I think although obviously the main thing about us staying in the premier league will be key with the owners i also dont think we should rule out other stuff.
We were the first chinese owned premier league club, a big part of that appeal was to promote us a brand in the far east, of course you have to be in the premier league to do that but when there, as a brand i would imagine there would have to be more.
If our own diehard fans find it hard to watch us, why on earth would others overseas (and here) start watching us and continue watching us?
There is a negative feeling about Albion at the moment which starts on the pitch, spreads to the stands and spreads to the media, as key as being in the premier league is, i dont think our owners and chairman who are looking at a potential gold mine in the far east will ignore the negative vibe.
Personally my guess would be, when Mr Lai came in, he appointed a steady chairman to get to know things, let TP continue stabilising us on the pitch and then the summer just gone, a year into his ownership, look to kick on.
The board backed Pulis very well, they also showed support with the contract extension, as stated before as a fan i felt we were entering new territory and was excited, however the first few months of the season have ruined that.
I would think Mr Williams and Mr Lai will look and think we have spent a lot of money and not only have we not improved, we have actually gone backwards with a lot more expensive players, our style has somehow got worse and our league position is lower than we finished last season with.
I expect us to be bottom three by this time next month and if thats the case i think Pulis days are up, i think the only way a number of fans will turn their support for him is if he tweaks things and we actually start playing football on a regular basis instead of the cowards attempts that we have offered up since end of August, sadly i dont think he can do it and i really wanted him to be able to as i like him.