Forever Quote by Patrick Bamford

From a playing or managing point of view relegation is a blot on your CV that you don't want, but you have to live…

— Steve Bruce

It's tough when you are fighting relegation.

— Chris Hughton

In my 20 years in football, I was fortunate enough never to have experienced relegation. And while there is the pressure of expectations at…

— Gary Neville

You are under pressure when you play to avoid relegation.

— Rafael Benitez

It's heartbreaking for the people who work behind the scenes. A lot of people who are at clubs normally get affected by relegation. We…

— Troy Deeney

It's kind of depressing. A double relegation is something a few of us have - and we don't want it on our CV's.

— Matt Doherty

Relegation means everything to a club, a city, a whole community. People lose their jobs.

— Kasper Schmeichel

I know what it is now to have difficult games in a relegation team.

— Andreas Pereira

I had no direct experience of a relegation scrap, but with Wales, I never had the luxury of being allowed to lose games. I…

— Mark Hughes

I can honestly say that relegation is the single most traumatic experience you can have in a football career.

— David James

I have been relegated as a player, and I have suffered the feeling of failure. It is awful, and when you are part of…

— Chris Coleman

Going for titles and medals - who wouldn't want that? Trust me, it's a much nicer feeling than fighting relegation.

— Andrew Robertson