But what about the future of the club? Exeter's highest-ever league finish is eighth in League One in 2011, where they were a point off the play-off places. That season Brighton won the title and Southampton were promoted automatically, while Bournemouth lost in the play-off semi-finals. All three are now in the Premier League. While the top flight might be a bridge too far for a club with a stadium capacity of less than 9,000 and no mega-wealthy owner - could a berth in the Championship bee too much to ask for one day? "I would never rule it out. I think a lot of things have to go right for us," says Gorman. "I think there's a lot to be said about the way we're run, and actually if you look at what successful clubs should look like I think we are the epitome of what a successful club should look like. "For that to not allow us to get to the ambitions of the Championship as quickly as we can isn't a reflection on us, it's probably more of a reflection on football in general."