I agree that football in general has deteriorated in terms of excitement - and we have become more detached from our club. For me - the missing feeling on Saturdays these days is the lack of the excitement that comes from being possible winners. I keep finding myself keeping and eye out for Manure/Chelsea/Citeh results and then remembering they don't realistically matter any more...

Add to this the tension that comes from watching us play, and our declining ability to play attractive football, and yes, it certainly feels different now to 5 years ago...