However, reading the Yorkshire Evening Post over the last few days must have tested the patience of even the most ardent fans.
Kevin Blackwell begins the week by rebuking the fans for their criticism of his tactics and states that the 'the fans will be happy if we play 9-1-1 as long as we win'.
Well, I've got news for Blackwell: the match result is not the be all and end all he thinks it is.
Ken Bates' madcap price increases since he arrived may have been the main reason why attendances dropped by a quarter last year, even though the team made the play-offs, but the price rises were not the only reason.
No-one seems to have told Blackwell that he is in the entertainment business and the plain and simple fact is that the football he served up last year was in the main boring and not worth watching.
The signs are there already that a further big drop in attendances is likely this year.
How much longer can this be allowed to go on? Next up was the YEP's full page support of Blackwell's 4-3-3 tactics ( although the tactics even at home last season should more accurately be labelled 4-5-1).
Isn't it about time that the YEP gave an unbiased opinion of what is happening at Elland Road rather than operating as a mouthpiece for the club?
Lastly, we read Peter Lorimer's column (in the YEP) last Friday where he is preparing the ground for Matthew Kilgallon's departureand hoping that there will not be a fans' backlash if he leaves.
It has been clear for weeks now that Kilgallon would be leaving and that only the transfer fee was in doubt.
What future is there for the club when every young player who has any value is sold and is then replaced by some free transfer 30-year-old has-been who is just looking to play his time out before retiring?
Before Bates came in there was a real risk of administration whereby we would have had to sell all our players, would not have ownership of the ground and would have looked forward to a number of years out of the top-flight.
Does this sound familiar?