Bournemouth may have to wait until the weekend for the absolute mathematical confirmation of their fairytale promotion but planning for the Premier League will have already begun at the Goldsands Stadium.

The biggest issue affecting all promoted clubs, particularly those who have not yo-yoed between the top two tiers, is the quality of their squad.

While the Championship may be feted as the hardest division to get out of there is no doubt joining the elite can be something of a culture shock.

A glance at the current table shows last season's three promoted clubs, Leicester, QPR and Burnley, still up against it after struggling to survive all season.

While the former two spent something in the region of £25-£30million the Clarets shelled out less than £6million but all are still in the same boat.

Bournemouth's success in the Championship came on the back of a budget similar to Burnley's but they will have to upscale in the summer to give them a fighting chance.

They have the makings of a spine but surviving in the Premier League is not only about having quality but enough of it spread throughout the squad.

Goalkeeper Artur Boruc has plenty of experience after spells at Celtic, Fiorentina and Southampton and making his loan from Saints permanent would be a start, with Lee Camp a good alternative to have in reserve.

Simon Francis was named as the best right-back in the Championship - as was winger Matt Ritchie - although he is certain to find some of the world's best wide players more of a handful next season, and while captain Tommy Elphick has led the team admirably from the heart of defence he has not encountered strikers with attributes like Diego Costa or Sergio Aguero.

Ex-Saints midfielder Andrew Surman was part of a promising England Under-21 set-up which included the likes of Joe Hart, James Milner, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Tom Huddlestone, Mark Noble and Theo Walcott but while they all held down Premier League positions his career path took a different turn.

He made a handful of Premier League appearances for Wolves and Norwich but now, at the age of 28 and as a central figure in the team, he has a chance to show he has the game to match his former international team-mates.

Up front Callum Wilson's 20 league goals show he was more than comfortable making the step up from League One Coventry, whom he left in a £3million deal last summer.

The 23-year-old will find top-flight defences far less forgiving but he is at the ideal age to get his chance, although he may benefit from a more experienced head alongside him as he has done this season.

However, with Frenchman Yann Kermorgant turning 34 in November manager Eddie Howe has to look for someone who has Premier League experience to ease the pressure on Wilson.

Bournemouth are the Championship's top scorers but it would be naive to think Howe can replicate similar results in the Premier League and will not have to adapt his style.

Goals are undoubtedly the currency which gives teams a chance of staying up but Burnley - who have not scored in eight hours but are still not dead with four games to go - have shown a committed, hard-working approach can keep you afloat.

Howe, hailed as a young, progressive manager, has to find the right balance which will continue to create the chances to allow them to win enough games to stay up while ensuring they do not leave themselves so open they lose even more.

He is unlikely to abandon his principles and settle for clinging on to survival but there will have to be a degree of pragmatism if they are to stand a chance of defying the odds.