BURNLEY look set to play out the season without a kit sponsor as shirt logos remain a no-go area at Turf Moor.

But the Clarets' firm stance on the sponsorship issue has attracted interest from a number of potential backers who may be keen to tie up a deal for next season.

The Clarets kicked off the current campaign without a replacement for P3 Computers after rejecting an offer from Blackburn Rovers' sponsors Time Computers, which was believed to be worth a six-figure sum.

The club felt the traditional look of the club's kit was worth preserving in the absence of a more acceptable package.

It was a bold if potentially costly move but the Clarets now appear optimistic that there could be a positive spin-off.

"We have had several enquiries. It became quite a big story that we had turned down the offer," said Turf Moor chief executive Andrew Watson.

"Sky ran a bit of a knocking piece about it and then on the Monday we were contacted by a dot-com company who we will be talking to. "We have had four or five companies, decent companies, contact us and we will be starting talks with them.

"But there is nothing to suggest an agreement is imminent. The priority is to look ahead to next season."

He added: "A couple of weeks ago we had a meeting with the supporters' clubs and we said that if we got the right deal we would have to consider it and we would want to consider it for the good of the club.

"But at this moment I just can't see it happening during the season."

Burnley are thought to be the only First Division club without a shirt sponsor and Watson revealed that they have received some positive feedback in opposition boardrooms.

"I think they have admired our stance and the board is still in agreement that we should wait for the right package.

"If you take the wrong one then you are tied in for a couple of years.

"We are more than happy. We just didn't want to be held to ransom," he said.

And while Burnley have passed up a potential source of income for 12 months, Watson insisted that the financial outlook is still improving with a projected annual turnover of £8.2 million.

After reporting a loss of £1.8 million in 1999, the improved commercial activity looks set to wipe out the deficit in the current financial year.

"Things are growing elsewhere in the club and we are hoping to break even this year, and that's without a shirt sponsor," said Watson.