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I think the football was as skilful as now, its just that players are more athletic now, so the game is played with generally more pace. Pitches didn't help for sure, but generally games at the beginning and end of season were played on decent surfaces.

Considering your first Albion game was 1994 ( in your profile), how the deuce do you have a view on whether the football or atmosphere was better or worse?.... watching a bit of archive footage or big match highlights doesn't in my view give you the picture you need to make a solid judgement.

Which is why the Bundesliga is gradually going to take over. Already overseas TV contracts are booming, their crowds are huge_ allowed to stand and generate atmosphere....in ten years the Prem income from TV etc will be significantly lower, wages will drop, top players will drift away and we...

Its was more atmospheric for sure, the rampant tribalism generated a real fervour that you rarely see these days, there was real imagination in the songs sung, they were always designed to deliver a message to the opposition, but don't forget that was all offset by the danger and the crap...