Lol lol lol - keep it coming.
We were (were) on the up then. Not as easy to be on the up when in the prem. Problem is we would need to spend godzillions to be more on the up than we are now. Pray tell me where the money would come from? That's why I referred to a Pompey model i.e. Spend what you ain't got put your fingers in your ears say la la la I'm not listening when you realise that it hasn't worked and you now owe more than you can bring in and watch the club fall apart.