Bournemouth down

Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret said:
Bournemouth and watford will be promoted first time. Eddie Howe is a quality manager they have kept faith in. Watford have a good set up and will throw money at it. Neither of them has changed any of the things that made them a success in the first place.
Norwich will probably have a season or two licking their wounds. They'll lose Cantwell. They'll be back challenging again soon though.
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I agree with that
 
I like the likes of Bournemouth, Brighton, Burnley of this world doing well in the PL, than read & listen to the media bang on about the top teams, it's more refreshing having Brighton & Burnley staying up then, usually, the same boring top 4, 5 PL teams

It's refreshing to see Leicester as still a top quality side, hope they can stay there for a good few years yet
 
zorro_mfc said:
The Bournemouth team will scatter now ake has already said he’s off.
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If Man City are willing to pay silly money for him Im sure Eddie Howe will drive him personally up to the Etihad. With that in their back pocket and the parachute money they will be impossible to compete with.
 
LeeMiller said:
Nothing’s impossible

look at little leeds this year. They didn’t have any Parrot toot money
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Parrot toot?

No nothing is impossible and relegated teams do struggle to adjust. Leeds have had considerable investment from the owners for salaries. Plus £25m from sales last Summer.
 
Zoophonic said:
Parrot toot?

No nothing is impossible and relegated teams do struggle to adjust. Leeds have had considerable investment from the owners for salaries. Plus £25m from sales last Summer.
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nice edit in your earlier post 😄. Auto correct eh?
T’was a joke
 
Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret said:
Bournemouth and watford will be promoted first time. Eddie Howe is a quality manager they have kept faith in. Watford have a good set up and will throw money at it. Neither of them has changed any of the things that made them a success in the first place.
Norwich will probably have a season or two licking their wounds. They'll lose Cantwell. They'll be back challenging again soon though.
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No relegated team has won automatic promotion in the last 3 seasons. 10-15 years ago this was unheard of. Parachute payments stop clubs from going bust, nothing more.

In each of the last 3 seasons, a newly relegated side has at least flirted with a second relegation. I think that will be Bournemouth next year.

Watford's model is pretty unique: I'd expect to see a few of their bigger names having a loan year at Udinese. I think they still have the same owner?
 
Decent away day👍 (if you can get a ticket with poxy allocation).

You have to make a weekend off it. I would rather villa had dropped.

It takes me back to when Watford and Bournemouth won automatic promotion. They both pumped us in just over a week to end our automatic hopes.
 
zorro_mfc said:
You don’t remember how they “won” promotion then
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Yes, by playing superb football. I particularly remember the 3-0 game down there where we didn't lay a glove on them. Howe's total football ******* all over Karanka's anti football.
 
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I felt Bournemouth and Watford bent the rules in 2015 to get promoted. Bournemouth were fined about 6 months after they were promoted for over spending. Watford seemed to have about 8 loan players. some from what were called partnership clubs. The rules have now changed to stop clubs doing this is on the future. Villa has broke financial rules last season.

Ref next season - it will be shock for Bournemouth and Watford dropping to the Championship, many of their players will not fancy it - they possibly will be like Swansea have been over the last 2 years. Norwich are set up for the Championship and will be definitely top 6 next season.

Crowd wise they are no clubs that will average close to 30k

Charlton Hull, Wigan - against Coventry, Rotherham, Wycombe - slightly smaller clubs coming up overall

Norwich, Watford, Bournemouth - Leeds, WBA and probably Brentford - bigger clubs overall going up

Geographically more South East based - 4 South East clubs coming in and only 2 likely leaving. Coventry are playing at Birmingham.

I haven't been to Wycombe or Rotherham's new ground.
 
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