I agree with all of you thoughts Rex and IF we were to be promoted again ( I do not wish to even comment on that until after watching the game tomorrow ) then the pressure would be on the club to do something different to the last 2 survival attempts.
If the club are serious about promotion then the planning should already be under way. Problem is the Ownership, Sporting Director and Manager are the majority of the reasons for the failure to make any serious attempt for staying in Premier League and Turkeys do not vote for Christmas.
So lets address the issues of the big 3.
Ownership. The Americans need to completely take over the club and invest a sensible but realistic amount of cash for players.
Sporting Director. He and his wife need to be shown the door before we even get close to the January window.
Manager. He should also be shown the door even if we do get promoted as he is very close to ' anti football ' and could be grouped together with Bruce , Allardyce and Warnock in the old fashioned and out of touch category of management.
Owners who care but can afford sensible investment, a Sporting Director who uses the money well and a Manager who gets the best out of the good players he is provided with could just give us a chance.