(Image: PA)
(Image: PA)
Mike Jackson believes Burnley's latest Premier League season has delivered some important lessons in their quest to re-establish themselves in the top flight.
After six consecutive Premier League campaigns came to an end in 2022, the Clarets have yo-yoed between the top two divisions, with promotion following a relegation in subsequent seasons since then.
Bouncing back will be the aim again in 2026/27.
And, if successful, Jackson says this season has been a learning curve for how best to avoid coming straight back down.
Burnley were promoted as runners up to Leeds United after amassing 100 points in 2024/25, but only picked up just 22 Premier League points, from four wins and 10 draws.
"I think you have to be very smart with your recruitment and you have to learn from the last two times that it's happened," said Jackson when considering how the Clarets could get back up, and stay up.
"We must sit down as a club and really look at, if we do get up again, how do we actually stay in this division.
"That's something that's ongoing on that, how we progress and move forward."
Asked where he felt things had gone wrong for Clarets this season, Jackson - who following the departure of head coach Scott Parker ended it in interim charge - added: "I think usually when things like this happen it's not just one thing, it's several things as you go along. Things can happen.
"I think the biggest thing is confidence, that gets affected.
"And I think the experience that we have in the squad at the levels is where we've probably suffered a little bit in terms of having those minutes at the highest levels in Europe in your squad, to be able to allow the younger players to build around that. You can put them in, bring them out. But it's difficult where we're at as a club in this league to try and attract those sort of players. So it's a learning curve for us.
"And we've not made enough of our home games, I think that's the biggest thing for me and the group. We should have done a lot better at home."
The Clarets only celebrated two Premier League wins at Turf Moor, from 23.