Second season syndrome, is it a thing ?
Jun 19, 2022
We often read about it and I am myself guilty of frequently referring to that "always difficult second season" following promotion. However, it is hard to make a strong case for that being so in the EPL, I have taken special interest, for obvious (Brentford) reasons, and looked at the last 36 promoted teams ( up to 19/20). 14 were relegated in season 1, "just" 5 in season 2 and, in that second campaign, three actually qualified for Europe and one won the title! Of the 22 teams to play that second season, 5 went down, but half (11) finished top 11 , including four who were top 7. For my daily stating the obvious comment, I am going to say that it is the first season which is the toughest and the second gives teams who are prepared to be brave, the chance to kick on and for that increased spending power to kick in. It is a relatively small sample size of course, but feels like another case where people are happy to accept something as fact if they hear it often enough, without looking at the numbers.
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