demoted

For the individuals involved - with ambitions met or punctured - the overlooked, demoted or sacked almost always outnumber the elevated, smiling and promoted.

They had also been demoted to Ligue 2 over the poor state of their finances, but got their top-flight place back on appeal, and left Palace doomed.

FA Cup winners Crystal Palace are in the Conference League, having been demoted from the Europa League over multi-club ownership rules.

Forest were initially placed into the Conference League but moved up to the Europa League after Crystal Palace were demoted for breaching Uefa's multi-club ownership rules.

At the end of the decade Silcott was demoted and later laid off during budget cuts — a move he contended was racially motivated.