With the confederations tournament kicking off for the US tomorrow, I felt it was a good time to expand onto my US depth chart article, with my personal opinion on what the best US starting line-up and formation should be.  Some things you should know before you continue reading this article, I am putting this together based only on who I believe she be on the team, and starting.  This line-up or formation has nothing to do with the current roster Bradley brought to South Africa, to be honest I haven't even seen the final roster for the Confederations cup.

            I will begin with the starting goalkeeper, which is a pretty obvious no-brainer, Tim Howard.  I really don't think I need to explain this decision.  The two backups would be Kasey Keller and Marcus Hahnemann.

            Now onto the defense, the two central defenders are pretty obvious choices, with Carlos Bocanegra, and Oguchi Onyewu the undisputed starters.  On the sides I would start Steve Cherundolo on the right, and Jonathon Bornstein on the left.  I like both of these players because of their ability to not only play good defense, but also their ability to attack, and provide good service into the box.

            The midfield is the United States strongest area, with many options for holding midfielders, attacking midfielders, and the right side, our left side is the only question mark.  If the US goes with a four man midfield, Dempsey should start at the right, and Donovan at the left.  In the middle I would start Bradley, with Mastroeni as our holding midfielder.  If we go a five man midfield I would like Benny Fiellhaber to be added to the mix, and dictate the tempo of the game.

            At forward depending on who we play I would prefer the partnering of Altidore, and Kenny Cooper.  Not a lot needs to be said about Jozy, but I feel that Kenny Cooper has not been given a fair chance.  I have been spouting on and on about how Bradley doesn't give him a chance and his one international appearance he scored a goal.  In my opinion Cooper gives the US the best option at forward to partner Altidore because he is good at not only holding up the ball, but also distributing to other players, and is a decent finisher to boot.

            The best formation in my opinion for the US is one that emphasizes our strength in midfield, while minimizing our weakness at forward and defense.  Too do this I believe the best formation would be a 4-5-1, or old school 4-4-2.   Below is how I think the two formations would look.  Because Donovan and Dempsey aren't out and out wing midfielders, and are basically two attacking midfielders, we need Cherundolo, or Bornstein to get up those flanks and provide service into the box.  This system also allows for a lot of interchangeability between the forwards and midfielders.  Something that would hopefully help mimic a team like Barcelona, that has much movement between Iniesta, Xavi, and Messi.

 

4-5-1

 

Howard

Cherundolo Onyewu Bocanegra Bornstein

Mastroeni

Feillhaber

Dempsey Bradley Donovan

Altidore

 

4-4-2

 Howard

Cherundolo Onyewu Bocanegra Bornstein

Mastroeni

Bradley

Dempsey          Donovan

Altidore Cooper

With the election of Florentino Perez as President of Real Madrid, and his first big target Kaka all but assured to be in the Real Madrid white by next season, it appears that he has ushered in Galactico Era 2.0.  So far Real Madrid has been linked with from the top of my head, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Silva, Frank Ribery, Antonio Valencia, and David Villa.  With all these names being thrown around, it could make what the Yankees did in the last offseason seem like child's play in comparison.  So does this spell the potential for success for Madrid, or will it end like the last Galactico Era?

First I think we need to analyze whether we can consider the Galactico era a success or failure.  His first two signings were Luis Figo, and Zinadine Zidane, two of the world's best, who joined an already well balanced team.  With the addition of those two players Real Madrid won the league twice and the Champions League for the ninth time.  So based on those feats you could consider his time as president a success.

However it all seemed to go wrong in 2003, when Perez seemingly thinking he knew more about the game that he actually did, let Makelele go, and uttered his famous line, I have gotten rid of a player who can barely pass five yards, and gotten a player who can pass 35 yards, in regards to acquiring Beckham.  This marked his subsequent downfall, because from than on he signed, Julio Baptista, Ronaldo, Michael Owen, Cassano, and Robinho, while letting go such important role players as Steve McManaman, Fernando Morientes, and Fernando Heirro.

However from this point on you could say while Real Madrid wasn't as successful on the field, they were off the field, mainly with the signing of David Beckham.  With his signing Real Madrid was cemented as a global brand, and there were even rumors that Beckham's transfer fee had been paid for by shirt sales alone in the first few weeks.

So in three paragraphs you have a very quick summary of Florentino Perez's tenure as president, which from both the amount of trophies, and type of trophies he won, as well as from a business standpoint, was a success but just barely, it also seemed to set back Real Madrid, from which they still haven't totally recovered.

What he did was completely ignore the youth system, a system that put out such great players as Casillas, and Raul.  You compare that with Barcelona's current team, you have Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquete, Puyol, and Krkic, who were all key performers in this year's treble success.  In addition he turned the head coaching position into a revolving door, where even if you were successful, it wasn't good enough, rarely allowing managers to put their stamp on the team.  What this has created is a team who signs big players, but really can't compete consistently for the league, or for that matter what they really want the Champions League.  So lets play what if game, we are going to look at the rumored signings including Kaka, and the potential impact of the team, and who they have in place right now.

Real Madrid is a club that prides itself on playing beautiful creative football, which is why they were unhappy with the way Capello ran the team.  With Fabio Capello in charge Catanaccio was the name of the game, and thus the team was first focused on defense, and making sure the other team did not score, and then building an attack.

 

With Capello gone, attacking is again at the forefront, so let's look at who they have right now, and who they might bring in for the forward role.  Currently the Real Madrid forward line consists of Raul, Saviola, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Higuain and Ruud Van Nistelrooy.  First off Saviola is a non factor, and I will be shocked if he is on the team next year, second Ruud was injured most of the year, and he is on the wrong side of 30, and while he is a very effective striker, I don't see Madrid keeping him as he doesn't fit their playing style, and he has also been rumored to be moving to Fulham of all places!  Raul is a legend, and I believe they will always find a place for him, whether it be a starter, or coming off the bench, but again, he is 31, and time is not on his side.

That leaves two strikers I am personally not 100% sold on.  Huntelaar, came in January, and scored 8 goals in a respectable 20 appearances, in which 13 of those he started, he is not going anywhere.  Higuain, is a player he seemed to come into his own, this season, scoring 22 goals in 34 games, not bad at all.  But there is something about him that I just don't like, but regardless of what I think, he will be around next year.

So based on that analysis Madrid has two young strikers, with a third past his prime, they need, and they will sign another striker this offseason, and most likely that player will be David Villa.  Some of the teams vying for Villa's services this summer will be Chelsea, and Manchester City.  I believe Villa will go to Real Madrid because they are the only club in Spain who one need his services, and two more importantly can afford his services.  I also feel based on his loyalty to Valencia, that he is more interested in playing in Spain.  A player that hasn't been linked to Madrid, but could possibly move there is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he has been linked with Barcelona in a swap with Eto, but he probably wouldn't mind going to Madrid, and to be honest I think he would be a better fit there anyways.

Now on to the midfield, this should probably be its own blog piece!  For the midfield I am going to focus on the players more involved with the attack, rather than players who play a defensive midfield role.  Currently the center of the Madrid midfield, has Guti, Sneijder, Gago, and Van Der Vaart.  Guti is an icon, and will not be going anywhere, while Van Der Vaart never cemented his place at Madrid, and was only purchased because they couldn't get Cristiano Ronaldo.  Sneijder is a great player, but is injury prone, and sounds as if he is going to be shopped around to see if there is interest, which there will be.  And Gago, like Higuain, I have never been sold on, maybe because they joined the team at the same time, and are both Argentinean, I put them in the same category, he did lead the team with assists, but for whatever reason, maybe because he just isn't flashy enough, I am not a big fan, but he will also not be going anywhere in the summer.

On the flanks many of the players I just named can play there, but really they seem to only have one out and out winger, which is Arjen Robben.  This I believe is one of the problems with Madrid, and something they need to address.  Robinho was the in my opinion the difference between Madrid winning two league titles, and not winning anything, his creativeness, which usually started on one of the flanks, was something I felt Madrid lacked this year.  Robben is an awesome player, and creates many chances on the wings, but the problem is, he is always injured, and so when he is out, Madrid is missing that extra bit.  I just looked it up and he actually started 25 games surprisingly, but still, he always seemed to be injured, and I believe was the main reason Chelsea sold him, because they knew they would be without him for large chunks of the season.

So who has Madrid been linked with?  Well in less you live under a rock, they have been targeting Cristiano Ronaldo for the past two years, and I doubt this summer will be any different.  Like him or hate him, he is world class, and I don't feel it is necessary to go on about how Madrid would benefit from his services.  The other three wide midfielders that Madrid has been linked with so far are Ribery, Valencia, and Silva.  Ribery is an awesome player, and I think it is either going to be Ronaldo or Ribery with the addition of Kaka, but not both, even Madrid can't afford that.  I wouldn't even be surprised if Bayern and Real did a swap plus cash move with Robben going to Germany, and Ribery joining Madrid.

Valencia, I believe is more of a rumor made up by someone like his agent to create a market for the player.  I do believe he will leave Wigan, but I don't see him getting much playing time at Madrid.  Silva is a player who will be sold mainly because Valencia is in need of cash, and he is their next most valuable asset.  For some reason I just don't see Silva playing for Madrid next year, I can't give an explanation why, but it just doesn't make sense to me.

Now we move on to the defense of the team, basically the whole reason I started writing this article in the first place.  The whole issue with Florentino Perez, was he sacrificed a player like Makelele who did all the dirty work, which allowed players like Zidane, Guti, and Figo to operate with so much freedom, and do what they did best.  Will Perez make the same mistake again, and focus on the offense while disregarding the defense?

To start Real Madrid have two very capable defensive holding midfielders in Mahamdou Diarra, and Lassana Diarra.  Mahamdou was out injured most of the season, so Madrid purchased Lassana in January.  Lassana is still a work in progress, but I think he is an excellent defensive midfielder, and some one to build a team with.  So as long as Perez realizes there value to the team, they should be all set there.

Now the backline is a very interesting in my opinion, because on paper it looks very good, but then you get games like the 6-2 thumping at the hands at the Bernabeu no less, and you realize maybe they have some work to do.  The first problem is the fact that they have one of the best goalkeepers in the world.  Ok that really isn't a problem, but what it does is mask the frailty of their backline, so when you have Saint Iker in goal and you just look at stats, and names the backline doesn't seem so bad.

First lets list the main players in the defense starting with the central defense, and then with the flanks.  There is Cannavaro, Pepe, Garay, Metzelder, and also Miguel Torres Gomez, who can play in the middle or the side.  On the sides there is Sergio Ramos, Heinze, Marcelo, and Salgado,

So where to start, Cannavaro is getting old, and will probably return to Juventus in the summer,  Garay is a relatively untested 22 year old, and I think Metzelder is just too slow for my liking.  Which leaves Pepe, who will be out X amount of games next season for his recent freak out against Getafe in April.  He is a very good defender, but it seems to be he gets a lot of careless cards, and in that respect could be a liability, bear in mind I felt this way before he imploded against Getafe.  So it is apparent the middle needs some work, but I have as of yet not heard any names linked joining them this summer, they should target Daniel Agger.

On the flanks you have Sergio Ramos who is great at getting up that right side, and put great service in, as well as score on set pieces, but appears to have forgotten how to play good defense, as evidenced by his display against Barcelona.  Salgado has been a great servant to Madrid, but he is now 33, and is not getting any younger, or faster.  I don't have much information on Marcelo, other than he seemed good at getting up the left side, and also complaining to the ref a lot.  Heinze is another player who is starting to get old, and I feel can be a liability, he also isn't great at getting forward.  The last player is Miguel Torres, who I admittedly do not know much about, but seems like a decent defender who is also versatile.

So there you have it, for Florentino Perez to be successful, he needs to focus on building a balanced side.  A central defender would be a smart buy this season, as well as recommitting too the academy, although I doubt that will happen as Real Madrid is a very short sighted club, and academy players can take anywhere from four to ten years to develop, but it is much cheaper and in the long run it helps build a much more solid, and balanced team.

I got the idea to do an ongoing US depth chart blog, from the Yanks Abroad website.  Basically after every World Cup Qualifier, they put who they believe will be going to the next world cup, to read it go here.   Rather than wait for each qualifier, I decided to do my own USA depth chart, which will change based on the players form throughout the year, so if they are playing well in the Premier League, or MLS, I will highlight them, and say why I believe they deserve the attention of Bob Bradley.  The players I choose are whom I believe should be in consideration, and are in the order I believe they fall on the depth chart. 

Goalkeepers

Tim Howard (Everton) - The undisputed number one of the US.  He just signed a five year contract with Everton, and he continues the excellence of the American keepers.

Kasey Keller (Sounders) - I am not even sure if he is still in consideration for this list, because I think he retired, but I could be wrong.  I know Friedel retired, but yanks abroad had put him on their 23 tickets article.  If he is available I don't see why he wouldn't be number 2, enjoying a great season with Seattle, combined with his experience should put him on this list regardless.

Marcus Hanemann (Reading) - Has been very solid for Reading, really not much more to say there.

Brad Guzan (Aston Villa)  - His lack of playing time really hurts him, currently I think he is our number 2, but I think that is a big mistake because we have plenty of keepers who are getting plenty of playing time.

Matt Reis  (Revolution) - I am very familiar with him being a New England fan, and believe he could be a great option for us.  His problem is he has to compete with so many other great keepers, and is also injured right now.

Defenders

Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes) - Our defense is an enigma and between our two starters in the center, we just never know what we are going to get.  The best way to describe Carlos is on two completely different games.  The World Cup Qualifier against Hondurus, showcased his leadership, and also his great ability to score goals on free kicks, in which he is always a danger. 

On the other hand he does things like the game against Ghana in the World Cup.  Most people will remember the horrible foul called on Oguchi Onyewu that should have never been called in the first place, but few people remember, Gooch was put in that situation because of a horrible clearance by Carlos in the first place, rather than play it out of bounds and allow the team to get back, Bocanegra attempted an overhead kick to clear it out of danger, instead it headed toward the PK area, where Onyewu was called for the PK.

Oguchi Onyewu (Standard Liege) - Going to Newcastle on loan, where seemingly capable central backs get sucked into a black hole of suckiness.  He has rebounded with a good season at Standard, but I would really like him to move to a more challenging league.  He is also capable of playing very good defense like the game against Mexico, where he man handled Jared Borgetti, or nearly blowing the game like the goal that was disallowed against Canada in the US Gold Cup in 2007.  No one can doubt he has the physical tools to be a great defender, just needs to work on his decision making, and positioning.

Steve Cherundolo (Hanover 96) - My pick for right back, he has been recovering from a thigh injury, but in my opinion he offers the US the best defender who can also get forward and provide good service into the box, while also scoring the odd goal.

Frankie Hejduk (Crew) - I really like Frankie Hejduk, I always have since he burst onto the scene during the 1998 World Cup, but he isn't the answer to right back.  He is a great defender that brings the intangibles, leadership, energy, motivation, but the guy can not cross a ball to save his life.  It is very frustrating, especially for someone like me who is really good at crossing the ball, and no lie can cross a ball 20 times better than Frankie can, he is just better at the other parts of the game.  I think he is a good player to have as a back up, but I don't want him to be a starter, someone who can come of the bench to protect a lead.

 Jonathon Spector (West Ham United) - Has struggled with injuries this year, but a very versatile player who did quite well in the Honduras game last night.

Jonathon Bornstein (Chivas USA) - Left back is a revolving door of players, Eddie Lewis, Heath Pearce, even DaMarcus Beasley has tried the position, but I think Bornstein is our best option there.  He does a great job of getting up the field, he could work on a little bit more on his positioning, but I think he is a pretty solid left back.

Jay Demerit (Watford) - Such a great story, if you haven't read about how he came out of know where to then become a starter for a premiership side, than read here.  He is just a consistent player who gets the job done, and is also a threat on set pieces.

Michael Parkhurst (FC Nordsj

Every year three teams are relegated, and every year, those best performers, or players who have the biggest names make an exodus to clubs still in the premier league.  What I have done is compiled a list of the players I think will still be plying their trade in the premier league next year, or players who's names are too big to not talk about.

 

Newcastle United

 

Damien Duff - I was a huge fan of Duff, when he played for Chelsea.  I loved watching him, Robben, and Joe Cole interchange on the flanks and create problems for opposing teams.  I don't know if has been injuries, or playing with a crappy team, or just getting older, but Damian Duff is not the player he once was, and it is too bad, but he is now 30, and isn't getting any younger.  With that being said I am sure some one will take a chance on him, probably a middle of the pack team such as West Ham.

 

Obafemi Martins - Capable of the incredible, while also known to disappear regularly.  His inconsistency is his downfall, but his talent is undeniable.  A case can be made that midfield service was lacking, and it can be tough as a forward when you are the only person pressing, but as I said he is also inconsistent.  Last year Arsenal was rumored to be interested in him, but I doubt he will go there unless Adabayor leaves.  I think Everton could possibly be a good fit for him, but really any club who needs a quality forward should look into him, such as Fulham, or Wigan.  I however think that Martins thinks too highly of himself to go to a small club such as those too, I actually wouldn't be surprised if Martins went to Liverpool, especially if they don't get Tevez.

 

Barton - Psycho! Really that is all you need to know, a solid player, when he isn't getting red cards, or accumulating a criminal record in practice sessions.  I will be shocked if any teams risks bringing this volatile midfielder.   He just has way to much baggage to take a risk on.

 

Alan Smith - He is a forward who hasn't scored in like 3 years or something.  I still don't even know how he ended up on Manchester United.  He works his butt off, but I don't see him going anywhere than on a team recently promoted, or in danger of dropping down next season..

 

Geremi - Geremi  has been a decent role player, who is also capable of the odd free kick.  He only played in 11 games this year, but I am not really sure why.  Either injuries or drop in form I think a lot of clubs would be willing to take a risk on this defender.  I see him going to a team like Aston Villa, who desperately need depth all over the field, if they are going to compete for a champion's league spot, as well as the Europa League.

 

Jonas gutierrez - I have seen very little of this player, but the little bit I have seen left me impressed.  The 4-0 loss to Arsenal being the prime example, while the rest of Newcastle team looked too have given up, Jonas seemed like the only who cared while on the field.  His work ethic was very noticeable, and he did a great job of covering on defense, and doing his best to press the attack.  I think his type of work ethic would be a great fit for any team, but especially Aston Villa.  While I don't think he would be a like for like replacement of Gareth Barry, he might help ease the loss of that player.

 

Fabricio Coloccini - What is it about Newcastle and horrible center backs?  Before Newcastle Coloccini was a well regarded player for Deportivo La Coruna, and a regular on the Argentine National Team.  But since his arrival at Newcastle, he has been awful, and can be blamed for a number of goals that were scored on his team.  I don't see him staying in England, he will probably head back to Spain where any of a number of teams from the bottom to the middle of the pack would be willing to take a chance on him.

 

Sanchez Jose Enrique - To be honest I know very little about this player.  What I do know is that his name was mentioned a few times on blog articles and soccer review shows, for playing well.  Looking at his stats and bio, it mentioned that Liverpool, and Manchester City were interested in him, before Newcastle snapped him up, and he played 26 times for Newcastle.  At 23 age is on his side, and I wouldn't be surprised if Liverpool snapped him up.

 

Nicky Butt - At 34 the best of Nicky Butt's career is behind him, although he did start 33 games, only Coloccini started more at 34.  I still can't imagine too many teams would be interested in him.  I wouldn't be surprised if a promoted team grabbed him, or if he stuck it out with Newcastle, I just really can't tell.

 

Kevin Nolan - Depending on the system he is playing in Kevin Nolan can be a very important player.  I was surprised when he transferred to Newcastle in January, and would be shocked if he went down with them.  I could see him being reunited with Sam Allardyce at Blackburn, or rejoining Bolton.  I also think his style of play would fit in nicely with Stoke.

 

Mark Viduka - He is 33 and not getting younger, and seems to be injured a lot.  I really don't see too many, actually no teams interested in him n the premier league.   He definitely wants to remain in the premier league, so he can get another nice payday, but I think he will find that very difficult.  I think a return home to Australia and the A-League might be a possibility.

 

Michael Owen - Such a promising career, that has sadly not gone the way it should have.  Constantly sidelined by injuries, he has also lost a step.  His strike rate when he does play is still highly impressive, but that is the problem, he has featured in roughly only half of Newcastles games since he joined three years ago.  Still since he is out of contract, he obviously won't be with Newcastle next season.  I think a return to Liverpool is a very real possibility, but only if he signs an incentive based contract.  If they brought back Fowler, why not take a risk on Owen?

 

Middlesbrough

 

Stewart Downing - Every year we typically hear transfer rumors that have Tottenham Hotspurs bringing him to London, well I am pretty sure this will be the year.  In my own personal opinion I think he is slightly overrated, but there is no doubt he is a premiership caliber player.  His last season at Boro was very unremarkable, but I wonder if that has more to do with his moral for playing for such a poor team, or because he has dropped in form.  The fact of the matter is he is a left sided player, Tottenham need a left sided player, and will probably buy him, after selling some of their players such as Bentley.

 

Jeremie Alliadiere - To be honest I don't think there will be much interest in him next year, but because he played for Arsenal is kind of a well known player.  I have never been too impressed with him, he doesn't seem to score much, and has gotten himself some stupid red cards.  If he does move it would be to a bottom half club, who needs some dept.

 

Marlon King - This guy has been on Watford, Wigan, Hull, and Middlesbrough in the last two seasons.  I actually didn't even know he was on Boro till I looked at the roster.  He could definitely stay on the roster in the championship, but more than likely one of the recently promoted teams will probably try and grab him.

 

Tuncay Sanli - A talented hard working Turkish player, who had been linked with a move to Chelsea last year.  I personally don't see him moving too a top four team, but I like him on a club like Everton or Aston Villa.  I also see clubs in Spain or Germany lining up for his services, with maybe a return to one of the bigger clubs in Turkey as also a possibility.

 

Ross Turnball - Another player I don't know too much about, I have seen him make some highlight reel saves, but also some blooper reel gaffes.  He will probably go down with Boro, but he could also be a solid back up for any of a number of clubs, or even a starter for a team like Stoke.

 

Alonso Alves - Middlesbrough's most expensive signing at 12.7 million pounds, he has also been their biggest flop.  In his one and half seasons at Boro he has started 37 games, and scored 13 goals.  Compare that to his time at Heerenveen where he scored 48 goals in 44 games.  Some players just don't acclimate themselves well to the Premier League, and Alves appears to be one of those players, he was constantly guilty of missing easy chances.  He will not be with Middlesbrough, but it is really hard to judge where he will go next year.  I could see a number of teams in Spain or Italy taking a chance on him, but I can just as likely see him go to a smaller league like in Greece, Brazil, or back to the Netherlands, but I am fairly positive he will not be in England next year.

 

Justin Hoyte - Another player I am including on this list based only on his past with Arsenal, I am really not sure how good or bad a player he is.  With that being said I wouldn't be surprised too see him back in the Premier League next year, could be a team bottom half team, or it could be someone like Aston Villa, or Tottenham who will be challenging for a Champions League spot.

 

 

West Bromich Albion

Scott Carson -  In roughly a year and a half Scott Carson has experienced the high of highs, as well as low of lows.  He helped Aston Villa gain a UEFA Cup spot, and was named England's starting keeper.   He was also partially responsible for England lsing to Croatia, thus missing out on the Euro Cup, as well as being a part of the worst team in the Premier League.  Not really sure where Scott Carson will be next year, but I would be shocked if not one premier league team didn't pick him up.  I think Portsmouth would be a good fit, why not replace a mistake prone former England number one with a mistake prone England former number 1?

 

So here is my list of players who I think merit discussion as to where they will be next year, obviously I left many players out.  What do you think?  Who will be leaving one of these three teams next year, and where will they go?

So based on memory I thought typically only one team that got promoted to the premier league immediately dropped back down to the championship.  So I decided to compile a list of all promoted and relegated teams starting in 2001-2002.  I chose only this date range because this is as far back as soccernet.com goes and I didn't want to have to do any more research.

 

Based on these seven seasons three of those only had a team returning back to the championship after only one season in the premier league.  So based on my assumption that the majority of promoted teams stay more than one year in the premier league, I was wrong, because four of the seven seasons had two recently promoted clubs dropping back down.  You will also notice in the last seven seasons, that there has not been a case of all three promoted teams finishing in the bottom third the following year.  Although Sunderland was close to pulling this off in the 2007-2008 season.

I used red to signify teams being relegated after one season 

 

2001-2002 Promoted Teams

Manchester City

West Brom

Birmingham

 

2002-2003 Relegated Teams

West Ham

West Brom

Sunderland

 

2002-2003 Promoted Teams

Portsmouth

Leicester City

Wolverhampton Wanderers

 

2003-2004 Relegated Teams

Leicester City

Leeds United

Wolverhampton Wanderers

 

2003-2004 Promoted Teams

Norwich City

West Brom

Crystal Palace

 

2004-2005 Relegated Teams

Crystal Palace

Norwich City

Southampton

 

2004-2005 Promoted Teams

Sunderland

Wigan Athletic

West Ham United

 

2005-2006 Relegated Teams

Birmingham

West Brom

Sunderland

 

2005-2006 Promoted Teams

Reading

Sheffield United

Watford

 

2006-2007 Relegated Teams

Sheffield United

Charlton Athletic

Watford

 

2006-2007 Promoted Teams

Sunderland

Birmingham

Derby County

 

2007-2008 Relegated Teams

Reading

Birmingham

Derby County

 

2007-2008 Promoted Teams

West Brom

Stoke City

Hull

 

2008-2009 Relegated Teams

Newcastle United

Middlesborough

West Brom

 

2008-2009 Promoted Teams

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Birmingham

Burnley

 

2009-2010 Relegated Teams

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