the random nature of football

This time last year you'd have had Leicester in that 'mini league'. Not long ago it would have been Stoke. In a couple of years it might be Everton. We might come back up and do a Watford. Champions League may cock up Leicester's season next year.

If success/failure was simply a function of financial clout then I would tend to agree with you.

As it is, I don't subscribe to a theory that says that in the seasons that we're out of the Premier League every PL club will spend their riches wisely and that none of the players we buy will turn out to be unheralded superstars.

In theory the PL clubs should pull away from the Championship clubs at a massive rate of knots, but it won't happen because it has never really happened (due to the vagaries of life, injuries, players getting older/retiring, duff purchases, player suspensions, managers being poached, managers going stale, dodgy referees, managers sacking their physio, managers thinking players like Grabban are worth ?7m etc etc)

In short, whilst I understand your point I just don't think that it is going to be the end of our footballing world if we go down, and in relative terms I don't see future survival as being materially harder than it has been this year (or was when Lambert brought us up). There will always be clubs that underachieve and end up towards the bottom and there will always be clubs that overachieve. There's no reason to assume that we will never be competitive again.

Posted By: CWC on March 3rd 2016 at 16:31:29

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Financial bonanza applies to all PL Clubs so relative financial positions stay the same. (NCFC) - trustsec, Mar 3, 14:18:00
- That's true. Everybody has more money than ever. (NCFC) - Huge Small, Mar 3, 15:17:56
  - But the point is, once this deal kicks in the gap between Prem and Champs gets even bigger (NCFC) - Old Git, Mar 3, 16:11:33
    - that gap has got bigger every time there's been a new TV deal (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 3, 16:14:36
      - Again, how much of that gap is being bridged by input of (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Mar 3, 16:16:17
  - Think McNally said... (NCFC) - loz, Mar 3, 15:28:03
- makes it easier to attract top foreign players though (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Mar 3, 14:59:50
  - but the teams that were richer than you still will be (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 3, 15:06:27
    - even so, it should close the gap between the best and worst teams (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Mar 3, 15:27:52
  - given our track record that's possibly a bonus (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Mar 3, 15:01:34
- That's missing the point for me (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Mar 3, 14:52:40
  - that all depends on what the trickle down effect is (NCFC) - CWC, Mar 3, 15:05:37
    - My point is more about surviving and establishing in the (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Mar 3, 15:14:20
      - the random nature of football (NCFC) - CWC, Mar 3, 16:31:29
        
        All very, very good points (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Mar 3, 16:54:34
        
        Agree. And that is why we are in a relegation battle this season (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Mar 3, 21:43:20
      - that argument could be used at any time though (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 3, 15:23:20
        
        The crucial variable though is the wealth factor of the (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Mar 3, 15:26:56
        
        OK, but that's nothing to do with the TV deal (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 3, 15:30:35
        
        I listened to the McNally podcast. I admit I might have (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Mar 3, 15:36:03
        
        McNally doesnt want new investors because they may want a new Chief Executive (NCFC) - pab, Mar 3, 16:06:55
        
        it doesn't matter what McNally wants (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 3, 16:12:46
        
        Delia and MWJ might not want that (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 3, 16:05:30
        
        Money always attracts money (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Mar 3, 16:14:49
        
        I agree with you. Unfortunately I do not think our ownership situation (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 3, 17:15:37
- but the gap in talent between the best and worst clubs in the league should reduce (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Mar 3, 14:34:21
- If you stay in the premier league. If you go down and don;t get back up again then (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 3, 14:32:35
  - You imply that regulation sometimes occurs at non-terrible moments (NCFC) - King, Mar 3, 14:51:53
  - Who of our current lot would prem clubs want... (NCFC) - loz, Mar 3, 14:39:30
    - Howson. Think he's a terrific player. Sorry Larry. (n/m) (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Mar 3, 14:54:16
      - Possibly they didn't last time though and he's on a long contract (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Mar 3, 14:59:59
      - Maybe Tettey also. Won't have much of a midfield left. (n/m) (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Mar 3, 14:56:58
        
        really? Tettey? (NCFC) - pab, Mar 3, 16:11:07
        
        Yeah probably right. Just thought he might provide (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Mar 3, 16:19:08
        
        if he didn't leave last time he's unlikely to now he's a bit older and less desirable (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 3, 16:15:32
    - No cos Bournemouth will be after Messi and Ronaldo next season (n/m) (NCFC) - Adster, Mar 3, 14:44:31
- Unless you're relegated (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Mar 3, 14:18:50

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