Sport Talk, with PAUL PLUNKETT

EVERY Clarets fan should today pledge their support to Steve Cotterill.

For the club to move forward and match the ambition of the new manager - and the boardroom which appointed him - Burnley Football Club has to unite.

I'm sick to death of hearing fans bleating on about the appointment. I'm sick to death of the moaners who besiege radio phone-ins complaining about the lack of a 'big name boss', or Cotterill being 'the cheap option'.

And most of all, I'm sick to death of fans still questioning the dismissal of Stan Ternent.

IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON!

The grieving time for Ternent is over. Whether the club made the right decision in releasing Ternent is no longer a discussion. The decision was made more than a month ago, and now the club has to move on.

Ternent will go down as one of Burnley's greatest managers. He lifted the club off its backside, and restored pride, dignity and most of all, happiness and hope to his footballing disciples.

Preserving Burnley's First Division life on a miniscule budget WAS his greatest achievement.

Stan's place in the Clarets' Hall of Fame is already booked.

But it's a new era, and the club can't be weighed down by the ghosts of Christmas past.

Ternent loves the club, and I'm sure he'll be first to urge fans to get behind the new man at the helm if it means success at Turf Moor.

Whether supporters think Cotterill was the right or wrong appointment, it's time to back their new manager to the hilt.

For the record, I believe signing Cotterill is a real coup. He is young and ambitious, and will give everything to his new club.

I spoke to him just minutes after he signed his three-year deal, and the hunger was in his voice. He told me about his passion to succeed, and his vision to build a football club the town would be proud of.

Since then, he has cancelled all his holidays, and has worked around the clock looking to bring in players and backroom staff on the tightest of budgets.

It's a challenge - the biggest of his footballing life - and only time will tell if the club has made the right decision. I'm confident they have.

And every Burnley fan has to share that confidence. It's time to forget the past, and look to a bright, new future.

BOOKMAKERS are set to make a fortune on Euro 2004, and it's not just from punters backing England.

Some of the most weird and wonderful bets have been drawn up for the Championships, and all are available today.

Here's my guide to the best:

France v England: With Posh catching Becks straying offside twice (allegedly), internet bookies Paddy Power will refund all losing bets on the match if Beckham is caught offside more than once.

9-2: Both Michael Owen and Thierry Henry to score in 90 minutes on Sunday

20-1: David Beckham to miss a penalty v France

22-1: David James to save a penalty v France

66-1: Wayne Rooney to miss any game due to sunburn

16-1: England to not score during the tournament

20-1: Phil Neville to give away a penalty in the tournament

2-1: Rebecca Loos to be spotted on TV during any England game

100-1: David Beckham to be seen texting from the bench during a game

5-6: Ronaldo to do more than 20 pointless stepovers in a match

9-5: The fastest goal of the tournament is less than 100 seconds

7-4: England to score seven or more goals in the tournament

1,000-1: Sven Goran Eriksson picks his strongest side and plays them in their strongest positions (okay, I made that one up).

CORA Schumacher, wife of Formula 1 star Ralf, has made a bit of a boob by taking up racing.

The 27-year-old has been told her breast implants aren't doing her any favours in the world of female motorsport.

Former racing driver Ellen Lohr said: "No real driver would take an additional twice 400 grams of extra weight along in the car.

"She's not a pro, she has no experience. If she gets into a crash, her breasts might burst."

FOOTBALL supporters in Romania face being fined if they are caught swearing at games.

Police and match stewards will be able to fine people up to £60 - two thirds of their monthly wages - if they swear at games.

Here's hoping foul-mouthed chef Gordon Ramsay isn't a Dinamo Bucharest fan.