It’s a really big game on Saturday the two games I have played in at Burnley have both been really exciting games with loads of action. I think Preston’s record at Burnley is good and everyone is really looking forward to it. There is no better game than playing in a local derby, especially after the way we performed against Wolves, we all feel we have got a point to prove.

Last year there were a couple of sending offs at Turf Moor and the games are really heated and I am sure because of last season it will give it an added edge and bit more spice to the game.

There is also the added spice with Graham Alexander now at Burnley and Richard Chaplow is here. They have swapped sides but we don’t really think about that too much, that is probably more of a personal issue for them. For Chappy he wears the Preston shirt with pride and I am sure he will be putting in 100% if he is picked to play on Saturday.

I don’t know too much about the history of Preston and Burnley but the rivalry is quite strange because the two towns aren’t that close. Coming from Birmingham, Birmingham v Villa was the main derby and that’s only a couple of miles apart, obviously there is the Liverpool and Manchester derbies where the rivalry is understandable.

But whatever the reason for the intense rivalry I love playing in these games, it is what you play football for and it is why I became a professional.