After 34 Premier League games, and four games remaining, Burnley's fate has been sealed in the 1-0defeat to Manchester City as they return to the Championship.
Former Burnley winger, Glen Little told BBC Sport that Burnley fans "were a bit spoilt" during Sean Dyche's era at the club and that the Clarets "overachieved" during Dyche's nine-year and five-month tenure.
"It might not have been sort of the best football to watch, the modern-day football that we see now, but it was effective at staying in the Premier League, but once Dyche left, we came down," said Little.
"When Vincent Kompany came in, he totally changed the style of football, the way we played, and we had a great season in the Championship, one of the best Championship teams we've ever seen."
After being relegated from the Premier League with Burnley in 2024, Kompany was appointed by German side, Bayern Munich.
Little added it was a "mess" when Scott Parker took over from Kompany, but the club "regrouped" and secured 100 points to return to the top-flight.
"It'll be interesting to see what happens with Scott Parker now. Will he decide to stay on and try and get us straight back up? We've seen him do it with Bournemouth, Fulham and also Burnley," said Little.
Although Burnley have yo-yoed between the Premier League and Championship in the past five seasons, Little believes "if we keep most of the players, I think we'll be straight back up again."
