Mee: Gaffer's Day The Toughest Yet

Ben Mee felt this year’s Gaffer’s Day was the toughest yet.

The dreaded day of energy-sapping running that has become a feature of pre-season under Sean Dyche, arrived on Wednesday in Portugal, where the squad faced almost two hours of exercises to add fuel to the tank for the challenges ahead.

And Mee, one of the elder-statesmen of the squad, with nine pre-seasons under his belt at Turf Moor, feels the players passed the test with flying colours.

“It’s the toughest day of the year. There’s no getting away from that,” said Mee.“We all know what it’s about and I’ve been here long enough to know when it’s coming and how hard it’s going to be.

“It’s something you look to and once you pass that,…