Burnley boss Sean Dyche's gravelly voice is down to eating worms, claims former team-mate

Former Bristol City striker Soren Andersen has shared his theory over why Burnley boss Sean Dyche has such a gravelly voice.

The two played together at Ashton Gate during the 1998-99 campaign and Andersen has revealed some less than pleasant information about his former team-mate.

Talking on a Danish podcast called Fodboldministeriet, the 47-year-old said: 'Maybe the voice comes from eating rainworms (the Danish term for earthworms), because every time we trained, he used to eat rainworms.

'Yes, he did. It was horrible, I've never experienced anything like it. It was like: "Whoops, there's a rainworm," and then he ate it.

'It was a bit disgusting and very strange. He was a good player, and I enjoyed being around him, but the thing with the worms was really strange.

'There was always these worms around, and everybody always commented on it as being disgusting and complained a bit, so I think maybe it was as a kind of a provocation, and to show us that it wasn't something, we should focus on or care about, he just ate one or two.'

Dyche, a centre half during his playing career, spent two seasons at Bristol City before having spells with Milwall, Watford and Northampton Town.