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Carlisle anticipates few changes

20 May 2010 - 16:25:39

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Clarke Carlisle does not think there should be a big upheaval at Burnley this summer as the current squad is good enough to make an immediate return to the Premier League.

Brian Laws was unable to stop the Clarets sliding out of English football's top-flight after replacing Owen Coyle in the Turf Moor hot-seat midway through the campaign.

Despite being relegated, defender Carlisle is confident in the current squad's class, saying: "I think we have not got just a nucleus, we have got an excellent squad for the Championship and we should be challenging, even before any additions.

"We have a squad with a massive amount of experience and some young players who will have gained a lot of experience from last season. We have got a lot of depth and I think we have got a fantastic chance.

"We have got a Championship season to focus on and I am looking forward to making a challenge. Financially, the club is in a fantastic position to make improvements around the stadium, the training ground and to the squad.

"That is one of the benefits of last season. The chairman has been very frugal and so, from a business point of view, we are in a strong position.

"From a squad point of view we are also in a very strong position so we have to amalgamate the two to make sure we get a winning formula."