SEAN Dyche expects to be written off before a ball is kicked in the Premier League next season but says the Clarets have learned from their last spell in the top flight.

The Turf Moor boss guided his side to promotion back to the highest division at the first time of asking, and wrapped up the Championship title for good measure.

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Now he’s using the break before the action starts again to reflect on what lies ahead, and admits it will be a tough challenge facing the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City.

He said: “We’ll be written off immediately, we know that.

“As champions they’ll say, ‘They won’t do this, they won’t do that’, the usual, but that’s part of the game we love.

“It’s all about opinion - the idea, the thought, discussion. It’s all part of what the game is.

“We believe in what we do here and we’ll look to affect things during the summer and into the pre-season and we’ll see where we go with it.”

Burnley went on a stunning 23-match unbeaten run in the league from Boxing Day to keep them at the top end of the Championship table along with main rivals Middlesbrough and Brighton.

They secured promotion with a 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers at Turf Moor on May 2, and then claimed the title thanks to a 3-0 victory at Charlton Athletic on the final day of the season.

Dyche couldn’t prevent his side slipping out of the Premier League last time they were there, after which he said: “The market, somewhere down the line, insists you need enough money to compete.

“But you’ve got to have the money to do that, otherwise you sacrifice the future of the club and that’s not something the club wanted to do - and rightly so.”

The Clarets, however, head up in better shape financially - after using the 2014-15 top flight cash to wipe out their debt - and arrive in the richest ever Premier League competition.

This week football financial expert Rob Wilson predicted that Burnley would bank around £130million before a ball is kicked due to the new £5.136bn TV deal, which could rise as high as £170m.

Dyche said: “First things first, we had to get this (promotion) done and now we’ve got it done, so it’ll be time to relax and make sense of this before we start building again.

“Experience is there to reflect on and use wisely.

“I think myself, my staff, some of the players who were there two years ago will have an understanding of the challenge, but they’ll also know that it’s an enormous challenge.

“We took it on and gave a right good go at it last time round.

“We’ll learn from that hopefully and shift it forward, but we still want the key core values of the side to remain because they give you everything and that’s a good starting point.

Leicester City’s remarkable title win last season will lead to many fans believing anyone can lift the trophy.

But while Dyche described the Foxes’ triumph as ‘unbelievable’, he believes the traditional ‘super powers’ will be back with a bang for the next campaign.

Three of those clubs will also boast new managers in Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Jose Mourinho (Manchester United) and Antonio Conte (Chelsea), added to Liverpool’s resurgence under Jurgen Klopp and Tottenham pushing Leicester close under Mauricio Pochettino.

Dyche added: “I think it was a strange year in the Premier League and I would be surprised if that happened again next year.

“I think the super powers will become the super powers again.

“I must make it clear, Leicester have been unbelievable. Absolutely amazing. Pochettino at Tottenham, as well, has been absolutely fantastic.

“I’m absolutely not trying to soften what they’ve done but I just think the reality is that the super powers will be strong again.”