CLARETS skipper Steve Davis hobbled away from Turf Moor on crutches at the weekend as his injury nightmare continued.

Ever since he injured his knee at Gillingham just over a year ago, he has been in and out of the side with a succession of different problems.

Burnley boss Stan Ternent must now wait and hope that the damage is not too severe.

"The skip has hurt his knee but it is not the same sort of injury that he has had in the past," he explained. "Lee Briscoe also hurt his groin and came off at half time."

The injuries will be a concern for Ternent who has been operating with just a 20-man squad and had only 17 players available to him at the weekend.

Seeing two key players struggling away from the ground capped a miserable day for Ternent who saw his side hit for six for the second time this season with ex-players Alan Lee and John Mullin both scoring a brace for Ronnie Moore's side.

But the Burnley boss is confident that his players will react in the right way when they make the long trip to Gillingham next weekend.

"The players have done extremely well and they will certainly play better than they did on Saturday next time," he said. "I know my players and I know they will bounce back from this.

"It was a match we would have liked to have won but I don't want to take anything away from Rotherham. It was a very different game to the one last month, a lot more open. Two of my old lads scored goals so that shows I can pick a player.

"But we got exactly what we deserved, which was nothing. We have been doing pretty well with what we have got but I keep telling everyone, this is a very tough league."

Former Claret John Mullin explained his muted celebration of two goals, as he said: "I wouldn't have felt right running around the pitch swinging my shirt about.

"I had said before the game that it would be a bit strange coming back and the whole experience was a bit surreal.

"I always had a good relationship with the fans and I appreciated the reception I got both before and after the game. I think I showed my respect to them by not going mad when I scored.

"I did well for the fans when I was at Burnley and I think they know that I did not particularly want to leave.

"It is always nice to get on the scoresheet but I did not feel I came back with anything to prove. I had a lot of family and friends at the game, some who wanted Burnley to win."