We took quite a few teams to the cleaners in the Championship, partly due to having better players than many of the teams we played. Now the other teams generally have better players than we do - makes a bit of a difference, IMHO.
So, yes, a larger budget would lead towards more expansive...
Yes, the first three you mention have done OK - but no more than that, IMHO. We do need to add some real quality at the heart of the team for next season - and by that I mean quality and NOT quantity.
On top of that, though, something has seriously gone wrong this year; we don't seem to have...
Nothing to do with it (or particularly accurate). I merely wanted to know why a thread entitled "Hughton supporters" was in fact a place for Hughton out-ers to post their agreement with each other.