Plenty more examples if you want;
Man United had an 11 point lead over Arsenal with 9 to play. Arsenal won the league 97/98.
Mid February 2017 St. Mirren (10th) were 12 points behind both Raith (in 8th) and Dumbarton (in 7th) with 12 games to go. St Mirren ended up above you both.
Stirling Albion were 8 points off Alloa in top spot with 6 games to play in 2009-10 , tier 3, they went top with 2 games to play and won the title.
Just highlighting that nobody has earned or deserves to be promoted or relegated at this stage.
Yeah, I guess we just disagree.