Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
We didn't have the weakest squad in the division, it's pretty obvious Huddersfield did and, for all of their spending, Fulham were shambolic defensively - they only got as close to us as they did because of a decent run after their relegation had been confirmed. Claims such as yours play right into the didn't we do well to get so close to staying up mentality that takes no account of facts such as the size of our average attendance last season - we should be on a par with clubs like Leicester, Brighton, Wolves and Southampton given our potential and doing better than teams such as Watford and Bournemouth, but as soon as we get close to doing so, we get all coy and have the football equivalent of a nose bleed.
Our first choice XI was better than Huddersfield and Fulham last season, but we did have the weakest squad in the division - remember the subs bench at Fulham.

Sunderland had an average attendance of over 32,000 playing in League One last season. Leeds had an average attendance of over 34,000 and they haven't played in the Premier League for 15 years. It just doesn't matter in modern football.