æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə sˈiːzən, kˈoʊˈoʊnɚ dˈeɪvɪd sˈʌlɪvən blˈeɪmd ðə klˈʌbz ɹˌɛlᵻɡˈeɪʃən ɔnðə kwˈɔlᵻɾi ʌv pɹˈiːviəs mˈænɪdʒɚ stˈiːv bɹˈuːsᵻz sˈaɪnɪŋz, bɹˈændɪŋ kˈɪŋsən ˈeɪ "kəmplˈiːt wˈeɪst ʌv spˈeɪs".
At the end of the season, co-owner David Sullivan blamed the club's relegation on the quality of previous manager Steve Bruce's signings, branding Kingson a "complete waste of space".