Quote Originally Posted by dml1954 View Post
At the end of the season we were relegated from the Premier League, we would still have been in receipt of that seasons TV and rights money which was not finally calculated until the League finished and our position was known. The parachute payments were for the following two seasons, the second one of which has just ended. Therefore it is entirely likely that the parachute payments are made at the end of each year. Also the parachute payments are 55% for the first year and 45% for the second, so actually drop by about £6m, not £35m. TV money to all clubs is mainly paid out at the season end, with possibly interim payments around the New Year.
Pretty sure payments are staggered throughout the season, this would mean that you're correct in that there may be some left to pay for this year. However, this would no doubt be catered for in this years budget so will have no bearing on next year when the income from the Premier League will drop from £35m to the £4.5m solidarity payment.

Given our wage bill has been reported as around £22m it's likely that it's going to need more than just losing our out of contract players to keep us going. Does anyone know the max amount an owner is allowed to put into a club per year under FFP?