Josh Cullen on how Burnley can turn a negative into a big positive

The pain of Burnley’s miserable Premier League relegation must be harnessed and used as a “driving factor” to secure another instant promotion.

That’s the verdict of Clarets skipper Josh Cullen, who believes the club’s third straight relegation from the top flight will only help build resilience.

It comes as Burnley look to put the plans in place to launch another promotion bid from the Championship, where they’ve performed incredibly in recent seasons - overseeing consecutive 101 and 101 points campaigns under Vincent Kompany and Scott Parker.

Their record in the second tier is so impressive, meanwhile, they’ve lost only five of their last 115 games at that level.

“The one thing about relegation is that it affects everyone around the club. It hurts,” Cullen told the club’s Keeping The Faith documentary on X.

“We have to use that pain and that hurt to be a driving factor and a motivator for next year.

“Obviously the goal for the club and the team at the start of the season was to stay in the Premier League and we’ve not been able to achieve that.

“What I’ve learned from this season is you’ve just got to be resilient. We’re sitting here now at the end of the season, but come July it’s all going to start again and the focus and the aim will be to get the club back to the Premier League.

“There’s people from different countries, people from different backgrounds and religions. The game of football brings you together and you live it together.

“I’ve been here now four seasons, I’ve had two promotions and two relegations, so I’ve been through the good times and I’ve been through the bad times. That’s what makes it more than just a game.

“Whatever happens, you stick together and you become close like a family.”