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Graham Westley: Going up? Do not make big changes

With Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Southampton firmly rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, the question once again arises around what it takes to win promotion into the top tier and to then survive.

Late Leeds

By Graham Westley
Ex-Stevenage, Preston North End, Peterborough United and Newport County manager

With Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Southampton firmly rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, the question once again arises around what it takes to win promotion into the top tier and to then survive.
Will Leeds United, Sheffield United, Burnley or whoever ultimately makes this year’s jump simply follow this year’s intake in a continuing yo-yo effect, or is there an answer?
When I first won promotion as a manager, it was taking Farnborough from the Ryman League into the Conference (now...

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