THERE could perhaps be no more fitting place than Blackpool for Burnley to sign off their away fixtures.

In an up and down season, there have been more highs than lows on the road.

Danny Ings is determined to keep it that way, after enduring his own rollercoaster campaign.

The 19-year-old has come out on top since recovering from cruciate knee ligament surgery in August.

He believes Burnley can do the same this afternoon, and unsettle Blackpool’s play-off challenge by equalling a club record 11 league away wins.

“We’ve been better away from home this season,” noted Ings.

“We need to go there and play our football, and fingers crossed we can get a result.

“Hopefully it will be a really good atmosphere. It should be a really good game of football.

“Blackpool are above us but I don’t think we’ve got anything to fear. I don’t think there is any team in this league that we should fear.”

Nor does Ings feel there are players to be feared at this level, if his reaction to the possibility of perennial predator Kevin Phillips returning after injury is anything to go by.

“I like to push myself as much as I can. If I’m playing at the other end as Kevin Phillips I want to have a better game than him,” he said. “That would give me a massive confidence boost, some-thing I can take into next season.

“No matter what, Kevin Phillips can change a game just like that.

“He’s a very talented footballer and I look up to players who can score as many goals as he has.

“He’s the man we’ve got to look out for if he is playing and try to stop him from scoring.

“We’ve come across a lot of players in the Championship, like Kevin Phillips, who are great footballers. But I think we’re great footballers and I think we can compete with anyone.”

A win this afternoon would guarantee Blackpool a place in the play-offs for the second time in three seasons and a chance to make an immediate return to the Premier League, following relegation on the final day of last season despite a spirited performance at Old Trafford.

Burnley are disappointed not to be joining them in the end of season lottery.

But Ings believes nothing should stand in their way next season.

“We have been up and down really (this season),” he said.

“Some weeks we’ve made mistakes and a few points have cost us the play-offs.

“But I think there are a lot of good things to look forward to for next season if we take them from this season.

“I think we could do really well.”

Despite feeling at home in the north west since making the move from Bournemouth in August, Ings has not been to Blackpool since he was a child.

Back then he soaked up the thrills and spills of the Pleasure Beach. But today’s derby is the ‘big one’ for the young forward, who doesn’t want the season to end after finding his feet, and form, in the Championship.

“After a couple of games I think I settled in really well to the football and got a couple of goals under my belt,” he said.

“I could have scored more, but I feel getting into those positions is just as important as scoring goals.

“I’m just glad that my knee has held out and I can look forward to next season.”