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It could have been the 1994 play off semi final that did it, when they were celebrating their trip to Wembley that didn't happen, or it could have been Chris Waddle's great escape four years later. Whatever the reason they don't like us, so I wouldn't expect too many of them making the long journey tomorrow.
And it is clearly a game that both sides will feel is an important one as they go looking for that first league win of the season just ahead of the first international break.
Owen Coyle will recall his got his first home win as Burnley manager against them back in January and a year earlier they were the side we beat to end that horrible run of games without a win.
Plymouth ended last season in tenth place despite losing manager Ian Holloway part way through when he decided to take his own unique brand of humour to Leicester, and what a laugh that turned out to be.
Since Paul Sturrock took over there have been big changes to the squad. Back in January he signed no fewer than six new players but at the same time lost two key members of his squad. Akos Buzsaky made his previous loan move to QPR permanent whilst striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake moved on to Wolves and David Norris signed for Ipswich, the latter two against Plymouth's wishes.
It's been similar during the summer with the biggest departures being Paul Connolly who was one of Paul Jewell's early signings at Derby and Peter Halmosi who moved to Premier League new boys Hull.
Sturrock though has brought in a number of new faces. Jason Puncheon was the first arrival, he cost £250,000 from Barnet and he was quickly followed by Karl Duguid, the 30-year-old midfielder leaving Colchester after over 400 games for them.
Graham Stack signed from Reading when a goalkeeper became a necessity following the tragic circumstances surrounding Luke McCormick and then right on he eve of the season they signed Simon Walton and Chris Barker from QPR whilst taking Manchester United's Craig Cathcart on loan.
The last of the signings, just after the start of the season, was that of Craig Noone a winger who they took from Southport.
Recently they've been hit with a big blow. The first of the January signings, Jermaine Easter from Wycombe, has asked for a move because of domestic problems. As yet he's still at Plymouth but they are doing their best to move him on before the transfer window closes next month.
They got the season started with a point from a 2-2 draw at home against Wolves, but since then they've failed to score and lost all three games including an inglorious Carling Cup exit against League Two crisis club Luton.
In the Championship for the fifth successive season they are not expected to finish as high as they did last season with many pundits tipping them for a relegation battle.
Plymouth are boosted with the news that both Krisztian Timar and Gary Sawyer could be available again after injury. Timar has only been used as a substitute so far this season whilst Sawyer is still to play although he came through forty-five minutes of a reserve game this week. Timar could come in for Craig Cathcart but Sawyer is more likely to be named on the bench at best.
There expected team is: Graham Stack, Karl Duguid, Kriztian Timar, Marcel Seip, Chris Barker, Jason Puncheon, Chris Clark, Simon Walton, Jim Paterson, Jamie Mackie, Rory Fallon. Subs from: Romain Larrieu, Matthias Doumbe, Craig Cathcart, Luke Summerfield, Craig Noone, Gary Sawyer, Jermaine Easter.
Owen Coyle has almost a fully fit squad to name his side from with only Alex MacDonald a doubt after picking up a knock in the reserve game at Tranmere on Wednesday.
It's hardly likely that he'll make many changes, if any, and it looks as though new signing Russell Anderson will probably have to start from the bench. Remco van der Schaaf could also make the bench after coming through his second reserve game.
An unchanged team would see us line up: Brian Jensen, Michael Duff, Clarke Carlisle, Steven Caldwell, Christian Kalvenes, Graham Alexander, Wade Elliott, Kevin McDonald, Chris McCann, Chris Eagles, Martin Paterson. Subs from: Diego Penny, Russell Anderson, Stephen Jordan, Joey Gudjonsson, Alan Mahon, Remco van der Schaaf, Robbie Blake, Ade Akinbiyi.
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Owen Coyle had been Burnley manager for just over seven weeks but was still waiting to taste home success and a 1-0 win over Argyle ended that tricky run and gave the new man that first home win.
It wasn't good news ahead of the game. Both Chris McCann and Kyle Lafferty were suspended whilst we had a number of injury worries. Robbie Blake wasn't considered fit enough to start whilst his likely replacement Ade Akinbiyi was ruled out with a back injury.
Jon Harley had to play in the centre of midfield and that meant a return for David Unsworth coming in at left back and Brian Jensen was preferred to Gabor Kiraly in goal and played for the first time since the home draw with Blackpool in September.
The game also provided Steve Jones with his only start of the season and for Andy Gray it proved to be his last game for the Clarets. Six days later he decided he wasn't in the right frame of mind to play at Coventry on the following day.
Plymouth didn't come to play, they came to defend what they had, and that's no surprise with Paul Sturrock. That led to us dominating the game but somehow it took us over an hour to break the deadlock and then after making a substitution.
The provider just had to be Wade Elliott who had a stormer and gave Argyle left back Lee Hodges a torrid time. Wade turned Hodges and crossed low and sub Robbie was there to hit home on the volley. And Robbie almost made it two immediately after but his 35-yard shot was saved by Luke McCormick.
Plymouth settled for that 1-0 defeat, they showed no interest in trying to grab an equaliser, and that's how it stayed. But the scoreline flattered the visitors who had been well beaten.
The teams were;
Burnley: Brian Jensen, Graham Alexander, Stanislav Varga, Steven Caldwell, David Unsworth, Wade Elliott, James O'Connor, Jon Harley, Joey Gudjonsson (John Spicer 90), Steve Jones (Robbie Blake 56), Andy Gray. Subs not used: Gabor Kiraly, Stephen Jordan, Garreth O'Connor.
Plymouth: Luke McCormick, Paul Connolly, Marcel Seip, Gary Sawyer, Lee Hodges, Nadjim Abdou (Dan Smith 84), Luke Summerfield, Lilian Nalis (Yoann Folly 74), Peter Halmosi, Jermaine Easter, Lukas Jutkiewicz (Rory Fallon 74). Subs not used: Romain Larrieu, Jake Moult.
Previous 20 Seasons | |||||
Season | Div | Ven | Result | Att | Scorers |
1992/93 | 2 | h | 0-0 | 8,676 | . |
| . | . | a | 2-1 | 5,905 | Pender(2) |
1993/94 | 2 | h | 4-2 | 10,488 | Eyres Monington Peel(2) |
| . | . | a | 2-3 | 10,595 | Heath Philliskirk |
. | PO | h | 0-0 | 18,794 | . |
| . | . | a | 3-1 | 17,515 | Francis(2) Joyce |
1996/97 | 2 | h | 2-1 | 9,602 | Nogan Eyres(pen) |
| . | . | a | 0-0 | 6,289 | . |
1997/98 | 1 | a | 2-2 | 3,006 | Eyres(pen) Creaney |
| . | . | h | 2-1 | 18,811 | Cooke(2) |
2004/05 | C | a | 0-1 | 13,308 | . |
| . | . | h | 2-0 | 12,893 | Valois(pen) O'Connor |
2005/06 | C | a | 0-1 | 11,829 | . |
| . | . | h | 1-0 | 11,292 | Ricketts |
2006/07 | C | a | 0-0 | 12,817 | . |
| . | . | h | 4-0 | 9,793 | Duff McVeigh Jones Elliott |
2007/08 | C | h | 1-0 | 14,162 | Blake |
| . | . | a | 1-3 | 13,557 | O'Connor |
