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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
I do think Norwich and Swansea are going to struggle a bit
history shows that 2/3 teams usually stay up (last 10 years only 13 of 30 promoted clubs have gone right back down) and I think with their money QPR won't be going back down any time soon
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Norwich have been making some changes (about 7 signings in the off-season), but admittedly haven't gained any real Premier League experienced players. The acquisitions aren't bad, by any means, but they are definitely being very conservative.
It must be a difficult predicament for a manager of a newly-promoted team: overspend and risk the financial health of the team in the event of relegation, or spend modestly and potentially miss the chance to stay up. I have faith in Paul Lambert, especially after consecutive promotions to bring Norwich out of a very dark place, but the gap between the Championship and the Premier League is not even comparable. On the other hand, I'm going to savour every frustrating minute of it.
