The second promoted team of the new season has been born in the exciting battle of the English Premier League. In the early hours of last Thursday (27th), Saffron United beat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 at home in the Championship to secure the runner-up spot in the league, which is also their return to the top flight after two years. Behind this, the leader of Siffield United, Higginbottom, who took over when the team was in trouble and successfully led the team to gain the promotion qualification after 18 months of struggle, can be regarded as the biggest contributor to the team's promotion.
Since their relegation from the Premier League in 2021, Siffield United have suffered serious challenges both in terms of results and finances. Higginbottom was sitting in 16th place in the Championship when he took over last November, but he managed to send the team into the promotion playoffs last season, despite ultimately losing to Nottingham Forest in the last four. This season, Siffield United's financial problems have worsened and they were even banned from bringing in reinforcements in January this year. Higginbottom has managed to keep core players such as Sindaberg in spite of disputes with the top management.
At the end of the season, Siffield United's form was like a transformation, with 6 wins in the last 7 league matches, opening up a 7-point gap with third-placed Luton, and successfully locking up the top two spots and promotion to the Premier League along with Bonny. After the match, Higginbottom said with emotion: In my 18 months of coaching career, the team has always maintained a high level of athleticism, and no team is more deserving of promotion than our players. Siffield United's promotion to the next three years is expected to generate a revenue of 170 million pounds (about 1.665 billion Hong Kong dollars), which will be a great boost to the team's financial situation.
