What went wrong for relegated Glenavon this season?
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Glenavon have been relegated to the Championship for the first time in 21 seasons following Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Crusaders at Mourneview Park.
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It looked like Glenavon may have done enough to pull off the great escape when they closed the 12-point gap and leapfrogged Crusaders into 11th position in March.
However, following Crusaders' win over Portadown last weekend and Glenavon's narrow loss to Declan Caddell's side on Saturday, they will fall out of the Premiership for the first time since the 2004-05 season next campaign.
BBC Sport NI takes a look at what went wrong for the Lurgan Blues this year.
Challenging start to the season
It was a tough start to the season for Glenavon, who failed to register a point in their opening 11 games.
Following the poor start, manager Paddy McLaughlin left the club in October after less than a year at the helm.
The side's confidence was understandably low after they failed to score in nine of theeir opening 13 games.
At the other end, they conceded 50 goals before the January window with their goal difference significantly impacted.
Michael O'Connor has done an impressive job since he came in, but the damage may have already been done.
McDaid makes move to Portstewart
Already lacking in experience, David McDaid leaving the club to become Portstewart's assistant manager in November didn't help the side.
The 34-year-old played a pivotal role at the Lurgan Blues since he joined last summer and netted a penalty in the 89th minute during his final game in a Glenavon shirt.
The striker made 51 appearances and scored 12 goals overall and with the club already struggling at the start of the season, he could have helped guide the club to stability earlier.
Also, McDaid had experience with O'Connor already during their playing careers so it would have been an interesting dynamic.
Following this major blow, Jack Malone departed the club to join Glentoran in the January window which left the side without another senior player.
Campbell's injury-hit season
Peter Campbell missed the opening two months of the campaign through injury. During that time, the side only scored one goal.
The midfielder was subsequently sidelined for an extra three games following an injury picked up against Bangor in December.
The 28-year-old has made an impact when available and scored three goals, but between injuries and suspensions, he has missed nearly half the season.
In contrast to last campaign, Campbell only missed two games and was influential for the Lurgan Blues as they finished 10th, but 12 points ahead of 11th placed Carrick Rangers.
In a team already lacking leaders, Campbell's stop-start season did not help their cause.
Too many post-split draws
While Glenavon's attempt to avoid relegation was a commendable one, their inability to win games following the split proved costly.
In their opening post-split match, the side drew 1-1 with Portadown after substitute Campbell netted in the 84th minute and drew against Ballymena United in their following fixture.
A goalless draw at Clandeboye Park against Bangor paired with Crusaders 4-0 thrashing of Portadown meant that the Lurgan Blues drifted back into the bottom spot.
The results all set up an exciting encounter with the Crues at Mourneview, but the side were defeated thanks to Fraser Bryden's goal to end Glenavon's hopes of pulling off one of the best relegation comebacks in the Irish Premiership.
Relegation 'a chance to reset'
Despite the dreams of Glenavon's fans and players avoiding the automatic drop were ended at the penultimate hurdle, former assistant manager Colin Coates believe the club now have a chance to come back stronger.
The side announced in March that a proposed investment from Football International Limited had been completed which will boost their hopes of returning back to the top flight next season.
"It just shows where the league is at. Every team outside the top four, that can happen to them," Colin Coates said on BBC Ulster's Sportsound.
"One bad summer in terms of transfer window or one bad run of form at the start of the season, it can cost you your place in the Premiership. That is how competitive it is.
"Disappointed for Glenavon but I hope in some ways it gives them an opportunity to reset.
"I remember when I got relegated in 2005 with Crusaders, it let us reset as a club not just a team. Obviously, the rest is history after that."
Coates was part of McLaughlin's coaching staff who helped Glenavon avoid relegation last year but couldn't keep that momentum going into this campaign.
"Glenavon have been flirting with relegation for the last three seasons and have had to change their manager before Christmas to try salvage their season, but it hasn't worked out this time," he added.
"They probably left too much to do when Michael O'Connor came in and maybe this will give them the opportunity, with the investment, to take stock, go again and hopefully go up at the first time of asking."