Well done for doing well in the last few seasons, erm, I'm not sure what you're getting at. We 'should' have done better than what we have over the years, but for one reason or another, things just haven't meant to be. Nothing new there comes with the territory of following Sunderland. Other teams will come and surpass our current position, and plenty others won't, c'est la vie.
You have a decent squad and stick to a philosophy which is all well and good, but its a bit toothless at times, given how much of the ball you have. Your the same as Stoke. I answer with a question because of the condescending tone from a fan of a club who were at the foot of the Football League and about to cease to exist not too long ago, and should be grateful that they even have a club. You would think that Swansea had been there and done that and worn the t-shirt.