Burnley will turn to Brown

That's this morning's tabloid speculation - nicely timed as the Clarets go into the Christmas programme with the trip to Barnsley, followed by a home game against Scunthorpe on Tuesday afternoon.

Brown had a nightmare first experience in management at Derby but took Hull to the Premier League and kept them there in the first season before losing his job towards the end of last season as they lost their place and suffered relegation alongside ourselves and Portsmouth.

He's long been linked with the Burnley job and was thought to be one who came close in 2004 when Steve Cotterill eventually replaced Stan Ternent.