Well, if promotion was such a "must" the Board are more culpable for not going up, having appointed Still. When Tonda took the full time job even the playoffs were not much more than a pipe dream and a relegation scrap was a distinct possibility.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage-russian-moscow-reform-uk-danny-kruger-b1283574.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-gb
"Nigel Farage’s claim that a Russian hack was behind the disclosure of a £5 million gift he received from a crypto billionaire has been described as “unsubstantiated” by a former chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre.."