It's been all change at both clubs since we met in our first pre-season game a year ago. Then Alan Knill and Brian Laws were the two men in charge, but Knill departed for Scunthorpe towards the end of last season and that gave Richie Barker the opportunity to stake a claim for the job.
The youth coach took it with both hands and was handed the job permanently in the summer, although it did look for a time as though it might go to Neil McDonald who is now back with Sam Allardyce at West Ham.
Bury, like us, got off to a winning start with a 5-1 win at Radcliffe Borough and they will have their one summer signing, defender Mark Hughes, on show tonight.
They too fielded 22 different players in their game but that included some trialists and some of their youth team players. It is expected they will field a much stronger team tonight although the trialists, Jason Marr and Chris Shuker, could be involved.
Eddie Howe will have Charlie Austin available but unfortunately both Brian Jensen and Tyrone Mears are ruled out. Mears has a slight problem with an achilles tendon whilst Jensen isn't feeling well.
Grant will start in goal again but tonight could give Jon Stewart an opportunity should manager Eddie Howe opt to use him in the second half.
Burnley will, however, see the return of Charlie Austin who sat out Saturday's win at Altrincham.
Last season's encounter ended in a 3-0 win for Burnley with goals from Ross Wallace, Steven Thompson and Chris Eagles.
The teams a year ago were;
Bury: Cameron Belford, Mark Lynch (Duane Samuels 65), Joe Skarz (Andrai Jones 65), Ben Futcher (Jermaine Johnson 65), Efe Sodje (Alexis 65), Peter Sweeney (Kyle Bennett 65), David Worrall (Lennel John-Lewis 65), Steven Schumacher (Kenny Strickland 65), Andy Bishop (Danny Carlton 65), Andy Haworth (Ryan Lowe 65), Michael Jones (Simon Whaley 65). Sub not used: Ritchie Branagan.
Burnley:
First Half: Brian Jensen, Richard Eckersley, Michael Duff, Andre Bikey, Danny Fox, Graham Alexander, Jay Rodriguez, Wade Elliott, Chris McCann, Ross Wallace, Steven Thompson.
Second Half: Brian Jensen (Diego Penny 68), Richard Eckersley (Alex-Ray Harvey 68), Clarke Carlisle, Leon Cort, Brian Easton, David Edgar, Martin Paterson (Wes Fletcher 90), Dean Marney, Kevin McDonald, Chris Eagles, Chris Iwelumo.