First thoughts were that they had made a mistake and youth player Alex Taylor was getting a start but he was then named as a substitute.
Michael Taylor has been training with the club for the past few days after being released by our neighbours Blackburn Rovers at the end of last season. The 21-year-old
He has played league football though, during the 2002/03 season, in two loan spells both of which were in the 3rd Division.
In August 2002 he went to Carlisle United on a three month loan and made a total of twelve appearances for the Cumbrians including ten in the league and an FA Cup debut. He returned to
By the end of March he was out on loan again, this time at
He was left out of the side and returned to
Last season he remained with
There has been no indication from the Clarets as to how long he might be with the club but manager Steve Cotterill is keeping his cards very close to his chest.