Parachute Payments making it impossible to compete in Championship? Have a look at this…
Parachute payments are ruining the Championship.
Well this what we are constantly told anyway.
That clubs dropping down from the Premier League are, supposedly, having an increasingly unfair advantage over the clubs that are already there.
The Parachute payments are there to soften the blow for clubs falling out of the top tier but looking at the Championship this season, can anybody really claim that this is proving to be the case?
There are six clubs currently in the second tier who are benefitting from Parachute payments this season and these are:
2nd Newcastle United
9th Norwich City
10th Fulham
12th Aston Villa
17th QPR
19th Cardiff City
The fact is that relegated clubs are being landed with ever higher wage bills if/when they make the drop, plus almost guaranteed to be left with many unhappy demotivated players who feel hard done by.
The top eight ass we stand now in January, is almost exclusively made up of clubs that are long-term absentees fro the top flight, with Newcastle being the one bucking the trend.
If you would like to feature on The Mag, submit your article to contribute@themag.co.uk