If we get relegated ?

[Clampy]

I actually think if we do go down, for the first season at least, all we'd lose (that we wanted to hold onto) would be Ashley Young.

If only if it was as easy as that. I'd guess a lot of players have got relegation clauses written into their contracts. A lot of them would be gone.

[PeterWithesShin]

I actually think if we do go down, for the first season at least, all we'd lose (that we wanted to hold onto) would be Ashley Young.

If only if it was as easy as that. I'd guess a lot of players have got relegation clauses written into their contracts. A lot of them would be gone.

I doubt many, if any have. Same as I doubt we have anything in their contracts about wages decreases, freezes etc if we were relegated. I would imagine it never entered anyones head we could be where we are now when negotiating contracts over the past few years.

[Ads]

If we went down, there woould be colossal amounts of trouble off the pitch, as everybody would want a pop at Aston Villa, the same as Leeds.

[WikiVilla]

How many goldfish have we got and who's our Seth Johnson

[myf]

If we went down, there woould be colossal amounts of trouble off the pitch, as everybody would want a pop at Aston Villa, the same as Leeds.

Indeed, but it didn't seem to bother Newcastle.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

How would relegation affect our pre-season? Would hong kong still be on ?

Sod that. If they get relegated I'd send them for pre season to Benghazi. Less booze than in Leicestershire plus some of them might not get back and the insurance money would be more than any transfer value.

[pauliewalnuts]

Relegation would be a disaster, there's no getting away from that.

However ... having said that, I had a great time in 1987-8. One of my favourite Villa seasons.

[magic monks]

If MON had left in June we'd have got Mark Hughes in, and we'd be fine.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

How would relegation affect our pre-season? Would hong kong still be on ?

Hong Kong?
Phooey!

[Dave]

I actually think if we do go down, for the first season at least, all we'd lose (that we wanted to hold onto) would be Ashley Young.

If only if it was as easy as that. I'd guess a lot of players have got relegation clauses written into their contracts. A lot of them would be gone.

I doubt many, if any have. Same as I doubt we have anything in their contracts about wages decreases, freezes etc if we were relegated. I would imagine it never entered anyones head we could be where we are now when negotiating contracts over the past few years.

Every player that Arsenal sign has a relegation clause written into their contract.

If we haven't put them in there, then it's pretty short-sighted of us.

[PeterWithesShin]

I actually think if we do go down, for the first season at least, all we'd lose (that we wanted to hold onto) would be Ashley Young.

If only if it was as easy as that. I'd guess a lot of players have got relegation clauses written into their contracts. A lot of them would be gone.

I doubt many, if any have. Same as I doubt we have anything in their contracts about wages decreases, freezes etc if we were relegated. I would imagine it never entered anyones head we could be where we are now when negotiating contracts over the past few years.

Every player that Arsenal sign has a relegation clause written into their contract.

If we haven't put them in there, then it's pretty short-sighted of us.

Interesting, I never knew that. Do you know if it's in favour of the club, player or both?

I just hope we've been that savvy.

[Dave]

Definitely the club. Maybe the player as well.

[TaxDodger]

I actually think if we do go down, for the first season at least, all we'd lose (that we wanted to hold onto) would be Ashley Young.

If only if it was as easy as that. I'd guess a lot of players have got relegation clauses written into their contracts. A lot of them would be gone.

I doubt many, if any have. Same as I doubt we have anything in their contracts about wages decreases, freezes etc if we were relegated. I would imagine it never entered anyones head we could be where we are now when negotiating contracts over the past few years.

Every player that Arsenal sign has a relegation clause written into their contract.

If we haven't put them in there, then it's pretty short-sighted of us.

I think we at least used to put these clauses into contracts. I can't remember where, but at some point I seem to remember reading that one of the reasons James Beattie turned us down was because we insisted on this clause going into his contract and Everton didn't. Although obviously that was under Ellis, not Lerner.

[JUAN PABLO]

Well Gabby will be still with us

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11677_6829547,00.html

[WikiVilla]

If played down the middle, i reckon Gabby would get +25 a season in The Championship