I'm not convinced about this. The Japanese that fly to Brighton from Japan to watch Mitoma, yes. But there are plenty of local Japanese watching us. Can't see them giving up the second we lose Mitoma.
Classic example of me reading something and agreeing and thinking that makes perfect sense, and then checking the facts and finding out it is nonsense- last season out of the 3 teams relegated, none were promoted the year before.
It will happen at some point, surely. But the longer the current trend goes on, the less likely it is. Many clubs have had a few good seasons in a row before and must have thought they'd never go down again (Southampton etc) but did any of them really have the foundations and long-term plan and...