The 4-1 TONKING we took in the League Cup in 1980/81 was one of my lowest moments during the top flight years. The locals didn't take too kindly to southerners either.
True, but the board are between a rock and a hard place.
Keep the players , have a tilt at the playoffs and if it does not work out (and it's unlikely TBH) lose them for nothing in the summer, OR
Sell them, bank the £4-5 million and use this to consolidate the club in the Championship for a...