As Burnley chairman Alan Pace sat down with candidates to replace long-serving manager Sean Dyche this week, fears continued to swirl around Turf Moor over what the future holds for the beleaguered Clarets.
Sources close to the club have told Sportsmail that Dyche's unexpected departure on Friday, follows a pattern that has seen around 20 staff leave in 14 months under the American's ownership.
With many 'stalwarts' gone, and debts stacked against the club as relegation looms, Burnley are in a more precarious position now than they have been for years, it's claimed.