The twelve point deduction, I know if they get relegated it is saved to next season. There seems to be an assumption that if they stay up, it will be by less than 12 points so they'll get the deduction this season and it will send them down. If they stay up by more than 12 points, thus points...
Haven't they always been a club that was in a perilous position due to being a "rugby town" and only ever really getting crowds and interest in their football team when they got to the premier league?