ANDY Cooke admits he was as surprised as anyone when referee Fraser brandished the yellow card at Preston last Saturday.

Cooke was accused of diving after rounding Preston keeper David Lucas but the Burnley striker is adamant he did nothing wrong.

"I was bewildered by it," he said. "The keeper caught me. I probably didn't do myself any favours by trying to get up but I thought I could."

The decision prompted Chris Waddle to send a video of the incident to the referee and ask him to reverse his decision.

"I don't want any more bookings so hopefully it will be sorted out in my favour," added Cooke, who got his own back on the Preston keeper by scoring the second in Burnley's 3-2 win.

APOLOGIES to Wycombe striker Steve McGavin. I wrote last week that he would be banned for today's visit of Burnley. It was in fact midfield colleague Michael Simpson who was sent off against Carlisle and therefore serves a one-match ban today. McGavin was attributed with the red card in a national newspaper which just goes to show you can't always believe what you read in the tabloids.

WHEN Wycombe played at Burnley in September 1996, Miguel De Souza scored the club's fastest ever goal. His 16-second strike may have caught the Clarets cold but they hit back to win 2-1.

BURNLEY Reserves blew a great chance to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Pontin's League Cup. Wrexham topped Group One to go through to the last eight but would have missed out to the Clarets had Burnley managed better than a 1-1 draw against them when Wrexham were reduced to nine men on Monday night. Burnley Reserves are at home to Sheffield United in the Pontin's League Second Division on Wednesday (kick-off 7.15).

BURNLEY'S Football in the Community Programme is staging three soccer schools in the half-term holiday next week.

The first is at the sports and leisure centre at Turf Moor on Monday. On Tuesday it will be at St Christopher's, Accrington and at Trawden CP School on Wednesday. The schools run from 10am-3pm each day with further information from Angela Booth at Burnley FC.

THE Clarets Independent Supporters Association put their case for greater supporter involvement in the running of clubs to the Football Task Force when it visited Manchester.

The Association believes an input from supporters would help improve communication, break down any barriers between the board and the fans, provide a wider range of skills and services for the club's benefit, increase involvement in the local community and therefore encourage more supporters to watch the club.

The Association would also like the various Burnley supporters' clubs to come together and form a working party representing all fans to present a united case to the board.

The first is at the sports and leisure centre at Turf Moor next Monday

ALL turnstile operators must report for Burnley's Auto Windscreens Shield northern semi-final against Preston next Tuesday night, when all stands at Turf Moor will be open.

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