Behave, they're a massive club with a massive new stadium, they won't be down for long unless they're sued by clubs who were relegated during their financial misdemeanor. That could be a big blow.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
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Behave, they're a massive club with a massive new stadium, they won't be down for long unless they're sued by clubs who were relegated during their financial misdemeanor. That could be a big blow.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Leeds are a huge club , they were down for 15 yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by NinianOpinion1927
A huge club that has spent half of its existence outside the top division.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
It wasn't until revie grabbed hold of them but there is absolutely no doubt that they are a huge clubQuote:
Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee
Newcastle , Leeds , Sunderland have all had bad times since the seventies
United went down in 74
But came back up
With regard to Everton are they bigger than Newcastle , Leeds and if they do go down there is no certainty of a return to the greedy league
Status and tradition helps but if they are stripped of resources and every game against them is a cup final then they won't be filling a 60000 seater stadium
There was a podcast on radio 5 the other day and the fans were having kittens about relegation . If they go down and don't come straight back up then the rot will set in .
Would be a terrible time to have a massive new stadium.Quote:
Originally Posted by NinianOpinion1927
I don't understand all the oh it will be sad to see a club like Everton go down nonsenseQuote:
Originally Posted by lardy
They will probably recover but ten years out of the limelight would be good especially if Chelsea or City or several of the others hit a bad patch
Lots of clubs go through bad times and the likes of Bury , Rochdale and Halifax never get anywhere but they are still loved by their fans
Listening to these whinging Premier league fans is both nauseating and enlightening
Unless you have a huge, loyal fanbase. Which is the case with Everton.Quote:
Originally Posted by lardy
Everton can fill that stadium in the championship once a fortnight.
The real money with these stadia comes from selling out the VIP section. Their budget forecasts will take a hit as they're not gonna be getting high occupancy at high prices there. Plus the TV and rights money that they're missing out on, the stadium will be budgeted based on that.Quote:
Originally Posted by NinianOpinion1927
Bums on seats is a small part of the income nowadays, and those bums will have cheaper tickets in the championship.
It would definitely be a terrible time for them to be relegated.
Having a brand new stadium is going to increase VIP sales, you're making out this new stadium is going to hold them back. Quite the opposite. They may suffer reduced television money but you're forgetting, they won't be competing with Premier league teams on Premier league money. They'll be competing for promotion with the likes of Ipswich, Leicester etcQuote:
Originally Posted by lardy
If attendances didn't matter, Daniel Levy wouldn't have spent close to a billion pounds on a BIGGER new stadium. Liverpool wouldn't have just increased their capacity with a stand exspansion.
No, I'm saying that getting relegated would be a terrible time to have a new and expensive stadium to pay for. I haven't 'forgotten' that they won't be competing with teams on Premier League money, I'm saying that the stadium is financed on Premier League money.Quote:
Originally Posted by NinianOpinion1927
Arsenal suffered on the pitch long after moving into the Emirates stadium, and they were in the Champs League every season for the next decade. They'd won the PL title 3 times in 6 seasons before moving (and second every other season), and in the 16 seasons at the Emirates they've come second twice. Wenger has said that the stadium move was the major reason for this (though, to be fair he would say that).
This article says Everton may need to sell the stadium if they go down
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo....html#comments
"One of the bitter ironies for those fans is that the new Everton Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock - the face of the club's future for so long - could become someone else's, if relegation does come. One scenario is that it would be sold to raise cash and an arrangement reached by which Everton would become the tenant."