Birmingham and Baggies relegated

[Ref]

Two great players in their time who played in a very successful team winning just about ever thing between them and now sadly going down together.

Birmingham and West Brom have been relegated from the Premiership after Portsmouth beat Wigan 2-1.
Birmingham could only draw 0-0 with Newcastle and are now four points behind Portsmouth with one game to go.



The Baggies play West Ham on Monday but are nine points behind Pompey with only six points available from two games.

Blues boss Steve Bruce said: "We knew it was a tough job and did everything possible. When Shay Given denied us at the end we knew it just wasn't to be."

Pompey's 20 points from their last nine games assured their survival.

But West Brom and Birmingham have each struggled throughout the whole campaign.

Bruce added: "We still thought we were good enough to stay up. Our supporters were fantastic but unfortunately we failed to deliver for them.

"We had to beat a Newcastle side who have been on their best run and were very confident. We worked our socks off but it didn't go for us.

"We've enjoyed our time in the Premiership and this is where the club needs to be.

"It's a big job for whoever it will be to try and lead us back and there's a lot of work to do over the summer. I hope I can do that but now is not the appropriate time to talk about it."

The Blues mounted a late surge after they held champions Chelsea to a goalless draw at St Andrews on 1 April.

They went on to beat Bolton and Blackburn while earning a point after draws at Wigan and Everton with their only defeat in the last seven games coming at derby rivals Aston Villa.

But their efforts have proved too late in a season during which their injury problems have had an immensely damaging effect.

West Brom escaped relegation on a dramatic final day last season but there was no great escape this time, with a lack of goals proving their biggest downfall.

Their last win came against Blackburn on 4 February and they have earned just three points in 10 games since that victory.


Source: The BBC

[Beefy]

The weakest teams go down Ref, the table doesn't lie. West Brom will always be a yo-yo side, Birmingham i thought had cemented their place in the Premiership. They have a good squad, but i can't see them holding on to many of them in the close season.
Reading, Sheff Utd and hopefully Leeds are all gonna need 6 or 7 new players before the season starts. If they don't spend money, they will all surely come back down

[Ref]

That is where the problem lies with Leeds "AKA" they don't have the money to buy WBA's casts off let alone decent players to help keep themin the Premiership if they did go up. The FA ought to use a ruling like they have with the Stadiums, if you don't have the resources to go into the Premiership then you don't come into it, bit harsh i know but it will stop all the little clubs going bust, Bradford have never got over their short time up with the big boys, QPR a few years ago started to spend big after they had a real good season, then like Leeds they had to sell their besyt players for all the same reasons as what Leeds went through. To be honest "AKA" i think Leeds have thrown a few games this back end of the seasons so as not to go up,it would cripple them if they did, so don't be surprised to see Crystal Palace playing against the big boys next season. My 2 Cents

[Beefy]

Leeds are better having their bad spell now Ref, and remember in this bad run they have played Sheff Utd, Reading and Palace. No way have they meant to throw games, you must still be kaylied from last night.