Financially, the Championship isn't what it could be, with a good few clubs fighting legal battles with the EFL.
But then, it's a difficult place to be, given the disparity with the financial might of the Premier League.
It creates an environment where teams coming down have either a lot more cash than those already in the division or fall into a financial disaster.
Similarly, clubs can spend above their means trying to reach the Premier League riches - which can make life very difficult for those operating more responsibly.
It's undoubtedly a tricky situation and one that no one has found a clear answer to yet.
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The EFL have got a system of Financial Fair Play but it hasn't entirely fixed the problem - and some clubs simply don't believe in it.
But reportedly, a recent meeting between executives of the 24 Championship clubs may have a new way of balancing things out.
According to the Telegraph, executives has proposed and discussed the implementation of a salary cap in the Championship.
The proposal suggested total wages for teams capped at £20 million-a-year, as well as a limit on overall squad size.
There wasn't a total agreement, however.
Some clubs feel that any salary cap should be higher, for one thing, which you'd imagine would be the main sticking point.
A very low cap would have a significant impact on relegated sides, after all, while some of the biggest clubs would feel quite restrained by it.
Still, this is something that would have a very important effect on English football as a whole and potentially open discussions at Premier League level.