straight talk and straight answers.

"Just what is the problem with that. The supporters are the lifeblood of Burnley and they deserve much better than all of this.

"We contribute an awful lot to Burnley and yet we got no comeback at all. It is just not good enough is it."

With chairman Frank Teasdale refusing to discuss the crisis and director Clive Holt unavailable for comment, the three week deadlock at Turf Moor appears no nearer to a resolution.

"I know a lot of season ticket holders who are just refusing to go and watch Burnley under the current circumstances," he added. "They are extremely disheartened and upset."

"Interest in the club has fallen away dramatically. You just have to look at the gates. We are down to around 8,000 at Turf Moor. A year ago we were averaging nearly 12,000.

"We had a committee meeting on Monday night and for the first time I can ever remember not one member of the public turned up.

"Support away from home has also fallen dramatically. People seem to feel that there is little point spending all their hard-earned money to see the side get beat.

"The 5-0 defeat at Carlisle was heartbreaking and it proved just what problems exist.

"We are just drifting along. Nobody can see any light at the end of the tunnel.

"Like thousands of others I love Burnley Football Club. All the fans are asking for is for somebody at the club to communicate with them a bit more."

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