PAUL Cook's loan extension has been sorted out by Burnley boss Stan Ternent who will now be able to keep the midfielder at Turf Moor until the end of the season.

Whether he then tries to negotiate a permanent move with Cook's club Stockport remains to be seen.

But the Burnley boss is delighted that he will have Cook available as the club bid to continue their climb towards the safety mark.

"A permanent move is a possibility but we will cross that bridge when we come to it," said Ternent, who has a few injury worries before Saturday's testing game against promotion-chasing Bournemouth at Turf Moor.

Lenny Johnrose is under treatment after suffering a whack on the shin and both Andy Payton and Tom Cowan are trying to shake off knocks they collected in the win at Blackpool.

Ternent already knows he is without the suspended Glen Little but there was a boost for the boss last night when Brian Reid came through 90 minutes with the reserves.

He will figure in the reckoning for Saturday providing he doesn't suffer any reaction.

Meanwhile, Clarets skipper Gordon Armstrong is bidding to sweep away Burnley's relegation fears by leading from the back.

Armstrong has been a key figure in the recent revival which has put them just a handful of points away from safety going into the home clash with sixth-placed Bournemouth. Burnley stepped up the pace with a third win in five games at Blackpool on Tuesday night and Armstrong confirmed: "It's picked up a lot in the last five or six weeks.

"We are starting to look like a team and the two lads (Tom Cowan and Paul Cook) that have come in have made a big difference.

"It isn't done yet, not by a long way. But the biggest thing now is that we look like a football team.

"We don't look as though we will be easily beaten and we look as though we will create chances and score goals.

"Two more wins would just about make it certain I think. We have got two home games left which are very important but if we can continue playing something like this away from home and picking up the odd point that always helps as well." Payton has grabbed the headlines in recent games with a flurry of goals that have hauled his side out of the bottom four and up to 16th-place.

But defensively, Burnley have shown a massive improvement in the aftermath of their successive home drubbings by Gillingham and Manchester City, conceding just seven goals in as many games since then.

"That's been the biggest difference. We had been conceding goals for fun but we have stopped that a little bit now," confirmed Armstrong."

Apart from a mad 10 minutes against Macclesfield we have looked pretty strong and I don't think over the last six games any team has given us too many problems so it's been loads better.

And Armstrong, no stranger to relegation scrapes from a 10-year career at Sunderland which saw the Wearsiders go from the top-flight to the old Third Division and back again, has played a major role in the sweeper's position.

"Really it's where I play my best," he said.

"I played my best there for Bury with Chris Lucketti and Paul Butler and we have got two good lads here exactly the same in Steve Davis and Chris Brass.

"I think the gaffer brought me here to play there but with everything else not going right it didn't seem to go that way.

"But hopefully now I can stay in the side and stay in that position."

Burnley Supporters Club travel details for the game at Stoke on Saturday week are: leave Colne 11.00am, Nelson 11.15, Burnley 11.30, Tim Bobbin 11.35, Rawtenstall 11.50. Prices: £6 concessions, £7 members, £8 non-members.

Bookings to Fraser Eagle (daytime) on 01254 398911 or (evenings) to Dave Spencer on 01282 435176 and Trevor Bartley on 01282 455340.

There will be more than 5000 seats available for Burnley fans when they visit Stoke on Saturday, April 24 (3pm). Admission is by cash at the turnstiles on the day, price £14 adults, £8 concessions.

Wheelchair spaces need to be purchased on the day from the lottery shop at the ground, price £5 wheelchair, £5 helper.

The game at Northampton on Saturday, May 8, is all-ticket for Burnley fans, with 872 seats available, price £10-50 adults, £7-50 concessions.

Tickets will go on sale to season-ticket holders (one voucher, one ticket) next Wednesday until close of business on Saturday, May 1. Any remaining will go on general sale from Tuesday, May 4.

Wheelchair\helper tickets need to be ordered from Northampton and are £6 each.

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