Mr Howell is seated (left) in the director’s room with Mr Lord and the Borough Member, Mr Dan Jones. Standing are Alderman T Holgate (Parks committee chairman), Mr W Pickard (Burnley FC president), Mr F Hartley (director), Mr E Sandy (Burnley representative on the NW Sports Committee), Dr R D Iven (director) and Mr J R Boothmsan (director). After talks at the Town Hall about the Thompson bequest scheme, the Minister for Sport, Mr Denis Howell, went to Turf Moor for the Burnley v West Ham game, which he watched as a guest of the directors. Accompanied by the mayor, Ald J E Parkinson, he was greeted on arrival by Burnley FC chairman, Mr Bob Lord.