Board members, led by chief executive Paul Fletcher, are due to hold an emergency meeting this morning.

They will discuss why it took an hour-and-a-half for the member of the Parachute Regiment's Red Devils to be brought down from the ground’s Cricket Field Stand on Saturday.

The parachutist - Ben Cannon, a brigadier thought to live in Todmorden - was said to be “embarrassed” after being rescued by firefighters.

His only injuries were cuts and bruises.

He has been accused by a police chief of “show-boating” as he came into land minutes before Burnley were due to start their Championship clash against Ipswich.

More than 11,000 at Turf Moor saw six Red Devils successfully land on the pitch as part of the pre-game festivities before Mr Cannon crash-landed on to the stand, piercing the asbestos roof.

A club investigation is set to look into why it took so long for cars parked on the next-door cricket pitch to be moved so emergency services could get to Mr Cannon.

And it is also thought that the club is considering axing any similar pre-match entertainment in future.