And in the last 16 years we have really noticed the difference. And than my man IS the difference. Most Blackpool fans didn't feel that way. I suspect most of them anticipated the wheels falling off at some point. At Norwich the vast majority are are not. It's all about where you know your club can exist.
It may be premature but looking at current form that would have to be our friends in Old Gold.After two wins at the start of the season they have taken just one point from six games.They will certainly argue bad luck has dogged them but these things tend to build up and sap morale.
So: Wigan, Blackburn, Wolves? Then there's Sunderland as well. [Edit] But to quote Kenny on another thread: "The only real truth of this is that if you could tell after 8 games then we would not need to play the next 30." Exactly!
Great point. I would guess that young fans, eg 10-14 are unaware that MK Dons used to be Wimbledon and they used to be a half decent club. They would consider MK Dons as MK Dons alone. Another example being Leeds. Older generations see them as a former force in Europe while the younger fans see them as another Championship club, or even League 1 club doing well.
I think Leeds might be a slightly different case. Because of their history being so strong and recent I think it would influence fans beyond the league they see them play in. For me though, my first experience of watching Leeds was seeing Norwich beat them 4-1 (might actually have been 4-0, memory fades...) at Carrow road in division 2 in 1986. I was 12 and to me then they were just another side from up north and not a particularly good one at that. They then won promotion in 89 or 90 and pushed on winning the first division (top flight at the time) in 1991-2 season. After that my view of them changed and I do see them as a Prem club suffering hard times. Doesn't mean I like them very much (especially the arrogance of some of their fans), but if I am honest, that is how I see them.
