Relegation is never a positive for any team, but relegation from League Two is the worst of all.

No club enjoys relegation, it means those involved have failed, and the club will have to deal with the consequences of a lower league.

Normally, teams are able to bounce straight back into their former league, and forget about their torrid past as if it never happened, but why is League Two relegation the worst of all?

Staying in the Football League is arguably more important than staying in the Premier League, so we at Football League World have selected THREE reasons why it is essential to stay in the Football League.

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 1. The club will lose money

This is extremely significant if the club are depending on the revenue they make.

The reasons for losing such a large amount of money come as a result of many factors.

These include less coverage from the major broadcasting companies, and generally less support at games, resulting in less revenue produced on match days.

It should be noted however that the majority of relegated teams have a generally higher income than most teams already in the league, the problems come when the drastic change shocks the team so much that they are put into a perilous position of large debts and costs, with very small money to use.

 

2. Players will leave

This is a problem clubs have to deal with at any level, but none more than in the Non-leagues.

It is only natural for a competitive footballer to want to play at the highest level they can, and consequently many players decide they would rather try and sign for a professional club in the Football League.

Again, money is involved.  A club making less revenue can only decrease the salaries of their players, and in this age of money dominated football, the lure of a bigger pay packet attracts these players straight back into the Football League.

3. It is extremely difficult to return

At first glance, it is easy to believe that former Football League clubs should be able to make an immediate return in their first season, with their experience, and larger budgets (for the most part), but this is incorrect.

After losing players, teams may find it difficult to attract quality recruits to replace their former professional stars.

The shock of the league will also take its toll on the relegated team, they are all of a sudden heading to poorer stadiums, with poorer facilities and playing surface.

All these factors contribute to making the bottom of League Two a petrifying place to be, but in the end, it could well give the motivation needed to avoid the fateful drop, out of the Football League.