The only real difference is the off the field stuff a few years back after Lowe was ousted which generated a lot of interest on here and many more posters, some funny, some dull, some imposters.
Rumours such as the Paul Allen takeover, yatchs sailing up the itchen etc etc. Although somewhat painful at the time, there was some hilarious posters, characters and strange events over that period of time which made the forum more attractive then.