Words like relentless and remorseless are a big part of the Sean Dyche vocabulary. From that comes the resilience in the way the team plays and this was never shown better than away at Watford when the chips were down. There was still a healthy points gap but for this game injuries had kicked in: Vokes, Trippier, Ings, Marney and Stanislas were all missing. Fans headed for game fearing the worst. The pundits predicted the wheels were about to come off as they had written all season. Derby and QPR were chasing. And Troy Deeney smashed home the first goal to make it 1-0. So this was Burnley now down to the bare bones, backs to the wall. A perfectly good goal was disallowed for a non-existent offside; hearts and willpower might have folded. But no, they dug in, drew on their resilience and never-say-die spirit. Dyche strength of character became their strength of character. With minutes remaining the equaliser came, and it came from Scott Arfield one of the Dyche success stories. His career had been resurrected (another of those R words) by Sean Dyche, so how fitting it was he that scored. As luck would have it both QPR and Derby lost. From the jaws of defeat came reward, and the points-gap increased further. It was at that moment that in my little head (I dont know about others) that I decided this is it. Were gonna do it. Were gonna go up. 'Who Says Football Doesnt Do Fairy Tales?' is available to buy now from Pitch. Do you think Burnley can stay up? Share your thoughts below in the comments thread.
