Forbury LionLower West Positions mean nothing if you are not relegated or promoted.
I disagree, where you finish one season can have a massive impact on decisions made at the club and expectations for the following season.
3rd losing the playoffs > 21st and safe from relegation.
Football isn't a one season thing where you start each season with a clean slate, you are always building on the season before.
Once safe. Then managers can experiment and also blood players. Noticeable how loan players played less and less as last season drew to a close. The plan being to look forward to this season.