WHATEVER the score when Burnley play Blackburn Rovers tomorrow, half of the workers at Fairham Mouldings know they will have a difficult Monday.

Because as Clarets-mad owner John Fairhurst admits, nothing but a win for Burnley will do.

The boss of the rubber mouldings factory at Glenfield Park in Blackburn is praying for a home win at Turf Moor to ease his side's relegation fears.

But the 52-year-old knows that if Rovers do triumph in the midday Premiership clash, he will be in for a rough ride when he returns to work.

He said: “There's a few more Blackburn fans than Burnley here and the other company upstairs, NIE Northern Industrial Electronics, are all Blackburn too.

“We're hoping to not get defeated, that's the main thing, but really we need the win and the three points.

"It's going to be a difficult game because they are playing well and we're not.

“I've not placed any bets, because I'm not losing any money over it!”

One employee Damien Wild, 37, has been friends with John for nearly two decades.

But as a Rovers fanatic who works at Ewood Park on match days carrying the play-ers’ stretcher, he hopes to be the one with the final bragging rights. He said: “The banter is brilliant. It's good fun.

“I don't say too much these days though, because I'm a great believer in what goes around, comes around.

“When I was younger my wife would know not to speak to me if we lost, and the neighbours would lock their cats and dogs away!”

Damien predicted a 3-1 away victory, while John commited himself to a 1-0 Burnley win.

John added: “It's about time we won one of these games.

“If we do all the Ewood Rovers fans in Darwen will be upset on Monday!

The Met Office predict sunshine with clouds, temperatures of 9°C and westerly winds of 17mph, with very good visibility.