Bolton Wanderers captain Kevin Davies hopes to see new signings made this summer.
"I read the papers and look on a few websites and you see some people were not particularly happy at the end of the season," said the 32-year-old captain.
"But to have played with such a small squad all year and finish 13th, and with clubs like Newcastle United going down, then I think the players deserve a lot of credit for what they achieved.
"We would like to have finished higher, of course, but I don't think we are too far away from doing that with the set of lads we have got here.
"If we can sign a couple of quality players over the summer, just to give us a push in the right direction, then I think we can get into the top 10."
Davies added in the Bolton News: "It is nothing against the lads who are already here but sometimes you just need a bit of quality to come in a change things round a bit; to freshen things up and give you something different.