Leeds United have aspirations of reuniting with England's biggest clubs in the Premier League.
The Whites may have spent 17 of the last 20 seasons outside of the top flight, but ask most fans and they will say Leeds are 'a Premier League club'.
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Few clubs in English football command the same sort of respect as the Whites, who boast the reputation of a sleeping giants who should be mixing it with the big boys year after year.
Yes, results on the pitch count for infinitely more than a club's reputation, but there's a strong case for saying the Yorkshire side should be in the top flight.
Daniel Farke's squad are desperate to secure an immediate return to the top flight following their relegation in 2023.
Here, talkSPORT.com looks at exactly why Leeds, on reputation, deserve to be battling in the biggest league in the world.
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League titles
There's no greater metric for top flight success than league titles.
Leeds haven't won a top-tier title since the formation of the Premier League in 1992, but previous to that they won the First Division on three different occasions.
These came in 1969, 1974 and 1992 - the final season before the Premier League came to life.
Manchester United have won the most titles with 20, while Liverpool (19), Arsenal (13), Everton and Man City (both 9) are next on the list.
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Aston Villa, Sunderland and Chelsea have all recorded six titles, while Leeds and Blackburn are next on the list with three apiece, making them the joint-ninth most successful side in Premier League/First Division history.
Years in the Premier League
As far as longevity is concerned, Leeds are undoubtedly what you'd class as an established Premier League-level club.
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A total of 51 different clubs have competed in the league since its formation in 1992, many of whom have only spent a handful of seasons in the league.
Leeds have endured some torrid times since the turn of the millennium, but that hasn't stopped them from spending 14 seasons in the top flight since 92.
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Rather impressively, seven of those 14 seasons saw Leeds finishing in the top five of the league leading to many European adventures.
European record
Leeds haven't just made a splash in the Premier League, but abroad, too.
While never winning a European trophy, they finished as runners up in the 1975 European Cup, while also finishing second in the 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup.
In the Premier League era, Leeds have been no stranger to European competition either.
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Competing in the UEFA Cup in 1998/99, the Whites went on to reach the competition's semi-finals in 1999/00 before playing in the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2000/01, where they were beaten by Valencia over two legs.
Leeds then spent another two seasons in the UEFA Cup between 2001 and 2003, meaning they were able to represent England on no-less than five consecutive seasons.
Stadium capacity
Sir Alex Ferguson once described Elland Road as "the most intimidating venue in Europe" and he's not wrong.
The stadium has a capacity of 37,608, however it feels like twice that when the Leeds fans are in full voice and 'I predict a riot' is being played.
Elland Road is the 12th biggest club stadium in English football and has hosted FA Cup semi finals, fixtures at Euro 1996 and concerts from iconic acts such as Queen, U2 and the Happy Mondays.
Social media followers
A big show of how popular a club is their following on social media, an area where Leeds certainly do alright.
Across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, Leeds boast an impressive 3.4million followers.
According to OLBG.com, that total puts Leeds 17th in terms of following in English football.
With three of the teams above them currently playing in the EFL, it means that Leeds would be 14th in the current Premier League for social media followers.
Rivalries
Another metric for how big a football club is is the amount of teams who see them as a rival.
For Leeds, this number is huge.
Among their biggest rivals are Manchester United, Chelsea and Middlesbrough.
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Elsewhere, a number of Yorkshire-based sides including Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, Hull, Huddersfield and Bradford see Leeds as one of their biggest rivals.
Another, created by a high-profile incident, is Derby who see Leeds as a rival following the infamous Spygate saga featuring Marcelo Bielsa and Frank Lampard in the run-up to their play-off clash in 2019.
Legendary figures
All of the biggest clubs have high-profile supporters and former stars who ensure that the club remain firmly in the record books.
Peter Lorimer, Don Revie, Gordon Strachan and Billy Bremner are among the high-profile names from years gone by, with Strachan captaining a team that featured David Batty, Gary McAllister and Eric Cantona to the First Divison title in 1992.
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More recently stars such as Rio Ferdinand, James Milner, Harry Kewell, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Mark Viduka and Kalvin Phillips have strutted their stuff at Elland Road, guiding the team into Europe and beyond.
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Even in the present day, stars such as ex-Chelsea man Ethan Ampadu, Tottenham loanee Joe Rodon, England international Patrick Bamford former Manchester United star Dan James show the pulling power of the west Yorkshire side.
In terms of managers, Leeds have boasted some of the biggest bosses in the game including Don Revie, Brian Clough, George Graham, Terry Venables and more recently, Marcelo Bielsa, who guided the club back to the Premier League.