I'm not sensing much in the way of "bragging rights" from the Palace fan I work with, are you?
personally, I would only want promotion when I feel we have a decent stab at holding our own in the division above. Crashing back down, getting stuffed every week is not something I want in exchange...
Yes, I do think that is a massive downside to getting promoted to the Prem. While we would all hope to do a Swansea or a Norwich, if you did start like Palace, then the realisation that you are out of your depth would hit home pretty quickly, and by November you're just wishing the season would...