CREATE TABLE table_204_186 (id NUMBER, "season" CLOB, "tier" NUMBER, "division" CLOB, "place" CLOB)

what was the finishing place of the team before the 2007-2008 ?
SELECT "place" FROM table_204_186 WHERE "season" < '2007/08' ORDER BY "season" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "place" FROM "table_204_186" WHERE "season" < '2007/08' ORDER BY "season" DESC FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY