03 Jun 2026 14:31:26
I think next season will be tough on the promoted teams.
Promoted teams often struggle, although only one went down lady session in Burnley with Sunderland having an amazing season and Leeds were safe with plenty of games to spare.
Coventry, Hull and Ipswich all look very light to me.
I don't see any of them doing what Sunderland did this season.
I'd like to see West Ham come straight back up.
Usually there's a team that falls into that dog fight that you don't expect. I wonder who it will be next season. Maybe one of the 3 that lost their manager recently.
03 Jun 2026 15:58:27
I'm not so sure, Ken.
I think that Sunderland have given promoted teams a template to succeed. For a few seasons, the promoted teams tried to play Pep style football and weren't good enough. Sunderland showed how being a bit more pragmatic can work. I can see the newly promoted sides focusing on being difficult to beat, rather than trying to play beautiful football.
03 Jun 2026 17:02:23
Think it could all depend on their incomings this summer.
Sunderland did particularly well on that front last year, so much so that a number of their players are now looked upon with envious eyes by others.
Think the fates of the new boys will be pretty much decided by the end of the transfer window.
03 Jun 2026 23:59:42
I genuinely thought Sunderland and Leeds would stay up this year.
I didn't see Sunderland do as well as they did.
I honestly can't see any of the promoted teams staying up this season. Maybe Coventry at a pinch.