0Amarillo<P><FONT color=#cccc00 size=4><EM> º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸ Amarillo ¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°<EM><FONT><P>ddMMyyyy0Falseen-US<P><FONT color=#cccc00 size=4><EM> º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸ Amarillo ¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°<EM><FONT><P>True 0 Posted April 19, 2004 OK, so there is a lot of talk about our prospects for next season. With my statto hat on I took a little look back of the fate of teams winning the first division over the past decade. We still have some way to go to win it, but if we can this makes quite positive reading:Season - Winner - Position in Prem following season03/04 Norwich?02/03 Portsmouth - ? Looks like they might survive01/02 Man City - finished 9th00/01 Fulham - finished 13th99/00 Charlton - finished 9th98/99 Sunderland - finished 7th97/98 Forest - relegated in 20th96/97 Bolton - relegated in 18th95/96 Sunderland - relegated in 18th94/95 Middlesborough - finished 12th93/94 Palace - relegated in 19thSo the last time a winning team was then relegated (depending on Portsmouth) was Forest in 98/99 season.So no, Micky Adams and co, its not a ''FACT'' that the promoted teams come straight back down. Far from it, the winners actually do quite well, at least in recent times. As for the gap getting larger, the above suggests its getting smaller, with more and more div1 champions staying up at the first go.As for our own prospects, sure we may well get taken apart by Arsenal etc., but I''d fancy our chances against the likes of Spurs and Man City at Carrow Road at the moment!Ama Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
At last? 0 Posted April 19, 2004 Good work Ama, can you help me with my homework? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cantley 0 Posted April 19, 2004 I thought about doing something similar but never got round to it. Interesting piece of research Ama, and very encouraging. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
