Sean Dyche has suggested a novel way for football managers to help fans beat lockdown blues – playing lookalikes.
And the Burnley boss has even said any rival bosses not willing to join in should be slapped with a wet fish!
Dyche gave his thoughts as a routine press conference to preview his side's Premier League clash with Manchester City on Wednesday drifted off-topic.
The subject of lookalikes came up and one reporter likened Dyche, 49, to the Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall.
He said: "Has anyone seen the kids' film 'Up'? You know the little old man with the glasses? I swear to you, we were playing away at Sunderland and a live, human version of that man in 'Up' was there!"
He then told reporters to talk to other managers about this when they get the chance.
Dyche said: "If you want to get to the real depths of reporting, go around all the Premier League managers and ask, 'Do you play the lookie-likey game?'
"If they give you a boring answer, we will drive down and slap them with a wet fish and say, 'That is for your boring answer about lookie-likeys'."
