I think the ones who struggle take over paid journeyman with them, i don't think that will be the case for us.
We only have Willock, NG, Robinson, Chambers. Not sure what happens with city royalty in Ralls and Rambo but it can't be championship salaries.
We have posters (not the clueless types

) who believe clubs will be queuing to get hold of Robinson, so we are only stuck with NG, Chambers, and Willock and i am unsure if Willock has settled here, so may want to get out at all costs.
If Rinomhoata fancies an L1 contract with promotion clauses, then i'd sign him. Then we have multiple graduates from the academy who i think are all at least L1 standard.
It won't be a bad core group.
Then its the kicker, the head coach and the coaching staff. IMO, we are a bit like the WRU. We need to get the director of football in first to hire the coaching staff. We won't, it will be the world-renowned selection committee that saw greatness in Trollope, Morison, Hudson and Riza. Then panicked and got Warnock and Lamouchi, who almost instantly improved the same sqaud.
Tan's pennywise pound stupid approach has led us to this crossroads. It may be the great reset, or the road to ruin.