As a th9 i can honestly say
The loot IS NOT bad. The problem is everyone just barching for collector raids. Youll next hundreds of times, come on the forums and say theres no loot. When i was a th8 loot was great and as a th9 the loot is great. Learn to storage raid stop depending on barch. Treat collector raids like a dessert after a good meal. Ive been in gold 2-1 and the loot was great.
Once again, learn to raid.
A pic of my base. My builders have been working since the start of th9
http://imgur.com/WFj1vBt