Following a constructive conversation with Liverpool executives, Burnley and club chairman Alan Pace have taken care to remind fans that tragedy chanting “has no place at Turf Moor or anywhere else”.
The Premier League implemented new policies before of the season to address the rising number of reported occurrences. In collaboration with the Crown Prosecution Service of the United Kingdom, steps have been taken to put an end to songs that make fun of the Hillsborough tragedy and other sad football-related incidents.
An example of action taking place came into affect after Liverpool’s trip to Luton Town in early November. The Premier League and FA condemned the home supporters that engaged in such chants, as did Luton who also began an internal investigation. – score updates and analysis Now to make sure a repeat of that night does not take place on Boxing Day at Turf Moor, Burnley have made their stance clear to the club’s supporters in attendance with warnings of arrests for those found guilty. In his pre-match programme notes, Clarets chairman Pace wrote: “Ahead of today’s game I want to reiterate our recent messaging around tragedy chanting. As a club we’ve been in dialogue with Liverpool Football Club, who have experienced the hurt and distress tragedy chanting can cause. “Whilst we recognise this behaviour is not representative of the vast majority of fans, all forms of tragedy chanting have no place in our game. “Those found to be responsible will be ejected from the stadium and their actions can lead to arrest.” The message was backed up by a post on Burnley’s official X, formerly known as Twitter, account two-and-a-half hours before kick-off: Aiming to retake top spot ahead of their rivals’ final matches of 2023, Jurgen Klopp’s men get underway against Burnley at 5:30pm.
