Red Bill
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I agree with a lot of this. The second place finish has been highlighted numerous times on multiple threads, so I think a lot more people are aware of this than the OP might suggest.Whilst I accept the force of the points made in the OP and by MW , I think there is still a role for the record of our highest finish in a *national* third tier.
This is not the rewriting of history in the way the Premier League has done, but a genuine and important difference since we were in Third Division South. To compare the two you have to make assumptions about comparisons (and use phrases like 'it could be argued')
So I'll be very happy to celebrate at the end of this season a very strong finish compared to our best finishes in the national third tier. That doesn't mean - contrary to the way the first sentence of the OP is phrased - that I or others are ignorant about the past or our record.
The change to a 4 tier system meant more competition to reach the top of tier 3 so I don't think the 2 set ups are directly comparable. We shouldn't IMO be comparing this to the Premier League attitude either as the introduction of a 4th tier actually made a structural difference, whereas the establishment of the Premier league only meant a new name for the top division and a pathway for it to get it's hands on more filthy lucre!