Cuts to the Cardiff City squad:

Cuts to the Cardiff City squad:


By Tom Coleman



Cardiff have made serious attempts in trimming their wage bill recently and over the last few years, and the cost-cutting has admittedly had an effect on the quality of the squad this season. Certainly it meant Steve Morison had to get creative in his summer recruitment drive.

However, there is, rather alarmingly, a chance relegation may force the belt to be tightened even further.

Under EFL regulations, a club's player-related expenditure in League One cannot exceed 60 per cent of their overall turnover.

Yet again, at this stage, it's difficult to really get a full picture on the impact this measure would have on Cardiff's squad.

But there are already fears that relegation could leave the club with further financial limitations in terms of how they are able to operate in the transfer window.

What's more, you can make the argument that there aren't too many assets in this squad whose value would generate a sale capable of easing the financial burden.

It all means that assembling a squad capable of bouncing straight back up is by no means a given, and attracting the players capable of spearheading a promotion charge will potentially be much harder.

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Well written and that is what we will be facing if we go down.

Study the teams that have gone down and look at the transitions they went through. This is why it is very difficult for teams to bounce back.

Don't agree about the difficulty in getting back into the championship.of the teams that you would have expected to go back up and stay up within a couple of seasons I can only think of :
Bolton
Ipswich
Portsmouth
Charlton

There are teams like
Sheffield Wed
Derby
Barnsley
Who have only recently come down but stand a good chance of going up this year.
There are quite a few teams who dabble with the Championship but are in my mind not long term championhip teams.
You have over estimated the quality of Div 1 teams. You can put a decent squad together for a relatively small amount of money because you don't have to be championship standard to get promoted.
So less of the we are all doomed reporting, it will be different but there's every chance of us bouncing back if we get relegated.
Derby fans are having a much better season than last year, every game they win it's like winning the FA cup .
Winning is great no matter what league your in.

Don't worry, to quote Tan "do you think I am stupid, of course I have a plan"

Cardiff City Crowds and commercial revenue:



By Tom Coleman



As a general rule, and barring a few notable examples, relegation goes hand-in-hand with lower attendances.

It's difficult to really predict the extent of the drop-off in interest that would happen if Cardiff ended up in League One at this stage, but the growing disconnect between fans, and the club's apparent inability to take fan concerns seriously, means that a reduction in attendances is surely likely.

The last time Cardiff were in third tier, their average crowd was around 13,000, just 2,000 below the current average.

If they succumb to relegation, it's not entirely unreasonable to expect a similar figure. Perhaps even worse.

Putting a number on the financial impact is tricky given the number of variables at play here. But there are other examples that can perhaps offer some indication on what to expect.

When discussing Sheffield Wednesday's drop down to League One and the drop in matchday revenue, Dr Dan Plumley, a senior lecturer in sports finance at Sheffield Hallam University, told The Athletic in 2021: "The first season after they were relegated, 2010-11, they averaged just under 18,000 in attendance — a drop of about 5,000 from the year before in the Championship. Given the way things are, you might take about four- or five-thousand off the attendance and that roughly translates to the loss of just under £2 million."

Such figures can't necessarily be applied directly to Cardiff and their situation, but they do give a reasonable idea as to what might be on the horizon.

In terms of commercial revenue, it's again difficult to really speculate on the full impact on the Cardiff's bottom line.

Local sponsors might well be more likely to stick by the club, but those whose motivation is to get their name out to a global audience - something that's still possible in the Championship - may now think twice.

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