Burnley: 10 Things You Need To Know About Sean Dyche
9. Got The T-Shirt
He is only in his early 40s, young enough to be in tune with his players age-wise and they can relate to him if not quite his tastes in pop music. If any of them dare to say show us yer medals, he can. He was a long-serving player - in the lower leagues admittedly - amassing over 500 games, but with four different clubs he won four promotions. He made the best of his ability, had an insatiable desire to win, and was clearly inspirational to others. He was a terrifying defender with a licence to kick Players got away with a few more things back then than they do now in this cotton-wool age. Yet, he was an avid learner always wanting to understand the game and make the team better. Theres an iconic picture of him on the front cover of a Millwall programme as he bears down on some hapless opponent. Hes coming straight at you. Its terrifying and its only a picture. Danny Ings has said he would never have wanted to play against him. Danny might have said it in jest but I suspect he meant it. He was in the Chesterfield side that got to the semi-finals of the FA Cup against Middlesbrough. He scored a penalty to put Chesterfield 2-0 up. The game ended 3-3 but a perfectly good goal was disallowed by the referee, saying it had not crossed the line when it actually did.
