slightly different dynamic this year

as all three will be 'new' to Champs.

Additionally;
Swansea's only goal-threat was on-loan (Abraham) and will leave
All three clubs have a number of other players whose terms are up, naturally easing their wage bill
WBA & Stoke were the two worst sides in the PL U23 system, so they may not have in-house talent ready to step up
Swansea's owners never intended to invest, merely to leverage off-field activities to increase income (they wanted Swansea to be "self-sustaining").

Add to this all the other unknowns that will crop up.

Posted By: Henclrikus on May 14th 2018 at 11:56:00

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All relegated teams come down with hefty wage bills (Other Football) - Azteca, May 14, 10:58:03
- They will also all have 3 years parachute payments though and (Other Football) - Jim, May 14, 12:51:08
  - Hull Sunderland Norwich Reading QPR Villa (Other Football) - Henclrikus, May 14, 13:20:03
  - Swansea have American investors (Other Football) - mr carra, May 14, 13:05:34
    - and Sunderland....... but at least they cleared the current debts... (n/m) (Other Football) - usacanary, May 14, 13:34:27
- I’ve thought all season that if Swansea went down they could free fall (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, May 14, 12:24:29
- Three good & experienced Prem keepers poss up for grabs too (Other Football) - mr carra, May 14, 12:15:34
  - I saw Shef Weds are offloading Westwood. Very good keeper, not sure if wages wise is (Other Football) - Jim, May 14, 12:50:22
    - Sheffield Wednesday can't afford him (Other Football) - mr carra, May 14, 13:06:13
  - is keeping Gunn so important? (Other Football) - Henclrikus, May 14, 12:28:09
    - Agree with this. the whole point of the change is to (Other Football) - SeattleSounders, May 14, 13:32:43
  - Or if city want him to go to the prem we might be able to loan one of those (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, May 14, 12:25:08
    - WAGES claxon (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, May 14, 12:36:11
- Suppose it depends on how many players have relegation clause paycuts (Other Football) - pab, May 14, 11:39:53
  - slightly different dynamic this year (Other Football) - Henclrikus, May 14, 11:56:00
  - Is Leroy Fer one of them? (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, May 14, 11:46:59

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