For Leeds United expert Dave Tomlinson, that is a considerable achievement, particularly given the doubts surrounding Farke during his first two years at Elland Road and the pressure he faced when the club returned to the Premier League.
"Clearly there have been three and they're all different," Tomlinson tells Football Presse. "So there's been Don Revie, Howard Wilkinson, Bielsa, and I think we're getting there with Farke.
"So I think it's this thing about Leeds do sincerity, Leeds do emotion, Leeds do meaning, and I think they meant it when they said they'd sooner have gone down with him than stay up without him."
It has taken time to reach that point, however. Tomlinson remembers an initial perception of Farke as a manager whose methods were too predictable, whose substitutions were almost inevitable and who might not have the flexibility required to succeed in the Premier League.
"I think the reputation for the first 18 months or so, two years, was stubborn, predictable, 70-minute subs. So you know he's going to do that. Won't listen to others.
"I'm not sure that was fair. Couldn't manage in the Premier League. Well, he didn't have the money at Norwich, did he?"
There were also questions about whether Leeds would retain him following promotion, with the prospect of another managerial change seemingly never far away.
Tomlinson believes the club's decision to give Farke time was ultimately vindicated, although he admits the situation could have turned out very differently.
"I think clearly if something hadn't happened the tail end of last year, he would have gone."
The Manchester City game that changed perceptions
One experience in particular helped change his perspective.
Tomlinson was at the Etihad Stadium for Leeds' visit to Manchester City and witnessed a performance that demonstrated how Farke could adapt his team during a match, rather than simply relying on a predetermined approach.
"I was at the City game actually at the Etihad. Someone let me have some tickets in hospitality. Rare stuff. And it was honestly, the City fans were s***ing themselves.
"Second half, they believed they were going to lose that game. Leeds were all over them and he just changed it like that and he stuck to it ever since."
That tactical flexibility is something Tomlinson believes has been overlooked in the criticism of Farke.
"But he hasn't stuck to the same one even within games. He changes between three at the back and four. He changes with his fullbacks."
There are still aspects of his approach that concern Tomlinson, particularly the way Leeds have changed their use of wide players.
"I think it's a bit odd what he's done with the wingers and it's caused them a few issues with it.
"So going from what it was previously with two wingers to where it is now where it's very different."
Nevertheless, Tomlinson believes the results have made it increasingly difficult for supporters to question the manager's overall judgement.
"I think people have still got doubts but you can't argue with success and he's undoubtedly been successful.
"You can't argue with someone that is so level-headed. I mean, in football you get that you're either the best in the world or the worst in the world from week to week, it's never that simple. He plays the long game."
Bringing stability to a club in crisis
That measured approach has sometimes tested the patience of supporters who would prefer Leeds to attack more directly, particularly when the team has been protecting a result.
Tomlinson understands the tension, but believes there is a practical reason for Farke's pragmatism.
"He does talk about this thing about a point a game keeps you up. Yeah, it does, but don't play defensive. Well, you know, you've got to have that pragmatic approach, but last year it undoubtedly made a difference, made a difference undoubtedly."
The importance of Farke's work becomes clearer when considering the circumstances in which he arrived.
Leeds were dealing with the aftermath of Andrea Radrizzani's ownership, a depleted squad and the departure of several important players. Tomlinson believes the manager deserves enormous credit for bringing some stability to a club that could easily have continued to struggle.
"What he inherited, talking about the Radrizzani, etc., what he inherited was disastrous. We were falling over, didn't have a squad.
"I think it was one of those where he'd got a bench full of teenagers or might not even have got the full bench when he first started that first week of that season.
"And he coped with this, players leaving, going on loan or leaving and not getting the money from it. He coped with that."
Farke then had to rebuild again following Leeds' return to the Championship, losing Georginio Rutter and Crysencio Summerville but still producing a stronger side in Tomlinson's assessment.
"And actually, then again, the following year in the Championship, we lost the couple in there, Rutter and Somerville, but we got a far better side, far better side. And you believe it, this guy knows what he's talking about, he knows what he's doing."
The little moments that win over Elland Road
That growing confidence has extended beyond the results. Tomlinson recalls a moment when Farke demonstrated an understanding of what supporters wanted from him, winning them over with a simple gesture.
"When he'd not been there that long, but the ball could come down, he trapped it. And they loved it, didn't they love it? That made all the difference.
"You know, it's the smirk. It was absolutely the smirk. It was a smirk that said, did you see that? I won't say anything."
It was a small moment, but one that captured something about the relationship Farke has gradually developed with the Elland Road crowd.
Why Leeds should give Farke a new contract
Tomlinson is also keen to see the club reward that relationship with a longer contract, believing stability is particularly important when planning recruitment and building a competitive squad.
"It's always nice to have that stability. It's always nice to have the certainty. Why wouldn't you extend it?
"The fact that they've not extended it makes people think there's a doubt. I don't think there is."
He also points out that Farke is approaching a significant milestone in his time at Leeds.
"Come next February, he's about to be here as long as Bielsa."
For Tomlinson, that longevity is important in an era when managers are often discarded before they have an opportunity to establish anything lasting.
"You've got to have continuity and faith and play the long game. How many managers get three or four years?"
From survival to believing in Europe
There is now a greater sense of optimism among supporters, too. Tomlinson points to Leeds' performance against Newcastle as evidence that the team can compete with ambitious Premier League opponents.
"That game against Newcastle a couple of weeks ago, we believe we can go anywhere now, really believe we can go anywhere with that Newcastle game, believe that we've got some great players.
"We can aspire to great things, we can aspire to Europe. Seriously believe that. He's brought order in there."
It is that sense of possibility that Tomlinson values most about Farke's work. He does not want Leeds to become a club that continually burns through managers and rebuilds in pursuit of immediate success.
"I quite like it. I quite like the Farke approach. I like this stable competing along. I don't want to be burning and collapsing.
"Need to be in this for the longer term, but you need to tilt it."
For a club whose greatest managerial relationships have been built on emotion, identity and achievement, Farke is increasingly making his own place in that history.
Tomlinson's message is straightforward: Leeds have found a manager worth believing in, and they should recognise the value of what they have before looking elsewhere.
Dave Tomlinson's book "Rise and Fall: Andrea Radrizzani's Leeds United" is from Pitch Publishing - which is available here.
