How do we bridge the quality gap

Leicester are likely to not have a lot of money and likely they will have to sell to cover the high loss in income they'll have, Sheffield Wednesday are going into the summer with no idea of what budget they will have and they'll be starting with -15.

Lots of people said at the start of the season how would we compete with the likes of Bolton, Luton, Huddersfield, Plymouth but we have done.

At the moment i'm more bothered about enjoying what we are doing this season then worry about next season whenever this season is over.

 

I’d worry more about what the hell we are going to do in the Championship with players like Tilt, Power, Swan, Baldwin, Jackson, Humphries and Lapslie. Without significant investment then we are going to be panned week in, week out.

 

The answer to most things in life - Money

 

I know you love a good moan and want Rupp out even if he’s funding large losses but even you must admit we’ve achieved far more than most expected this season. Our restricted budget that you claim was an excellent summer transfer window, remind you that you had a great moan because you claimed we were refusing to bring in Matty Taylor who has been a flop at Doncaster. As regards January the recruitment team got it wrong but there was no star striker signing available in January who a club would let go. We will improve in the summer but of course should we lose to Guiseley in a friendly you’ll be once again wanting the protest movement to start again as you did in the past.

 

I thought there was a quality gap today, yet we came away with another draw against a better side.

I don't know how long we can keep it going in League One, but we'd for sure struggle at Championship level.

 

Still is. They could be down next week if we lose and they fail to beat Burton.

 

That was Rahic mess not Rupp, he’s putting it right. Just enjoy this season mate,it’s been great.

 

And the answer to our situation is that we can't.

What we can do though is work as hard as possible, run as far as possible, be committed as possible and support each other as much as possible and hopefully, with luck on our side, that's enough to not only bridge the quality gap but over the season, actually surpass it.

 

I wonder how our budget compared to Lincoln. They must be a mid table budget at best?

 

Correct, but as the OP says it was overseen by Rupp.

 

It's a fine balance between having quality and grafters. Many of the teams below us have good quality players, but that hasn't stopped us being above them all season. When Leicester won the Premier league they weren't a team packed with superstars, and what probably did for them in the follow years was the impact of playing European football.
Back to ourselves and no doubt the squad has over performed this season. The players brought in last summer were probably bought to ensure we stayed up, not push for promotion. If we do go up this year it'll probably be the same, with players brought in to ensure survival rather than push for promotion.

 

You’d think with some comments on here we’d just avoided relegation,we’ve done magnificently this season. Of our fellow promoted teams Port Vale are down, Wimbledon just survived and Donny after a big scare just avoid being in the relegation mix. Give the club some credit and enjoy what we’ve achieved.

 

Fully agree big spending Bolton failed to beat us over two games we ended Plymouths charge for promotion we finished above Huddersfield and their big spending. Think of the many positives of the season over the few negatives. Despite the words there won’t be many who at the srart of the season that thought we would do so well

 

dibble ......dosh ....klebies ....Zlotys. beer chits,,,,you name it we need it..... same as Mark Lawns fave quote we have taken it far enough..... look at Brum last year a 14 mil striker and they still struggled in their division....

 

Invest in 3 or 4 quality players and stop signing squad fillers that are absolute dross e.g. White, Sibley, Wheatley, Mullin, etc.

Also need to build better relationships with PL clubs, to gain access to higher calibre loans. Our use of the loan market is shocking.

 

Last summer's recruitment relied on getting L1 experience in the team at reasonable cost and although that meant we had an aged squad, we have held our own with high levels of fitness.
If MBanq is really gonna load the transfer kitty then the strategy may change, otherwise I expect the same approach as last summer.