Our mentality is good and growing

Last updated : 05 December 2014 By Tony Scholes

QPR, like Burnley, were promoted last season and Harry sees this as a key game for his team along with others they have this month against such as West Brom and Palace.

"in terms of the fixtures, the teams we've got are down there with us, so it's important we pick up some good points from these games," he said.

He's aware of the threat we offer. "They've got goals in the team," he added. "Ings can score, he's a bit like Charlie, the pair of them are good goalscorers.

"But we're at home and we've been playing excellently at home. If you look at our draw against Man City and their recent results. To draw against them 2-2 at home and be leading late in the game and deserving to win, we've put in some excellent performances at Loftus Road."

Harry knows he's got a tough opponent in the dug outs. of Dyche he said: "Sean's done an amazing job there, he's got a great enthusiasm; he knows the game; he's got excellent knowledge.

"He's a very positive guy. Every time you see him he's always believing they're going to get a result. I've been impressed with him. I think he's done a smashing job."

Dyche takes his team to West London believing they are getting stronger as they become accustomed to the Premier League.

"I think our message has been pretty much the same," he said. "Early season a lot was made of us not winning, but I said that I thought our performances were good and that you've got to go even harder than just giving good performances at this level and I think we've done that.

"Our mentality is good and growing from the fact the players are not just winning and getting points on the board, but playing in the Premier League. I think it's quite apparent at the moment, but it's only at the moment. There's a lot of games in front of us beginning with QPR on Saturday.

"Our main focus is on the performance levels. We believe in that and I talk about it a lot with good reason because if you get your performance levels right, it doesn't guarantee you anything, but it gives you a whole better chance and I think we've seen that so far this season."

As the Clarets head to QPR, Dyche was asked about potential strengthening in the January transfer window. He said: "I believe we've tried to be honest all along, myself and the board. There's no cover story. There's a reality, that's all it is.

"There was money to spend in the summer, we spent some. There was more, but that doesn't mean there was tens and tens of millions more. There was an amount more than the board felt could keep the club in a strong situation financially but one that still allowed me the chance to improve the team because of the demands of the Premier League.

"That chance might come again in January. We know it's a tough market, even tougher than in the summer because of the nature of it, but the players still have to fit the model of the club and there's an amount that allows the chance to work in the market, but it's not tens and tens of millions because that would jeopardise the future of the club. It's simple economics and it certainly is for this club.

"It's an ongoing thing and no one wants panic buys. It happens from time to time if you're unlucky with injuries, suspensions or whatever it might be and we understand that. No one wants that situation.

"We're looking way beyond January and you have to nowadays. It's not just us who are improving their recruitment, by the way.

"There are lots of clubs out there who are in advance of what we are hoping to achieve at this time, but over time we're hoping not only to catch up, but build a recruitment system that could be of great value to the future of this football club."