Dyche missed pitting his wits against Agent Keane last season but got games in against Henning Berg and Michael Appleton, both now departed and, like the aforementioned Agent, still out of work.
Now he comes face to face with an old friend from the Nottingham Forest. Gary Bowyer was a player there, at a club where his dad Ian had great success under Brian Clough.
Bowyer admitted ahead of the game: "I know their staff well and I think they are showing signs of what stability brings to a football club. If you look at their squad they've not had a mass turnover of personnel.
"Ian Woan and Tony Loughlan were at Forest with me. Dychey had just left for Chesterfield but he lived with Ian Woan so he was always around in the digs and what have you so I'm sure there's going to be a bit of banter on Saturday.
"Sean's done a good job since he's gone there. I think they finished as high last season as they've done for a while but we've just got to go there and give a good account of ourselves.
"There's not a bigger game in the season for a Blackburn manager. It's the first fixture the supporters and the staff look forward to. I can't wait. I'm really excited. I'm like a fan because you really look forward to these games. The players are looking forward to it and we can't wait."
He added: "Obviously we've got to make sure the players are aware of what's at stage and the passion required, but in terms of playing the game we're going to play it as we have done the last two games, and that's get on the front foot and look to stamp our authority on it straight away."
Dyche himself, having overseen the two draws, would love to become the first Burnley manager since Harry Potts to record a victory over them and he knows it will be a collective effort if we do succeed.
"We have been good a the Turf, particularly this season, and the more people we can get in there, the better the atmosphere we can generate and it will be a wonderful thing, so come down and support us," he said.
"The biggest thing I can recall from the Blackburn game last season is that the fans were amazing in backing the side here. We went one goal down, but they continued to support the side and we got that late fantastic equaliser that raised the roof.
"Support is valuable anyway, but of course in big games you want them all here to help you get the job done."
He continued: "It's a great game to look forward to; almost an event and something that turns into more than a game. I have learned that it means more than just a win to supporters on both sides, but we just need to give a performance that can hopefully get three points.
"We are building something here and it's taken some months to get it growing and this is just another piece in the jigsaw. It's a bigger piece because of the feel of the game, but it's still only three points.
"Good performances usually bring their rewards and that's the main thing I am focusing on. We think we have done some good work and put in some good performances and we are in good shape and long may that continue.
"But a win, after the start we've had, would be very welcome."