Burton Albion made no fewer than 25 signings over the past two summers as they geared up for campaigns in the Championship.
Ahead of 2016-17, Nigel Clough knew that he needed to add a blend of experience and quality to a side that had just earned historic back-to-back promotions from League Two.
Twelve months later, and with a squad that had achieved an against-the-odds survival in the second tier, Clough's aim was to provide strength and depth to the team available to him.
Burton broke their club record transfer fee twice in a matter of days in July 2016, on Kyle McFadzean and Jackson Irvine.
A year on, a fee believed to be in the region of £500,000 was spent on Liam Boyce to set a new high for Albion.
But as the Brewers' attentions turn to preparations for League One next season, the Burton Albion fax machine may expect to be a little quieter this summer.
While some supporters are always keen to see their club make a multitude of moves in the market, a calm transfer window does not always mean a bad transfer window.
Clough has suggested that, should Burton's six out-of-contract players sign new deals with the club and their more prized in-contract players stay, Albion may not be making another signing this summer.
That is not to say that he and his management team will not already have identified players of interest.
While the Brewers are unlikely to part with many, if any, transfer fees, they will have worked out certain players who could add something to the squad on its return to League One.
The work of uncovering and identifying those targets goes on throughout the season, not just when the football stops in May.
There is unlikely to be a major overhaul, though.
As Clough said after Albion's relegation at Preston North End: "Although we have been disappointing at times this season, we were within four or five minutes of staying in the Championship with this group of players.
"We'd like to try to keep as many of them together as we can and compete in League One."
For all Burton's struggles in 2017-18 - and a run of seven months without a home win can never be overlooked - this Brewers squad were moments away from another unlikely, remarkable survival achievement.
Clough is keen to keep that group together and see what they can do by kicking on as one in the third tier, rather than changing too much and taking a different approach.
There are some members whose departures are already confirmed.
Jacob Davenport, Luke Murphy, Darren Bent and Martin Samuelsen have returned to their parent clubs.
Davenport and Murphy especially made telling impacts, and central midfield could be an area that needs strengthening in some way.
But there is the returning Matty Lund - a proven League One performer - while his ex-Rochdale teammate Jamie Allen is surely set for a more influential campaign.
There will be more opportunities for youngsters Joe Sbarra and Ben Fox, who could feature in that position too.
Albion's summer business will rely on what happens with the players currently at the club. In midfield, Hope Akpan's continued presence would be a fillip to that midfield, should he sign the new deal offered.
Tom Naylor, Damien McCrory and Jake Buxton are among the other five players offered new contracts.
Should they sign up, the Brewers defence has a reasonable depth, although the versatile Tom Flanagan has been transfer listed.
Upfield, Liam Boyce will remain as the focal point of the Burton attack, as he did to such great effect in the latter stages of the season.
But there are other striking options in Marvin Sordell, Lucas Akins and, perhaps, Marcus Dinanga, even before Albion look to the transfer market and who they could recruit from elsewhere.
Dinanga, Fox and Sbarra are joined by Marcus Harness and Will Miller on the list of Burton's young players who could hope to make more of an impact next season, and their increased involvement explains partially why Clough is not anticipating too many incomings.
Those youngsters have all proven, at stages, what they can offer. A more sustained chance to shine could be on the horizon.
It is still very early days, of course.
The 2017-18 season is not yet finished, with play-off finals still to come. The window for permanent moves does not close until August 9, with loan deals available until August 31.
If several players head out of the Pirelli Stadium for pastures new, it could yet prove a busier window than anticipated for Clough and his management team.
But as first glances are made towards the Brewers' League One return in 2018-19, it is understandable why the focus is on keeping together what they have already got.
