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"Lee Charnley, the club’s managing director, was so confident of an upward trajectory that he neglected to insert so called “relegation clauses” in players’ contracts."
"When Sam Allardyce’s players arrive at St James’ Park on Sunday week their mission to record a seventh successive win against Newcastle can be only further incentivised by the knowledge that their own contractual “relegation clauses” dictate they will automatically forfeit 50% of their incomes should they drop into the Championship."