SAM TODD LOOKS AT THE ISSUES FACING CLUBS PROMOTED TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE AND SUGGESTS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS...
Floored: Leicester’s Bilal El Khannouss
THE dismal performances of newly-promoted clubs has contributed significantly to a grim Premier League spectacle over the last couple of seasons.
The 2023-24 campaign was bad enough when Luton, Burnley, and Sheffield United all failed to clear the 30-point barrier and became the second elevated trio - after the unfortunate Bolton, Barnsley and Crystal Palace in 1997-98 - to be relegated immediately.
However, 2024-25 was even wo...