Burnley's return to the Premier League came completely out of the blue, and in fact before last season began, the club were one of the bookies favourites for relegation. The season before had hardly been distinguished and with just a handful of games to go, relegation was a real possibility, which is perhaps where the pessimism came from, but against the odds, and against the odd-makers, Burnley sealed their return back to the big-time ahead of big-money clubs like QPR. So just how did it happen, that a small and unfancied club, facing real problems once the parachute money ran out, confounded the critics and achieved a modern day football miracle? With money too tight to mention, a small squad that youd describe as football wanderers came together, gelled, bonded, and despite warnings from all the pundits and fellow pros that they would fall by the wayside, kept on winning and reached the target with games to spare. It wasn't just a case of one thing leading to glory: in identifying Burnley's revival reasons, you can identify a number of reasons, from the management, through to smart pre-season decisions, morale and pitch perfect tactics. If there was Delia Smith type recipe for making a promotion season, the following factors are the ten ingredients in the Turf Moor kitchens that lead to success...
