When Burnley suffered relegation from the Premier League on the final day of last season, it was the end of an era.
After six years in the big time, the perennial strugglers had finally dropped back into the Championship and Sean Dyche - one of the club's greatest ever managers - had gone. His permanent successor was Manchester City icon Vincent Kompany, who was a questionable appointment after two unremarkable seasons in charge of Anderlecht.
Yet six months later, Burnley are top of the Championship and 18 points clear of Watford in third. They've lost only twice in the league this term, boast the division's best attack and its best defence. Unless something disastrous happens, the Clarets will be promoted back to the top flight come May. Unquestionably, Kompany has done a brilliant job at Turf Moor.
