JASON Tindall has called for Burnley to make their final games count and be record breakers this season.

Although the play-off challenge is effectively over for another year – with the gap to sixth standing at eight points and only nine left to play for – the Clarets can still set a new personal best in their last two away games.

Tonight’s trip to Leicester City presents them with the opportunity to equal a club record of 11 league away wins, ahead of Saturday’s game at Lancashire rivals Blackpool.

That feat has only been achieved once in the last 20 years, and only four times in the club’s history – in 1947, 1961, 1973 and most recently 1992.

And assistant manager Tindall sees no reason why they can’t at least add 2012 to that list tonight.

“If we can win at Leicester and (equal) a record, what a place to do it.

“That’s the aim. Our away form’s been excellent this year,” said Tindall, who believes the weight of expectation is lifted on their travels, and has been key to more favourable results than at Turf Moor, although that is a situation the Clarets are keen to rectify next season “With such a young group of players, there’s less expectation on their shoulders away from home. They can relax a little bit more and play with a little more freedom, without the added pressure of playing at home.

“That’s been a huge difference for them. When you are a young player, you need time to adapt, and sometimes it is difficult when you’ve got that added expectation.

“They enjoy playing away from home with that freedom. They can go out and express themselves, and if they make a mistake, it’s not so bad. They can continue to improve and get better.

“It’s just a shame we’ve been inconsistent at home. But thankfully our away form’s been good.”

So good, infact, that it brought them briefly back into the play-off picture thanks to wins at Portsmouth and Doncaster Rovers.

Dropping points at home to relegation threatened Coventry City in Saturday’s 1-1 draw reflected a season of frustration.

But Tindall believes the club have coped well with a period of transition, and is optimistic for improvements next term.

Seven of Saturday’s starting line-up are aged 24 or under – five of them 22 or under – with most about to complete their first full season in the Championship. And Eddie Howe’s number two feels their young players can only benefit from this year’s experience.

“We’re frustrated as a group because we’ve dropped a lot of points which we’ve been disappo-inted with – points we shouldn’t have dropped,” said Tindall.

“But if you said to us, with the changes that have been made – the ins and outs – are we pleased, are we going in the right direction? We’d probably say ‘yes, we are’.

“We’ve used the fewest number of players in the Championship, we’ve got a very small squad, and to still be where we are is a great achievement.

“Hopefully we can learn from our mistakes this year and gain from the experiences and push on next year.

“We want to improve every game and every year, and if we can finish the final three games of the season on a positive note, that will go a long way to doing that.”

While there is one eye on the future, the Clarets’ immediate aim is to outfox the Foxes tonight, and in doing so foil their own outside play-off hopes.

“Leicester are going to have to win to stay in with a chance of creeping into the play-offs so it’s going to be a very tough game,” Tindall continued.

“They have some fantastic players, but we’re a good side and as we’ve proved many times this season – especially on our travels – we’re a hard team to beat.

“We want to end the season on a positive note and if we can do that by getting three positive results in our remaining three games that will obviously stand us in good stead for the start of next season.”