Whilst like everyone here I hope above hope we survive this year just wondering if our standard player contracts give us the ability to reduce wages in the event of relegation.

You look at the Sunderland / Rodwell fiasco and just hope we don't potentially have players we cannot shift who just hang around for the wages

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Doesn’t Sky money give parachute payments to the relegated?
I wonder what our two big signings, Benteke, and Sakho would be worth if we go down?
If we kept all our players we would fly back up. Personally I don’t see it happening, not after the other night.

You're not far off.

Moving Benteke and Sakho out will be crucial and very very difficult I reckon. I doubt those 2 have relegation clauses. Just a hunch. It took signing Benteke's brother to get him signed and then there's Sakho who named himself #soldierreturns or something on his instagram photo when signing permanently, then no sign of him at Spurs and is he at training on Tuesday when sending instagram videos out at 11am or at training on Wednesday when going to France for his charity?

Cabaye is out of contract.

A couple of the others I'm concerned don't have relegation wage clauses.

People saying or counting on promotion or a very competitive side are hopeful and guessing, seeing as they've no idea who'll be here, who we'll buy so no idea of the team at all really.

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If they don't have relegation clauses then I really would be disappointed in Parish. We don't know of course but as we are a yo yo team it is not the same as say Arsenal getting relegated.

Someone mentioned Sunderland it is not just Rodwell I think most of that squad didn't have clauses. Not only can you not get rid of them as other clubs wont pay the same wages it also impacts on your recruitment. Who wants to sign for a club on 5k when the rest of the squad is on 50k (and not performing).

It has taken Aston Villa years to unwind that mess and I suspect the same applies to Sunderland.

One more point

After A.Villa were relegated a number of their players were sold on ie the likes of Lescott,Okore,N'Zogbia, Gueye,Sinclair,Gestede,Ayew,Veretout,Bennett,Gil,Sanchez etc. They finished 13th in the Championship last season but are now challenging for promotion.Steve Bruce has done an excellent job.

I would guess (because I don't know for sure) that most players would have a clause in their contract in the event of relegation.
I say this, because when we got relegated from the PL in 2005 SJ had to find all the loose change he had to keep AJ for the fight to get promoted again.
In the event of relegation,I would think some players would be looking for transfers to get back in the PL.and likewise it would seem short0sighted for a club like ours, not to have some clause about renegotiation of wages.

I could be wrong

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