IT IS the sign of a good team, so perceived football wisdom has it, that they can produce results whilst only functioning at 80 per cent of capacity.

Which rather begs the question, what kind of team are Burnley given that in percentage terms the level of performance against Stockport rarely rose above the sixties?

Where they lucky or clinically professional to get all three points? The truth, as always, lies somewhere between these two margins.

The Clarets certainly enjoyed a touch of good fortune in certain spells. This was most noticeable during the first 20 minutes of the second half, when the visitors dominated to such a degree that old cliches about the league table being turned on its head were being dusted down. So yes, maybe Lady Luck pulled on a Clarets shirt at times.

But by no means was the win achieved purely through chance. There were two other key elements which put Burnley back in the ascendency; the steely determination which runs like blood through the veins of the current crop of Clarets, and moments of individual brilliance.

As Ternent remarked in his post-match press conference, there are players in this team who are capable of turning a game at any given moment. Alan Moore showed it against Preston when a sublime piece of skill set up King Arthur for his winner.

Tony Grant is clearly a class act -- his enforced absence against County merely served to underline his importance to the side.

And then of course, there is our number seven, who was everywhere on Saturday. With a sliderule pass down the middle which led to the penalty, a cross from the right for Taylor's goal, then from the opposite flank for Moore's, Glen was quite literally right, left and centre.

Just as impressive as his man of the match display on Saturday, is his goals per game ratio. In 20 appearances, Little has found the net on nine occasions, which is evidence of two things; his increasing importance to the side and his growing ability to attack from anywhere in midfield.

The right hand side of the box remains his natural territory but his game and along with it his reputation, is constantly evolving and improving.

Next up are Millwall, who with an away record of won four, drawn four, lost four, seem unpredictable opposition. But with confidence sky high and key players on song, the Clarets are a match for anybody.