that was before the Prem effect had kicked in since it was the first season

but in truth the big teams have been dominating for ages. Apart from Villa and Forest (I don't count Leeds becaus ethey were then and should be one of the big teams), and they're both bigger than us, no small team ever actually managed to win the title even in the 80s. You could compete a bit better than now obvioulsy but the with the same ultimate result (the rich teams would pick off your best players)

Posted By: mr carra, Aug 19, 10:50:43