Clarets boss Stan Ternent is hoping that tomorrow morning he will be indebted to Premiership managers for helping him to get a shot at a Premiership club in the Carling Cup.

The Turf Moor supremo has been given permission to play his trio of loan players, Delroy Facey, Gareth Farrelly and Andy Todd, in the competition by Sam Allardyce and Graeme Souness.

It is an invaluable boost for Ternent whose side, should they come through tonight's second round clash with Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park (7.30), will be hoping they land top flight opposition in the draw for the next round.

"I have got to thank Graeme for allowing Andy to play and Sam for letting Delroy and Gareth be involved too," smiled Ternent.

"I appreciate it very much, and even more so because at the moment I have only 16 fit players to choose from.

"But it is a great gesture on the parts of both Blackburn and Bolton and it helps me big style."

And Ternent felt that the move would be of great benefit to all parties.

"It is a case of them helping me to help the players and also help themselves," explained Ternent.

"These players are in my first team and getting that level of football, they will either prove themselves to their club, or maybe join us, or at least put themselves in the shop window.

"While for their clubs they are away and getting the kind of football they could not experience in the reserves.

"It benefits the clubs, it benefits the players and it benefits me too - so there are no losers."

However, defender Todd may prove to be one of the absentees from tonight's trip to Lincolnshire as he is struggling with a toe injury, while midfielder Tony Grant is also a doubt with a sore foot.

But after the 4-0 demolition of Bradford City at Turf Moor at the weekend the Clarets have every reason to travel in confident mood.

"We played well on Saturday, we had a few more shots and we took a few more chances," he said.

"And I thought their keeper Marlon Beresford played well, so it showed that when we did get our chances we did stick them away.

"But we have played well all season and when the chances weren't going in the players have stuck it out.

"The players have looked good all season and we can go into this game in good spirits, though we know Scunthorpe will make us work very hard for a win."

The Clarets have enjoyed differeing fortunes at Glanford Park. They won promotion there in May 2000 from Division Two, but lost there in the FA Cup in January 2001.