I think the point is that if we had been relegated then Bond and some of his acquisitions wouldn't have been here and others may well have left, as well.
It may have been completely different.
Exactly this. We would have had a different manager, in from the start of the season, making his own signings and having a pre season to work with the players. Ron would not have the financial burden of paying up the contracts of Bond, Tod, Waddock, Ridgewell and whoever else we offload. Would we still be struggling in League Two - nobody knows. Despite Sol's rebuilding we may still struggle next season anyway ? People say they are glad we don't have to watch League Two, it is highly likely we will be anyway soon and could it really have been worse than what we have seen so far this season ? Yes, the feeling after the Sunderland game was brilliant but I would trade that brief elation with not having to have endured the hours of rubbish so far, with no doubt more to come and the inevitable relegation which effectively was just postponed by a year - a year wasted.