Absolutely this, the gradual downgrading of our first team has been going on for a few seasons now and I look at the squad and think its weak.
My worry is that our quality players, the ones who normally generate interest amongst other teams, are out of contract at the end of the season and if Bannan, Reach, Lees and Harris all leave, I worry that they'll be replaced with worse. Why would they re sign when they cannot even guarantee they'll receive their wages?