Burnham told ITV Granada as part of his pre-conference interviews: "I believe very strongly that we should let this be a matter for clubs and supporters to decide. You don't have a law that just has that blanket discrimination. Let clubs come up with arrangements. That doesn't mean that you have drinking in the stands available across the whole stadium. You might have some areas where it is... I don't see why at the Hill Dickenson Stadium, someone watching rugby league that can stand there with a pint, whereas someone who's an Everton season ticket holder can't. I personally don't think that's right. And also I don't agree with those who say it be like a box park. Well it isn't. People can carry drinks into football stadiums now. They don't just throw them at the pitch or each other. So I'm afraid, that's suggest to me that people are commenting who don't normally go to matches. And these are just my personal views"