ROBBIE Blake hopes a repeat of the game that changed their season last year can inspire optimism through the summer.

Spurs are the visitors for Burnley’s final game, for now at least, in the Premier League.

It is less than 16 months since Spurs were soundly beaten at Turf Moor – 3-0 after 90 minutes, 3-2 after extra time. Although the Clarets lost the Carling Cup semi-final on aggregate, it encouraged them to bigger and better things at Wembley the following May.

Relegation has come as a much more bitter blow than missing out on a March showdown with Manchester United underneath the arch, particularly after Blake’s stunning winner against the champions raised expectations in the first Premier League home game of the campaign.

That volley was the unanimous choice for ‘goal of the season’ at this week’s presentation night.

And Blake is banking on giving the fans something to celebrate again this weekend.

“Any home game is nice, and it will be a good game for us to hopefully get the fans cheering and send them away with a win before the summer.

“It would be nice for them because, as a set of fans, they’ve been fantastic for us this season and they deserve three points on Sunday,” said the 34-year-old.

Despite devastation at the final whistle, beating Spurs on the night ignited their play-off charge.

“It changed our season and the belief we got out of that game was incredible,” Blake continued.

“It really was a defining moment in the season that we knew we could go on and get to Wembley another way and win, which we did.”

The euphoria spilled over to their Premier League campaign, as back-to-back wins were earned against United and Everton at Turf Moor.

But a lack of match action, combined with the Clarets’ slide down the table, has made for a disappointing 2010 so far.

“Getting knocked out of the semi-finals was gut-wrenching at the time, but I would certainly prefer to stay in the league. It’s more frustrating that we’ve been relegated,” said the ex-Leeds, Bradford and Birmingham man.

“The semi-final defeat was hard to take but you want to be a Premier League footballer. You want to play at the highest level you can play at as an individual.

“It’s been a pretty frustrating year so far for me after playing up until Christmas and then not really figuring.

“The birth of my son has perked me up, but I’m unhappy when I’m not playing and I’m looking to play more.

“I enjoyed the first half of the season when we were playing so well and winning games. There have been plenty of highs, plenty of lows, and frustration as well.”