Compare and contrast

[Chris Black come back]

Look at circumstances of relegation from Championship under Saunders in 2011/12 and relegation from Championship under Dickov in 2013/14.

In both circumstances the manager had been in place for the previous season (give or take a few games in case of Saunders) and both had been in fairly horrific circumstances with a big trim of wage bill required during the close season in order to face up to new financial life in League One.

Arguably the task was harder in case of Saunders as not only was remaining elements of the SOD golden team finally dismantled, but the shambles of the Experiment meant the squad was totally stripped of all "our" players.

In that close season Saunders put together under a limited budget an entirely new team with no real money and no star signings. Maybe Cotterill was a name, but Syers, Jones, McCombe, Paynter, James Harper, Robbie Blake, Paul Quinn were neither big money or big name signings.

He immediately put together a side that could challenge for promotion and was up and about promotion for pretty much all that season, and with a strong team ethic almost immediately.

Now, compare that to what has happened to us this season. Yes, lots of star players have left, but the main parts of the squad are still in place and some reasonable money has been spent.

Yet we are absolute cack.

[bpoolrover]

If it was right what was posted the other day that our wages were 7 mil last time,then I reckon about 3 or 4 mil being the difference