| The myths of 2nd Season Syndrome 10:58 - Aug 12 with 2623 views | daib0 |
Does second season syndrome actually exist? I thought it did, I must admit, perhaps from the days when we Reading ‘Royals’ poo-pooed it in our second season and it finally came to haunt us on the last day of the season. Is the case that after one successful season, complacency sets in — “we belong here now”? And does anyone superstitious really believe in it as a curse?
Well, I was going through the premier tables for the last decade, and I’ve come to the conclusion that if you can survive the first season, then you have every reason to look forward to an interesting premier career …
Here are they clubs that have been promoted (+ year) from the Championship — and alongside the PLACING they were for TWO seasons later:
2003-04
Norwich — relegated 1st season
WBA — 19th [2nd SS]
Palace - relegated 1st season
2004-05
Sunderland - relegated 1st season
Wigan — 17th SURVIVE
West Ham — 15th SURVIVE
2005-06
Reading — 18th [2nd SS]
Sheff Utd - relegated 1st season
Watford - relegated 1st season
2006-07
Sunderland — 16th SURVIVE
Birmingham - relegated 1st season
Derby - relegated 1st season
2007-08
W.B.A. - relegated 1st season
Stoke — 11th SURVIVE
Hull — 19th [2nd SS]
2008-09
Wolves — 17th SURVIVE
Birmingham — 18th [2nd SS]
Burnley - relegated 1st season
2009-10
Newcastle — 5th SURVIVE
W.B.A. — 10th SURVIVE
Blackpool - relegated 1st season
2010-11
Q.P.R. ? (survived 1st season)
Norwich ? (survived 1st season)
Swansea? (survived 1st season)
2nd Season ? Let’s wait and see … !
So, in the last 7 seasons only FOUR teams have suffered the supposed ‘SSS’ — yet TEN teams could not stay up in their first season. From this, the obvious yardstick should be ‘First Season Syndrome’ and not ‘Second Season Syndrome’!
Agreed?!
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| The myths of 2nd Season Syndrome on 12:36 - Aug 12 with 2558 views | Toast_R |
I think you got the years wrong |  | | |
| The myths of 2nd Season Syndrome on 13:11 - Aug 12 with 2533 views | Cornish_oooRRRR |
My brain hurts |  |
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| The myths of 2nd Season Syndrome on 13:41 - Aug 12 with 2500 views | daib0 |
| The myths of 2nd Season Syndrome on 12:36 - Aug 12 by Toast_R |
I think you got the years wrong |
the years should refer to the clubs' last campaign in the championship, the season they got promoted I mean.
Not sure if I had too much time on my hands this morning, or if it's because I'm biting my nails before kick-off!! | |
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| The myths of 2nd Season Syndrome on 15:17 - Aug 12 with 2439 views | ingeminate |
Seems to me second season season generally aplies to teams where they do pretty well first year, start thinking they are better than they are and stop doing the things that kept them up the year before. We were mainly rubbish last year and stayed up by the slimmest of margins so you'd hope nobody wil be taking anything for granted this year. |  |
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| The myths of 2nd Season Syndrome on 15:19 - Aug 12 with 2432 views | Match82 |
Ipswich is always the example that I remember, didn't they finish 5th or something, then absolutely tank the next season? |  | | |
| The myths of 2nd Season Syndrome on 17:19 - Aug 12 with 2372 views | waveydave |
| The myths of 2nd Season Syndrome on 15:17 - Aug 12 by ingeminate |
Seems to me second season season generally aplies to teams where they do pretty well first year, start thinking they are better than they are and stop doing the things that kept them up the year before. We were mainly rubbish last year and stayed up by the slimmest of margins so you'd hope nobody wil be taking anything for granted this year. |
swansea?  |  | | |
| The myths of 2nd Season Syndrome on 22:52 - Aug 12 with 2288 views | babygravy |
We'll be fine...I think... |  | | |
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