Copied from another forum, here's how teams promoted from League One have done in their following season/s. L1 2009/10 -championship position following year Norwich -2 promoted Leeds -7 Millwall -9 L1 2008/09 Leicester -6 went out on pens to Cardiff in playoff semi final P'boro -24 (relegated) Sc*nthorpe -20 L1 2007/08 Swansea -8 and finished 7th and playoff winners the next two seasons N'Forest -19 but finished 3rd and 6th the next two seasons Doncaster- 14 L1 2006/07 Sc*nthope -23 (relegated) Bristol City -4 lost in the playoff final Blackpool- 19 L1 2005/06 Southend -22 (relegated) Colchester -10 Barnsley -20 L1 2004/05 Luton- 10 Hull- 18 Sheff Weds- 19 L1 2003/04 Plymouth - 17 QPR- 11 Brighton- 20 L1 2002/03 Wigan –7 promoted following season Crewe -18 Cardiff -13 L1 2001/2002 Brighton -23 (relegated) Reading -4 (lost in playoff semis) Stoke City -21 L1 2000/2001 Millwall -4 (lost in the playoff semis) Rotherham -19 Walsall- 21 L1 1999/2000 PNE -4 (lost in the playoff final) Burnley -7 Gillingham -13 L1 1998/1999 Fulham -9 champions following season Walsall -22 (relegated) Man City -2 promoted
Bit of a mixed bag, but only 6/36 promoted teams were relegated in the 1st Championship season. Probably what you'd expect as they would presumably be decent sides to get promoted. Only Norwich went directly through. Interesting. Wonder how the teams relegated from the Prem did; how many went back up?
Leicester are just panic buying to me, they have the money at their disposal & buying what ever & who ever seems to be the 'talked about name' of the moment. We might have the money but I would much rather a board like ours that have their heads screwed on & looking for players that will make a difference & not just filling up a squad because they can. Look at Man City they buy all these names, but cna they keep them all happy? No!?! We all know that NA & NC will have a plan in place & names they would like, & deals are more than likely in progress at the moment, just doesnt need to be made a public matter. We have a great squad, who have geled as a unit & work well, just need a couple of names to add more depth & competition.
Since you ask: 2010-11 Burnley 8th Hull 11th Pompey 16th 2009-10 Newcastle - 1st Middlesbrough - 11th West Brom - 2nd 2008-09 Reading - 4th (P-O semi) Birmingham - 2nd Derby - 18th 2007-08 Charlton - 11th Sheffield Utd - 9th Watford - 6th (P-O semi) 2006-07 Birmingham - 2nd West Brom - 4th (lost P-O final) Sunderland - 1st 2005-06 Crystal Palace - 6th (P-O semi) Norwich - 9th Southampton - 12th 2004-05 Leicester City - 15th Leeds Utd - 14th Wolves - 9th 2003-04 West Ham - 5th (lost P-O final) West Brom - 2nd Sunderland - 3rd (P-O semi) 2002-03 Ipswich - 7th Derby - 18th Leicester - 2nd 2001-02 Man City - 1st Coventry - 11th Bradford - 15th 2000-01 Wimbledon - 8th Sheffield W - 17th Watford - 9th 1999-00 Charlton - 1st Blackburn - 11th Nottingham Forest - 14th So I make that 8 promotions out of 36.
Thanks..knew someone couldn't resist looking it up. So, not a high number go straight back up, again because we must assume they weren't very good in the first place. The increased parachute payments may affect that, so it will become harder for other teams.
Pardew did a great job of constructing the team. He quickley saw Lallana, Scheniderlin & Davies as the starmen and went about building a side in a season who did brilliantly in the cups and missed out on the play offs. That squad was bolstered with more players with Championship experience ready for our impending promotion. A few ups and downs with Pardews exit, but since his arrival Adkins has tweaked the squad, got them together and made them believe. It's maybe more hope than expectation, but I love the fact the players (Lambert & Martin) are talking of promotion this year. Why not? At this level of football there is not much which seperates teams, but that confidence and belief can carry a team through. Look at Norwich and Blackpool. Individually you would not think a great deal of all the players, but belief and will to win took them to the premier league and it very nearly kept Blackpool there against all the odds. I think some fans are taking for granted the real acheivement of the Cortese reign and thats no player has left this football club without us wanting them too. When was the last time Saints went so long without losing a top player?
