We've learnt to take these claims with a pinch of salt. Some Burnalee fans quotes that have been found to be false or exaggerations over the years :
"When we lost at Derby in the FA cup in the 90's, the whole 15,000 Burnley away following stayed behind singing Claret and Blue Army for 3 1/2 days after the match"
There was actually 600 there and they sang for 5 mins to keep warm while they where kept in to keep them safe from getting battered by the Derby fans.
"When we were in the old 4th division, we took over every away ground we went to, at least 10,000 clarets there every game and more often than not there were thousands locked out"
The biggest crowd at any of these Div 4 matches was actually 1,050 and Burnley's average away following that season was 89.
"For the town's population we're the best supported football club in the solar system. In all honesty the ground is too small for us there's a massive waiting list for season tickets, we sell out every home game in the Premiership."
This one is actually true apart from the empty seats in the Longside upper, Longside Lower, Jimmy Mcllroy Upper, Jimmy Mcllroy Lower, Bob Lord stand and the cricket field end. The population of Burnley if you include the surrounding catchment areas is 6 million people meaning their home support is 92nd in the Football league in terms of percentage of population that attend.
"Burnley's got the hardest supporters in the land. I once remember going away to Stamford Bridge with the Suicide Squad and 10 of us chased 2,000 Headhunters down the old Kent Road before we went in the ground and took their home end."
One of the SS celebrating with an ice cream after running the headhunters
COYB
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