Burn has become a fan favourite, with nothing less than 100 per cent commitment being offered to the collective cause, and Pallister - who grew up in County Durham and was speaking in associationNetBet Sport - has toldGOAL of seeing a no-nonsense star prosper: “A friend of mine, Raj Singh, had Darlington, going back to when Dan was playing for Darlington. He was saying ‘we're getting a bit of interest for this big lad’.
“And I'm looking at him, 6'7", could head the ball, obviously, but not just head it and kick it, he could play a little bit. I'm looking at him and thinking, ‘yeah, he's a bit naive at the moment, but do you know what, he's got all the attributes’.
“So this would have been, God knows how many years ago now, 15 years ago, 14, 13, I can't remember. But I'm delighted for him. He's been around a few teams. He's eventually got to his boyhood club.
“He came on and did really well against Mexico. The other night when they were obviously getting desperate and knocking a lot of balls in there, and that was meat and drink to him. Delighted for him.
“He's playing for his hometown club, he's won a trophy there. I played at Darlington for seven games under the great Cyril Knowles back in the day. So, yeah, I've been watching his career with a bit of interest.”