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  1. Close up of a white and blue police tape cordoning off a crime scene in a street.

  2. Baby Preston Davey has a finger in his mouth as he is eating in a high chair. He has brown curly hair and he is wearing a cream baby grow with an elephant on the front and a bib.

  3. Sir Clive Lloyd, wearing a suit and sunglasses

  4. Twelve-year-old Junior Slater with short brown hair wearing a black coat. He is sitting on a sofa in a house.

  5. Fire engines and ambulances are at the scene in Ribchester. They are parked alongside other vehicles with a stone house to the right and green fields in the background on a sunny day.

  6. View from the banks of the River Ribble in Ribchester with signs detailing instructions in an emergency and a no swimming sign with a warning saying people have drowned in the river.

  7. The road where the crash happened in Gisburn. A county road with cars and a motorbike heading to the right and a patch of sand in the foreground and to the left

  8. 'I feel so very numb... 0/10' - season report card

    Natalie Bromley
    Fan writer

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    Alan Pace, Chairman and Owner of Burnley arrives at the stadium Getty Images

    Season score out of 10 and overriding emotion?

    0/10. I just feel so very numb at the moment, and very disconnected from football. We seem to have lost our identity completely - even our shirts have turned into a shade of purple now, rather than Claret. I am struggling to see what we are trying to be. Our recruitment has been haphazard, our managerial decisions baffling, and each Premier League campaign has got steadily worse since ALK took over the club, both in terms of points and league positions. "Forever forward" is ALK's new motto for the club: perhaps that is the case in terms of commercial offering, but on the pitch we are going backwards.

    Best moment and why

    I take absolutely no pleasure in saying this, but Scott Parker leaving his role as head coach. It was becoming an impossible position for him to be in, and the club should have put him and us out of our misery much earlier than this. When that announcement was made, there seemed to be a collective sigh of relief. But what a waste of a season.

    Player of season and why

    A very close tie between Zian Flemming and Jaidon Anthony - the former for his goals, and the latter for being probably the only player in the squad to show real effort consistently. He seems like one of the few who wants to be here and cares.

    Unsung hero and why

    Ross Wallace, for stepping up to be caretaker manager of the women's team, and overseeing a title and promotion to WSL2. The only good news of this season.

    Biggest disappointment

    Pretty much everything about the entire season has been a disappointment, no more so than our pitiful displays in both cup competitions. But one that stung a little was the early injury to Josh Cullen. We missed his leadership skills and talent in the team and, while it may not have caused a disappointment to the overall results, his voice as club captain would have helped bridge that growing disconnection between club and fans.

    What needs to change this summer?

    The whole club needs to change because we are so very lost at the moment. We need to start again from scratch.

    Major hope for next season?

    We get our managerial appointment right.

    Find more from Natalie Bromley at No Nay Never podcast

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  9. Joshua Roberts is standing in front of a table covered in see-through packets filled with knives.

  10. Two women taking part in the World Gravy Wrestling Championships at the Rose 'N' Bowl, in Rossendale, Lancashire. The woman on the left has blond hair in plaits and wears a red spotted costume covered in gravy while a woman underneath her has her arms locked around her waist.

  11. Fans 'deserve a lot more' - Unsworth

    Former Burnley centre-back David Unsworth on BBC Radio Lancashire: "Unfortunately, it is Championship football as we have known for some time now.

    "A massive rebuild is needed, not just in terms of trying to bounce back up next season, but by trying to build a team and squad that doesn't need major surgery if they do get promoted.

    "We need to decide on who is going to be the manager – how many weeks has it been and nothing has been done? Massive decisions on who is coming, staying or leaving.

    "I was thinking if I was a Burnley fan coming to the ground, what would I want? I read the owner's [Alan Pace] programme notes, and he touched on the manager.

    "I want something more. I want a clear plan. I want him to come out and demand success. It was all about hard work and desire. That is a given for any player, in any team. You shouldn't even have to ask that.

    "I want to see a clear vision, I want to see a strategy out in place, I want to see great recruitment. I want to see this team bounce back up and stay there.

    "I just want more – these fans have been brilliant all season. They have stuck by the team despite all the losses.

    "I think they deserve a lot more than what they're getting.

    "They have got to get somebody in and there are no guarantees, it doesn't matter who it is.

    "Someone who the fans can get right behind, someone with real stature that can come into this great football club and have an immediate reaction and also attract top players not only to get them up, but to keep them up when they get back into the Premier League."

  12. A VAR screen

  13. Library image of a Lancashire Constabulary police car, marked in fluorescent yellow and blue checks.

  14. Luke Helmn with brown hair and stubble wears a black t-shirt outside a house on a residential street on a sunny day. He is smiling.

  15. 'Another joyless season in the Premier League'

    Dejected Hannibal Mejbri of Burnley during the Premier League match against Leeds UnitedGetty Images
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    Now the curtain has come down on the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, here is my end-of-season review - with a look back to what I predicted in August.

    Prediction: 20th

    Another joyless season in the Premier League for Burnley, doomed to relegation under the now sacked Scott Parker, long before the drop was officially confirmed.

    Burnley's top brass were more ambitious in the markets, signing experienced players such as Kyle Walker, but one look at Armando Broja's injury record should have told them to keep their £20m in their pocket.

    What I said in August: "It is a bold transfer strategy, but will it be enough to keep Burnley up? I have my doubts."

    Check out the rest of my review here

  16. An artist's impression of how the stepping stones at a lake in Martin Mere Wetland Centre will look when it is complete. It shows dozens of stepping stones across a lake with trees lining the banks of the water.

  17. Jon, who is wearing a navy hoodie, is standing in a field of crops with his hands on his waist.

  18. A lsingle file of police in full riot gear and holding shields walk past terraced houses on a pavement in Oldham during a second night of disturbances on May 28, 2001.

  19. Kent batter Zak Crawley plays a pull shot.

  20. The Blaze batter Tammy Beaumont looks on after a shot againt Lancashire Thunder at Emirates Old Trafford

  21. Shot of the former ICI site taken from far away. The plant can be seen in the distance, surrounded by flat, green fields.

  22. 'At last it's over!' - fan views on season

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    We asked for your views on Burnley's draw against Wolves on the final day of the Premier League season.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Alan: This feels different to previous relegations. The lack of fight and direction from management - more than anything else - makes it seem like we are heading for another 50 years in the Football League wilderness.

    Mark: At last it's over! Bring on the Championship - the better league.

    Steve: Poor season, but so unlucky at times with VAR and several decisions. What was the point of Armando Broja and Lyle Foster? And Florentino Luis for that matter. Kyle Walker should have stepped up more as well.

    Robert: Typical. Poor manager and the players lacked effort and talent. It's a shame when they worked so hard to get back into the Premier League.

    John: A fighting display in the second half is, hopefully, a sign of things to come. Loum Tchaouna and Lesley Ugochukwu have been rejuvenated since Scott Parker. We are resigned to losing some of our stars but we must retain the core squad. With some coming and goings we can be competitive in the Championship. We must learn from Sunderland about building the foundations of a team that can be competitive in the Premier League, as well, if we make it back.

    Steve: Give Mike Jackson at least a full season and get Ashley Barnes on the coaching staff to give them some bite. The Championship is a tough league and completely different to the Premier League. On the upside, no VAR. Football can be fun again.

  23. BBC Premier League predictions