 The Muckers hit the headlines in Blackpool again in September 2007 when the local newspaper, the Blackpool Gazette ran a front page headline story, ""Thugs to defy derby ban"" about members of the firm apparently defying bans from attending the Lancashire derby game against Burnley at Turf Moor on 15 September, the first time the two clubs have met in five years.Twenty five letters were sent to suspected Blackpool thugs by Blackpool Police as part of a high-profile police operation ahead of the game.The letters were sent in an attempt to stop the fans attending the game.