This might be the worst 3 teams ever to go down. We've got saints on course to break derby's record and the 2 others will be lucky to break 20 points. The Premier league, with a few exceptions, will be a 17 team league with the 3 coming up going back down from now on.
Leeds may break through the glass ceiling but other than them what club is going to stick?
It needs a combination of things. Experience, a striker who can score and a prove manager.
Fulham had all those coming up with Mitrovic and Marco Silva but they had to yo yo a couple of times to do that.
Forest signed about 200 players but ultimately somone like Gibbs White dragged them over the line and now he's kicked on and key part of side that will likely finish 3rd.
Best guide is Bournemouth. Didn't come up with an amazing squad but they quickly decided five games in Scott Parker wasn't much good at this level and that was a good decision in the long run so I think that's the key for the likely promoted clubs now especially as Parker is managing one of them! Same for Leeds with Farke.
Southampton would not be as bad as 9 points if they'd sacked Russell Martin in September I'm pretty sure.