Quote Originally Posted by Omegstrat6 View Post
I understand that Lai has put us in this position but the EFL rules certainly don't help clubs in our position. Premiership clubs are seemingly able to rack up extreme debts still under PSR/FFPP rules but those clubs that have fallen down into the Championship (unless they can bounce back up quickly) soon find themselves having to shed players.

The situation seems mostly caused by the vast gulf in salaries being played to players in the Premiership and the Championship. Maybe players should have a base rate salary with a bonus added for getting promoted to the Premiership which can then be removed if demoted? Of course, it would not stop the better players wanting transfers to Premiership clubs but it might stop demoted clubs having to sell key players on to other Championship ones. Never happen though!
Our players have been on staggered contracts in regards to which division we’re in since we got promoted under Peace.

The problem for me is that we’ve given journeymen like Swift, Bartley and Wallace huge contracts based on the fact we got them on frees.

I’m honestly not overly bothered if we get relegated, I’m sort of resigned to it.

People who are sad enough to both read and remember my posts will know that I have stated for the last few years that I would rather watch a team of Albion home grown youngsters playing in League One or Two under a new and engaged owner…..for me, this is where we are headed.

Luton dropped out of the League and made their way back to the Prem, we might have to do similar.

We reaping what we have sewn, we failed to invest in proper strikers after Odemwingie and we never replaced James Morrison when we needed an attacking midfielder.

The failure to spend on decent strikers cost us our place at the top table, £30m to £50m spending on those positions 5 to 6 years ago has proved to have cost us an Lai a huge amount more.

As a club, this is all of our own fault.