Well, if by that you are asking whether the days of massive increases in the playing budget* were coming to an end, then yes. Poyet, in his first full season, saw staff costs increase by over 25% (we have no idea how much of that was actually on players, so it is the best indicator we have). The...
Unfortunately our injury list is still getting worse at the moment.
I've only seen the televised game against Reading so far this season (when I thought we played pretty well, probably unlucky not to get the 3 points, and surely would have done if Ulloa could have kept himself on the pitch); so...
And we have kept 4 clean sheets out of 5 away from home, despite not playing well - sign of a defensively sound, well organised team. It's all about opinions and your perspective, isn't it?