https://theathletic.com/3130748/2022/02/16/the-whole-thing-is-broken-really-promoted-clubs-and-the-uphill-battle-to-survive/
"A phone call to a Premier League club director starts with a discussion about why “30 is the new 40” when it comes to the number of points needed to avoid relegation. But by the end of our conversation, we have strayed into a related but much deeper issue: about economic power within a league that is being stretched from top to bottom like a rubber band that is about to snap."
"A little bit of history was created last season, although it was no cause for celebration.
For the first time since the competition began in the early 1990s, none of the three clubs relegated from the Premier League managed to get to 30 points. "