Football fans won’t be allowed to sing or chant when they return to stadiums

Football fans will be allowed back into stadiums NEXT MONTH as the Government ease up on lockdown rules for sport… but capacity will be capped and spectators ‘must sign a code of behaviour that could include a ban on singing’ Fans could be allowed back into football stadiums again from next month Their return could … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: Racism may not be inside Burnley FC, but it is building up all around it

Steven Smith runs a dry stone-wall business out of Cliviger in Lancashire. He once chained himself to the railings at Burnley town hall in protest at a twinning project with a location in Pakistan, and took to walking the streets in a wooden sandwich board displaying his views on immigration, Islam and political correctness. Sometimes … Read more

Burnley players take a knee as fans Black Lives Matter messages displayed against Watford

Burnley players take a knee and their fans on Zoom hold up homemade ‘Black Lives Matter’ signs on their return to Premier League action… three days after a ‘White Lives Matter’ plane flew over their last game Burnley reinforced their support for the ‘ Black Lives Matter ‘ movement Players from Burnley and Watford took … Read more

Burnley fan behind White Lives Matter banner reveals 60 people organised stunt

The Burnley football fan behind the White Lives Matter banner above the Etihad stadium has claimed he is not racist and would do it all again. Jake Hepple, who posted a video of the stunt online and has used the P*** word on Facebook and Twitter, admitted he sometimes gets ‘a bit drunk and coked … Read more

Family furious with Burnley fan who was involved in flying ‘White Lives Matter’ banner

Family of convicted Burnley hooligan who was involved in flying ‘White Lives Matter’ banner over the Etihad Stadium during Manchester City game are furious with him – with his mum unable to leave house for work in wake of shameful stunt Stunt co-incided with the Burnley and Manchester City players taking a knee  The parents … Read more

Flying ‘White Lives Matter’ banner over stadium ‘wasn’t a crime’

Police investigating a Burnley football fan who chartered a plane and flew a ‘White Lives Matter’ banner above the Etihad stadium say no crime was committed.  Jake Hepple, claimed responsibility for last night’s pre-match stunt and wrote on Facebook: ‘I’d like to take this time to apologise… to absolutely f***ing nobody!’ The Suicide Squad, a … Read more

No crime was committed when ‘White Lives Matter’ banner was flown over Ethiad stadium, police say 

Police investigating a Burnley football fan who chartered a plane and flew a White Lives Matter banner above the Etihad stadium say no crime was committed.  Jake Hepple, who has posted in support of the EDL and been pictured with its former leader, Tommy Robinson, claimed responsibility for last night’s stunt and wrote on Facebook: … Read more

Burnley vow to hand LIFETIME bans to the fans responsible for flying ‘white lives matter’ banner

Burnley vow to hand LIFETIME bans to the fans responsible for flying ‘white lives matter’ banner over Man City’s stadium as chairman Mike Garlick says club will ‘root out these racists and make sure justice is done’ Burnley say they will ban fans over a banner that flew over the Etihad on Monday  A plane … Read more

Burnley fan behind White Lives Matter plane posted racist ‘P***’ messages online

A Burnley fan who chartered a plane and flew a White Lives Matter banner above the Etihad stadium shared a series of racist slurs on social media, it emerged today, as his girlfriend was suspended from her beauty job for her own bigoted posts.  Jake Hepple ranted about ‘P***s’ while his partner, Megan Rambadt, tweeted that her … Read more

Police launch investigation into Burnley White Lives Matter fan

Police today launched an investigation into a Burnley football fan who chartered a plane and flew a White Lives Matter banner above the Etihad stadium as he faced being charged with a racially-aggravated public order offence.     Jake Hepple, who has posted in support of the EDL and been pictured with its former leader, Tommy Robinson, … Read more