What a marvellous couple of days for Burnley Football Club. Owen Coyle has once again continued his good work in the transfer market by bringing in three new players.

The club's transfer record was smashed on Tuesday as Steven Fletcher made the trip down from bonny Scotland to put pen to paper on his £3m transfer.

The fee doubles the reported price paid for both Martin Paterson and Chris Eagles last summer, meaning that if the BBC's Record Breakers was still on the telly then Owen Coyle's transfer kitty could've become a regular feature for the likes of Ronald Regan Jr, Linford Christie and Kris Akabusi to lament about.

I used to hate Graham Alexander.

When I say hate, I mean the immoderate pantomime loathing reserved for players who associate themselves with Preston North End. You know, the type that makes you shout out things like “Alexander you knob” every time he ran by.

But “Grezza” wasn’t just another Preston player; he was North End’s captain supreme and goalscoring fullback.