NIK Michopoulos is determined to get back in the Burnley side after returning from a loan spell with Crystal Palace.

The goalkeeper acted as cover for the injured pair of Matt Clarke and Alex Kolinko at Selhurst Park.

But his three months ended after the weekend having played eight times for the Eagles, one of those as a sub.

"It was very good to play first team football and I did well when I was down there," he said on his return.

"In the last two games that I played I was named as the man of the match but when Kolinko was fit from injury he came back into the side.

"I had a very good time down there, I enjoyed the club and it was important to play. Now it is important I try to get my place back in the Burnley team.

"It has been great to see all the lads again and all the other people at the club. They all say it is good to see me and while it has been nice living down near London, I very much like being in Burnley."

The 33-year-old Greek international admitted that a couple of things did strike him about living near the capital.

"London is like Athens in my home country, it is very expensive and it is very busy," he said. "I did not live in London, I stayed out somewhere near the Crystal Palace training ground in a nice quiet area, and I only went into the city on about three occasions.

"But I did get to see a lot of Greek people and go to some Greek restaurants. There are certainly lots of Greeks down there."

His future at Turf Moor remains uncertain and much will depend on whether Stan Ternent can persuade Marlon Beresford to commit himself to the club on a longer term deal.

It was the return of Beresford that saw Michopoulos lose his place in the Burnley goal having featured in the first five games of the season.

He kept a clean sheet in his last appearance, ironically against Crystal Palace, and he will have to wait and see when Beresford's latest contract runs out after the FA Cup third round tie against Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday.

"I don't know if the club's finances will stretch to allow me to keep two keepers on the go," admitted the manager. "At least I will be able to have a keeper on the bench for a couple of games and we will have to wait and see what happens then."