Relegation 2022/23

[Eggs]

….you find out lots about your players in this situation.

 

[Eggs]

Arsenal have a good record of coming back from a goal down so far from over this game yet.

…the fear is Forest scoring again, Arsenal getting bullied at the back.

 

[GoldenToffee]

Slightly unrelated but I always wonder if relegation threatened clubs ever hedge / insure against relegation at this sort of point in the season given the cost of going down. We were 3/1 this morning to get relegated, get half the Gordon money on that and you've covered much of the cost of relegation if it goes wrong.

Never thought of it that way, but I'm sure it wouldn't fly with the powers that be. Excellent strategic thinking though!

 

[Cjplennon]

Some contracts have clauses that vastly reduce wages

Well id sack my agent if i had a clause like that in my contract! No hope any players would sign that surely?

 

[Wat Tyler]

£50m received for Richarlison.

£50m spent on Onana and Maupay with a total of 1 goal and maybe 3 goal contributions between them all season.

What a strategy.

Thelwell has got away with murder because of all the talk focused on the board. Can’t wait for this chancer to leave the club.

 

[Blue peter]

Was persecuted for saying that point was very likely useless in the Wolves thread - but this is exactly why. We now potentially have no control over our future

We have no control now…if the unthinkable does occur and Leeds or Leicester wins both of their remaining games, we are done for Im afraid. It is no longer in our hands and we have to hope for resistance from our rivals opponents. Squeaky Bum Time the next two days

 

[MikeH72]

Well id sack my agent if i had a clause like that in my contract! No hope any players would sign that surely?

You don’t sign for a club thinking they’re going to get relegated. Certainly plenty of ours won’t have done. Loads of players have relegation wage slash clauses, it’s what actual competent clubs do, so you can guarantee hardly any of ours have them.

 

[YoboCopter]

Nearly every result all season has gone our way thats the only reason we still have a chance, but we might be running out of luck today

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Forest game is a real kicker.

If they lost that, then they'd have needed to beat palace away if we beat Bournemouth. A draw wouldn't be enough and forest are pretty crap away from home.

 

[Cjplennon]

Slightly unrelated but I always wonder if relegation threatened clubs ever hedge / insure against relegation at this sort of point in the season given the cost of going down. We were 3/1 this morning to get relegated, get half the Gordon money on that and you've covered much of the cost of relegation if it goes wrong.

Surely would be completely and utterly illegal? I mean betting on yourself opens up many many moral dilemmas....ask Ivan Toney.

 

[Blue peter]

£50m received for Richarlison.

£50m spent on Onana and Maupay with a total of 1 goal and maybe 3 goal contributions between them all season.

What a strategy.

Certainly not moneyball

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Never thought of it that way, but I'm sure it wouldn't fly with the powers that be. Excellent strategic thinking though!

You obviously wouldn't be bashing that sort of dough on with 365 but if you classed it as insurance you might find someone willing to take it on and could keep it within the rules - I assume clubs insure against all sorts of stuff so why not relegation?

 

[Nymzee]

Forest game is a real kicker.

If they lost that, then they'd have needed to beat palace away if we beat Bournemouth. A draw wouldn't be enough and forest are pretty crap away from home.

It's half-time.

 

[YoboCopter]

Surely would be completely and utterly illegal? I mean betting on yourself opens up many many moral dilemmas....ask Ivan Toney.

A football club betting 50 million on itself to go down?

Seems legit

 

[Toffe3m4n]

We have no control now…if the unthinkable does occur and Leeds or Leicester wins both of their remaining games, we are done for Im afraid. It is no longer in our hands and we have to hope for resistance from our rivals opponents. Squeaky Bum Time the next two days

Either Leicester or Leeds win tomorrow it's game over I'm afraid. Our chance was today.