Originally Posted by
talkSAFT
"Most Successful" is a different title to "All-time Football League". It's like saying Wimbledon are greater than Blues (say), for winning the Cup back in the 80s. (HaHa - bad example, using Blues!)
What the "All-time League" gives you is the ups and downs situation:
Wo1ve5 started in 1888, same as us, but despite winning the League 3 times c/w Albion's once, are way way behind us, due to the fact that we haven't bothered winning the 4th Division (would you like respect for that?) In other words, we've been consistently above you. Without the Stan Cullis years you'd be miles behind, probably about where Blues are (but the 50s ARE included). You're nearly 400 pts behind Albion - so if you finish a full 20 places above us for the next 20 years, you will overtake us. (I'll be dead by then, so they'll lay me out with a big smile on my face).
ps ManU were nothing before Matt Busby in the 50s (that's 60 years of winning nothing).