Burnley promotion pressure admission made ahead of Championship return

Mike Jackson admits there will be plenty of pressure on Burnley to secure another instant promotion from the Championship.

The Clarets are heading back to the second tier after a dismal campaign in the Premier League, where they won just four times to end the season in 19th.

Amassing a measly points total of 22, it was a club record low in the three-points-for–a-win era.

But the recent story in the Championship has been completely different, having recorded back-to-back automatic promotions with 101 and 100 points respectively.

The club has won promotion in their last four seasons at this level, while they’ve also only lost five of their last 115 games in the second tier.

That brings expectation and pressure, but success at this level shouldn’t be taken for granted according to Jackson, who’s well aware of the hard work required to get back to the top flight.

“There will be expectation because we've bounced back twice on the spin, so there will be that expectation,” Burnley’s interim boss said.

“It takes a lot. There’s a lot of work that needs to be done off the pitch, on the pitch, to be able to achieve that. That's a lot of work, but you've got to be fully committed to that.

“That's what we've got to do as a club now, is really honing in on how we can get straight back up. But it's going to be a big job, it always is.

“It was when Vinny {Vincent Kompany] was here, it was when Scott [Parker] was here, it's no different.

“It's exactly the same, the work that you have to put in. You have to go the extra mile in that to make sure you get promoted.”