STAN TERNENT has urged Robbie Blake to become Burnley's fox in the box.

The Clarets need a lift to get their tails up following two successive defeats that have halted the momentum gained by a hat-trick of victories.

Burnley have drawn blanks in losses to both Norwich and Nottingham Forest in the past seven days.

And Ternent wants Blake to lead the charge against Bradford tomorrow by improving his strike rate from inside the penalty area.

The Clarets chief said: "Robbie scores his goals from outside the box, but he has got to start getting some inside the box as well - and he is aware of that."

Ternent admits he is unhappy at the mini-goal drought, which comes despite the Clarets having large swathes of possession in and around opposing penalty areas.

And he is ordering his shot-shy side to let fly and give returning Burnley old-boy goalkeeper Marlon Beresford a busy 90 minutes on his Turf Moor return.

Ternent, who will make a late decision on the fitness of Dean West (back) as Burnley go in search of their first league victory over City at Turf Moor since 1937, added: "We are playing quite well, but I'm unhappy we are not scoring goals and I don't think we are doing it right.

"I think they should pull the trigger more often and deliver more balls into the box - and we will.

"We get forward enough and it's just when we get to the edge of the box we are reluctant to deliver and shoot.

"There is not a lot wrong that a little luck won't change, but while we are not getting the breaks we have to shoot more, deliver the ball more more and get more bodies in there and then perhaps we will get more goals.

"We have to change the luck ourselves."

The Clarets had been expected to announce their appointment as new chief executive, but have had to delay their decision.

"Unfortunately we have had to cancel a board meeting, so we will have to wait to inform the candidates involved," explained chairman Barry Kilby.

The announcement is will now be made early next week.

WIMBLEDON expected final approval today to play their first home game in Milton Keynes against Burnley this month despite "outstanding issues" with the National Hockey Stadium.