Scott Parker has suggested Alan Pace’s comments about Burnley fans may have been misinterpreted.
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A quote from theBurnley chairman’s interview with BBC Football Focus on Saturday caused anger among Clarets’ fans, who are already disillusioned with the team’s current run of form.
Following Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to West Ham, which saw the home crowd turn on Parker, the Clarets now find themselves winless in their last 16 league games.
Many interpreted Pace’s comments as comparing Burnley fans to a “three-year-old” throwing a “temper tantrum”.
Such was the backlash, it prompted Burnley FC Independent Supporters Association to release a statement condemning the comments.
Speaking this afternoon ahead of Wednesday night’s trip to Crystal Palace, Parker was asked about Pace’s comments and if he found them unhelpful, given the current negativity surrounding the club.
“It’s probably just been a bit misinterpreted a little bit,” he said.
Parker has responded to comments made by chairman Alan Pace prior to Saturday's game against West Ham. Picture: Kelvin Lister-Stuttardplaceholder image
Parker has responded to comments made by chairman Alan Pace prior to Saturday's game against West Ham. Picture: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard
“Again, every word that I say in this press conference now, you ask me questions and sometimes you have to react to certain things and you try, or certainly I do, I always try and be honest.
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“I get that at that moment it's going to go out in a couple of hours' time and people will go through it like a fine-tooth comb and pick one little word that I said or I didn't say. Or pick up that maybe my grammar was wrong in certain moments, be critical on certain things and I should have put this word there or why did he say that? And sometimes you don't really mean that.
“Sometimes it's just, you know, you look back as someone or I would look back and think: ‘I didn't mean to say it like that’. I just said it and I think there's probably an element now in terms of what Alan said.
“I think I have an understanding of what he was trying to get at. But maybe he's just used the wrong terminology in that.
“What I will say is that Alan cares deeply about this club, honestly. But yeah, other than that, maybe Alan would need to comment on that. I don't want to speak here and put words in what Alan maybe sees, but I'm sure that was the case.”
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