Leeds United know what it is like to feel disconnected from the very people at the top, running a beloved and historic football club into wreck and ruin.
The tenures of Peter Ridsdale, Ken Bates and Massimo Cellino as key decision-makers at Elland Road left a sour taste in the mouth towards all three men
Maligned ownership is something their next opponents Newcastle United can empathise with.
Since Mike Ashley's 2007 takeover of the North East club, the fanbase and the authority have been at loggerheads, locking horns over wrongful dismissals for revered club icons, stadium name changes and a consistent lack of investment.
Upon Rafael Benitez's departure in 2019, the Spaniard claimed that his requests to develop the club's training facilities were met with silence, quipping that throughout his three years at the club, the only infrastructure improvements were some newly-painted walls.
Newcastle have been fortunate to bounce back at the first opportunity following each of their Ashley-era relegations. This was not something Leeds were afforded, having to slum it in the second and third tiers for 16 years before the sunlit uplands of the Premier League came closer into view.
While some Leeds United supporters turned to apathy over that period to cope with the decline of their once great club, others turned to anger as their emotion of choice.
At Newcastle, the sentiment is very much the same, and the fanbase is simultaneously growing apathetic and angered.
Under Steve Bruce, Newcastle have been turgid and uninspiring - one of the worst watches for any fan. For those who tune in to watch their beloved black-and-whites each week, it has become more of a chore than a 90 minutes they cherish.
Leeds used to be that side, where attendances fell and a perpetual sense of 'it'll never be us' washed over the fanbase as play-off defeats, 7th-place finishes and near misses punctuated many-a-season.
Newcastle fans are keen to avoid a repeat of that, but may have already traded places with Leeds United in English football. On current form, the two clubs are on wildly differing trajectories, on and off the pitch.
When supporters erected a banner on the gates outside St James' Park following the club's latest defeat, depicting owner Mike Ashley and manager Steve Bruce, it struck a chord with many Newcastle fans.
"Act late. Seal your fate", was the warning issued by fan group Wor Flags, calling for the sacking of Bruce. The flag listed 2009 and 2016, years which saw Newcastle relegated from the top flight, seasons in which Mike Ashley persevered with stop-gap solution Joe Kinnear and faltering results under Steve McClaren before pulling the trigger.
Marcelo Bielsa's side can dole out yet more misery to Newcastle supporters this coming Tuesday, with a team looking for a reaction following the Brighton and Hove Albion defeat.
Should the Magpies succumb to defeat, it would be their sixth in a row, and should Leeds keep a clean sheet, Newcastle will not have found the net in four consecutive games.
