Kieran Tripper and Ian Wright react to hilarious video of ex-Burnley boss Sean Dyche | OneFootball

The former Clarets boss has amused plenty on social media this week

Burnley's recent predicament as a club has been well-documented, with the Clarets unable to maintain their position back in the Premier League despite being viewed as a current 'big fish' in the Championship.

Naturally, the East Lancashire outfit have seen their stature increase significantly within the past 20 years, having enjoyed multiple seasons in the top-flight following their 1-0 win at Wembley Stadium against Sheffield United in 2009.

However, only on one count have they been able to consolidate and progress, and that came throughout the majority of Sean Dyche's tenure at Turf Moor between 2012 and 2022.

Indeed, the experienced boss was able to steer Burnley to automatic promotion in his first full season at the club in 2013/14, and after an immediate relegation back to the Championship, saw his side respond as title-winners, largely due to a 23-game unbeaten run.

Dyche was then able to avoid relegation in the 2016/17 campaign, before guiding the club into the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds the following season with a seventh-placed finish.

Unsurprisingly, it proved to be the statistical peak of his spell in the North West, even though, until his dismissal four years ago, the former centre-back was able to sustain the club's position in the top-flight with limited funds.

At present, Dyche is taking a break from the rigours of management after subsequent spells with Everton and Nottingham Forest, and it is clear that many football supporters across the country are loving his social media antics, as well as some former Clarets players.

Kieran Trippier and Ian Wright react to hilarious social media footage of Sean Dyche

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Amid his current managerial hiatus, during which he was also linked with the Tottenham Hotspur vacancy, Dyche has been getting to grips with the world of social media.

It is well-documented that the 54-year-old has become infamous across several platforms as a result of viral clips during his time with Burnley and beyond, as well as his overall persona.

This comes alongside punditry work for the likes of talkSPORT and BBC Radio 5 Live, having been a member of the latter's commentary team for the recent FA Cup final won by Manchester City against Chelsea.

However, Dyche has recently not been afraid to show off his 'dancing skills' to his approximately 227,000 followers on Instagram, with several ex-professionals and current stars issuing their thoughts.

On his latest post, Dyche can be seen moving to the Chemical Brothers' hit, Go, which has recently gone viral due to a scene in the Netflix movie, Apex.

After ending his short dance, Dyche then says, "I don't think so," which is also the caption.

Among those to react were former Clarets defender, Kieran Trippier, who recently signed for their upcoming Championship rivals, Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the 36-year-old commenting with three laughing emojis.

Fellow ex-Clarets man and well-known pundit, Ian Wright, also commented a mixture of laughing and love heart emojis, having clearly been amused, while Ally McCoist added: "Nearly spilt my wine at 35,000 (feet) in business (class)," with the Scot part of STV's commentary team for the FIFA World Cup.

After his own experience of success at Turf Moor, Dyche, as well as keeping the masses entertained on social media, will be hoping his former club can resolve their current uncertainties as soon as possible ahead of the new season.

Scott Parker was relieved of his duties almost two months ago, and whilst a number of names, including Steven Gerrard, Brian Barry-Murphy and Russell Martin have been namedropped as potential candidates, confirmation of an appointment from Alan Pace still awaits.

Alan Nixon - via Patreon - recently hinted that a decision "is due at the end of the week," but, in Martin's case, he has an offer from Leicester City to consider after being interviewed by higher-ups at the King Power Stadium ahead of the club's second-ever season in League One following back-to-back relegations.

Until then, it also remains to be seen what business will be conducted in the summer window, as the Clarets will certainly be fancied to make the play-offs at least heading towards August.