Clarets go to Cort to stop the Delapidator

Brian Laws reckons he has the inside track on how to stop the Delapidator.

Burnley are bracing themselves for an aerial bombardment from Rory Delap when they face Stoke at Turf Moor tomorrow.

But Laws says Delap's old Stoke team-mate Leon Cort can tell the struggling Clarets how to counter his long throw-ins.

"I was talking to Arsene Wenger at the Emirates at the weekend and he asked me who we were playing next," said the Burnley boss. "When I told him it was Stoke he looked at me and shrugged his shoulders.

"Most sides have struggled to deal with Rory Delap's throw-ins this season and they've caused them real problems.

"But we have Leon Cort to call on. He used to play with =Delap at Stoke so he knows all about him.

"I would be stupid not to take advantage of this so I'll be picking his brains.

"I'll ask his advice because no-one should know more about those throws than Leon.

"I would be stupid not to ask him. He might have some inside information and then, if things don't go to plan, I can blame him!"