221:(PFA) campaign to end the maximum wage, and calls for an end to the ban on paid directors and the introduction of professional referees. Despite his clashes with the sport's authority, Lord sought to become part of the football establishment. He was admitted to the Football League's Committee in 1967, nine years after his first attempt. While on the committee, Lord was a strong opponent of matches being played on Sundays, an idea first proposed during the
142:, and investment in a new training ground gave Burnley some of the most advanced facilities in the country. Lord oversaw major redevelopment of Turf Moor, including a new stand at the Cricket Field end, and a replacement for the Main Stand that Lord named after himself. Both stands were opened by a friend of Lord, the Conservative Party leader and former Prime Minister
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There was an uproar and many of the 600 guests walked out of a dinner meeting here last night of the local branch of the
Variety Club when the guest of honour. Bob Lord, chairman of the famous First Division Burnley (Lancashire) Football Club and a local butcher, said in his speech; "We have to stand
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A frequent critic of the football authorities, Lord relished the role of the outsider. In his autobiography he asked rhetorically: "Who was the butcher's boy to be telling the big shots how to run their mismanaged business?" He made regular complaints to the
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Westwood in March 1981, Lord became acting President of the Football League. However, ill health forced him to relinquish the position three months later. His chairmanship of Burnley ended in September 1981 when he sold most of his shares in the
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Lord was an avid follower of his local football club, Burnley, and in 1950 attempted to join the board. The approach was blocked, but another position became available a year later. Lord was the sole candidate and thus became a board member. He became chairman in 1955.
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minutes of a League meeting stated that "It was decided unanimously that the
Committee could not tolerate the irresponsible comments of Mr Lord." Among the positions he took on governance issues were support for the
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Lord was a staunch opponent of televised football. He wrote at length on the subject in his 1963 autobiography, arguing that live coverage would "damage and undermine attendances". When the BBC highlights programme
115:, Lancashire, Lord was the son of a barber. As a boy he worked for a local butcher until the age of nineteen, when he started his own business. Lord's butchery business eventually grew into fourteen shops.
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took control of the club, but following a meeting on 5 March at which debts of £62,000 came to light, Lord withdrew his support. The club resigned from the
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in March 1974, but his speech led to a walkout by many participants. Lord said: "We have to stand up against a move to get soccer on the cheap by the Jews who run TV."
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