What would be the consequences of RELEGATION ?

Ernest · Oct 21, 2014

Should the unthinkable happen and we did get relegated what would be the consequences ? Would we /Could we do a Wolves and bounce right back as we would have the financial muscle to snap up everyones decent players ? Or would we be like Sheffield United , Preston etc and find it harder to get back up ?

Tickets obviously would have to be a lot cheaper but could the club thrive if the gates went down to the 15000ish mark ?

Even if we change managers and the coaching team there is no guarantee of any improvement in the team unless a lot of money is thrown at the squad and FFP would scupper that plan.

It's no good saying it won't happen, Blackpool looked doomed but Birmingham may pick up now and the other teams below us are in better form now so I just hope Bloom is not doing an ostrich and acting when things are too late.

Tom Hark Preston Park · Oct 21, 2014

Ernest said:
Should the unthinkable happen and we did get relegated what would be the consequences ?

Possibility of getting a pie and a pint at half-time due to suitably thinned-out queues?

spence · Oct 21, 2014

Ticket prices would hardly drop. Playing budget massively cut.Our better players being snapped up at cheaper prices. Big drop in attendances. It would be a disaster all round. Could we also afford to run a cat 1 academy?

Wolves went down with parachute payments and sold some players for massive fees.

StonehamPark · Oct 21, 2014

Much quicker on and off the trains. Win.

Prince Monolulu · Oct 21, 2014

Maybe scrape another season from the sooper dooper nooper Orange kit.

reigate · Oct 21, 2014

StonehamPark said:
Much quicker on and off the trains. Win.

Not if they cut the number of trains in line with crowd reductions? Likewiise with catering staff/open kiosks

Tom Hark Preston Park · Oct 21, 2014

Downward spiral would be extremely hard to reverse. In the same way that the Amex was expanded to full capacity earlydoors (if I remember correctly) because it would cost exponentially more to do it later, the same principle should be applied to players. The more the club do it on the cheap for now, the more massively they'll be having to play catch-up on market rates later. Might possibly be a financing gap the current chairman is unable/unwilling to finance. At some point, every businessman has to say enough is enough.

GT49er · Oct 21, 2014

The first all-Sussex league derby?

....and if you think the prices will drop, dream on!

Skylar · Oct 21, 2014

Don't care as we're Premier league ready and will have the proud record of being the only club that have met FFP

Ernest · Oct 21, 2014

Tom Hark said:
Downward spiral would be extremely hard to reverse. In the same way that the Amex was expanded to full capacity earlydoors (if I remember correctly) because it would cost exponentially more to do it later, the same principle should be applied to players. The more the club do it on the cheap for now, the more massively they'll be having to play catch-up on market rates later. Might possibly be a financing gap the current chairman is unable/unwilling to fill.

Getting ready to sell to foreign owners ?

TomandJerry · Oct 21, 2014

Shorter beer ques

father_and_son · Oct 21, 2014

I have no evidence, but I'm not that convinced that attendances will crash so badly.

For the same reasons we punch WELL ABOVE our weight for a Championship team attendance-wise, I think a first div BHA would still command large crowds - if the JCLs were really so shallow then why are they watching Championship and not Premier League football?

On the pitch... I think we'd bounce back quickly.

Tom Hark Preston Park · Oct 21, 2014

Ernest said:
Getting ready to sell to foreign owners ?

Never say never. I'm sure TB, like every investor ever, would quite like his money back at some point plus a healthy dividend. And total respect to the bloke, he fully deserves it.

StonehamPark · Oct 21, 2014

Johnstone's Paint Trophy always a good laugh.

Bozza · Oct 21, 2014

father_and_son said:
I have no evidence, but I'm not that convinced that attendances will crash so badly.

If we're mainly winning in League One, crowds will be OK.

In fact, a top-of-the-table League One Albion would probably command higher crowds than a struggling-in-the-Championship Albion.

Bob! · Oct 21, 2014

WSU closed down

Tom Hark Preston Park · Oct 21, 2014

Bob! said:
WSU closed down

Or renamed 'West Stand Down On Its Uppers'

Mellor 3 Ward 4 · Oct 21, 2014

Bob! said:
WSU closed down

Think the ESU would be more likely.

Blue Valkyrie · Oct 21, 2014

Bob! said:
WSU closed down

I wouldn't bother to renew if that happens.

father_and_son · Oct 21, 2014

Bozza said:
If we're mainly winning in League One, crowds will be OK.

In fact, a top-of-the-table League One Albion would probably command higher crowds than a struggling-in-the-Championship Albion.

Agree. Clearly current performances are part of a grand conspiracy between TB & PB to boost attendances! (joking btw!)

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