Ten years ago the Premier League looked like this:

 

ARSENAL - still in EPL

ASTON VILLA - still in EPL

BRADFORD CITY - now in League 2

CHELSEA - still in EPL

COVENTRY CITY - now in Championship

DERBY COUNTY - now in Championship

EVERTON - still in EPL

LEEDS UNITED - now in League 1

LEICESTER CITY - now in Championship

LIVERPOOL - still in EPL

MANCHESTER UNITED - still in EPL

MIDDLESBROUGH - now in Championship

NEWCASTLE UNITED - now in Championship

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY - now in Championship

SOUTHAMPTON - now in League 1

SUNDERLAND - still in EPL

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR - still in EPL

WATFORD - now in Championship

WEST HAM UNITED - still in EPL

WIMBLEDON - moved to Milton Keynes, became MK Dons

 

BIRMINGHAM CITY - were in old Division 1

BLACKBURN ROVERS - were in old Division 1

BOLTON WANDERERS - were in old Division 1

BURNLEY - were in old Division 2

FULHAM - were in old Division 1

HULL CITY - were in old Division 3

MANCHESTER CITY - were in old Division 1

PORTSMOUTH - were in old Division 1

STOKE CITY - were in old Division 2

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS - were in old Division 1

WIGAN ATHLETIC - were in old Division 2

 

Over half the teams are not in the Prem of ten years ago.

 

A lot can happen in ten years, what's it going to look like in another decade?

And look at the teams that are ever present. For us to be the only 'small' club (that's not had a huge cash injection) to 1 year away from the same acheivement is superb.

 

And yet people moan. Just think how differerent it so easily could be!

Edited August 15, 200917 yr by HomerJay

West Ham & Sunderland in particular have been in and out of the Prem within the last 10 years, something that the Wanderers havn't. Established top flight team for 10 years in the best league in the world. Cant beat it!