Yes I accept your points Baalocks. But Manx has a point. Most these teams that come down for the first time in a long time do usually go back up or within the parachute payment time. QPR, Norwich, Burnley are examples. It's usually after the 2nd relegation or more that they remain here.
Newcastle if they do come down, will be dead on to return. Stoke, I believe are not that big a spender, so they should retain the bulk of their team which until recently looked way too defensive to be relegation candidates'. But I suspect most of their players would be better than what most championship teams possess.
Swansea appear the weakest link, but with parachute money may have enough resources to reach the play-offs.

Of course all these is conjecture, it could well be Brighton and Huddersfield, but if it ain't of the aforesaid, then what does that leave us with? West Ham, Everton, Southampton and Bournemouth? Which would be even worse!

Brighton, Huddersfield and Swansea would be the preferable choices. The others would be extremely strong in this division IMO.