sergeant pepper wrote:No it's either finish 12 points clear of relegation this season, or start next season in L1 on -12.
Not technically.
At the end of the season if Latics are in the bottom 3 they go down and start on -12.
If they're outside the bottom 3 then a 12 point deduction is applied which could see them relegated, but there would be no deduction next season.