Newcastle went down when they shouldn’t have player quality wise, not really the same with Albion. Plus Newcastle bought in like £80m in player sales and then spent £50m. How are Albion going to raise funds? Chadli £10-15m (although he’s barely played...), Evans £3m, Gibbs £5-10m, Dawson £10m, Rondon? J-Rod? But if they sold all those they’d literally have nothing left!
If people think we can get £5m for Danny Batth, then I'd say Evans will go for a fair amount more than the £3m you're suggesting!
Chadli will probably go for about £8m and someone will pay circa £6m for Gibbs (who will then spend most of the season injured).
They have enough talent to raise some decent money, and there will definitely be suitors out there for some of their players. Where that leaves the squad after the shake up is anyone's guess. Sturridge & Krychowiak will go back to their parent clubs.
The likes of Brunt, Livermore, Morrison, McClean etc will stick around (because they'll be suited to the Championship and offer the much lauded "Championship experience" you apparently need), and they'll probably mix it in with some younger players like Sam Field, Jonathan Leko & Oliver Burke who haven't been given a chance to shine this season.
I think they'll do alright next season, but there are going to be some big clubs down in the Championship (Stoke, whoever else comes down, both Sheffield clubs, likely to be two out of Villa, 'boro, Derby, one of Fulham/Cardiff etc) and it isn't going to be easy.
