OVER the next few days Turf Moor will welcome two legends of the modern football era -- and hopefully see them leave empty handed.

But the mere presence of Robert Prosinecki and Gianluca Vialli in the away dressing room will underline how far Burnley has come in the past ten years.

No disrespect to any other club is intended but you can't imagine either man being involved with the likes of Exeter, Torquay, Hartlepool or Halifax, Burnley's rivals just a decade ago.

Prosinecki has been in great form for Pompey since his arrival in the summer and a talent that has lit up both the Nou Camp and the Bernabeu will be a big draw for all football lovers, never mind Clarets fans.

Forget England versus Sweden on Sky, this is a chance to see a living legend in action.

In terms of getting a result it would undoubtedly have been better for Burnley if the Croatian had been made to fly to South Korea with his national team.

But all the Burnley players will be relishing the chance to play against a man who will be heading for the World Cup at the end of the season.

Three days later Vialli is the visitor, although his kit nowadays is that of a naughty schoolboy having opted for a loosened tie and jumper round the waist since moving into management, first at Chelsea and now at Watford.

Like Prosinecki he is a legend, a real star for both Italy and Juventus, and anyone who can upset Chelsea's chairman Ken Bates is fine by me.

November could develop into a make or break month for the Clarets, the time when they will either emerge as genuine promotion candidates or slip back into the pack scrapping for the last play-off place or two.

The home win against Sheffield United was the perfect start to the month and with three more home games to come the chance is there for the club to push on.

The club emerged from the nightmare week of tragedy that touched everyone at Turf Moor with four points and a huge amount of pride.

Everything was handled with sensitivity and compassion and the playing and coaching staff still managed to complete a professional job.

Now the improvement in form, just one defeat in the last five games, needs to be continued if the Clarets are to put pressure on the teams above them.

Leaders Wolves do not play for a fortnight so it is not beyond the realms of possibility that the Clarets can get back to the top of the table by 10pm next Tuesday night.

That would again underline the progress the club has made in three and a half years with Ternent as manager.

Both Prosinecki and Vialli will be hoping to see their clubs profit in the push for promotion at the expense of a team they need to replace in the top six but they will be up against a side in determined mood.

So will the Clarets want to remember, remember the month of November - Ternent will certainly hope so.