STAN Ternent has promised a summer shake-up after seeing his side concede seven goals for the second time in a month.
The Burnley boss was furious after a lacklustre display resulted in a 7-2 defeat at the hands of relegated Sheffield Wednesday - just 21 days after losing 7-4 at home to Watford.
And Ternent feels he is in a worse predicament than when he took over in 1998.
"I can't wait for the summer to come so I can try to build a new team," he said.
"It's a remarkable achievement for us to stay in the First Division to be fair with what's happened this season.
"So I've got to go back to wheeling and dealing with no money, which I'll do.
"I'm back to five years ago, or that's what it felt like.
"But the job is worse now than five years ago in terms of the financial implications of it all. It's worse than when I first came.
"Then it got better when the chairman (Barry Kilby) came and you've seen the difference when I brought a few players in and was able to pay wages.
"This time I'll have 12 players left in contract, one of which is Glen (Little) who's out on loan at the moment. So I need to build a new team."
He added: "You can't legislate for throwing five or six goals in during a game.
"But it all falls back on my doorstep, and I have to be big enough and strong enough to sort it out and I'll certainly do that."
But despite another disappointing display, Ternent urged Burnley supporters not to turn their backs on the club.
"The glass is half empty or half full. If you want to buy season tickets buy them, if you don't want to buy them, don't buy them - that's up to you," he said.
"If you buy them then obviously I'm in a stronger position, if you don't I'm in a weaker position.
"I think circumstances dictate what happened on Saturday.
"I understand the supporters frustrations but I don't think you have to lose sight of the fact I've got a full team in the medical room and I'm going to turn things round.
"My enthusiasm is still there for the football club but I need a platform to work from."
Ternent added that Ian Moore's reaction to Brian Barry-Murphy's tackle, which resulted in him being sent off after just 20 minutes, would be dealt with internally.
"What Ian did was totally undisicplined and wrong. He deserved to be sent off," he said. "I didn't see it (the incident) but he's kicked him. He got what he deserved."
Burnley Reserves face Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park this afternoon (2pm).
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