Will we ever see a top 6 side relegated?

[worsleyweb]

Rags this season

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Never saw never even with the money involved.

But as someone said said 'not in my lifetime' unless the Prem get some balls i.e. a proper penalty for Spurs........

It'd have to be a financial meltdown or a serious double bankruptcy points deduction.

 

[Hoghead]

Funnily enough ourselves. Our commercial backing is very high considering our success has only been recent. We have to keep being in the top 1 or 2 for the commercial money to roll in.
If we have a couple of bad years table position and trophy wise the P&L won't stack up and we would have to sell players maybe, then the spirral down could start.
This assumes that we don't get any support from his Highness.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

If and when the golden goose that is tv rights disappear all premier league clubs could be in trouble

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

If and when the golden goose that is tv rights disappear all premier league clubs could be in trouble

Disappear? How?

 

[Neville Kneville]

So, us then.

Haha, they wish.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Disappear? How?

Remember Setanta? Didn't they outbid companies and then had to pull the plug? The money paid for TV rights makes me think that it puts companies under severe financial pressure - just look at the desperation that the subscription channels go to in order to hang on to a subscriber. I think Sky are not too secure and BT might go the same way. The door might be open for Far Eastern or sub-continent companies to outbid everyone and we could be on the road to flakeydom!

 

[Grassland Blue]

Remember Setanta? Didn't they outbid companies and then had to pull the plug? The money paid for TV rights makes me think that it puts companies under severe financial pressure - just look at the desperation that the subscription channels go to in order to hang on to a subscriber. I think Sky are not too secure and BT might go the same way. The door might be open for Far Eastern or sub-continent companies to outbid everyone and we could be on the road to flakeydom!

This is not beyond the realms of possibility.
Some players/agents are, shall we say, making the most of the good times and bleeding the game dry.
With those people it's a competition how much money that they can make, which takes priority over the football.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Remember Setanta? Didn't they outbid companies and then had to pull the plug? The money paid for TV rights makes me think that it puts companies under severe financial pressure - just look at the desperation that the subscription channels go to in order to hang on to a subscriber. I think Sky are not too secure and BT might go the same way. The door might be open for Far Eastern or sub-continent companies to outbid everyone and we could be on the road to flakeydom!

Did the TV money go up or down after Setanta?

 

[citytill1die84]

No chance.