Bristol, Cardiff, Swansea

[life on mars]

West brom, Leeds, Brentford and Fulham are good sides, possibly forest as well. The rest of the division are much of a muchness

How many times have we seen the highly rated side fail , and a lesser side go up ?

[Rjk]

How many times have we seen the highly rated side fail , and a lesser side go up ?

The last 9 sides to be promoted were:

Norwich, Sheffield Utd, Aston Villa, Wolves, Cardiff, Fulham, Newcastle, Brighton, Huddersfield.

Some bigger and some smaller sides there, but it seems to me that in recent seasons the footballing sides have a better record of getting out of this league than the more direct teams (with a few notable exceptions).
The top 6 this season is also quite well blessed for good footballing teams.