BURNLEY blew Premiership side Fulham away at Turf Moor last night to earn an FA Cup quarter-final tie at Watford.

"It is a fantastic result for everybody connected with Burnley Football Club," beamed proud manager Stan Ternent.

"I thought we thoroughly deserved it because we were superior in every department of the field. We got the first goal and went on from there."

And Ternent believes that last night's thrilling triumph was worth as much as £750,000 to a club that has been battling to fill the hole left by the collapse of ITV Digital.

"That was a three-quarters of a million pounds football match for Burnley Football Club," he said. "We will be on the magic lantern again next round, there will be the share from the gate receipts and the prize money.

"Everyone knows that we have missed the digital money but we budgeted to get through and we will get through."

The financial benefits are massive for Burnley, as is the impact of a long run in arguably the greatest knockout competition in the world.

But any celebrations were short-lived as the players returned to the training ground this morning to prepare for the next big match - a trip to Stoke City in the league.

"We will be in again to see where we are up to," vowed Ternent who has always been determined not to let his players take the eye off the main prize, a place in the play-offs and a tilt at the Premiership.

"We now know there will be a first division side in the semi-finals of the FA Cup but our priority has always been the league.

"We are now in a position where we can have a run for the play-offs so, while we will enjoy the Cup win, we have a big match on Saturday."

The Burnley side was crammed full of heroes last night, not just the three scorers Gareth Taylor, Ian Moore and Drissa Diallo, netting his first for the club.

Tony Grant impressed as he pulled the strings from his attacking position in a five man midfield, a system that the players look to be enjoying after three fine displays.

"We went for it because we wanted to be positive," said Ternent. "Ian Moore and Alan Moore were supporting Gareth with Brizzer and Tony Grant. Cooky was able to give protection to the centre backs.

"The first goal was a cross from the right, Westy did a brilliant ball that Ian Moore finished well for the second and the third was a set-play where Drissa got in front of the guy.

"We knew when it was 2-0 at half time that we still had 45 or 50 minutes to play against a Premiership side, we knew they would come out fighting but we were ready for that.

"The next goal was vital. If we got it the game was finished, if they did it was game on."

It was another memorable night at Turf Moor with the one disappointment being that more fans were not there to see it. Fulham brought a paltry 303 supporters with them, a shocking figure for a top flight club, but the 11,635 gate was almost exactly half the number that watched the Manchester United game.

Obviously United brought 4000 more than Fulham but that still left about 7000 empty seats in the home sections.

One thing is certain, the Clarets won't be sending any of their allocation for the quarter-final back to Watford.