IAN Wright left the door open to continue his Burnley career with an ambiguous 'decision' over his retirment on Iast night's Jerry Springer Show.

When American TV chat show host Springer asked if the 36-year-old was going to finally hang up h is boots, Wright only said: "I think I am."

That suggests Burnley manager Stan Ternent may still be able to thrash out a deal with the former England and Arsenal striker to play at Turf Moor when the two meet for scheduled talks later this month.

Wright, on a show filmed last month, continued: "It is really hard. I have got people in Burnley and the manager is a really close friend of mine.

"One one hand, my best friend (Mitchell Thomas) is there. Then I have got my wife and kids.

"I am coming home and I can see these horns growing out of my little girl's head. She is getting more and more naughty everyday.

"She doesn't listen to me as she doesn't hardly see me. I do not want that with her. She is only my little girl.

"These are the factors in me not playing any more. And I have had a really good career -- it is other people's turns now."

Burnley fans were eagerly waiting to see if Wright was going to put an end to the speculation surrounding his future. During the week his agent Jerome Anderson categorically stated that the decision was final.

But good friend Mark Bright siad that he thought Wright would continue.

Clarets chairman Barry Kilby also stressed that the club remained hopeful of securing his services in Division One, when the present deal runs out at the end of June.

But Wright added: "I am at the stage now when it has happened for me in football.

"I have done everything I set out to achieve in football. I feel my wife and children have sacrificed maybe enough over the years for my career. So if I do make a decision to stop this season, which I think I will, I think I will (stick to it).

"I had four different clubs in one season just trying to find a place where I could find any sort of success.

"At the end I found it with Burnley. I was pleased they got promoted, it was wonderful for them." He also stayed tight-lipped at Wembley yesterday, where he said goodbye to the stadium at a Nike Park event -- giving kids a final opportunity to play football at Wembley.