4. 2008/09 - Burnley 1 Sheffield United 0 Wembley Play-off Final
Not long later that same year, Burnley fans were speechless and disbelieving for precisely the opposite reasons, as at Wembley Burnley improbably won promotion to the Premier League after an absence of over 30 years since relegation from the old First Division. Inspired by Owen Coyles motivation, the Play-off Final was a dream and was settled by a Wade Elliott wonder goal. Burnley never looked like losing but we still sat there on the edge of our seats counting the minutes and seconds with just that solitary goal. Years of hurt and pain were erased, and the euphoria was like nothing we could remember. At a stroke the debts could be paid off and there was so much to look forward to. These were the tears of sheer jubilation and delight; these were the tears that came from the unexpectedness of it all. We ran out of words on the way home on the supporters coach, couldnt take it in; couldnt absorb the enormity of it, from near extinction in 87 to this. What a journey, what a reward, what relief, little Burnley, the small-town team with no money, now up there with the big boys.
