What to do when you’re relegated from the Premier League, according to those who’ve done it

When Phil Brown’s Hull City avoided relegation on the final day of the 2008/09 season, the larger-than-life manager took to the pitch at the KC Stadium to lead an impromptu karaoke session. With the stratospheric sums on offer for survival this season, don’t be surprised if Sam Allardyce, Rafa Benitez or Alex Neil decide to Gangnam from the top of the nearest building if things go their way next weekend.

The bad news for Norwich, Newcastle and Sunderland is that, despite the mega-sums on offer, two into three is still an equation that doesn't work. As the realisation hits home that it’s the Championship rather than the moneyed elite that awaits, what do clubs need to do first stabilise and then bounce back?

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