We're in agreement that the playing squad are significantly better now, player for player, reflecting the higher wages being paid. But with that in mind do you not think that progress should be reflected in some way, whether in our league position or how competitive we are on a match to match basis?

CPFC2010 and Steve Parish are the best things to have happened to this club, it's beyond dispute. This is the most successful period in the history of the club and I'm hugely grateful to them for saving us.

However, saying that shouldn't come with the caveat of abandoning all ambition for future progress. The bottom line is that we are spending more and achieving the same as we were 8 years ago whereas clubs like Burnley, Newcastle, Wolves and Sheffield United are all achieving more than us despite having been in the Championship more recently and on more modest budgets.

In the Championship there was always the chance that we might win promotion. With the Premier League sneaking into the Europa League or winning a cup probably represents the ceiling of what we can achieve. We had a genuine chance to achieve the former this season and I suppose I'm just disappointed that, barring a miracle, we've blown it and the the opportunity will probably go to one of a number of clubs that I don't view as being particularly bigger than us.