Can't remember where I read it - it could've been here - but if QPR get promoted this year, then the championship clubs that conform to FFP are in for a big pay pay day (a few million each) due to FFP fines and re-distribution of 2nd season parachute payments.
I think we mean arguably gone backwards: it's by no means certain that we're worse off by changing manager. For example, four of the clubs you mention as having a better chance this season have all changed their manager relatively recently. Changing a manager, per se, doesn't make a team worse, it's only if you replace him with something worse - and no-one can say that Oscar is worse then Gus on the strength of one game.
How can 3-4 clubs look certs for relegation? Surely only three clubs can be certs? I think it's broader than that too. I reckon Yeovil, Millwall, Barnsley, Huddersfield, Wednesday and possibly Middlesbrough will all be candidates for the drop.
