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Long-term solutions needed for teams promoted to Premier League

Sam Todd looks at the many issues facing clubs promoted to the Premier League and suggests possible solutions.
Long-term solutions

Sam Todd looks at the issues facing clubs promoted to the Premier League and suggests possible solutions.
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 worse. Southampton were mathematically down with seven games ...

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