And hopefully the structure in place will then enable them to not be a club that is constantly
involved in relegation battles.
However one demand that Jenkinson did supposedly make to Palace was that if he was going to join a club
involved in a relegation battle, then his wage should be bumped at least a little bit.
Nevertheless, the focus will remain on survival for a side that had been tipped to be
involved in a relegation battle this season, and they continue to edge closer to the 40 - point mark which ordinarily is enough to avoid the drop.
We aren't talking about a player who has struggled to make an impact here, Dembele scored 17 goals in all competitions for Fulham last season, which is a great achievement for a 19 year old playing in a side that was
involved in a relegation battle last season.
On the other hand, Hull are
involved in a relegation battle and could do with anything right about now.
Currently second from bottom with just five wins to their name after losing to Stoke City at the weekend, Villa are facing the very real prospect of being
involved in a relegation battle.
Until they sacked last season's Manager of The Year, Claudio Ranieri, a couple of games ago, they had won just five and were really
involved in the relegation battle at the foot of the table.
This one doesn't really matter in terms of the result, with Wednesday neither
involved in the relegation battle or the race for the Playoffs.
Not exact matches
Has Wenger seen how the
relegation battle this season
involves close to 10 teams (we are
in a permant sixth with a Burnley FIRMLY breathing down our neck.
Leeds coach Brian McDermott is delighted to be
battling for the title, after being
involved in the
relegation play - offs 12 - months ago.
Here's everything managers
involved in the fight for survival have said about the
relegation battle...