CLARETS boss Stan Ternent watched Portsmouth's Premiership promotion party at Fratton Park last night and admitted: "That is what we want."

Harry Redknapp's has transformed his side from also-rans last season to potential champions this with the backing of chairman Milan Mandaric, ending a 15 year absence from the top flight.

Those sort of finances will not be available to his old mate at Turf Moor but Ternent admitted: "We have been there and had some good times over the years and we know it is a great feeling.

"But last night was Portsmouth's night and it is congratulations to them.

"They have been on top all season and I am delighted for Harry, Jim Smith and Kevin Bond. They have done a fantastic job."

Burnley striker Ian Moore also reflected on the tidal wave of joy that swept over that part of the South Coast and he said: "I know what it feels like from when I was at Forest, it is such a great feeling.

"But we have competed well against Portsmouth tonight and they have been the best team in the first division this season.

"It shows what we can achieve and hopefully next year we can get a bit of consistency.

"At times we played really well and we were unfortunate coming out losing it. We matched them and if we apply ourselves there is no reason it can't be us this time next season."

Moore was at the centre of the turning point of the game when he was denied a penalty seconds before Svetoslav Todorov got the only goal of the game to spark a Pompey party.

Ternent fumed: "It's a penalty, Ian Moore was pushed over, and he (referee Brian Curson) doesn't give it. The same thing happened at Norwich City on Saturday.

"Then they went down there and got a goal. But I always say what goes around comes around."

Ternent was again forced to name a makeshift side with young players on the bench and he almost immediately had to make another change with Dimitri Papadopoulos coming off injured inside ten minutes.

"Dimi got a knock on his hip and I had to take him off," said Ternent who will not know if he is going to be available for the penultimate home game of the season on Saturday when Gillingham are the visitors to Turf Moor.

But despite the poor run extending to just one win in the last 11 games Ternent was satisfied with the effort put in by his players who travelled up and down on the day by coach after the rare luxury of a flight to Norwich.

And while the home fans and players celebrated going up, he reflected again: "It has been a good season to stay in the division with everything that has happened, it is just we have set high standards."

Pompey have set the standards this time around and they are the standards that Ternent will set his sights on when the new season starts in August.