Considering we're a midtable side this year despite what's happened, players either out of form, injured or showing their mean average performance level is not quite the standard we hoped for, I would say it's very harsh to suggest they're not Championship standard.

A club without a good scouting network, who has ignored it's youth system, who has an ageing team and other clubs know they have money - is it any wonder we overspent last summer? And yet we're still midtable with a realistic chance of play-offs if players return to form in second half of season.