Fleetwood Town wide man has missed fans being at matches

This afternoon’s game against Bristol Rovers obviously has a little extra riding on it for the former Bristol City man.

The 25-year-old acknowledges that footballers can get extra motivation playing when the crowd gets involved.

He said: “It brings the best out of you if somebody is giving you a bit on the sideline, and you do want to prove them wrong and it does make you try a bit harder.

“I probably won’t miss it this Saturday though, going back down to Bristol Rovers.

“It’s always a nice one to try and get one over Bristol Rovers, it’s probably nice there are no fans because they do always give me a little bit when I go down there.

“It’s always nice to go down there, it’s kind of back home for me.

“I was 15 when I moved to Bristol, I lived there for six or seven years.

“I lived my late teens and early 20s in Bristol.

“It’s a lovely city, there’s always stuff going on. I do miss it, it’s a lot different to Fleetwood.

“I wouldn’t say I look out for the game but I do always enjoy it when we go down there or when they come up here.

“It’s just got a little bit of history behind it for me.

“I look out for the Blackpool game more than this one.

“My mum and dad would usually go to that one but, with Covid-19 and all that stuff, it’s just one of those things.”

When it comes to Covid-19 and its effects, it’s largely business as usual for Burns.

Thanks to the bubble Town have, with players and staff at Poolfoot tested and monitored, there isn’t a need for stringent social distancing.

Burns knows it’s tough for those outside of the game but admits it hasn’t been too bad having to play in a lockdown.

He said: “We’re in training a lot and we’re travelling a lot because of all the games that are back-to-back, so you don’t really notice it too much.

“I can imagine, for everyone else, it’s quite difficult to deal with.

“It’s pretty easy for us because we’re allowed to come in here every day and train, we’ve got our bubble here that we can mix and match with.

“Mentally, it’s not too different for a normal lifestyle.

“The only difference is we’re unable to go out and get some food after training or play pool or whatever we’d usually do.”

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