Re: Season 2021/22
Sheff Utd came down last year and I don't think it's too long since Hudds stopped receiving parachute payments from their time in the PL. Fulham also seem to swap between going up and down (like Norwich and Watford) and I think Bournemouth are still on parachute payments too.
I don't think last time we went down from the PL the parachute payments even existed, we've been in L1 more recently than the PL, and I think Luton have been non league since then.
Nathan Jones has certainly done well to get them into the playoffs but they're a cynical side with a very lower-league ground (though it has character) clearly punching above their weight in terms of resources etc.
Forest could have - and probably should have - had more than 1 first half, will this end up mattering? Only Liverpool has beaten us at home in 2022 and we've had Arsenal and Leicester there too. Sheff Utd need to win by 1 to get extra time and 2 to go through.
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