Could Burnley fans be back in their 'happy place' Turf Moor next month?

The Daily Mail suggest officials at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport have put proposals to the Cabinet Office for spectators to attend games, providing Covid-19 infection rates are down in those areas, when a second national lockdown ends on December 2nd.

When the initial lockdown was ended, supporters of clubs below National League level were allowed to attend games, up to a certain capacity, with criticism that the 'elite' levels above have had to play on without fans, while people could attend cinemas and a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, or even watch games within some clubs' bars or executive facilities, with the curtains closed from the actual match being played out behind a curtain.

Should supporters be allowed back through the turnstiles, they would be socially distanced, with capacity restricted.

Sportsmail suggests 'under the new DCMS proposal, fans in tier 1 and 2 areas would be allowed into grounds, subject to certain conditions. However, it is unclear which grounds would fall into the lower tiers as ministers consider a new four-tier system with a different set of rules when the nationwide lockdown ends on December 2.'

Burnley fans have been unable to see their team in the flesh since hosting Spurs in a 1-1 draw in March.