"TRUST me, trust my players," was the strong message from Clarets boss Stan Ternent as he turned on the Turf Moor boo-boys.

But super sub Lee Briscoe, who turned the jeers to cheers by scoring twice after coming on for Ian Moore, claimed: "I did not even hear the crowd's reaction, I was just focused on doing my job."

And the versatile 25-year-old, who barely trained last week, is now ready to do whatever job Ternent asks him to do at Birmingham tomorrow night.

Like any manager Ternent knows the paying public will never be slow to voice their opinion but, with his side sitting four points clear at the top, he feels entitled to full backing for tactical decisions.

"I was a bit disappointed with the fans booing," he said. "Don't they trust me, don't they trust the players. And Brizza was a terrible sub wasn't he."

Briscoe was a bit more understanding, saying: "When fans see a striker come off they think it is a defensive move but it was not the case.

"Walsall were having a good spell and the manager wanted Kevin Ball to play a bit deeper as Darren Wrack was getting a lot of space.

"That meant I had to play alongside Paul Cook in midfield and we pushed Alan Moore and Glen Little forward in a 4-3-3 formation.

"The change let us get a footing back in the game but the gaffer did not actually tell me to get on there and score a couple."

Briscoe now has three goals for the season, the other against Manchester City, and no-one is more surprised by his strike rate than the player himself.

"I have never hit two in a game before and my best total for a season in the league is one," he said.

At the start of this season Briscoe had just two league goals in 112 appearances, his only Wednesday goal a spectacular winner against Arsenal, and he confessed: "I have not exactly set myself a target of 20. It was just great to score two important goals."

Having spent most of his career in the Premiership with Sheffield Wednesday Briscoe knows what is needed to compete in the top flight and he has no doubt Burnley has what it takes to get there.

"Everyone knows this is a big established club and the way things are happening here is very exciting," he said. "The gaffer knows it is important to be a Premiership club and he is working very hard to get us there."

Briscoe accepts that being labelled a "versatile player" can sometimes make it difficult to hold down a settled place in the side but he has no doubts about how he sees himself.

"I am a full back but if there are injuries or the gaffer wants to change things I am happy to play anywhere," he said. "Having joined Burnley last summer I played most of last season at left back before injuring a knee against Norwich."

Ternent was full of praise for the man whose goals turned the game after Walsall had fought back to level from two down.

Briscoe has already featured at left back, left midfield, centre back and centre midfield in the opening weeks of this season and Ternent said: "He is a top class player, a Premiership player."

Ternent must now decide what role Saturday's hero should have at St Andrews where Birmingham will be looking to bounce back from a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City.

The Clarets boss admitted that French left back Arthur Gnohere is still learning to adapt from centre back to left back. But with Paul Weller unlikely to have recovered from his hamstring strain Briscoe could also fill in on the left side of midfield.

As ever Briscoe is ready to answer the call.

"My groin feels okay after the game and I just hope to be involved," he said.

Mind you, despite his prolific start to the season, he knows he is unlikely to be challenging Ian Moore and Gareth Taylor for a place up front.