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FLW takes a look at who ChatGPT feels are the most impatient third tier fans right now

League One is, on paper, arguably the strongest it's been in a very long time.

With a mixture of there being nine former top-flight clubs, two of whom suffered back-to-back relegations in the last few years, in the division, plus several ambitious and well-backed sides hoping to break the glass ceiling themselves, promotion is on the minds of a lot of fans.

But which fanbase wants that as soon as possible, and will see anything but as a failure of a campaign?

Football League World has consulted the popular AI-based site ChatGPT to see which group of supporters are the most impatient in the third tier.

6 ? ? Reading

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One of the nine former EFL clubs currently in the third tier is Reading, and while the Dai Yongge nightmare and their near-liquidation led to there being some content with a slower rebuild since the club was sold, some Royals fans are starting to want to see progress shortly.

Before their relegation to League One in 2023, marred by points deductions and financial breaches, Reading hadn't been a third-tier side since 2002, with a couple of stints in the Premier League within that time, too.

This is now the fourth straight campaign in the division, and barring the 2024/25 term, the three years they've spent here haven't seen much indication that they'll be getting out of it soon.

The style of play under Leam Richardson last season led a lot of fans to feel impatient, and while the opening stages of this year have been positive, if results start to dip again, Royals fans will quickly be wanting change.

5 ? ? Stockport County

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It's worth noting that, in this case, AI states that impatience felt by Stockport County fans is more to do with "we've come this far, don't let the momentum stop," rather than the entitlement that some former top-flight fans may feel about being in League One.

Indeed, Stockport were in the National League North just eight seasons ago, and now they're in their third consecutive third-tier campaign, having finished third the last two years.

This summer has brought about a lot of change at Edgeley Park, though, with head coach Dave Challinor leaving, who oversaw two promotions in nearly five years, alongside influential CEO Simon Wilson, who had been at the club in several roles for even longer than Challinor.

However, ChatGPT states that, given the recent success, Stockport have inherited a fanbase who are used to winning and may not take kindly to a season of consolidation and resetting.

Luckily enough, it doesn't seem that Jimmy McNulty is keen on overseeing one.

4 ? ? Huddersfield Town

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This one's slightly more straightforward. Simply, Huddersfield Town have been one of the more well-backed clubs in League One both on and off the pitch since they were relegated to the third tier back in 2024.

However, this is their third straight season at the level, and they've posted tenth- and ninth-place finishes in the two previous years, while the club has gone through numerous managers each campaign. Indeed, the last man to last a full season in the Accu Stadium dugout was Carlos Corberan back in 2021/22.

Head coaches often aren't given too much of a grace period to oversee a project with Huddersfield in League One. Lee Grant was hounded out last season despite the side being in the top six and scoring the most goals, but it didn't seem to be leading to immediate success.

Martin Drury has started life at the helm on the front foot, and he better hope it stays that way, else he may end up being on the end of some fan backlash, too.

3 ? ? Plymouth Argyle

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Plymouth Argyle aren't a former Premier League side, nor are they even a side with plenty of recent Championship history. Indeed, the Pilgrims have spent more time in League Two than they have in the second tier since the year 2000.

The main gripes amongst the fanbase at Home Park are mainly due to some promises which haven't gone to plan at all. Indeed, back in 2023, after their promotion back to the Championship, owner Simon Hallett put down a five-year plan.

And while that can still come true, they'll need to follow in Ipswich Town's footsteps and secure a double promotion if those top-flight ambitions are to be met by 2028.

Not being sustainable in the second tier is a big frustration, but falling into League One and then looking likely to fall again in the first third of last year created a sense of outrage amongst the fanbase.

Tom Cleverley's seemed to turn things around, though, and promotion looks a lot more likely this time around.

2 ? ? Sheffield Wednesday

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Sheffield Wednesday are on the rise again under fresh ownership and new direction now that Dejphon Chansiri has relinquished his grip on the club.

However, despite some of the Wednesday fanbase understanding the enormity of the rebuild both on and off the field, and that some patience has to be taken, others know how big a club the Owls are in League One, and aren't content with waiting around.

Especially given that, on paper, their squad is still capable enough of challenging for promotion immediately in this division.

Every time Wednesday drop points, there are grumbles towards head coach Henrik Pedersen, who hasn't won the trust of large parts of the fanbase just yet, despite there being a general respect for him after what he did during their difficult year last season.

But even with the club still sitting second at the time of writing, there's still some feeling that they could have even more points than they do.

1 ? ? Leicester City

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"The obvious one," states ChatGPT, and you can't really debate that. 10 years ago, Leicester City were defending their Premier League title and playing in the UEFA Champions League. Now, they're in League One.

And not only are they in the third tier after suffering consecutive relegations, which creates expectation by itself, but it's worth noting that, above all, this is only the second ever campaign below the second tier in the Foxes' history.

This would be the campaign with the most expectations on it just from that alone, so to have the weight of the double relegation and the recent top-flight title win is incredible. Leicester currently sits 13th after seven games, and it's safe to say the fanbase isn't happy.

Bringing in Russell Martin hasn't helped, who embodies patient football. That seemed like a hire which was doomed on arrival, and the anger directed towards the head coach, even when Leicester are winning games, tells the entire story.