BRENDAN Flood is planning to redevelop Turf Moor to bring it in line with modern Premiership and Championship stadia.

Improving Burnley's historic ground and its facilities is among one of several proposals lined up by Burnley's ambitious millionaire director.

Flood, managing director of urban regeneration company Modus Properties, has ruled out the possibility of the Clarets re-locating to a new stadium elsewhere in the town.

But the Manchester-based businessman insists there are ways to upgrade Turf Moor, making it a more enjoyable venue for supporters and players, and which will also bolster the stadium's community role.

"We've got to stay where we are but make that materially better than what it is," said Flood, who is working alongside Burnley chairman Barry Kilby to run the club's business operations.

"I definitely want to improve the ground facilities. There are ways but it's probably TURN TO PAGE 32 FROM BACK PAGE too early to promise anything yet.

"The ground is substantial and it's got good car parks around it.

"I'm looking at making it more useable during the working week, when football matches are not being played, and better at weekends when football matches are going on.

"It's not rocket science when you analyse all the other football clubs in the Premiership and the Championship and assessing what would be appropriate for Burnley and how we would provide that community hope within Turf Moor."

One ground improvement idea Flood may consider is re-locating the tunnel entrance from its traditional position in the Cricket Field Stand.

Clarets boss Steve Cotterill has previously expressed a wish to scrap the tunnel, that forces his players to enter and leave the field in front of boisterous away supporters.

Only a handful of Football League grounds still have a players' tunnel situated directly behind one goal.

And Cotterill indicated that he would rather see the Clarets running out to cheers - rather than jeers - from the right hand corner of the James Hargreaves Stand.

He once said: "I just don't like coming out to their supporters all the time and I don't like going in to them.

"Rather than the tunnel, maybe we should be coming out at the corner, but the trouble is it's all added expense at the moment.

"But it would certainly be nice in time to come out to our own supporters."

Following his appointment to Burnley's board of directors in December last year, life-long supporter Flood made an immediate impact by helping finance signings during the January transfer window.

The 45-year-old has vowed to continue investing part of his fortune into improving the club's infrastructure and playing squad.

His main priority is to galvanise the off-the-field business, as he looks to try and help Burnley mirror the success of North West rivals Bolton and Wigan.