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Burnley secure promotion to the Premier League, and their fans are pretty happy about it

Published 18:31 21 Apr 2014 BST

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Burnley secure promotion to the Premier League, and their fans are pretty happy about it

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There's nothing like securing promotion to inspire an old-fashioned pitch invasion

After being tipped for relegation at the start of the season, you would have been hard pressed to find a Burnley fan who would have believed you if you'd told them that they would get one of the automatic promotion places this year.

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However, that is exactly what has happened under the stewardship of Sean Dyche this season, as his side sealed their place in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Wigan today, and their fans were thrilled about it.

There is still plenty of work ahead for Burnley, and their manager Sean Dyche, who was very measured in his speech after the game, where he said that the work for next season has to being immediately. However, he did also add this at the end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzRQ4QrZnXQ

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