Relegation

[tommytowne]

That's true. We'd sell our best players and just cut some of the dross, and likely play a lot more of the kids. Everton will need our full support next season.

With all the overpaid prima donna rats having deserted a sunken ship, there'll be a brand new line up. A mixture of our young bloods and pros whose been there and done it before. Needs must I'm afraid the Championship is an unforgiving beast.

 

[davek]

There was no opposition in the grounds until the very end. What is said on here etc means nothing.

You know this though.

There was little support either.

 

[Cool_Blue]

Struggled like crazy today to think about anything else other than our impending doom. I will never forgive these players for this season, they deserve to be tarnished with this for the rest of their lives.

I feel for those of you who still go, and will still go, to GP for every home game, like I used to in the 90’s with my dad. Relegation would mean a horrible experience, turning up to watch the Millwall’s and Stoke City’s of this world next season.

 

[brieverton]

If we do go down, I hope this thread isnt on page 1878 on said day.

 

[toffee-L]

I feel for those of you who still go, and will still go, to GP for every home game, like I used to in the 90’s with my dad. Relegation would mean a horrible experience, turning up to watch the Millwall’s and Stoke City’s of this world next season.

Don't know how those lads and lasses do it. The away fans have been absolute soldiers this season and been humiliated by the players time and time again.

The players and Board do not deserve our fans, that's for sure.

 

[Papa Shango]

There was little support either.

There was plenty. No more or less than under anybody else.

If he kept winning games he would have been fine. He didn't.

 

[davek]

There was plenty. No more or less than under anybody else.

If he kept winning games he would have been fine. He didn't.

?

 

[greener]

That's true. We'd sell our best players and just cut some of the dross, and likely play a lot more of the kids. Everton will need our full support next season.

If the worse happens much will depend on how (and if) we can do this.

The EPL have increasingly ensured the parachute payments result in relegated teams having a chance to adapt to the champ', and in many cases get to bounce straight back up.

Key will be if relegation clauses are put in the player's contracts. These play both ways, some offer a cheap and easy way for a player to leave, others reduce player's wages if relegated. Would we have placed release clauses or pay cuts into our player contracts does anyone know?

If you are left with prem level wages in the championship stuff can go wrong very quickly. This especially if the players are unlikely to get such a wage elsewhere and decide to sit out their contract. Remember Rodwell at Sunderland?

fwiw I still think we'll stay up, but EFC need to make sure the chaotic way the club is run stops.

 

[MikeH72]

There was little support either.

Did you get yourself in the ground to show your support for him?

 

[davek]

Did you get yourself in the ground to show your support for him?

Yes.

 

[Papa Shango]

Yes.

You obviously didn't do a very good job at it then?

 

[GoldenToffee]

I would be HIGHLY SURPRISED if any of our players have relegation clauses in their deals.

 

[matty1878]

I still think we will stay up yes.

i think i will win the lottery

 

[marsh]

We won't pick up any points so we are relying on what 3 or 4 home wins out what 5 games. Can't see it at all

 

[Buzz Lightroom]

If the worse happens much will depend on how (and if) we can do this.

The EPL have increasingly ensured the parachute payments result in relegated teams having a chance to adapt to the champ', and in many cases get to bounce straight back up.

Key will be if relegation clauses are put in the player's contracts. These play both ways, some offer a cheap and easy way for a player to leave, others reduce player's wages if relegated. Would we have placed release clauses or pay cuts into our player contracts does anyone know?

If you are left with prem level wages in the championship stuff can go wrong very quickly. This especially if the players are unlikely to get such a wage elsewhere and decide to sit out their contract. Remember Rodwell at Sunderland?

fwiw I still think we'll stay up, but EFC need to make sure the chaotic way the club is run stops.

We've had prem level wages in the prem and things have been going wrong financially for the last 3 seasons so if we do end up in the Championship there will need to be some serious cost cutting to balance the books.