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Key takeaways
- Coventry City fans wept and waved signs saying "We're Back" after their team clinched this spring.
- At some point, the euphoria of the moment gives way to great anxiety.
- In both 2023-24 and 2024-25, every promoted team that came up ... went straight back down.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
Coventry City fans wept and waved signs saying "We're Back" after their team clinched this spring. There were bus parades as if the team had won the Champions League. And the celebrations were immense on Saturday after Hull City won what is famously the most lucrative single game of the year, the promotion playoff final at Wembley.
At some point, the euphoria of the moment gives way to great anxiety. Because reaching the Premier League and remaining in the Premier League are two completely different things.
In both 2023-24 and 2024-25, every promoted team that came up ... went straight back down. Two of those six doomed teams produced particularly dire point totals -- Southampton managed just 12 points in 2024-25, while Sheffield United had 16 in 2023-24 - but none of the six generated more than 26. It was pretty dire.