“The risk of relegation is probably a 200 million pound catastrophe for any club that mathematically could still go down.” The anguish of Leeds and Nottingham Forest is a reminder of what is at stake for Premier League teams fighting relegation.
Forest’s attempt to gain promotion will extend into a 22nd season after collapsing to miss out on the second-tier Championship playoffs.
“The risk of relegation is probably a 200 million pound catastrophe for any club that mathematically could still go down,” Villa chief executive Christian Purslow said recently on Talk Sport radio. Having been seven points clear of danger at one point this month, Villa is only out of the bottom three due to a superior goal difference of plus-1 over Watford, but it did secure a valuable shock victory over Arsenal on Tuesday.Bournemouth heads to Everton sitting three points behind Villa and Watford in next-to-last place, and with the same goal difference as Watford .“We have to be mindful of what’s happening at other games,” Villa manager Dean Smith said.
“It is just natural that there are people around who will have to keep us up to date on the results,” Mullins said. “It won’t be something I spend a lot of energy on and worrying about, it is about trying to get us right, and if we get it right then we will have a look at the rest after. “Thinking too much, or getting too emotional, can be very counterproductive,” Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe said. “So we need the players just to — it sounds funny, but _- enjoy the game, play the game as they have always done. But play to a very high level, that’s what we’ll be trying to do.”
Missing out on television cash next season could prove even costlier for relegated teams. In the Championship, they will be more reliant on matchday revenue which is currently nonexistent due to stadiums being closed to supporters. Even if arenas reopen as planned in October, capacities could be capped at around 25%.
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