Burnley versus Hull City may not be the most glamorous of fixtures; but next season these two will do battle under the golden umbrella of the Premier League.

A season has gone by which has seen two of the promoted sides defy the odds to stay up, and a relative 'big boy' relegated in the form of Newcastle. Add to this the promotions of Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham and finally Burnley through the playoffs, and the Premier League lineup is looking, well, shaken up a little.

But how I am not complaining. The Premier League is refreshed and at both ends of the league it appears the competition will be at an all time soaring high next season. Manchester United have genuine competition from Liverpool and Chelsea, whilst Arsenal could yet make a better fist of last season's impotent title challenge.

The bottom could be occupied by a whole host of clubs, and whilst it is unfair (and probably stupid given Stoke's unexpected 12th placed finish) I am going to predict a tough season for the three promoted clubs as well as a whole cluster of clubs who survived last season's drop.

The Premier League is now populated with clubs who a couple of years ago could never have imagined having top flight status, never mind staying there. Stoke and Hull, recent occupiers of League One and Two positions respectively, have proven that dreams do not have to end at promotion, and instant relegation is not a forgone conclusion. It gives a team like Burnley, promoted in their 61st game of a season with just 23 different players were used, that glimmer of hope that their Premier journey can continue long after the initial 12 month trial period.

I reiterate that Burnley may not be the most glamorous club. But who demands glamour? Can glamour not come in the form of tradition as being one of the league's founder clubs? Football, in England especially, is about variation, and I for one will enjoy seeing Arshavin, Gerrard and Rooney ploughing their way to goal at a packed out Turf Moor stadium.

It is wonderful that in the changing face of Premier League football, teams like Newcastle can be replaced by a Wolverhampton or a Burnley. Newcastle are a big club but have been run nothing the like. Football is evolving too fast and is too dynamic to rest on your laurels of being a 'big club'. In the comparison between Newcastle and Burnley and the league's they will ply their trade in 3 months time, it can safely be stated; size doesn't matter.