BURNLEY'S current crop of players will be charged with keeping the Clarets' promotion challenge on course, continuing at Cambridge United tomorrow night.

Manager Stan Ternent is not in a position to raid the market for reinforcements with the Turf Moor coffers currently not cash-rich.

But he showed on Saturday that he still has the resources to maintain a push for the top by bringing Andy Cooke, John Mullin and Lenny Johnrose back into the starting line-up.

Cooke marked his return with a goal as Burnley, who used a more attack-minded 4-4-2 line-up, drew 1-1 with Millwall to occupy sixth-place in the Second Division.

"We've got a decent squad. I'm always looking to strengthen but that's not possible at the moment. But I'm happy with what I've got," said Ternent.

"I've got a good squad of players and I thought I would just change it round. It was a good point and we'll look forward to Cambridge tomorrow."

The Clarets have undergone a massive transformation in the past 12 months following the arrival of chairman Barry Kilby, who has put £3 million of his own money into the club.

A further £1 million has come in from other sources but with debts to be serviced and money previously being set aside for transfer fees and wages the playing budget is currently at full stretch.

That said, Ternent reaped the rewards of his earlier market moves by being able to include Mullin for only the second time this season as he changed his side for the first time in seven games on the back of a home defeat by Scunthorpe.

The move didn't reap the ultimate reward but did produce an impressive performance which bodes well for a rapid return to winning ways after four games without a victory.

"I thought in the first half we could maybe have been a couple up but they put us under a lot of pressure towards the end of the match and I think a draw was a fair result," said Ternent, whose side was pegged back by Tim Cahill's 70th-minute equaliser.

"I changed the system a little and went with a flat four (at the back). We decided we were going to try and win the match and we played particularly well in the first half.

"We only got the one goal where with a little rub of the green we could have perhaps had another one or two."

He added: "In the second half we spent a lot of the time in our own half but nevertheless Tony Warner made a good save from John Mullin right at the start of the half and a terrific save from Mitchell's header.

"Saying that Paul Crichton also made a couple of saves, so it was a fair result from a really good match. I was pleased with our lot, we played really well.

"We were happy with the point. We would have liked three but I think overall that was fair."

Ternent said he would be taking "more or less" the same squad to Cambridge tomorrow night, where Burnley are likely to be unchanged.

The Clarets youth team lost 1-0 at Carlisle in the Football League's Youth Alliance on Saturday.

Colne Clarets have spaces available for tomorrow's trip to Cambridge, leaving the Morris Dancers at 1pm. Ring Alan Beecroft on 01282 864147.

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