In with the new

Kammy says there's no reason why all three promoted sides can't survive in the Premier League.

QPR, Norwich and Swansea must play without fear, says Kammy

The gap between the top of the Championship and the bottom of the Premier League is not as big as it used to be. Six or seven years ago it was more or less guaranteed that the teams that went up would go straight back down, but it's not like that any more. Fans of QPR, Norwich and Swansea can be full of hope for the season ahead. Last year we saw two of the promoted teams - Newcastle and West Brom - survive without making wholesale changes and the other, Blackpool, were very unfortunate to go straight back down. You'd have to say they threw it away because they were in strong positions in several games, but their gung-ho formation cost them big style. The managers of the promoted teams will have looked at that and learned the lessons. I'm sure they'll all have a go, play with no fear and see what happens. I had the chance to speak to both Neil Warnock and Brendan Rodgers on Goals on Sunday and neither of them are daunted by the challenge. This is a test they are relishing and you can see from the smiles on their faces that this is something they desperately want. It might work out that one of them has a disaster, but we won't really know until they kick off. They've all got a chance.

Kammy on QPR

Everybody expected QPR to spend loads of money once they were promoted, but Neil Warnock has been asked to scrimp and save - just like he had to at all his other clubs. If he'd been presented with a warchest then he would have spent it accordingly, but instead he's accumulated a number of free transfers and will now try to get the best out of those players. There's no doubt that, under such circumstances, Keiron Dyer and Jay Bothroyd are pretty good signings. They've also spent a little bit of money on DJ Campbell, who was the second highest English scorer in last season's Premier League, behind Darren Bent. I'm sure he surpassed his own expectations last season, but now he knows he can do it at this level and you never know what he could achieve at the club he supported as a youngster. Then there's Adel Taarabt, who Neil Warnock says might turn out to be one of the biggest success stories in the Premier League. He has been linked with Paris St Germain and Neil says it wouldn't be a desperate situation if he leaves, but if he stays then let's hope he can adapt and perform as well as he did in the Championship. The manager has had promotions throughout his career and still doesn't accept his relegation with Sheffield United the last time he was in the Premier League. Neil blames circumstances elsewhere, but I'm not so sure; I think you end up where you deserve to at the end of the day. He's learned a bit more since then and he will hope his new club can have a good time at this level. As an outsider, I just hope that if they are in a good position in January then the board will give them some money to spend. Their loyal fans have been given too many false promises over the years.

Kammy on Norwich City

The thing that has taken Norwich to where they are today is spirit and togetherness. Paul Lambert is very mindful of that and does not want to risk losing it. He didn't make too many changes when they went up from League One to the Championship - he added two or three new faces to what they had - and it paid dividends with another promotion. He has adopted a similar approach in the Premier League. He's brought in the likes of Steve Morison from Millwall and Anthony Pilkington from Huddersfield and time will tell if they will be a success. There's a lot of managers who probably wouldn't have looked at those players after a promotion, but Paul has always known what's best for his team. That's been a key factor in both of their promotions. Players like Wes Hoolahan and Grant Holt have been very important to them and I don't see why they can't step up to the Premier League. Some of Blackpool's players were playing in League One a couple of seasons ago, but they played out of their skins in the top flight last year. I'm sure Norwich's rising stars can do the same. Like last season's promoted sides, they will probably lose more than they win but it's important that they get some decent home form. If they can do that then they will have a very good chance.

Kammy on Swansea

I went up Mount Kilimanjaro with Brendan Rodgers for charity this summer and we had a lot of time on our hands to talk about football. We had a lot of long chats and I can see exactly where Swansea are coming from this year. There's an acceptance that they won't be able to spend big and the manager is very much a realist about their chances. Brendan has coached at the top level with Chelsea and knows some of the players he has brought up from the Championship, the likes of Scott Sinclair and Danny Graham, can perform on the highest stage. He knows the players he's got available to him and he's comfortable with the position that he - and the club - find themselves in. If it doesn't work out then he won't turn around and complain that they should have spent more money. Swansea are in a different situation to QPR. The board doesn't have much money, so Brendan just has to do his best within his budget. People are looking at the rich men at QPR and wondering why they're not spending, but it's a different atmosphere at the Liberty Stadium. I can tell you for certain that they will play open and expansive football, just like they did last year. Yes, there will be times when they are going to have to take a more cautious approach - it goes without saying that they need to be sensible when they go away to Manchester United or Chelsea - but if they are to survive then they need to win football matches. The way to do that, as we saw from the teams that came up last year, is to play attractive football and attack.