Clubs such as Ipswich, Shef Wed, Bolton, Derby, Charlton, Plymouth, Peterborough, Portsmouth even Fleetwood have got huge playing budgets far above those (I suspect) in EFL2 so the great divide that we have had to compete against in terms of pulling power to attract players of EFL1 standard has been huge and well beyond our limited financial means.
Yes there will always be clubs who have a greater financial pulling power in EFL2 but NOT of the calibre that we have faced week in and week out. So I'm more than confident that we can attract quality players that as a collective will be able to compete for a promotion push.
It isn't going to be easy but with the right man in charge (DA
) and the mess of the takeover resolved as a matter of urgency (assuming that all the EFL requirements have been answered positively) then season 23/24 could see us back in the hunt for promotion and not one of continued survival.
