Despite the fact we are bottom and despite the fact we deserve to be there it will

be really unjust and unfair if we are relegated without he opportunity to complete the season. And it will also be unjust if others are promoted in our place without having actually earnt promotion over a full season.

There seems to be a general acceptance that Leeds and WBA deserve to be promoted (and that we deserve to get relegated) but we earnt that over a whole season that ran its full course. They haven't and neither is home and dry. We earnt a shot at staying in the prem and being in it for a full season with the guaranteed income that brings.

If the relegation were to be imposed based on current standings not only would we potentially miss out on the matchday income for the last 9 games but presumably also a chunk of TV money and on top of that we would be relegated. I know there are more important things in life at present but it would leave me an even more bitter football fan than I am now.

I hope that the stakes of relegation in England being so high mean our authorities will just ditch relegation. I'm sure if it was just us then they wouldn't but perhaps with the Villa/Watford/Bournemouth situation being so tight it will save us!

Posted By: Jim on April 30th 2020 at 11:46:20

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France table decided as it stands (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 30, 11:38:05
- So they surrendered quickly (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Apr 30, 20:44:05
- are they relegating teams though? That's the precedent we need (Other Football) - CWC, Apr 30, 12:28:15
  - Looking at your post the other day and the prem rules it seems to me that (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 30, 13:54:53
  - Bottom 2 relegated (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 30, 12:29:00
    - Yes. So Holland have ditched relegation. France have not but have come up (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 30, 12:38:54
- Can't see that happening over here - too much money involved (Other Football) - inutero, Apr 30, 11:53:06
- Despite the fact we are bottom and despite the fact we deserve to be there it will (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 30, 11:46:20
  - For me Leeds deserve to be in prem more next season than we do (n/m) (Other Football) - earlydoors, Apr 30, 12:04:26
    - Wouldn't surprise me if... (Other Football) - neilo, Apr 30, 14:20:12
    - You are Henry Winter and I claim my £5 (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Apr 30, 12:22:59
    - Fair enough. I disagree but each to their own. (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 30, 12:05:16
      - Same here (n/m) (Other Football) - maidstoneyellow, Apr 30, 17:03:19
  - Yea think the fact big club villa and their lawyers are down there ... (Other Football) - loz, Apr 30, 11:58:30
    - Shouldn;t need that though. I would hope we have our own lawyers on the case although (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 30, 12:02:51
- Boooo. (n/m) (Other Football) - finkleton, Apr 30, 11:41:31
  - Looks like 3rd bottom Nimes survive (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 30, 11:51:16
    - I wonder what the financial difference is between lique 1 and lique 2 for France (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 30, 11:56:07
      - or ligue 1 and ligue 2 even! (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 30, 12:00:34

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