Before last weekend, Leeds United's last top-flight game against Tottenham Hotspur came in the final fixture of the relegation season two and a half years ago.
Sam Allardyce was in the dugout that day and United lined up in a 5-4-1 formation, with a midfield featuring Robin Koch, Weston McKennie and Adam Forshaw. What followed was a performance so devoid of passion, competence and work-rate that it prompted then captain Liam Cooper to tell the players, in not so many words, that if they did not want to be at the club, to leave.
McKennie was particularly derided by a vociferous Leeds crowd, who vocalised their displeasure at both the board and players.
The whole club needed a reset. And, despite suffering another loss to Spurs last weekend, that Leeds were beaten was the only similarity between the two games.
In fact, the ever-present fans aside, Leeds United is an organisation re-imagined. New owners, a new manager and a new team â only Jack Harrison remains from the starting XI beaten 4-1 on that day.
Plus, in the directors' box, there was no Victor Orta screaming until he is red in the face and trying to convince anyone who will listen on the merits of a raft of average players. No stony-faced Angus Kinnear. No former owner, Andrea Radrizzani.
Just chairman Paraag Marathe and a professional recruitment team that â instead of bringing in players like McKennie - have transformed the squad over the past few years with excellent additions such as Joe Rodon, Ethan Ampadu, Sean Longstaff, Anton Stach and Jayden Bogle.
All were bought relatively cheaply and are now worth more than the price Leeds paid for them.
Upper management at a football club is often a thankless task, but they should be praised as Leeds have come a long way in two years.