BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent is hoping his side can build on Saturday's win at Derby and beat Blackpool tonight - launching a much needed Worthington Cup run.

The Clarets have a poor record in both knockout competitions since Ternent took over as manager, not least the defeat by Rushden and Diamonds at this stage of this cup last year.

But with the financial crisis surrounding the club Ternent knows there has never been a better time to hit the glory trail.

"Any way we can increase revenue at the club is important to us," he admitted. "It would be nice to win the game and set up a big tie in the next round but Blackpool will be feeling the same."

Having at last won a game Ternent has hinted that he might give the side that turned things around at Derby the chance to shine again, despite the return of Gareth Taylor and Dimitri Papadopoulos from international duty.

"The players did very well and the object of the exercise is to get in the team, play well and keep the shirt," he said.

That means striker Robbie Blake could be starting in successive games for the first time since his £1million move from Bradford in January.

"It has been difficult for Robbie but when he came here he knew that the standard is the standard," he said. "He had a double hernia and tried to play through it.

"But he did extremely well on Saturday, he is a quality player with a fantastic demeanour. He is a likeable lad."

The other key man at Pride Park was super sub Glen Little but having shown the form the fans know he is capable of, he will be desperate to be on from the off.

"If you remember, towards the end of the season and through the summer he had some kind of virus," said Ternent.

"That affected his fitness level but he has been working hard to get that back. Saturday will have done him a lot of good and his ability has never been in question.

"It is always a difficult decision to leave a player of his ability out of the team but he had not been performing to his capabilities. We have had to nurse him back through and his poor form has not been for want of trying. But no one goes through the season not having a bad spell."

Playing Little down the right and Blake alongside Ian Moore in attack will allow the team to keep the 4-4-2 shape that the players seemed comfortable with at the weekend.

Ternent admitted: "I often change the system of play," but having found a winning formula he may be persuaded to stick with it for a potentially tricky derby game.

The Clarets Lancashire rivals may be a division below them but Ternent has a great deal of admiration for both them and their manager.

"Blackpool are a good side and Steve McMahon has done a fantastic job," he said.

"I know we will have a good game of football, it is a cup game and a derby match.

"I like Steve a lot and he has done well at Swindon and he has gone to Blackpool where they have had some difficult times and done a good job.

"But sooner or later he will go on to bigger and better things and he will manage in the Premiership. He knows the game inside out and he is a winner."

Ternent admitted he still believes that too many lower division managers are overlooked when it comes to the big jobs as he said: "I am one of them and I have been doing the job for 30 years, starting at Blackpool."

He knows the Seasiders are in prime form having recorded five clean sheets and he said: "We are going into the game on the back of a good win but they have had a few good results."

Ternent will again be without the suspended Paul Cook and injured Steve Davis. Brad Maylett and Gordon Armstrong are both back in training but not considered for tonight while Graham Branch has been given the all clear to resume training after a scan on his calf.