Wurst case scenario..how long could Fulham survive if relegated?

[premFlem]

Charltons crowds halved in just two seasons... no sky money...no quick return to the top league... investors cut their losses and move on ..a nightmare I know but could we still survive?

[DukeTyrion]

In short, we would be fine I think.

The parachute money would give us enough time to remove the big earners, and the time we have been in the top flight has boosted the infrastructure of the club, plus gained us a generation plus of core supporters.

[TonyGilroy]

Parachute money + talent in the academy + a wealthy owner who'll want to protect his investment.

If we're going to be relegated this really wouldn't be a bad year for it to happen.

[cmg]

Don't see why not. Happened before and we're still here. Touch and go and it took a miracle, but we survived.


Endsleigh League Division Three 1995/1996

Historical league standings at 6th January 1996

	Home							Away					Overall
#	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GS
1	Chester City	23	6	3	2	23	13	6	4	2	18	12	12	7	4	41	25	43	41
2	Gillingham	22	8	1	1	16	2	4	6	2	11	5	12	7	3	27	7	43	27
3	Preston North End	23	6	5	1	31	11	4	6	1	17	10	10	11	2	48	21	41	48
4	Plymouth Argyle	23	7	3	2	22	11	3	4	4	15	14	10	7	6	37	25	37	37
5	Colchester United	23	6	3	2	19	11	3	6	3	15	16	9	9	5	34	27	36	34
6	Bury	23	4	5	4	11	15	5	3	2	17	14	9	8	6	28	29	35	28
7	Cambridge United	23	5	5	2	21	14	4	1	6	15	22	9	6	8	36	36	33	36
8	Darlington	22	3	4	4	11	11	5	5	1	13	10	8	9	5	24	21	33	24
9	Rochdale	22	4	4	2	19	13	5	1	6	14	13	9	5	8	33	26	32	33
10	Wigan Athletic	23	7	2	3	17	14	1	6	4	13	14	8	8	7	30	28	32	30
11	Doncaster Rovers	22	7	3	1	16	9	2	2	7	10	22	9	5	8	26	31	32	26
12	Exeter City	25	4	5	3	12	12	2	7	4	15	18	6	12	7	27	30	30	27
13	Barnet	23	4	5	3	14	14	2	6	3	9	11	6	11	6	23	25	29	23
14	Northampton Town	23	3	5	3	16	12	4	2	6	10	13	7	7	9	26	25	28	26
15	Leyton Orient	24	6	2	4	16	12	1	5	6	8	21	7	7	10	24	33	28	24
16	Hartlepool United	23	3	7	1	14	11	3	1	8	10	22	6	8	9	24	33	26	24
17	Cardiff City	24	3	4	5	9	8	3	4	5	14	21	6	8	10	23	29	26	23
18	Hereford United	22	3	4	4	18	16	2	6	3	9	11	5	10	7	27	27	25	27
19	Mansfield Town	23	1	7	4	13	20	3	5	3	18	22	4	12	7	31	42	24	31
20	Scarborough	22	3	6	2	13	13	2	3	6	12	19	5	9	8	25	32	24	25
21	Scunthorpe United	21	3	4	3	12	12	2	4	5	16	16	5	8	8	28	28	23	28
22	Fulham	22	4	6	1	21	13	0	5	6	7	19	4	11	7	28	32	23	28
23	Lincoln City	22	2	4	5	12	16	3	3	5	11	20	5	7	10	23	36	22	23
24	Torquay United	23	2	3	7	10	24	0	5	6	10	21	2	8	13	20	45	14	20

...we have come on a bit since then, haven't we?

[Jimpav]

The above table shows how indebted we are to MAF when you consider that only other team in that table has featured in the to division since it became the premier league.

[premFlem]

The above table shows how indebted we are to MAF when you consider that only other team in that table has featured in the to division since it became the premier league.

Agree about MAF . Mo had a special bond to Fulham through his son Dodi, theres no special bond with the current owners, a couple of failures to get promoted then when the tv parachute money runs out so could they.

[ron]

......on the other hand, look what happened to Chester City, the top club of the division at that time......

[The Equalizer]

It's not like we've got a team full of miscreants on £100,000 a week, and players who would be snapped up at the earliest opportunity by other Prem sides, so I reckon we'd be fine. We might even win something again!

[Forever Fulham]

Isn't it harder than ever to climb back up, once relegated?  I thought I saw a statistic somewhere about the relegated clubs that made it back to the EPL over the last 15 years.  If you don't get back in a year...

[DukeTyrion]

The above table shows how indebted we are to MAF when you consider that only other team in that table has featured in the to division since it became the premier league.

Cardiff and Wigan

[Berserker]

Yes if we don't come back in a year our fan base will really  drop off

[Rudolph]

As Alan Partridge said "are you being Tony Hayers or Lynn"?

[St Eve]

We would not survive I am afraid.

[Logicalman]

We would not survive I am afraid.

Cheer up, just believe it won't happen mate.