Don't be so defensive. It was a genuine question!
Apart from Brechin, Dumbarton & Livingston, who's budget in the Championship was lower? QOTS? They've been fairly established in the Championship for a while though.
I'm not defending or criticising Duffy or Morton as I haven't seen enough of them to comment but based of my perception of budgets I'd expect Dundee Utd, St Mirren, Falkirk and Dunfermline to all be stronger than them and jockeying for position with ICT and QOTS......which kind of leaves them around about the league position they finished in.