Bigger Challenge?

[matty1878]

Id be shocked if they weren't.

Leeds id hazard, at the first chance they can, will sack Farke, and they may have a chance.

Sunderland & Burnley i dont fear, I dont really fear Leeds either, but no doubt theyll beat us opening night.

anyone can sack anyone

and usually if results are poo
they panic and sack

doesn’t always work

 

[windymiller]

The newly promoted clubs have the harder task. The gulf between the Championship and the Premier League is huge now.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Last season all 3 promoted teams were relegated for the second season on the run.

This has never happened in the any other top flight league ever.

3 promoted teams have been relegated before, but not all 3 in back to back seasons.

Perhaps there is actually an argument for ending promotion / relegation between the PL and the Championship?
Americans are taking over football perhaps it’s time to embrace their non relegation ways?

 

[Bkk Andy]

Promoted clubs aren’t going to have huge amounts of deadwood clogging up the wage bill. Plus their expectations are much lower.

We don't have huge amounts of deadwood clogging up the wage bill. We barely have anyone left on the wage bill.

 

[Rita_Poon]

We don't have huge amounts of deadwood clogging up the wage bill. We barely have anyone left on the wage bill.

See.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Any other season I would vote promoted clubs, just this season has unknowns, new owners and stadium, grumblings of ticket allocations and looking like those inland, along with War and Peace squad rebuild, is recipe for going wrong very quickly. Hope I'm wrong we finish for Europe, Trump has already deployed two nuclear subs in readiness to mute our celebrations.

 

[Lob]

Promoted clubs but then when you bring Everton into the equation even the simplest of things become a challenge.

 

[Timbucktoo]

Promoted clubs aren’t going to have huge amounts of deadwood clogging up the wage bill. Plus their expectations are much lower.

I wouldn`t say that is right about Leeds. Despite having a long spell out of the top flight including a spell in tier 3, they still think they are an elite club that should be at the top of the table.
Burnley had a great defensive record last season, but losing their keeper and not being so good scoring goals will see them down, and Sunderland will be out of their depth next season and will struggle to stay up.

 

[LostLegend]

Perhaps there is actually an argument for ending promotion / relegation between the PL and the Championship?
Americans are taking over football perhaps it’s time to embrace their non relegation ways?

Absolutely not imo. This would effectively end the dream of rising through the divisions of the majority of the Football League clubs. It would be pure selfishness for the PL to close shop in that way, regardless of the quality difference.

 

[daza_1973]

Three shredded wheat option please.

 

[Frosty1878]

Everton face a huge rebuild but has a core of experienced first teamers to build around.

Promoted teams have bigger squads to build from, but are mostly new to the Premier League.

Both need to spend big to survive the coming season. But which is the bigger challenge?

Spurs improve and so will united, palace will probably be weaker depending on signings plus the added European campaign, also chance of losing Eze guehi. And depends how promoted teams fair. Going to be another tough season if we don’t get players in before close.

 

[whiteshadow]

I think Leeds have good enough players to have a shot at staying up but Farke plays too open so I think they will struggle.

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Absolutely not imo. This would effectively end the dream of rising through the divisions of the majority of the Football League clubs. It would be pure selfishness for the PL to close shop in that way, regardless of the quality difference.

It would introduce stability into the top league .
Removing the fear of relegation would allow teams time to develop, which would help reduce the ability of a small group of teams to contest the title .
The gap between the PL and the Championship is growing , the promoted teams are increasingly reduced to the role of cannon fodder , easy points for the rest of league to harvest .
Everton have been operating in fear of relegation for multiple years , which has doomed any attempt to improve the quality of football , and ironically reduced any hope of a significant gains in league position.
The promotion / relegation system could still be retained in the bottom 3 leagues where the ability of teams to rise up through and contest the Championship still exists ( just).

 

[Hellerad]

I’d rather grow the TV revenue of the championship so that the second tier can pay those clubs more. That increases the quality of the championship clubs and makes the drop between PL and championship less of an existential crisis for demoted clubs.

It’s a good league and could be more marketable if resources were given.

 

[Igrok]

Our spine is too short…says Pickford