I think it is a taste of what's to come to be honest

The financial disaster currently engulfing Liverpool - manifesting itself in the boardroom, in the stands and on the pitch - shows that even the 'biggest' clubs won't be beyond the clampdown from the banks and the HMRC that's following English football's years of financial irresponsibility.

Blackburn, for example, have repeatedly stated that relegation will be an absolute disaster for them, and Phil Gartside's risible attempts to get English football restructured suggest that Bolton wouldn't cope well with it either - to name just two.

The teams that would be less f**ked by relegation are the teams that are less established - Blackpool, WBA, Wolves, Stoke - but I don't think it'll be the case in future that the three relegated teams will always be favourites to go back up.

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on September 23rd 2010 at 10:07:06

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Hull, Burnley and Portsmouth (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 23, 09:37:14
- Correct (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Sep 23, 09:42:43
  - yes. that's what I was thinking (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 23, 09:45:39
    - there's not that much pressure, I don't know many City fans demanding promotion (NCFC) - Brandonio, Sep 23, 09:49:21
      - my point is that perhaps we should be (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 23, 09:54:49
        
        no i don't agree with that (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 09:57:56
        
        that's the nub of it (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 23, 10:00:46
        
        Financially, things depend on how the parachute payments work out (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 23, 10:04:17
        
        well the club's finances are being sorted out to some extent (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:02:37
        
        well yes. That was my question up front (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 23, 10:04:02
        
        I think it is a taste of what's to come to be honest (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Sep 23, 10:07:06
        
        loads of teams have struggled when coming down (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:06:07
        
        and QPR seem to have the finance (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:08:15
        
        but you think we'll win the league. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 23, 10:19:54
        
        no i posted we'll win the league (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 10:23:00
      - indeed i demand nothing but 100% effort (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 09:50:50
    - as baron von richthoven said (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 09:48:45
- defo good not to have wba and newcastle around (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 09:41:21
  - long way to go, people are getting over excited (NCFC) - Brandonio, Sep 23, 09:47:57
    - yeah well football is all about being excited (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 23, 09:50:11

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