Tag: relegated

Cardiff City: ‘This storm has been coming’ – how relegated club lost their way
27 April 2025 Off

Cardiff City: ‘This storm has been coming’ – how relegated club lost their way

By Total Football News

That toxicity has been a theme of the Tan era, manifesting itself with unrest at games and numerous fan protests.

Tan’s rebranding of Cardiff from their traditional blue to red in 2012 caused deep divisions, which have not fully healed for some even a decade after he reversed his decision.

More recently, supporters have voiced their anger with two large demonstrations this season against the owner, chairman Mehmet Dalman and

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Ipswich relegated: What went wrong & what next for Tractor Boys?
26 April 2025 Off

Ipswich relegated: What went wrong & what next for Tractor Boys?

By Total Football News

With the Saints and the Foxes joining Ipswich in the Championship next season, all three promoted sides have suffered instant demotion.

It is the first time in Premier League history that the identity of all three relegated sides has been known with as many as four games to go, and the second time after 2005-06 that all three have been confirmed before May.

It is not difficult to understand why

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Leicester City: ‘A calamitous season for club at a crossroads’ – what next for relegated Foxes?
20 April 2025 Off

Leicester City: ‘A calamitous season for club at a crossroads’ – what next for relegated Foxes?

By Total Football News

As the plane’s banner suggested, director of football Jon Rudkin and the board have been the target for fans this season.

They see Rudkin as a root cause of their decline in recent seasons. He was, of course, in the same position when the Foxes stunned the world to win the Premier League in 2016, but supporters have made up their minds.

It does not help that the hierarchy rarely

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Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Southampton: Saints relegated in record time
6 April 2025 Off

Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Southampton: Saints relegated in record time

By Total Football News

Southampton suffered the earliest relegation in Premier League history after a Brennan Johnson double inspired Tottenham Hotspur to a comfortable victory in North London.

The Wales forward converted Djed Spence’s cut-back in the 13th minute, before he latched on to James Maddison’s header over the defence to flick in a second three minutes before half-time.

Mateus Fernandes replied in the 90th minute, but Mathys Tel claimed his first Spurs league

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Pep Guardiola promises to stay at Manchester City even if relegated
22 November 2024 Off

Pep Guardiola promises to stay at Manchester City even if relegated

By Total Football News

Guardiola was in an expressive mood as he spoke to the media for over 25 minutes.

In embracing the fact City are currently on a four-match losing streak for the first time since he arrived at the club in 2016, Guardiola repeatedly mentioned he had also won an unprecedented four league titles in a row.

“Two sides of the same coin,” is how he described it.

He also rattled through

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How are relegated Premier League sides looking on EFL return?
8 August 2024 Off

How are relegated Premier League sides looking on EFL return?

By Total Football News

BBC 3CR Luton Town commentator Simon Oxley

Losing player of the season Ross Barkley was not a surprise, and fellow midfielder Sambi Lokonga was only on loan from Arsenal, so those departures were expected.

Much will depend on how many of those who, despite relegation, made a name for themselves last season stay at Kenilworth Road. The likes of Teden Mengi, Alfie Doughty, Tahith Chong and Elijah Adebayo have all

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Tottenham 2-1 Burnley: Clarets relegated from Premier League after Spurs loss
11 May 2024 0

Tottenham 2-1 Burnley: Clarets relegated from Premier League after Spurs loss

By Total Football News

For all the positives under Ange Postecoglou this season, a miserable run over the past month led to concern for Tottenham supporters.

Four straight defeats severely damaged their team’s hopes of finishing above Villa and Postecoglou was hoping to avoid the ignominy of becoming the first Spurs boss to lose five on the bounce since Ossie Ardiles in 1994.

The ease with which their team have leaked goals – conceding

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Sheffield United: Manager Chris Wilder says Premier League ‘too powerful’ for relegated side
28 April 2024 0

Sheffield United: Manager Chris Wilder says Premier League ‘too powerful’ for relegated side

By Total Football News

Wilder says his team need to “own” their relegation after collecting just 16 points and conceding 97 goals in 35 games – the worst top-flight defensive record since Swindon Town shipped 100 goals in the 42-game 1993-94 season.

The Blades spurned several opportunities to add to Anel Ahmedhodzic’s early opener at St James’ Park before Alexander Isak’s double, efforts from Bruno Guimaraes and Callum Wilson, and an own goal from

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