Whether the like to or not is fairly irrelevant. Poyet needs to - and we may not have too much choice (yes, you can always turn down offers, but if the offer is good and the player want to go, no point in stopping him and having an unhappy player around the place).
They could stay up, of course, but I personally do not see 3 worse teams, for me they look awful. Having bought 14 players in the summer (and the guy who bought them still in place), I can't see them splashing too much money - if they do and still go down, they're in big trouble. I agree, with...