Leekbrookgull
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Three MASSIVE clubs.Do or Die Fans. Clubs with European pedigree. However http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/league-table.htmlr the table never lies. 
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Relegation from the Premier League.
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Not Andy Naylor
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Two of Swansea, Bournemouth and Norwich are going down. Three less-than-massive clubs.
Gazwag
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Sunderland are not that big, since football was invented in 1992 they have been outside of it plenty of time, Newcastle have a few times as well.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Bournemouth losing on Tuesday was a massive setback to that little club, £10million striker Afobe missed a couple of sitters too. Looks like they need to spend another £20million or so to stay up
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
Just remember, all those big clubs that come down with HUGE parachute payments are going to make it another hard season in the Championship next year.
I suspect that Norwich and Swansea would be in the top 3 next season if they are relegated this one. A lot of teams struggle after relegation, despite parachute payments, and I think Sunderland, Newcastle and Villa wouldn't go straight back up again. Nothing to back any of this up, just a hunch!
crodonilson
He/Him
Parachute payments have continued to go up since the birth of the EPL but I don't think it has seen any more clubs go straight back up. These clubs come down with de-motivated squads (usually with clauses written into their contracts of a big pay cut) and used to losing games. They invariably lose their best players and have to quickly restructure. I'd be probably more concerned about a smaller club which has contingencies against relegation than a 'big' club like those filling the relegation spots who were not expecting relegation.