I think it's a reasonable point, albeit maybe not worthy of a new thread.
I know it's been done to death and yes we'd all have taken 10th etc etc, but we have been mostly very poor for a long time now and it is reasonable to be concerned. We've obviously missed a big opportunity which may have an impact on who we could attract / maintain over the summer. But more to the point not being able to arrest this form over half a season doesn't bode well for next year. Hopefully fresh faces etc will help, but it's dissapointing to have fizzled out so badly.