it's not abrupt by any stretch, and it might be managed well from a books balancing perspective(just ask udinese) but from a sporting one we are not any closer to being an elite club, and this is where our strategy comes into play, this why i said maybe we shouldnt believe our mgmt when they say we aim to be in the elite. Our window to capitalize on the core of this group is closing and that means even more years in the process of rebuilding with the real threat of of slipping into oblivion. say for a reason or another we dont make CL this year, or even worse for the next 2 years, do you think we can recover from that in even 10 years time? mind you the books will be balanced.