3 promoted clubs

[RVclaret]

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First time since when? Can’t have happened that often?

[Swizzlestick]

Happened 17/18 season apparently but a rare occurrence. Only happened four times in PL history.

Newcastle, Brighton and Huddersfield were the teams in 17/18

[Vegas Claret]

we know Forest spent the GDP of a small country to do it
How much did Fulham and Bournemouth spend ?

[Lancasterclaret]

we know Forest spent the GDP of a small country to do it
How much did Fulham and Bournemouth spend ?

The GOP of a small country

Bournemouth is the most impressive to be fair, they bought quite a bit in the Xmas window and sailed out of danger

[Swizzlestick]

I don’t think Fulham spent that much relatively speaking.

[RVclaret]

we know Forest spent the GDP of a small country to do it
How much did Fulham and Bournemouth spend ?

Bournemouth around 70m and Fulham around 40m. Most of Bournemouth’s was in Jan and ending up saving them.

[RVclaret]

I don’t think Fulham spent that much relatively speaking.

Yeah just spent wisely. Good loan or two as well. Willian on a free was clever.

[Lancasterclaret]

I don’t think Fulham spent that much relatively speaking.

They kept hold of a lot of their players when they went down after spending a lot the year before

Nitpicking really, but I think that counts

[Chester Perry]

Yeah just spent wisely. Good loan or two as well. Willian on a free was clever.

there is a lot of historical spending and operating loss in that Fulham team

[RVclaret]

there is a lot of historical spending and operating loss in that Fulham team

Yes you are right there.

[Spike]

No team that got 100+ points going has ever come straight back down

[bfcmik]

No team that got 100+ points going has ever come straight back down

Please don't tempt fate

[Ampth7]

we know Forest spent the GDP of a small country to do it
How much did Fulham and Bournemouth spend ?

Forest had to spend the GDP of a small country, otherwise they would have been absolutely battered! Away from home, they still have been!

[kentonclaret]

No team that got 100+ points going has ever come straight back down

Prior to last Thursday no side had ever overturned a 4 goals deficit from the 1st leg to proceed to the Final of the EFL playoffs.

[ClaretTony]

No team that got 100+ points going has ever come straight back down

Leicester were close in 2015. Looked certain to go down. They’d won four of the first 29 games and then incredibly won seven of the last nine.

[martin_p]

Leicester were close in 2015. Looked certain to go down. They’d won four of the first 29 games and then incredibly won seven of the last nine.

If only Danny Ings had stepped forward and taken the penalty instead of Matt Taylor at the Turf, history could have been very different!

[ClaretTony]

If only Danny Ings had stepped forward and taken the penalty instead of Matt Taylor at the Turf, history could have been very different!

Leicester had won the three games before that. Taylor was a good striker of a ball and had taken penalties but had it gone in then who knows? If you just change that result from 0-1 to 1-0, we still go down but the effect it might have had on Leicester we will never know.

[Quicknick]

No team that got 100+ points going has ever come straight back down

Reading went straight back down. 3rd from bottom.

[Spijed]

Leicester were close in 2015. Looked certain to go down. They’d won four of the first 29 games and then incredibly won seven of the last nine.

Wonder what clicked for Pearson and the team to go on such an amazing run as they looked doomed?

[Fretters]

Wonder what clicked for Pearson and the team to go on such an amazing run as they looked doomed?

Always wonder if Pearson would have won the league, as Ranieri did. I think Pearson's team lined up the Kante signing which was key.

[ClaretPete001]

Bournemouth are owned by billionaire Bill Foley with a minority share owned Hollywood 'A' lister who is so famous his name escapes me. Fulham are owned by Shahid Kahn who is a billionaire and Notts Forest are owned by a Greek Billionaire.

It'll be interesting to see where Alan Pace sits in the PL rich list. I think Matthew Benham is a relative pauper at around £300 million,

[Chester Perry]

Bournemouth are owned by billionaire Bill Foley with a minority share owned Hollywood 'A' lister who is so famous his name escapes me. Fulham are owned by Shahid Kahn who is a billionaire and Notts Forest are owned by a Greek Billionaire.

It'll be interesting to see where Alan Pace sits in the PL rich list. I think Matthew Benham is a relative pauper at around £300 million,

We know of 10 people linked with the ownership group

Alan Pace, Mike Smith, Stuart Hunt, Morgan Edwards and John Dewey at ALK:

Dave Checketts is a board member of ALK and I wouldn't be surprised if Antonio Parra was too

Then we have Malcolm Jenkins and the Watt family

- my guess is that it is at least double that, certainly by looking at the directors box for the Cardiff game, none of those people in the usually empty seats were Cardiff Executives or Directors, but were absolutely engaged in the game