Popping a myth

[On the Left Wing]

I have had to do some research around the Football League today for a client and one thing struck me as amazing and seems to pop the myth that clubs promoted from the 1st Div (Championship) do not survive in the Premiership and end up as yo-yo teams

All of the last FIVE winners of the 1st Division (Norwich, Pompey, Man City, Fulham and Charlton) are all still established Premiership sides - although Norwich look like blowing it this season.

Indeed 9 of the 11 WINNERS of the 1st Division (since the Premiership was created) are still in the top flight - only Sunderland and Forest dropped back down. So it seems the yo-yo analogy may only really apply to those in second place or play-off winners .... what price Wigan to stay up next season

 

[junior]

Piercy

 

[On the Left Wing]

Piercy

and who's he again

 

[defrocked priest]

West Bromwich Albion.

 

[On the Left Wing]

West Bromwich Albion.

a real yo-yo team! (never won the 1st Division)

 

[Hungry Joe]

You've made a good point there OTLW and personally I think the idea of this 'huge' gap between The Premiership and Championship that is peddled by many is indeed a myth. There are large gaps between the super-rich few at the top and the rest within The Premiership but not a lot to choose between the rest and the best in the Championship.

 

[defrocked priest]

Wolverhampton?

 

[On the Left Wing]

Wolverhampton?

see West Brom

 

[lincs seagull]

With the money that Wigan have been promised if they go up 40mill 20 from the tv and 20 from the chairman i can see them staying there.

ipswich no chance
sunderland might stay up best footballing side in this league

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Sunderland ? Who will score the goals in the premiership ? Last time they had Phillips and Quinn.

 

[lincs seagull]

Sunderland ? Who will score the goals in the premiership ? Last time they had Phillips and Quinn.

Your right it is the weak area that will come down to who big Mick will by in the summer this will be a big teat for him to keep them in the prem