I am not pointing fingers but I am definitely pointing thumbs. When MC took over we were a financial disaster. He was able to bring his accountancy expertise. The obvious first place is the playing budget. He sacrificed the first season to offload the highest earners or any he would receive a transfer for.
I presume he knew that we had the end of season playoff to fall back on. This strategy saved several months of wages before new players were recruited just prior to the relegation playoffs.
We survived and for the next few seasons progressed. I can only assume he believed his financial strategy worked.
With regards our current predicament we have once again reverted to saving on the player budget and by bringing in a coach he could influence being his first stint in charge of a SL team.
What he forgot or did not realise is that the accountancy strategy won’t work without the possibility of an end of season playoff.