http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/03/11/the-perils-of-promotion/ World Soccer views and news Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:22:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/03/11/the-perils-of-promotion/#comment-337525 Mark Franklin Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:02:49 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/03/11/the-perils-of-promotion/#comment-337525 I guess the trouble with not wanting that elusive promotion to the Premiership means an acceptance of the status quo and, while the world would probably be a better place if we could all be happy with what we already have, complacency always seems a bit boring. I suspect the main reason football supporters of the potential yo-yo teams want that chance of glory is because they hope that their team can be the one to break the mould; the one that can hold it's own alongside the big boys of the Prem. But how many actually can (and do)? I guess the trouble with not wanting that elusive promotion to the Premiership means an acceptance of the status quo and, while the world would probably be a better place if we could all be happy with what we already have, complacency always seems a bit boring. I suspect the main reason football supporters of the potential yo-yo teams want that chance of glory is because they hope that their team can be the one to break the mould; the one that can hold it’s own alongside the big boys of the Prem. But how many actually can (and do)?

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