There is a big gap Acid and the quality at the top of the cship is immense
However there are half a dozen sides who aren't that good and another six who are average
All much better than div one but with a decent squad, a bit of quality and a lot of effort the gap can be bridged.
We didn't quite have enough in the first two criteria
You don't need me to tell you that though as you've been there before many times