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BURNLEY have been promoted to Category One Academy status, making them the 25th club in the country to reach the top ranking.

THE six clubs bidding to move up an Academy category are set to discover their fates within the next few weeks.

BURNLEY have appointed 29-year-old German Fabian Otte as assistant goalkeeper coach to act as a link between the Academy and first team.

SEAN DYCHE says “the best coaches are the best thieves” and has picked out four coaches who influenced his philosophy.

UNDER-23 boss Steve Stone has returned to work at Burnley four months after taking an “agreed break” following bullying allegations.

GOALKEEPING COACH Craig Mawson has left Burnley after almost a decade to join Manchester United.

ENGLAND Under-21 boss Aidy Boothroyd says it is unfair to pigeon-hole Sean Dyche as a long-ball manager.

DWIGHT McNEIL has gone from 14-year-old Manchester United reject to the standard bearer for Burnley's burgeoning Academy.

TGG gets a tour of Burnley's Academy, which is on the verge of going from Category 3 to 1 inside three years.

NEW Burnley Technical Director Mike Rigg says manager Sean Dyche will still have the first and last say on all signings at the club.

MIKE RIGG, the former Chief Footballing Officer at Fulham, has been appointed Technical Director at Burnley.

FORMER England international Steve Stone has been appointed as Burnley Under-23 boss.

BURNLEY director Brendan Flood says the club has intentionally hired “young, hungry” managers, because they will “always give you more” than big-name ex-players.

BURNLEY co-owner Brendan Flood says the club are bringing in a Technical Director to improve their overseas recruitment.

BURNLEY are recruiting for the new role of Technical Director to support manager Sean Dyche.

HOW a challenge in the Lake District helped Burnley's coaches develop leadership and teamwork.

FA Technical Director Dan Ashworth says England has lost its finest coach educator following the death of Dick Bate at the age of 71.

NICKY LAW, Burnley’s Head of Academy Recruitment, has explained how humility is key to the club’s DNA.

NEWCASTLE UNITED have been the youngest side in the Premier League so far this season, according to analysis by Ben Mayhew of Experimental 3-6-1.

JACK CORK has given a fascinating insight into Swansea’s recruitment process, suggesting it was NOT manager Paul Clement’s decision to sell him to Burnley this summer.

BURNLEY have been awarded Category 2 Academy status, opened a £10.6m training centre and bolstered their scouting network as they try to cement their position as a Premier League outfit.

SEAN DYCHE explains how Burnley are expanding their scouting horizons as they seek to make the next step as a club.

WEST BROM won the Premier League fitness title in 2016/17, with the lowest number of significant injuries and days lost to injury.