I should have made it clear that it was the sideways, sideways, backwards, sideways dross that followed in the 18 months or so that followed promotion, not the actual promotion campaign but thank you for your kind words.
Poyet got us out of that league but my god it was so boring to watch. Even with quality players that came later (Bridge, Upson, VICENTE) it was fall asleep football. Still can't help but dislike him after the Reading job shenanigans, the toys out the pram and ceiling comments pre and post the...