It might have been a fluke in the players we bought being good, but the season itself wasn't a fluke. We had a good team which then struggled the next season because we though we only needed the "purples" and underestimated how important the likes of Guthrie, Best and Lovenkrands had been for us and shipped them out despite extra games. Best and Lovenkrands would have been perfect for the Europa League group stage games, but we just binned them off. Likewise Guthrie would have been great for the games, but we went for a sideways and backwards passer instead, our only major signing who ended up being worse than who he replaced. The fifth season window wasn't a fluke or a problem, it was what we did after that year that was.