sorry but thats ********! The bubble has not burst at all, it may have got smaller the last month but it wouldnt surprise me if it started to grow again very soon. If you were to take 6/7 key first team players out of the likes of WHAM and Cardiff they too would have poor games. You cannot buy that many "backup" players as it would cause unrest in the team when all were fit.
Question...If I had said to you before the season started that we would be 2nd in January, would you have taken it?