Against the euphoria (quite rightly) of staying in the Prem for another year it would be myopic to believe that we are now an established Prem club.

Aging squad; depleted squad; no major funds to spend on the multiple positions needed; a manager that may well depart sooner rather than later.

I remember posting that we needed new ownership but the difficulties in finding a new owner is confronting.

Small ground; lack of a huge local population (and therefore lack of future potential fan-based increase).

I offered the thought that amalgamation with nearby football clubs might be the only practical answer to potential fan increase but was shouted down with comments such as "This is Burnley-we don't want foreign ownership", "We don't want amalgamation".

And all that's fine but where to from here?

Is going down an inevitability?

If so, SD will be gone soon.

I would be very interested in your views on how the club could advance this seemingly impossible dilema.