Where does it come from? Last night, following West Brom's defeat, Sky Sports Football dedicated what seemed like ages in getting opinion from Leeds stars past and present regarding their promotion. Talk that Leeds were now back where they belonged and the 16 years they have been absent was too long. Liverpool, Man Utd and Man City would be looking forward to having Leeds back at the top table. Not even Newcastle or Aston Villa, both bigger clubs than Leeds, had such adulation from the media on their recent promotions.

I thought I'd have a look and see how Leeds fared with regard how long they've spent in the top flight in their history. In terms of percentage, Leeds have spent 53.8% of their seasons in the top flight. 17 teams have spent more of their history (in terms of percentage) in the top flight than Leeds, including Sunderland, West Ham, West Brom, Bolton, Blackburn, Middlesbrough, Sheff Wed and Stoke City. Even Derby and Wolves had an almost identical percentage to Leeds.

Leeds can hardly be described as a top table club. They're nowhere near it. In terms of their history they're another Derby County or Stoke City.