"‘I just think Newcastle have a lot of foreign players in key positions in the defence and those players have not experienced a relegation battle before. That worries me so maybe they need to bring in some players with a bit more know-how.’"
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A memo to Paul Merson: Foreign leagues also have the possibility of relegation.
For instance, Jose Enrique went down with Levante in 2004/5, and Sebastien Bassong was relegated with Metz twice, in 2005/6 and again last season. Habib Beye finished three points above relegation in 1998/9 with Strasbourg, and was then relegated with them in 2000/1.
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