True, but that is what parachute payments are for. If you know how much they are, you can factor them into your budget etc.
A long term implication is that, hopefully, wages will come down and relegation clauses in contracts will become the norm (ie get relegated, your wages go down accordingly).
Getting promoted with a loss of 27m would mean a fine of 15,681,000 under this year's rules. In 2 years time, that fine will go to 18,681,000. I think we will happily accept some of that for being good boys and girls.
"Shaw himself is not a fan of the FFP rules, and added: "It's very difficult...