Quote: Les Norton "If you've supported 50 years, the first 10 of those would have witnessed the 'champions' being the team which won it via the playoffs. Of your 50 years supporting, 26 of those have seen the champions being the team which won via the playoffs.
So which 'generation' are we talking about?'"
Totally different situation. In those days teams didn't play everybody home or away. In fact the year we finished top 1972/73, Leeds finished 2nd and if my memory serves me correctly we didn't play Leeds that year. There was no other way to decide the "Champions" and in those days there were more trophies to be had and the same emphasis wasn't placed on it.