Alan Pace breaks silence on Scott Parker's departure and Burnley's next steps
Burnley will take some time to “reflect” on what is required before the appointment of a new head coach.
That’s according to Clarets chairman Alan Pace, who is now beginning the search for a new boss after the decision to part ways with Scott Parker last week.
Parker was unable to keep the club in the Premier League, a year on from guiding Burnley to a 100-point promotion from the Championship.
It’s understood the club are willing to take their time over their next appointment and time is certainly on their side, with three games of the season still remaining under interim boss Mike Jackson.
Breaking his silence on the club’s Keeping the Faith documentary on X, Pace said: “The plan right now for moving forward is to spend some time at the moment reflecting on what are the needs of this team and what are the needs of the competition of what we’re going to be going into next year.
“The speed of which we can move, a lot depends on availability of people that we would like to speak with, so we’re looking right now how best to do all the things that are required to be successful next year and come right back up.
“The track record has been disappointing in the Premier League, but we’ve done a good job of coming back to the Premier League each time.
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“The things that define our character and define who we are, come very much from how we react in adversity. When things don’t go your way, the things that you do will certainly tell everyone what sort of person you are and what kind of organisation you strive to be.
“Again, we have that opportunity. It didn’t go our way but we get to show you who we want to be.”
Pace also described the departing Parker as a “great man”, before speaking of his regret at how things didn’t work out this season.
“I can only look back on the time Scott has spent at the club with great respect, for both what he’s tried to do and what he has done with the team,” he added.
“For the love the team has for him, ourselves included, shows he’s a great man.
“He helped us get promoted a year ago and without him we wouldn’t have had the opportunity to be back in the Premier League.
“The unity of this team has been amazing and I will remember forever the things that he’s been able to do, it just didn’t work out the way we had hoped.”
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