Ross County boss Derek Adams hopes the club can provide a cash injection in January, allowing him to bring in recruits of a 'higher calibre' than those already available to him.
County have fared admirably since stepping up into the Scottish Premier League, with a five-point cushion separating them from the top-flight drop zone.
Adams is, however, aware of the need to seek continuous improvement.
He claims substantial funds are required if the club are to push on from this point and cement their standing among Scottish football's elite.
Adams said in the Daily Record: "We'll be looking to take in players in January but we'll have to offload too.
"The budget we have isn't big enough to carry more. I will have to speak to the chairman and see if we can get substantially more money.
"We need to move on and take in a higher calibre of player.
"We are working with the lowest budget in the SPL and if we are going to move on we need to have better funding."
Allardyce's men have enjoyed a confident start to life back in the Premier League, currently sitting eighth in the table after picking up 19 points from 13 matches.
And Ferguson expressed his delight that the former Bolton, Newcastle and Blackburn Rovers has managed to prove the doubters wrong.
"Big Sam went to Upton Park a year and a bit ago and the cynics said he's not a West Ham manager as he doesn't play football," Ferguson told the club's official website.
"What was his mandate? To get them up into the Premier League as quickly as possible and he got them up within a year. Tell me someone else who could've done that?
"He's also had to rebuild the team and get two or three players out because of their salaries.
"He's very underrated, it's as simple as that. There's a sort of impression about him being a certain type of manager. It's not really fair and I'm pleased he's back in the Premier League.
"The Blackburn situation was one of the craziest things I've ever seen but I think Sam was more disappointed with what happened at Newcastle. He was unlucky that a new owner came in and wanted a certain type.
"He didn't get a chance in his first really big job with the expectation and fan base up there - he didn't get a chance to do the job right."
