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Sunderland, Wigan and Villa blew the PL money as they went along on fees and wages, at a level beyond club income, so it was topped up TB- esque by their owners, until they got fed up with doing it. Villa are only in a better current position than Sunderland, because the new onwer is playing...

In every way, as the club and its support stands these days (not history), is every bit the size of Bmuff, Stains, Palace, Swansea, WBA and Stoke in my opinion. They all feel very at home in PL and stay up season after season. Any of those 6 clubs in the Championship would not be huge, with...

Not exactly what you wanted, but there's this: Knockaert - PL minutes played 1,615 / 2 PL goals / 1 PL assist / 3 'big chances created'. March - 1,400 / 1 / 1 / 2 Izquierdo - 850 / 2 / 2 / 3 All their stats were dominated by defensive duties, with March having a lower success rate in 50:50's...

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True, but they're development costs treated as work in progress (an asset) in a totally separate limited company.

They give large depreciation charges in its company accounts (an added cost contributing to the losses), cost a small fortune to maintain, business rates, and the club carries a very large payroll at both locations.

I agree. Winning games of football is far more enjoyable and naturally that's easier down a division. A warm glow on leaving the Amex after a win that sets up your weekend ... you can't beat it. Shame that the money side is a reality.

I agreed with many of your original points. For example, to me but I appear to be in a minority, I preferred our 3 home wins this season a thousand fold more than the games against ManC and Chelski. Whereas others got rather excited to see Aguero and Hazard, which sweetened their pills in...

This. As opposed to the financially unviable (and unfair to TB) view point, that the club is better being a top Championship club indefinitely. The club's Championship level income is a bare minimum of £10m short per season, to be able to sustain a competitve squad.

Hopefully we'll win at least one game between now and May.

And Carlos's tactics of park the bus with everyone back for 90 minutes (he admitted this), then try and nick a winner strategy, is already working. CH uses the same, but our Championship experience defence has leaked goals for the last 3 months.

This. Palace and Leicester have spent vast sums on fees and wages, and hey presto, they score more freely and sometimes beat top 6 teams.

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I knew exactly who you said, but I quoted PB as he made that statement on TV and I'm certain his view would reflect TB's. TB would be foolish not to have plan B for the Championship, but at this moment the Board would be absolutely determined to secure PL football.

IF only we can stay up just this once. I'm sure the Board/Winstanley would have learned so much about the murky world of top flight transfers and our real squad deticiencies/needs, that this Summer they will invest heavily in quality at RB, strikers, RW and attacking CM. Mid table is there for...

He doesn't have that in mind, according to PB whos said it's vital we stay up.

Not theIr plan of course, and the vast majority of PL relegated clubs don't bounce back up.

Or Championship football is the way forward for those many thousand? It's not a Brighton thing. On long non-winning PL runs, fans on other club forums lament about the Championship, where they say they go into every game with a bloody good chance of three points.

It's not a case of worth staying in, the Albion have to. The business model comes with colossal costs, way in excess of modest Championship income streams, which only PL monies can cover.

Enjoyed a 0-4. Which true blue? Chelski?