Originally Posted by
The Lone Gunman
You really have to ask that question?
For the first twelve seasons of the Premier League, Leeds were among the ten best-supported clubs in the division. They were ranked as high as third at one point, behind only Manchester United and Liverpool. This season they were far and away the best-supported club in the Championship before the lockdown. They are a genuinely big club and it's daft to pretend otherwise.
Leeds' fall from grace was spectacular and it's taken them a long, long time to get back to the top flight. That's why there is a high level of media interest in them. Big club, very well-supported, major players during the first decade of the Premier League's history, a high-profile fall from grace, all sorts of problems since then, high-profile manager, etc. Basically, they are box office as far as Sky and the Premier League concerned, and that goes for fans of most other clubs too. You only have to look at City's crowds when Leeds come to town for evidence of that.
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