BURNLEY will have their fingers crossed that the SFA don't throw the book at Ian Wright when he faces a disciplinary hearing in Scotland next month.

Wright is facing a misconduct charge relating to an incident after Celtic's match against Kilmarnock in January when the striker alledgedly pushed fourth official Willie Young.

If the case is proven then he could be hit by a ban, which he would have to serve as a Burnley player.

"There's an agreement between the SFA and the English FA that if a suspension is imposed in Scotland it would have a knock-on effect in England," confirmed Andy Mitchell, head of media relations at the SFA.

The outcome is over a month away, however, and will have no effect on the transfer fever that has gripped Burnley.

Clarets fans have responded to the sensational capture of Wright by making Saturday's clash with Wigan Athletic a near sell-out.

The club sold more than 3,000 tickets yesterday to supporters desperate to see the former England man make his Turf Moor debut.

"Tuesday is normally a quiet day but it was incredible yesterday. It was non-stop," said Burnley's media and PR manager Danny Reuben.

"It's beyond our wildest dreams. The signing has whipped up the town and gripped East Lancashire. "There's going to be a great atmosphere and he will probably get the best reception he's ever had."

The Bob Lord Stand is a complete sell-out and there were only a handful of tickets left for the Jimmy McIlroy Stand earlier today.

That leaves only places in the James Hargreaves Stand for home supporters with the club expecting a season's best crowd of over 18,000.

The Clarets have swiftly got their merchandising campaign into top gear on the back of Wright's signing.

Claret and blue Ian Wright scarves were on sale in the club shops today and an Ian Wright tee-shirt will be available from Friday.

In addition the club yesterday sold over 100 replica shirts with Wright's number 33 on the back.

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