Source: Telegraph
Brian Laws distances club from Clarke Carlisle's comments about Burnley fans
Forty arrests were made by Lancashire police as a result of the violence, prompting Carlisle to condemn the "barbaric behaviour" on his personal blog. [LNB]Carlisle openly criticised the Burnley supporters by writing: "What on earth possesses a man to rip up seats of his own stadium and throw them at someone? His own stadium! [LNB] Related ArticlesBurnley 0 Blackburn 1Burnley v Blackburn Rovers: match previewPremier League relegationWigan Athletic v Burnley: match previewBurnley 1 Wolves 2Sport on television"Never before have I seen fans spitting and hurling obscenities at their own team and in front of young children, their OWN children! [LNB]"What an occasion I was wanting my son to experience, yet he ends up in tears, frightened by the near riot in front of him." [LNB]Carlisle, who has fallen out of favour under Laws, is likely to named as a substitute against Manchester City at Turf Moor on Saturday. [LNB]Carlisle's comments have been criticised by the Burnley supporters, but Laws insists that the player was offering his own opinion rather than that of the club.[LNB] "A player's entitled to say how he feels. As far as the football club's concerned, I'm not going to comment on that," he said. [LNB]
