I happened to stumble across highlights of those games. The pace of Zohore, Hoilett and Mendez-Laing was frightening. Players not afraid to get forward. I even saw Peltier deliver crosses into the box.

Long ball it wasn't. It's true we got the ball forward quickly, but it wasn't aimless stuff, it was directed towards a forward player with purpose. Loic Damour enjoyed getting forward and looked more than useful.

If we could have kept that up for the season we'd have won the league and threatened in the PL. We destroyed Wolves up there. Somehow we gradually fell into the trap of just hit and hope, but I'd forgotten how good a team that was on its day and deservedly went up automatically. How come it went tits up in the top division? Too defensive? Too much respect shown?