In even more recent history, though, they’ve won a European trophy, and qualified for the CL respectively. In that time we’ve battled relegation. That’s before we consider the grave financial mismanagement.I mean no one said you automatically become better when you break a transfer record however it is a sign of the times when West Ham, Newcastle and villa are making marquee signings in excess of 50 mil and qualifying for champions leagues and winning European trophies and they were all relegated in recent history