Dyche said of Mariappa this evening;

"I will tell you one thing – exceptional. To see someone have a day like him, although it is not over yet, with friends and agents ringing him, to see his focus tonight shows what he  is - an immaculate professional.

That is not my decision [whether players stay or are sold] that is the business end of the market so I don’t know until I have spoken to the owner and the board  tomorrow.

There is an hour, one minute and 20 seconds left of the transfer window but I don’t know and I’m not watching the clock at all.

I am going to lock him in a cupboard and turn all the phones off.”

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