Burnley
Last Season
Championship:
1
st
FA Cup: Fourth Round
League Cup: First Round
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Top Scorer (all): Andre Gray (
)
It's a case of Premier League part three for Sean
Dyche and Burnley. Twice they have won
promotion and gone down in their first season
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(
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and
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), so anything above the drop
zone will be greeted with the same celebrations
seen at the end of their title winning
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season. A lack of quality was evident during their
last doomed top flight voyage, so recruitment is
crucial if Burnley want to avoid the 'Boing Boing'
tag long associated with the division hopping
West Brom. At least they will be able to count on
the loyalty of their iconic flame haired manager.
His passion and quirkiness on and off the pitch
will be a welcome addition to this years league
story, but will their be a fairy-tale ending for the
Clarets? Bookies have taken bets on them to lift
the title after last season. Surely not...
Who's in and who's out?
What's their reality?
Slow progress so far on the
To be in the bottom three for the
transfer front. They have snapped
majority of the season. They
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shipped a combined
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hann Berg Gu
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135
goals in
their previous two Premier League
closely being followed through the
seasons, so Dyche needs to build
doors by fellow Charlton boy Nick
from the back if they want to
Pope. Michael Duff has retired,
avoid another premature exit.
while Joey Barton decided to pack
Fixtures to look out for
his bags and head for Rangers.
Key Man: Andre Gray
Young Star: Tom Anderson
Hull visit Turf Moor on September
Season expectations?
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Staying in the division for more
despite it's early appearance on the
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than one season. Yet another
fixture list. Christmas could be their
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struggle is predicted, but Burnley
saving grace, with home games
have something they didn't
against Middlesbrough and
possess last time out. Andre Gray.
Sunderland rounding off the year.
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Their final four games also could
Title:
Championship Player of the Year
have been worse. Palace, West Brom
Relegation:
speaks for itself. Their fate could
and Bournemouth are three of their
rest in his hands.
final four fixtures.
goals last season and the
th in what is a must win for both,
Marmite Man: Lukas
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Words: Dogged, graft,
traditional
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1500 1
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Odds (Bet
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Prediction:
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