Newcastle's Plight In Numbers - What Exactly Would Relegation Mean?

2. £109 Million - Minimum Amount Received By All 20 Premier League Clubs Per Year Once The New £5.1 Billion TV Deal Kicks In During The 2016-17 Season

But if you thought £65 million a year guaranteed was bad, then almost double it to £109 million - because that's what the annual minimum amount received by all 20 Premier League clubs will be once the new TV deal kicks in at the start of the 2016-17 campaign, and it's even higher for those who are not relegated. The new £5.1 billion TV deal that has been negotiated has made remaining in the top flight even greater, and if Newcastle were relegated and failed to come back up at the first time of asking, then the task would become harder every single season as the Premier League sides continued to get richer and richer. To put that £109 million into perspective, that is just £20.7 million less than Newcastle's entire turnover for 2013-14...