REMEMBER our ‘Capital Punishment’ season six years ago when the Clarets went on that splendid League Cup run predominantly playing London teams along the way?

Owen somebody or other was our manager, who never went on to bigger things, having to emigrate to the States in order to find employment.

Well, Burnley’s current passage of play reminds me of that. We’ve now played Tottenham twice, with a third meeting tomorrow in the FA Cup third round replay and just taken on and beaten QPR, before Crystal Palace pay a visit on Saturday. It’s like being in a London League!

So far we’ve acquitted ourselves well against the southerners in this short period with the vital 2-1 win against the Hoops lifting us once again out of the ‘R’ zone.

Scott Arfield scored a stunning opener, reminding us and himself just what he is capable of, and the milestones are once again being reached as Burnley scored two goals for the first time in a home game this season and, maybe more significantly, have now notched two or more in the last three successive top-flight games for the first time since February 1976.

I’ll be popping down to Tottenham once again tomorrow for a game that will test any die-hard fan. Not only does time off from work at short notice have to be obtained, but if it goes to extra-time and penalties it means I miss my last train back at 11pm.

As everyone now gets cleared out of ‘Hotel Euston’ once the last train has departed to enable a ‘deep clean’, I’m hoping for a Clarets win within the 90 minutes.

Alan Pardew’s Palace arrive at Turf Moor with an identical record to ourselves of W4, D8, L9 and only goal difference keeps them above us. Saturday is a golden chance to exact revenge for what would have been our first league victory back in September but for an injury-time penalty save from goalkeeper Julian Speroni.

Since then we’ve progressed impressively, as I’m sure Crystal Palace will find out at the weekend.

  • The ‘In Memoriam’ tribute to remember Clarets fans that have passed away is a thoughtful moment to reflect, but it would be far more significant if all the names on the large screen could actually be read more clearly for the sake of their loved ones.