Sean Dyche insists Burnley were right to adopt a frugal approach in the transfer market this season despite their relegation from the top flight.
Burnley's one-year stay in the Premier League came to an end last weekend when they were condemned to relegation despite a 1-0 win over Hull.
Some felt Dyche did not do himself any favours with his approach to transfer spending. The former Watford defender has spent just £8 million on new players over the past 12 months, but he was at pains to point out that his club will be in a far better state to challenge for promotion next year than some of their rivals.
QPR were relegated last week following a 6-0 thrashing at Manchester City. They face the prospect of a £60m fine after breaking Financial Fair Play rules and Dyche did not want the Clarets to suffer a similar fate.
"There are clubs in this country which are hundreds of millions in debt," the Burnley boss said. "This club has decided not to go down that road and it has still been heavily questioned and criticised for not spending enough. That could have ruined the club.
"It's a bizarre state of affairs. Everyone is telling football it should clean itself up. We have attempted to run this club in the right manner. I think it's quite ironic and almost hypocritical of some to sit there and say that when there are clubs in all kinds of financial trouble. We have built a club. We don't want to ruin and throw it under bus."
Although Burnley failed to escape the drop, Dyche has won some admirers this season. The 43-year-old has been linked with a move away from Turf Moor, but he does not seem in a hurry to jump ship.
"My story is not bigger than the club's," he said. "I have always made it clear I am the manager and the custodian for the football club. The club will move forward and so will I and I will move forward with it.
"We are planning for the summer, we are planning beyond that and we are planning for next season."
Dyche's positive demeanour has not given way to doom and gloom despite the club's relegation.
Once he had a pub lunch with his family on Sunday and a round of golf, he had come to terms with the fact that his team would be playing the likes of Rotherham and Bristol City next season, rather than Chelsea and Manchester United.
"We felt we could be in the Premier League beyond this season and unfortunately we're not," said the Burnley manager, whose final home match of the season comes on Saturday when Stoke come to Turf Moor.
"But the disappointment dissipates quickly because we feel we have given everything to try and be in there.
"To put all that work in and not get over the line is a shame for all concerned, including our fans. From the outside it was deemed the impossible. Our job was to make it possible and I think we were margins away from doing it, and that's the disappointment."