IT ALL depends how you look at it, but Telford United or Millwall away could hardly be described as a dream draw for the Clarets.

Although, to be fair, one can hardly imagine Theo Paphitis or the Telford chairman performing cartwheels across their respective boardrooms when David Platt pulled us out of the bowl in yesterday's FA Cup fifth round draw.

Nor is it the kind of draw which would have Barry Kilby or Dave Edmundson punching the air with delight.

They would have been praying for a tie such as Manchester United, Arsenal or Chelsea away - the kind of Godsend which would have gone a long way to securing the short-term future of Burnley FC.

At the very least, the money-men would have been hoping for another game at Turf Moor.

Unfortunately for the Clarets, fate was not in a benevolent mood at Soho Square yesterday.

But then those are just the negatives.

Potentially, the draw could yet be good for the Clarets.

Telford United may dispose of Millwall and, given that they knocked Crewe out at Gresty Road, such a scenario is not beyond the realms of possibility.

This would leave them as the only Conference side in the competition, which would surely attract the television people, and thus revenue.

Alternatively, should Millwall progress to the fifth round, Burnley would be presented with a difficult, but definitely winnable, tie.

The Lions are scarcely pulling up trees in Division One, and in recent seasons the Clarets have done well on their journeys to the New Den. So who knows?

Should the seven other fifth round ties be decided at the first attempt, a replay may yet be televised. Maybe I'm clutching at straws with that one ...

However, back to Saturday, and congratulations to the lads on a job well done.

The Clarets eliminated a very modest Gillingham team with a thoroughly professional display and there were good performances throughout the side.

May and McGregor rarely looked ruffled at the heart of defence, while in midfield Tony Grant held things together and Glen Little was too much for John Hills to handle.

Meanwhile, Robbie Blake and Ian Moore looked unstoppable in attack.

Stan Ternent should tell the latter that every game is an FA Cup tie.

Saturday's effort means the striker has now bagged 10 goals in 12 FA Cup appearances.

The only blemish on Blake's afternoon was a needless booking for kicking the ball away, but by that time his brace of goals had seen the Clarets home and hosed.

Finally, congratulations to Richard Chaplow on being called up to the England U-19 squad.

The honour is no more than the teenager deserves given the consistency of his performances so far this season. Here's hoping he does himself and the club proud.