AUDIO: Tyrone Mears speaks ahead of the FA Cup tie at West Ham

TONIGHT’S trip to the capital will have special significance for one Burnley FC player.

As Tyrone Mears makes the trip to his former club, West Ham, who Burnley face in a tough FA Cup clash tonight, he talks about his feelings at his return to ground where he faced a battle against injury so often and his feelings at seeing his former team-mates struggling at the bottom of the Premier League.

Mears also opens his heart about his feelings over the Clarets’ relegation last season; the departure of manager Brian Laws and how the new boss, Eddie Howe is getting the best out of his players ... keeping hopes of promotion alive and kicking in the dressing room.