I read somewhere that in the Premiership, to ensure the mid-table teams keep making a bit of an effort until the season's end, when the final table is confirmed there's a payment for every team, the amount determined by exactly where in the table each team finishes. The higher you finish, the more money you get.
I presume there's something similar in the Championship; does anyone know if there is and, if so, how it works?
Or perhaps there's some other kind of incentive? (Let's set aside 'pride' and 'honour' and that kind of stuff for now!)