They are Leeds, Leeds, Leeds. Nobody likes them and they don’t care. This has always been true, it comes with the territory. Nobody in Yorkshire’s largest city will shed a tear worrying about what other people think.

Except, anyone who has seen Leeds play this season surely cannot help but like and admire them. Anyone who considers the overall health of the Premier League must be hoping they win promotion in May.

They have been the most exhilarating and enjoyable team to watch in English football this season. Braver than Liverpool, bolder than Manchester City and far more exciting than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United. Watching the men in white shirts swarm around opposition players like wasps defending their nest, is a joy to behold.

To attend a game at Elland Road is to step into an amphitheatre of tribal passion, when thousands of white scarves twirl above the heads of the home supporters and the old stadium vibrates and throbs with noise. Hostile, intimidating and unflinchingly partisan, it is time for Leeds to re-acquaint themselves with some old rivals.

Apologies if this offends anyone, there will be those of you who cannot stomach what you have just read, but Leeds are back and English football is better for it.