I don't see how you can compare us to Leicester. Yes we get similar crowds and have a nice(r) stadium but our history is predominately L1. I'm not sure they've ever even been in L1 and certainly have spent years and years at the highest level. Right now we're equals but when they were in Europe...
I could talk for days on the subject. This season may actually represent our best opportunity. The three relegated haven't been the formidable opponents that should have been, Blackburn are just barking, Wolves suffered with a strange managerial appointment and didn't act fast enough and Bolton...
With the huge increase in parachutes there will be up to 9 teams in this league that will have über budgets compared to ours. Just getting promoted could be problematic.