BURNLEY boss Adrian Heath wants the Football League to review their early-season fixture policy.

The Clarets suffered a massive injury crisis this month and Heath was forced to field himself on the substitutes bench at Bury and again against Stockport.

Today's game at Rotherham is Burnley's 16th league and cup fixture since the big kick-off last August - and Heath feels that is too hectic a schedule.

He said: "Last week was our first free week since the season started in August and I think that is too much football. We are already quarter of the way through the season.

"You don't get any respite whatsoever. It seems a nonsense when you end up with so many blank weeks throughout the season when surely it would be more sensible to spread the midweek fixtures out.

"The amount of times you are sending players out not fully fit is frightening. Sometimes they are only playing at 80 per cent fitness. "It's simply not fair on the players and it's certainly not fair on the paying public."

Boundary Clarets Travel: Plymouth, November 30, mini-weekend. Nov 29 to Dec 1 £60. Two nights bed and breakfast. Fund-raising night at Irish League Club, Burnley, Ocober 16. Quiz: Adrian Heath Select versus Derek Scott's ex-Clarets. Followed by question and answer session with manager and players. £1 admission.

Colne Clarets Travel: Watford, October 15, £14 adults, £11 conc. 12.30pm Moris Dancers. Preston, Oct 29, £4 all classes, 5.15pm Morris Dancers.

York - Friday, November 1 and Saturday, November 2. Two nights B and B Novotel. Depart Burnley bus station 6.30pm, Morris Dancers 7pm, £60 adults, £30 juveniles. In addition to the weekend trip to York, Colne Clarets are running a day trip to the walled city. Depart Burnley 11.30pm Burnley, £12, 12.00 Morris Dancers. 5.50, 4.50.

Christmas Cabaret Party - North Stand Executive Lounge, Saturday, December 14, £3.50. Free transport from the Morris Dancers, picking up en route. Disco plus Scarlets Web. Memberships £3 adults, £2 juveniles (under 16s).

Quiz night - Monday, November 4, Colne Cricket Club, tickets £1. Colne Clarets v Marlons Select, 7.30pm.

Bournemouth, Saturday, February 16. Saturday overnight £50 adults £30 conc. Book away travel at half time on North Stand concourse at our booking office. All inquiries to Tony Bannister 863946 or Alan Beecroft 864147.

Watford v Burnley, Vicarage Road, October 15: Directions to Watford: Exit M1 Junction 5. Take second exit at the roundabout, signposted Harrow (A41). Take third exit at the next roundabout to Hartspring Lane. Follow through the traffic lights and continue straight ahead (you are now on Oldenham Road) to the next roundabout. Take second exit still following Oldenham Road to the next set of traffic lights. When through the lights move into the right hand lane (marked Watford) and follow the one-way around to Bushey Station then moving into the left hand lane turn left under Bushey Arches into Eastbury Road. At traffic lights turn right into Deacons Hill and continue to the next traffic lights. Turn left into Cardiff Road for the visitors entrance.

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