GARETH Taylor returns to Turf Moor with Doncaster Rovers today and says he would love to become Burnley manager one day.

The striker is likely to be on the bench for bottom club Doncaster in this afternoon’s Championship clash and, at the age of 35, is already making plans for the future.

Coaching may well be on the agenda and, after enjoying the most profilic spell of his playing career at Turf Moor, a return as a manager remains an ambition.

But he has been impressed by current Clarets boss Owen Coyle and knows he may be a long time waiting if current evidence is anything to go by.

“I want to play for at least two more seasons,” he said.

“When I was 25 I thought I’d do well to get to 30 but I’m sat here at 35 feeling as good as I’ve ever done and I’ll look to play as long as I can.

“After that I’ll be looking to do my coaching badges and then hopefully become a coach or a manager.

“It would be nice to be Burnley manager one day but the fellow in charge at the moment is doing a decent job, so I might have to bide my time!”

Taylor scored 37 goals in 105 appearances during a two-year spell at Turf Moor between 2001 and 2003 and has warned Doncaster to guard against his old Clarets team-mate Robbie Blake today.

“I had two seasons there and I scored 18 in the first season and 18 again in the season after,” said the 6ft 2in Welsh international, who hopes Burnley can enjoy more League Cup success after helping them beat Tottenham in the same competition six years ago.

“It was a good time for me and it was just a shame that in the first season we missed out on the play-offs by one goal.

“Stan Ternent was brilliant for me and we had two wingers, Alan Moore on one side and Glen Little on the other, who would get balls into the box and that suited me.

“And I had a good partnership with Robbie Blake. That was in his first spell with the club but he’s back there again and doing superbly.

“He will definitely be a big danger man for them. He’s capable of unlocking defences and he’s someone we’ll have to watch. I’ve certainly forewarned people!”

Finances meant Taylor was sold to Nottingham Forest for £500,000 in the summer of 2003 and he returned to Turf Moor to score in only his second game for Forest.

But Taylor, who has since had spells for Crewe and Tranmere, refused to celebrate then and says he would never do so because of the respect he holds for the Clarets fans.

“The fans were special, they were great with me,” he said.

“I scored in both games for Forest that season but the fans had just given me a fantastic reception.

“Celebrating would have been rubbing their noses in it and there’s no way I would ever do that. That will never happen.”