Leicester City’s remarkable 2015-2016 Premier League title has yielded a cool $250 million to spend next season. At the other end of the table, a vastly different financial reality is about to bite for the three relegated clubs.

But the hip pocket is not the only way a club is effected by relegation.

From fiscal collapse to rioting fans, this special beIN SPORTS investigation explores what really happens when a club suffers the dreaded drop.

Financial woes

It’s no surprise that clubs take a hit financially when they go down but the extent can be devastating. Reduced sponsorship revenue, prize money and ticket prices serves up a recipe for disaster.

In the English Premier League, clubs lose approximately $50 million the season after relegation – and the $10 billion broadcast deal set to kick in next year only adds salt to the wounds of Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Norwich City.

Parma, Portsmouth, Leeds - the list goes on for clubs who went from top-flight regulars to the brink of financial ruin in a matter of years. 

Managerial demise

Relegation is like a stain that won't rub off, or a bad smell that follows a manager wherever he or she goes.

Take former Bimingham City boss Alex Mcleish, who boasts the unenviable record of getting Birmingham City relegated twice.

His managerial career got off to a bright start in the Scottish Premier League, which ended with a five-year stint at Rangers, before taking over the Scottish national team.

But a tumultuous Premier League campaign, with two relegations at Birmingham City and a 21.4 winning percentage at Aston Villa - the worst in the club’s history - saw the Scot slowly drift into football oblivion.

McLeish sought refuge in Belgium with Genk, and now coaches Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek.

Heartbreak for the fans

Fans ride the highs and lows all season and the clubs flirting with relegation leave fans either relieved for livid by the end of the campaign.

Some fans take relegation in their stride, and even poke fun at their own despair. This relegation ‘party’ Aston Villa fans put on against Manchester United at Old Trafford says it all.

Other fans stick by their embattled club to the bitter end..

But for the most part, it's a pill too big to swallow, and fans vent their frustrations at the club. Eskisehirspor found out the hard way when supporters trashed its stadium after the Turkish side was relegated from the Super Lig last season.

The effect on players

Former Australia striker David Zdrilic is all too familiar with the highs and lows of a relegation battle.

He secured Bundesliga promotion with German side SSV Ulm for the first time in the club’s history in 2000, before being relegated to the second division the next year.

“In the moment you’re just deflated, you’re on a real downer," he said. "Once it sinks in you have to start thinking about your future and the hit you take financially."

Clubs don't always come straight back to the top flight and the shock of going from top flight minnow to second division heavyweight can take time for players to acclimatise.

“Its hard to say that you’re never motivated but it’s easier to get up for Bayern Munich or Borussia Dortmund than a team in the second division with less crowds and less motivation, it makes it harder” Zdrilic said.

Clubs looking to bounce straight back struggle to hold onto top flight players and the side that runs out the following season is often a shadow of its former self. 

“I wanted to stay in the Bundesliga, Ulm made me a very good offer to stay they wanted to go straight back up but I chose to move to another Bundesliga club” he said.

Some clubs are lucky enough to bounce straight back up from the brink, but for the majority, being relegated is the start of a rot that can take years to amend.