Because changing manager won’t magically make their limited squads significantly better, and for some clubs stability is more important than committing organisational suicide on the altar of Premier League survival.

Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton will probably see survival as a bonus rather than an expectation this year, and hopping on an expensive managerial merry go round in November probably isn’t a key part of their strategies.

Kasami for Fulham. Cant remember the game, too much of a neutral for that, but he basically did a Van Basten.

Aye, good guess.

Honestly, it’s not too dissimilar to our own local rivalry though. For years we were the underdog, and you’re left with two choices - be buoyed by shallow hope for a little bit before your crushing disappointment, or cede to your inferiority before the match and still face the crushing disappointment- of which you’re well accustomed to shrugging off.

They’ve had less to celebrate than you historically, so it’s perfectly natural that it means more. It doesn’t mean they’re inferior.

Unless that’s just growing older 🤷

Yep 😀

They’re an underdog in your local rivalry, of course they’re motivated! Of course they celebrate it.

Not too dissimilar to your lot finally beating us this season…

Having watched us be an absolute basket case that jumped up and down the leagues with no real hope of holding on to any players that showed any promise, no. No its not.

We’ve had local businessmen run us into the ground whilst one of our club icons siphoned money out of the club whilst we struggled, and that wasn’t hugely satisfying or fulfilling.

Seeing people who have chosen to support one of the traditionally more dominant teams doing their level headed best to look down on fans who would still be there if the takeover never happened is funny, in a futile kind of way.