Lillis backing for Clarets boss

Lillis played with Laws at Huddersfield and was also his assistant at Scunthorpe, where they enjoyed considerable success together in the late 1990s. Lillis said: "I'm really pleased for Brian. He's always been a single-minded individual and a good manager. "I really enjoyed working with him at Scunthorpe and playing with him in our younger years. "We have been friends for a long time and I wish him well."