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  1. 'We need a proven manager'

    A claret banner with the words 'Your Opinions' next to the Burnley club badge

    We asked you who you would like to see take charge of Burnley after Nicky Hayen's departure.

    Here are some of your thoughts:

    Mike: Sean Dyche knows the club and its values and is strong enough not to take any nonsense from players or owners. He should be our main target now.

    Ian: We need a proven manager with Championship experience, but also let them bring a coaching team with them. Our last two head coaches seem to be on their own and are expected to change things, yet have no choice but to work with the existing coaching staff.

    Side-by-side images from left to right: Sean Dyche, Rob Edwards, Steven Gerrard and Carlos CorberanShutterstock

    Tom: I would go for [Steven] Gerrard if he really wants to give his all to Burnley. This would mean forgoing the strategic ambition that cost him the Aston Villa job - Burnley simply don't have the young, intelligent players who could make up the flexible back four and there isn't the money to buy players good enough.

    What Burnley do have, though, is competent players desperate for experienced leadership to give them a realistic objective to get them out of the hole the club is in. In the first place, that would be making Burnley a side following lessons of the Dyche era - a team that is very hard to score against but capable of winning matches 1-0, or better, once they have worn down the opposition's fruitless efforts. This could be done quite quickly using the current squad, at the same time weeding out the older, unfit players who simply are not fast enough to surround the opposition's strikers before they can do any damage.

    The immediate objective must be to stop conceding 'soft' goals at the same time as turning draws into wins - 1-0 is worth three points, 3-3 is worth one point. The arithmetic is very simple!

    Philip: Burnley have always been a small market team. With a 20,000 capacity stadium and a total population of around 80,000, the club has always relied upon astute financial management to survive. Our next coach must understand and embrace these realities and rebuild the team focused on hard effort, teamwork, fitness, and a passion for the game.

    Sean Dyche embodied those qualities and it is not too late to reclaim them, despite our disastrous start to the season. We have a nucleus of excellent players, and a new coach must find a way to harness the skills and knowledge that already exist.

    Of course we will not attract a Pep Guardiola to our small town, but there are some great candidates out there such as Carlos Corberan who are proven Championship contenders.

  3. A large fallen tree lies across a wet road, with its thick trunk and branches blocking the carriageway. Broken branches and debris are scattered across the road surface. Several people wearing orange high-visibility clothing stand near vehicles further along the road.

  4. Close-up photograph showing extensive dark purple and red bruising across the upper thigh and hip area, with swelling and discolouration extending down the leg.

  5. Bride and groom walk through heavy rain with umbrellas on a wet town-centre street as stormy weather hits during a wedding celebration. The bride carries a bouquet

  6. A white Electricity North West cheery picker with a yellow crane goes to work on a fallen tree by a power line in a field

  7. Gerrard, Edwards, Corberan - who should be Burnley's next boss?

    A claret banner with the words 'Have Your Say' next to the Burnley club badge

    Nicky Hayen's appointment as Burnley head coach came as a surprise and, as it turns out, not a good one after he was sacked following just 14 underwhelming games.

    Do the club take another gamble? Or should they bring in a Championship expert?

    Could a new big name boss be just what the club needs or is practicality required?

    Rob Edwards, Steven Gerrard, Sean Dyche and Carlos Corberan are some of the names who have been linked since the weekend.

    Let us know your thoughts on which direction Burnley should take here and come back later to see a selection of your responses.

  8. Diego Lopez at a press conference while at Genoa

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  10. Two large illuminated dragons are suspended in front of a tall building at night which is also lit up.

  11. A green tree has been completely uprooted and is on a wrecked silver car. In the background are houses.

  12. James Anderson cleans the ball on his shirt.

  13. A head and shoulders image of James Anderson, wearing a Lancashire cap

  14. Four people take a selfie in Fancy dress. One wears an orange wig, green jumpsuit and green hat. Another wears a purple suit with yellow bow tie, sunglasses and a tall hat. One woman is painted orange with thick eyebrows and a green wig. And one man wears a 'Make America Great Again red hat'.

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  16. Preston North End boss Alexander reacts after draw against West Brom

    A step forward for us - Alexander

    Preston North End boss Graham Alexander spoke to BBC Radio Lancashire after the 1-1 draw against West Brom. For a written selection of his quotes click here

  17. Burnley boss Nicky Hayen looks downcast

  18. three people walk along the waterfront of the River Mersey. Two are carrying umbrellas and another walks next to them

  19. Burnley future is 'out of my hands' - Hayen

    Hayen: 'We knew it would be a difficult game'

    Burnley head coach Nicky Hayen said his future at the Championship club is "out of my hands".

    The Clarets were thrashed 4-1 by Lincoln on Saturday, and now sit four points adrift of safety in the table.

    Hayen's side looked the brighter of the two in the first half and even took the lead, but just before the break they conceded "another easy goal".

    "A throw-in goes towards the second post and no-one takes responsibility to clear it, and they react quicker than us," Hayen told BBC Radio Lancashire.

    "It's the story of the season - you feel it in the confidence, and in the second half you saw it."

    When asked whether he would still be in charge next week, Hayen said: "I don't know.

    "I know it's a really hard defeat and something to think about for the board also.

    "In the past maybe I lost my energy but I'm not going to lose my energy because this is something out of my hands."

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  21. 🎧 The Football Interview: Dyche

    In this week's edition of The Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to the former Burnley, Everton, and Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche.

    They speak about life after management, being a football dad, his love for cooking and Brian Clough's influence.

    Listen to the podcast by pressing play above, or on BBC Sounds

  22. Image shows a Passport-style photo of Arif Patel, who has short dark hair, a short dark beard, and is wearing a grey suit with a grey and white striped shirt and grey tie.

  23. Carla looks at the camera. She has brown eyes and thick long dark hair. She is wearing red liptstick and there is a wooden wall behind her.

  24. A man with dark greying short hair wears a khaki coat and stands in a garden in front of a green bush next to a large figure. It is a Halloween figure with a green face, grey hair and old fashioned clothes. It holds a shovel. Behind are other Halloween decorations.

  25. Natalie Bromley has long straight blonde hair and wears dark-framed glasses. She is wearing a claret and blue Burnley FC shirt