BURNLEY fans were aghast when Blackburn Rovers' title-winning captain Tim Sherwood was invited to open a weekend gala in a staunch Clarets area.
Organisers of Colne Gala hoped Premiership winner Sherwood would pull in crowds from across the country.
But Colne Clarets president Tony Bannister said: "It's bloody ridiculous. I could attract more people to Colne than him."
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