Cortese has already stated that we will not be relegated under his leadership. You sayin' his words were hollow?
Not in the slightest.
But I also don't think that he's a complete and utter idiot. He must know that ultimately whether we stay up or go down is not in his hands, and right this moment there is a relative chance that we will go down.
At the forefront of his mind, he's probably 100% focused on the PL. Both surviving this season, and then pushing on up next season. But I'd be amazed if the possibility of relegation isn't stored in the back of his mind somewhere - and so, for example, if someone comes in with a par bid for Richardson, I could see that light in the back of his mind going off, and him saying "no thanks, we might just need him in 6 months time".