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  1. 'Truly a community club and I feel proud to support them' - fan stories

    A black banner that reads My Club My Passion in white block capitals. On the right hand side, a dark-haired woman raises her fists to her shoulders in celebration in front of a yellow background

    This week, we are asking you to share your stories and photos for why you fell in love with Burnley.

    Here is a selection of your submissions:

    G: I love Burnley because I have been a season ticket holder for 26 years until I had to give up going to Turf Moor due to ill health and mobility problems. I still follow the mighty Clarets. I have seen them twice at Wembley for the play-off final against Sheffield United, which we won with a wonder goal from Wade Elliott, and also against Wolves. Burnley is truly a community club and I feel proud to support them whether we are in the Premier league or not.

    A picture of Maria, Jane and a fellow Burnley fan

    Maria: This photo was taken at my friend Jane's 50th at the Blackpool game. We needed a win to get promotion but it was another week before it was all confirmed. We now live in Oxfordshire but share the passion with our Lancashire friends and our boys were first mascots together in 2003 on the Turf aged four. They both still support Burnley - although one is in Australia and the other in New Zealand!

    Paul: Why do I love Burnley? To me it's an easy question. It all started growing up with football - my dad watching it, playing it, just pure father and son time which I still to this day love doing with him.

    To this day, Burnley is a family club run by and loved by loyal, humble people who care about not just the club but the fans, the town and everything Burnley stands for: togetherness!

    Send us your pictures and stories here

    A claret banner with HAVE YOUR SAY written in white block capitals. On the right side, is a Burnley crest on a yellow background

  2. Two white dogs in cages, both standing on hind legs with their paws against on the metal bars.

  3. A close-up of red-coloured packets of ready salted Walkers crisps alongside some of the brand's other lines on shelves in a supermarket. In the background, out of focus, a woman walks down the aisle carrying a shopping basket.

  4. A yellow parrot with a black beak and red circle around neck

  5. A herring gull, with white plumage and grey wings and a yellow beak with a red tip on the lower jaw, faces the camera

  6. Who does Opta's Supercomputer put in the relegation battle?

    Opta's Supercomputer has once again predicted the upcoming 2025-26 Premier League season by using a model to simulate every match 10,000 times.

    Opta Supercomputer predicted final Premier League positions 2026-26: 1 Liverpool, 2 Arsenal, 3 Manchester City, 4 Chelsea, 5 Aston Villa, 6 Newcastle United, 7 Crystal Palace, 8 Brighton, 9 Bournemouth, 10 Brentford, 11 Nottingham Forest, 12 Manchester United, 13 Everton, 14 Tottenham Hotspur, 15 Fulham, 16 West Ham United, 17 Wolves, 18 Burnley, 19 Leeds United, 20 SunderlandOpta

    After only happening once in Premier League history beforehand, and not since 1997-98, all three promoted teams have gone straight back down in each of the past two seasons.

    Unsurprisingly then, Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland are ranked as the likeliest trio to be relegated by the Supercomputer's model next year - with the Black Cats the only team notto win the title in any of the supercomputer's 10,000 simulations.

    Championship play-off winners Sunderland are also relegated the most often of all 20 teams, going down in 66.4% of simulations.

    Their fellow Premier League newboys are actually deemed to survive slightly more often than not, with Daniel Farke's side going down in 48.1% of sims, while Scott Parker's Clarets doing so in 45.9%.

    As for Wolves, they had a dismal start to last season but improved significantly once Vitor Pereira arrived. Losing Matheus Cunha is a big blow however, and the Old Gold are fourth favourites to go down according to the supercomputer - doing so in 26.4% of sims.

    Similarly, Graham Potter's West Ham have sold a key player this summer after Mohammed Kudus switched to Tottenham.

    Potter will back himself to get a better tune out of his side after his first pre-season with them, but West Ham are still relegated in 22% of simulations.

    Read Opta's full Supercomputer breakdown here

  8. Accrington Stanley players

  9. Image shows a stethoscope resting on an NHS registration card

  10. Ryan Morgan, with short dark hair and a dark hooded top, smiles at the camera

  11. An aerial shot of the town of Blackpool, with the sea in the distance, Blackpool Tower to the left, and streets of houses and shops in the foreground

  12. Nick Gubbins playing a sweep shot for Hampshire

  13. Fred Dibnah is standing in front of Beaumaris Castle on the island of Anglesey. The castle is surrounded by a moat. Dibnah is smiling at the camera and is wearing a brown flat cap along with a blue shirt, navy cardigan and blue coat.

  14. Joe Bauress in action for Burnley in the FA Youth Cup