I think there are other factors to be hopeful about. For instance the longer we stay in the division, the higher up the food chain we move, we're seen less as a favourite for relegation, and more of the 'hoping to push on' teams that make us more enticing. Players that wouldn't risk us last...
Does anyone else start hating the idea of us signing a player simply because everyone says we should (and so many think they are having an original enough thought to start yet another thread about it)?