PAYTON: A good game to win for the boys

And despite missing out on being introduced to the fans again, it certainly sounds, like Stan, that I picked the right game to miss.

I grabbed whatever snippets I could on the radio and I later spoke to a few people who said it was not a great performance, but a vital victory - and that probably sums it up.

The fact we are unbeaten this year speaks volumes and there's nothing quite like momentum.

When you go on a roll you don't go into games thinking you are going to get beat, whereas the fear factor is always there if results are not going your way.

Stan used to be the king of the 1-0 win and he's suddenly found the magic formula to bring back that mentality.

He knows, like the rest of us, that we are always likely to score and if it's tight at the back, the points will come.

The lads will have taken an enormous amount of confidence from those clean sheets and they look well on the road to recovery.

I just have a nagging worry that we are having a good spell and yet we are still down there.

Certainly I don't feel safe yet - and what you don't want is a bad spell to come along at this time and root you in a relegation fight.

But I wouldn't be be at all surprised if it went right to the wire because there are so many similar teams involved.

I feel sure Nottingham Forest are going to pick up because they can't do any worse - and we still have to play quite a fellow strugglers.

But given the form since the new year you can't fault the lads attitude and desire and it's come at the right time for the club.

Given the financial situation, the knock-on effects of relegation simply don't bear thinking about.

Administration would be a certainty, players would leave and the crowds would dwindle back to the bad old days. It's all about survival and that's the bottom line.

Thankfully the family crisis eased later in the day to allow me to attend the Legends dinner at Turf Moor - and I was sat there like a star-struck kid.

There must have been 1,000 people at Turf Moor and it was a fantastic night. I was introduced to Billy Hamilton, my favourite player, for the first time and I must have looked a real sight with my jaw on the floor!

Obviously I am the most local lad, other than Brian Miller, and I have to say it a very humbling experience. Playing was never as nerve-racking as standing up in a room full of true Burnley legends from every era.

It was a night I will never ever forget - and I'm sure everyone who was there will feel the same.

FAMILY commitments meant I just couldn't make it to Turf Moor on Saturday.

And despite missing out on being introduced to the fans again, it certainly sounds, like Stan, that I picked the right game to miss.

I grabbed whatever snippets I could on the radio and I later spoke to a few people who said it was not a great performance, but a vital victory - and that probably sums it up.

The fact we are unbeaten this year speaks volumes and there's nothing quite like momentum.

When you go on a roll you don't go into games thinking you are going to get beaten, whereas the fear factor is always there if results are not going your way.

Stan used to be the king of the 1-0 win and he's suddenly found the magic formula to bring back that mentality. He knows, like the rest of us, that we are always likely to score and if it's tight at the back, the points will come.

The lads will have taken an enormous amount of confidence from those clean sheets and they look well on the road to recovery.

I just have a nagging worry that we are having a good spell and yet we are still down there.

Certainly I don't feel safe yet - and what you don't want is a bad spell to come along at this time and root you in a relegation fight.

But I wouldn't be be at all surprised if it went right to the wire because there are so many similar teams involved.

I feel sure Nottingham Forest are going to pick up because they can't do any worse - and we still have to play quite a fellow strugglers. But given the form since the new year you can't fault the lads attitude and desire and it's come at the right time.

Given the financial situation, the knock-on effects of relegation simply don't bear thinking about.

Administration would be a certainty, players would leave and the crowds would dwindle back to the bad old days. It's all about survival and that's the bottom line.

Thankfully the family crisis eased later in the day to allow me to attend the Legends dinner at Turf Moor - and I was sat there like a star-struck kid.

There must have been 1,000 people at Turf Moor and it was a fantastic night. I was introduced to Billy Hamilton, my favourite player, for the first time and I must have looked a real sight with my jaw on the floor!