Saturday 22 November 2014 10:31, UK
Burnley manager Sean Dyche believes the recent victory over Hull City can act as a springboard as his team look to consolidate their place in the Premier League this season.
The Clarets have struggled on their return to the top flight and went 10 games without a win before the 1-0 victory over Hull.
But Dyche remains pragmatic on the challenge ahead and is hoping his side can build on their win when they play Stoke at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday.
"One win isn't like we've won the World Cup, one win is us laying a marker down and now we're looking to move it forward," Dyche said. "You get that first win and everybody feels a bit better about life.
"That's all we were looking for, that first marker to say we're in the Premier League and we're in here for a reason.
"The players have had a lot of exposure for the wrong reasons this season, with this talk of 'could they win a game, when would they win a game?'.
That's all we were looking for, that first marker to say we're in the Premier League and we're in here for a reason.
"It's all so heavily covered that players can get influenced by that over time. I don't think mine have but they could be. It's only one win and we need a lot more. We're bottom of the pile, so we've got to achieve things beyond what we've done so far.
"We're not thinking we're going to roll into town and pick up three points every week but we feel we can be competitive and that win reinforces our beliefs."
Dyche hopes to have a strong squad to call on against Stoke, although striker Sam Vokes is still working his way back from the knee injury that has kept him out since March.
Vokes is back in first team training but not yet match ready, but there is better news elsewhere with Steven Reid, Nathaniel Chalobah and Dean Marney all expected to be available.
"We're not defining when Sam will be back but he's going well," said Dyche. "Steven Reid is back to what you'd consider full fitness and Nathaniel Chalobah had a knock with the England Under-21s but we don't think that's too serious.
"Dean Marney is back too after a hamstring injury, so the squad is coming back to full health."
