Clarets keeper Lee Grant believes hotpot derby will be tastiest (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Clarets keeper Lee Grant believes hotpot derby will be tastiest
9:09am Friday 30th November 2012 in Football
By Suzanne Geldard, Burnley FC reporter
READY Lee Grant
LEE Grant has experienced the cut and thrust of several Steel City showdowns.
He experienced many an East Midlands duel during his time at Derby County too.
But the goalkeeper feels Sunday’s Lancashire hotpot will be the tastiest derby yet.
“I’ve heard this one’s particularly ferocious so I’m looking forward to it,” said the former Sheffield Wednesday stopper.
“It’s an exciting one. I’ve played in a few big derbies and it’s nice to be involved in another one.
“I’m hoping the atmosphere and everything else surrounding the game lives up to the hype.
“The two Sheffield clubs is obviously a big one.
“I’m pretty certain it’s going to at least match that.
“It will be an exciting one, there’s no doubt about that.”
Grant played in six Sheffield derbies from 2007-2010, winning three and drawing two – famously doing the double over the Blades in 2008/09 for the first time in 95 years. It was also Wednesday’s first win at Bramall Lane since 1967.
Similarly, Burnley have lost time to make up for having waited over 33 years to beat Blackburn Rovers.
Grant hopes the wait will be over come Sunday.
And he feels it would be achievable with Burnley bucking their ideas up at the back.
While the Clarets boasted an enviable ‘goals for’ column in the Championship earlier in the season, their expansive game made them vulnerable, and it showed with the goals against.
There have been fewer of those in the last month, with three clean sheets recorded in six games under Sean Dyche.
Grant believes the new boss is succeeding in tightening the ship.
“It’s a combination of different things,” said the 20-year-old.
“Repetition and some reminders help.
“When you look at the back five there aren’t a lot of players that haven't got good experience at this level.
“Sometimes you play a certain amount of games and things can get lost in translation, especially with the transition in manager.
“But the new staff have come in and done a good job of just reminding us of basic elements and also some new elements that have helped us to just play together a bit better as a unit.
“The less I have to do means the better we’re playing as a side.”
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Comments (47)
9:30am Fri 30 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
9:54am Fri 30 Nov 12
Kermit The Frog says...
3 years and counting......
9:57am Fri 30 Nov 12
bigste says...
10:05am Fri 30 Nov 12
accyweb says...
10:09am Fri 30 Nov 12
fanny_tickler. says...
10:11am Fri 30 Nov 12
Rover-The-Moon says...
I predict 3-1 Rovers. And you will have a sending off. Then around 4p.m your town centre will be trashed by your own fans. Get your bets in lads!
Rhodes to score first.
10:15am Fri 30 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
Chim Chiminee
10:28am Fri 30 Nov 12
claretman25 says...
10:44am Fri 30 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
11:04am Fri 30 Nov 12
BananaClarets says...
11:17am Fri 30 Nov 12
Claretandtrue says...
11:21am Fri 30 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
one skin, two skin, three skin etc.
C'mon yer dingle maggots is that all you've got???
The time for your regular pounding is upon you. Prepare to be boarded after being broadsided. We shall be victorious and once again return home with your flag.
11:24am Fri 30 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
11:28am Fri 30 Nov 12
Rovers75 says...
Smash us in the face? That's what you'd like to do isn't it and literally? All that pent up frustration and hatred isn't doing you any good.
Why don't you go and smash one up the whippets sherrifs badge on your dinner break and release some of that anger, there's a good frog
11:37am Fri 30 Nov 12
fanny_tickler. says...
11:43am Fri 30 Nov 12
vintageclaret says...
11:45am Fri 30 Nov 12
vintageclaret says...
ZZZZZZZ
Get back home Tetley Chico's crying for you he's dead jealous of the horse - bless
12:00pm Fri 30 Nov 12
vintageclaret says...
A spokesman for the Lancashire Constabularly has said that they will be using all known control methods to keep BRFC fans quiet. However, they have decided that to keep them truly happy they will be drafting in an extra contingency of Police horses for them but request an orderly queue to alleviate any distress that may be caused if they become too pre-ccupied and miss the match
12:19pm Fri 30 Nov 12
BananaClarets says...
Yeah... I really don't see it.
Forget about recent history for a moment and look at the current teams, and there's nothing in the Rovers team which concerns me in the slightest. There's no guarantees in sport, and that's what makes it interesting, you can't legislate for an error, or a slip, or a poor refereeing decision, but barring all that I can't see Rovers taking anything away from the Turf other than hurt pride and a match day programme.
P.S Obviously you don't have to buy the programme if you don't want to.
12:27pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Keen O to Get Kean Out says...
Football has been ruined, look at the table.. the result is irrelevant, both for the drop soon
12:27pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Kermit The Frog says...
Seems to be a national pastime in your town, immigrants, locals, anyone loves a 'dabble with the horses'.
Blackburn fans have proved that you can lead a horse to water but you can't teach it to give oral.
12:29pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
12:34pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Chico! says...
Please don't reply to this, you're by far the most boring individual ever to sully this site. Your posts are soul-crushingly dull.
Your banter is poor, like your grammar and the genetic diversity of your family. Now run along - it's the bloke sat next you's go on the Work Program PC.
Bless x
12:47pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
Got to go to work now whilst you look for another job in yer internet cafe. Sulking that your real job of posting The Shuttle, is hard work in such cold conditions, and your pond is frozen. RIBBIT.
12:50pm Fri 30 Nov 12
BananaClarets says...
1:07pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
1:09pm Fri 30 Nov 12
midas says...
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I agree about the trip to Ewood though!
1:12pm Fri 30 Nov 12
BananaClarets says...
Will we win? Probably
Will it bother you more than me? Yes
1:14pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
1:18pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
1:32pm Fri 30 Nov 12
vintageclaret says...
1:37pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Kermit The Frog says...
Yep, run along sunshine - those toilets won't clean themsleves now will they?
2:18pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Chico! says...
Does your handler on the Work Program know that you're on this site? Shouldn't you be working on your CV?
Be careful! If he catches you it'll be no dole money for you for a week, how will you pay for smack, white lightning and turkey twizzlers for tonight's tea? Mummy will get cross and withhold tonight's conjugal visit. You wouldn't like that.
Poor little Spermit, you do try so hard.
Bless x
5:29pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Rovers75 says...
'Will we win? Probably' - More lies
'Will it bother you more than me? - Even more lies
Your in denial banana - just like all the other Worzel Gummidge brigade
7:28pm Fri 30 Nov 12
George White Bread says...
7:37pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Rovers75 says...
Where's all the usual warped claret sewerage?
8:27pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Agent Berg says...
8:55pm Fri 30 Nov 12
jim 2012 says...
was on the cards for one team or the other then we would have some thing to get excited about but its not
its just one game and at the end of the game its just three points or one point
this is not the time to lose your heads
keep calm and carry on
10:28pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Rovers75 says...
Imagine if we win again though? Can you imagine the torture of not only losing yet another derby but the torture of losing to the worst Rovers side in years, after you've convinced yourselves your going to win?
Imagine that.....
10:31pm Fri 30 Nov 12
burnleyglentoran says...
............BREAKING NEWS..............
BURNLEY V. BLACKBURN.
Lancashire constabulary has just announced special measures, to be put into place for this Sunday's forthcoming east Lancashire football derby.
The mounted police unit will be wearing full body armour.
This is to prevent the horses being sexually abused by the Blackburn fans.
10:43pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
Yes by the way we do have internet access at work. But you have to be a real tool if you spend all yer working day on forums when you should be working. Thats why I stay employed and you are really at job club plucking flies out of the air with your tongue.
10:47pm Fri 30 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
11:40pm Fri 30 Nov 12
George White Bread says...
Magnificent 7, you've returned, now can you f**k off again please?
9:08am Sat 1 Dec 12
Ossywood says...
I have just backed this up by putting a nice £100 bet on with William hill at a lovely 7/4, thus giving me a tidy £275 return which I will again celebrate with in my local!
Sunday is going to be a great day all round
Easy 3 points, free money and good ale!
11:12am Sat 1 Dec 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
2:37pm Sat 1 Dec 12
Rovers75 says...
4:17pm Sat 1 Dec 12
33yearsandcounting says...