Guest Cholecysrectomy Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) A couple of weeks ago I read an article about how close this year’s Championship will be with eighteen Championship clubs having Premiership experience and wanting to get back there. It reviewed each team's new signings and departures, and the usual predictions about where they are likely to finish. What intrigued me was (without any facts or figures) when it got to Leeds it said they were the Championship’s biggest Club. I sort of go along with that, although others won’t!? There’s no definition of bigness, it’s more a feeling you get about potential, not just on the pitch, but everything associated with a Club, and importantly the fans. Can they fill the away end on a Tuesday night in December at the most distant away ground? Relegated Norwich, Cardiff and Fulham, might have a feeling of superiority at the moment, but promoted Wolves have more of an historical feeling of big. Anyway, no bias, here’s my take of bigness in order of rank. 1. Leeds - still remembering Revie 2. Sheffield Wednesday - a close second 3. Nottingham Forest - slightly bigger than Derby 4. Wolves - bigger than West Brom? 5. Derby - nice people 6. Birmingham - stock declining 7. Norwich - bigger than Ipswich 8. Cardiff - sliding below Swansea 9. Middlesbrough - ahead of Hartlepool at least 10. Blackburn - touch and go with Bolton 11. Bolton - as above 12. Fulham - somewhere in London, not very big 13. Ipswich - beneath Norwich nowadays 14. Huddersfield - still sleeping 15. Charlton - bigger than Millwall, smaller than Palace 16. Brighton - unfulfilled bigness 17. Watford - could do better 18. Reading - bigger than Oxford or Swindon 19. Blackpool - life's a beach 20 Wigan - now if this were rugby league 21. Millwall - no one like 'em 22. Bournemouth - rising from 24th last season 23. Brentford - the smallest of the London sect 24 Rotherham - the smallest of them all Discuss! Edited August 6, 2014 by Cholecysrectomy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I'm going to have a scotch egg or two in a minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Owl 2 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Forest have won 2 European Cups and you have them below us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexhill owl Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I wouldn't even have a clue how to rank a club as size wise, I mean forest have won the European cup and it doesn't get much bigger than that in club football, in recent years only wigan have won something of real prestige in that fa cup, fan base wise we're right up there we have bags of potential as well, leeds are as well but it's a one club city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt_Hatstand Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Rotherham up 2, Wigan and Fulham up a few based on the last decade and you're in the right ball park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve French Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 What intrigued me was (without any facts or figures) when it got to Leeds it said they were the Championship’s biggest Club. I sort of go along with that, although others won’t!? Because you're a dirty Leeds fan. Great 3rd post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onedog23 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Love a thread like this I bet our ten players think we are huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0wl18 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Forest have won 2 European Cups and you have them below us. the exact same thought ran through my mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lees Tom Cat Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Bigness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I'm more shocked that Birmingham are sixth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cholecysrectomy Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) The Daily Mail has a Top-50 "Bigness" chart today, but for all English teams rather than just the Championship. It's scientific research all right, done on the back of a bus ticket based on Crowds, Global fanbase, trophies, average League finish, player quality and income. Wolves and Leeds share 13th place and are the top rated Championship Clubs, then come Blackburn (I suppose they were good once) in 17th and us in 18th. Then come Bolton, Forest, Derby, Norwich....and in 24th it's the girls from up the road. Well done them, nice to get a mention. After that it's Birmingham, Charlton & Fulham equal, followed by Middlesbrough, Cardiff, Huddersfield, Ipswich, Wigan (Wigan - global support?), Blackpool (what a shame), Reading, Brighton, Watford, and Millwall down in 49th position. Rotherham, Brentford & Bournemouth don't get a mention. If you can be bothered the full chart is here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3011776/Are-Manchester-United-Liverpool-Arsenal-Chelsea-biggest-club-Sportsmail-s-study-finally-settles-football-s-great-debate.html Edited March 29, 2015 by Cholecysrectomy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Pope's dead sadly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaskedowl Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 A couple of weeks ago I read an article about how close this year’s Championship will be with eighteen Championship clubs having Premiership experience and wanting to get back there. It reviewed each team's new signings and departures, and the usual predictions about where they are likely to finish. What intrigued me was (without any facts or figures) when it got to Leeds it said they were the Championship’s biggest Club. I sort of go along with that, although others won’t!? There’s no definition of bigness, it’s more a feeling you get about potential, not just on the pitch, but everything associated with a Club, and importantly the fans. Can they fill the away end on a Tuesday night in December at the most distant away ground? Relegated Norwich, Cardiff and Fulham, might have a feeling of superiority at the moment, but promoted Wolves have more of an historical feeling of big. Anyway, no bias, here’s my take of bigness in order of rank. 1. Leeds - still remembering Revie 2. Sheffield Wednesday - a close second 3. Nottingham Forest - slightly bigger than Derby 4. Wolves - bigger than West Brom? 5. Derby - nice people 6. Birmingham - stock declining 7. Norwich - bigger than Ipswich 8. Cardiff - sliding below Swansea 9. Middlesbrough - ahead of Hartlepool at least 10. Blackburn - touch and go with Bolton 11. Bolton - as above 12. Fulham - somewhere in London, not very big 13. Ipswich - beneath Norwich nowadays 14. Huddersfield - still sleeping 15. Charlton - bigger than Millwall, smaller than Palace 16. Brighton - unfulfilled bigness 17. Watford - could do better 18. Reading - bigger than Oxford or Swindon 19. Blackpool - life's a beach 20 Wigan - now if this were rugby league 21. Millwall - no one like 'em 22. Bournemouth - rising from 24th last season 23. Brentford - the smallest of the London sect 24 Rotherham - the smallest of them all Discuss! Fulham most definitely should not be feeling superior right about now. I'd be rather concerned if I was a supporter. Out of interest, should your name be cholecystectomy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaskedowl Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I'm going to have a scotch egg or two in a minuteThat sounds like a challenge! And I've just finished off a pie too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaskedowl Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Bigness. It's a bit like the hotness only *ahem* bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GY-owl.4 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 funny how Norwich are above Ipswich in that Daily Mail column, and also in a few i noticed on here last week.. i think Ipswich are bigger than Norwich and if you check out the banter/rivalry between the 2, (FB/twitter/forums) its similar sort of stuff to what goes on between us & the Blunts. and its fair to say Ipswich always have the upper hand and win them arguments. its a fair assumption that most proper minded Norwich fans, deep down inside, will know that Ipswich are the bigger club, as the grunters do with us. Ipswich have won many more honours, been in top flight for more years, have a bigger ground, how can Norwich be above them? I dont see it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 funny how Norwich are above Ipswich in that Daily Mail column, and also in a few i noticed on here last week.. i think Ipswich are bigger than Norwich and if you check out the banter/rivalry between the 2, (FB/twitter/forums) its similar sort of stuff to what goes on between us & the Blunts. and its fair to say Ipswich always have the upper hand and win them arguments. its a fair assumption that most proper minded Norwich fans, deep down inside, will know that Ipswich are the bigger club, as the grunters do with us. Ipswich have won many more honours, been in top flight for more years, have a bigger ground, how can Norwich be above them? I dont see it myself. They are probably just going off recent history (last decade or two). Norwich have had higher attendances, been in the Prem more and even played in Europe in the early 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F. Spiksley Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 It's a bit like the hotness only *ahem* bigger You never had hotness and bigness at the same time then? It's like being bigger and hotter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themaskedowl Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 You never had hotness and bigness at the same time then? It's like being bigger and hotter Not yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F. Spiksley Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Not yet All good things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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