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Sean Dyche has got his gravel voice because he used to enjoy eating worms.

That is the bizarre claim from Dyche’s former team mate Soren Andersen who says the Burnley boss used to do it before every training session.

Ex-Bristol City striker Andersen, talking on a weekly Danish podcast called Fodboldministeriet, said: “He had exactly the same voice.

"Maybe the voice comes from eating rainworms (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.

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“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.”

The podcast is the No1 download in Denmark and is co-hosted by ex-Blackburn star Lars Jacobsen who said he will now always think of Dyche eating worms.

Andersen added: “Exactly. I thought of it the last time, I watched them play. He’ll probably walk on the pitch an hour before the others and scout for worms. Laughing.

“Let me put it this way: I wouldn’t want to share lunch box with him.”

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Andersen went on to say that Dyche was a superb team mate and destined to be a success because of his determination and character.

Ex-Denmark star Andersen, 47, said: “He was uncompromising. Really. But, as most Englishmen, he was also a gentleman.

“He had an incredible overview, when he played. He was a typical distributor, who could keep the game flowing, and always knew when and where to pass the ball. Very reliable and with a high performance level.

“You always knew, what you could expect from Sean. And as a forward, Sean was good to have just behind you, because he knew exactly how to feed us the ball. It almost seemed as if it worked without thinking.

“We never had to yell for the ball, and no seconds or moments were wasted with his instinct for the right moment to make the pass.

"His timing was always flawless, when it came to his forward passes.”