If I was on a performance contract I would be playing for more money, so if I under performed then I would know what to expect. Any other job where you under perform you get your P45!
I would be very, very surprised if there are not contract clauses for relegation. If we can afford to up their wages 50% whilst being in the Prem, then they have deserved it and we can afford it. There is no way our board are going to go all Chinese when we're hopefully in the top division.
To be fair we haven't been overlooked though have we? Ok lazy presenting/journalism without a doubt. But. Championship player of the season, goal of the season, the most live home games in the Championship, Stockers and Knocky in the Football League team, can't really say we've been overlooked?
So wrong. Tell them you have a ticket and are picking it up at the stadium and to meet you there an hour before KO. Turn off your phone and go have a beer with your Brighton mates in the concourse. Job done.
As with any players Munchkin, assuming promotion, we have far more bargaining power than we have ever had. If we lose Stockdale, Stephens, et al, I am positive we will have, at the least, like for like replacements that want to play in the Prem.
I guess the good thing about Arsenal, and Tottenham, you're not far from Green Lanes and proper Cypriot food at very low prices (I sound like an advert! :wink:)