Who else is looking forward to finishing 17th place for the next 34 years? (25 Viewers)

[JohnWH]

For those of us old enough to remember, scrapping out relegation battles was common place. Shall we look forward to decades of miraculous escapes?

 

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[Lamps]

The Prem/old Division 1 is a totally different animal than when we were last in it. Money brought in through the turnstiles used to be very important but now it's just a top up to the income.

Stay up just 1 season now and you have a massive advantage. We could be on the verge of becoming a Brentford.

 

[Otis]

It is different for sure and is almost three leagues in one.

Those right at the top, always pushing for the title and top 4, then those that are mid/high mid table, who are often in with a chance of Europe and then those almost always just trying to stay up and make it to mid-table, in order to stay in the Premier for another season.

Our aim at first has to be just to survive.

That would be an achievement and anything better than that would be a very, very good season indeed

 

[bigfatronssba]

In many ways it’s easier to mentally prepare for next season. We know it’s going to be a tough relegation battle.
Compared to the Championship where anything can happen.

 

[Cally Fedora]

Difference being if you scrap it out for 2-3 seasons you transform the club financially. In the old Div 1 days there wasn’t as much of an incentive cash wise. And anyway, some of those escapes are my best memories watching us.

 

[Lamps]

In many ways it’s easier to mentally prepare for next season. We know it’s going to be a tough relegation battle.
Compared to the Championship where anything can happen.

The best thing for me is the lack of expectations for us. Lampard is supposed to be average at best and we're only supposed to have won the Championship title with games to spare because it's supposed to be a poor Championship this season.

What people love to ignore is he took Derby to a rare playoff place and got to the final, losing narrowly to Villa 2-1 in the final with the Derby GK only making 1 save all game. Chelsea were in serious trouble when he went there yet he did what he went there for.

Since he came to us we were only behind Leefs and Burnley on points last season although he took over a side only 2 points outside the relegation battle. This season we have won the title with a couple of games to spare. A great achievement for a non parachute side.

The Prem can still be unpredictable. Leeds and Sunderland are safe although not mathematically for Leeds. Spurs are in great danger of getting relegated with a £1B squad. We only have to beat the two sides we beat this season plus one more to stay up.

I'm not saying we will stay up. We don't even know who our GK will be yet. But we're going up with players that proved themselves this season, and if they continue to improve next season plus the new signings yet to come in we will have a chance.