East Lancashire's Burnley and Blackburn Rovers have both imposed total bans on fans of either club who wish to see their team in action on the away leg of their upcoming EPL Cup derby matches.
In a quite extraordinary decision, visiting fans will be denied the opportunity to attend either of Burnley's Premier League Cup Group matches against Blackburn Rovers.
It is not yet clear whether this ban has been instigated by Lancashire Constabulary.
Season ticket holders of the respective home club will be admitted to each game free of charge, upon production of their Season Ticket at the turnstiles on the day of the match.
When Blackburn visit Turf Moor, any Burnley supporter who has a purchase history on the Clarets' ticket database will also be allowed to purchase a ticket.
Fans probably deserve a whole lot better than this but alternatively a supporter may purchase a subscription on Clarets Player and watch the away game on a live feed from Ewood Park.
I recall vividly the halcyon days when football used to belong to the supporters. Sadly, those days are no more. (TEC).
For information, the Group B fixtures are as follows:
Friday, 30th Sept 2016: Blackburn Rovers v Burnley. Kick off 2pm (Ewood Park).
Monday, 7th Nov 2016: Burnley v Cardiff City. Kick off 2pm (Turf Moor).
Sunday, 4th December 2016: Sunderland v Burnley. Kick off 1pm (Eppleton).
Monday, 23rd January 2017: Burnley v Blackburn Rovers. Kick off 11am (Turf Moor).
Monday, 13th February 2017: Cardiff City v Burnley. Kick off 2pm (Cardiff City Stadium).
Monday, 27th February 2017: Burnley v Sunderland. Kick off 1pm (Turf Moor).