wednesdayok Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 8 hours ago, Ali G said: I'd like to think we match them in size tbh, but when you look at their away attendances they beat us hands down and are now selling out at home. We'll take just over 1k on Friday and Leeds took 2.5k on a fri on sky etc. Also our away support at their place has been embarrassing last couple of seasons. Suppose them being a one team City helps a lot you answered your own flipping question.so what you wanna know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdayok Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 6 hours ago, bronxowl said: Their catchment area; Castleford Wakefield York Halifax Dewsbury Brighouse Keighley Pontefract Knottingley says it all really our catchment area LONDON PARIS NEW YORK MELBOURNE MUNICH ROME BOREHAMWOOD if wednesday played home games at wembley we would get 60.000 + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevdi9 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 we are held back by being a one and an apology for a team city so therefore they should have more support than us but truth is they don't get many more than us in the grand scheme of things but saying that i don't care tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zed Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, wednesdayok said: our catchment area PARIS NEW YORK Peckham ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdayok Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Just now, Zed said: Peckham ? and his missus posh spice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selbyowls Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 There is no football league side to the east of Leeds until you get to Dull. Sadly in our town nearly everybody is a armchair dirty Leeds fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Zed said: Yup. I remember in 1993, when I watched us at home versus Derby in quarter-final of FA Cup and Blackburn in Semi of League Cup. We didn't sell out home end in either game, was 30k for both matches. Kinda hit home to me we werent the big club some fans thought we were. Also failed to sell out FA Cup Final replay. Pretty sure Leeds, Villa etc would have. Just being realistic when comparing Wednesday to other clubs. 3 trips to Wembley inside a month was a bit too much for some supporters money wise. I had to beg and barrow for replay. They might be a debate on who's biggest club but when it comes to who's better club we win by a country mile. UTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Don't understand the obsession with 'em.....Tell you one sign tho'...We sing about them, they don't sing about us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, asteener1867 said: Don't understand the obsession with 'em.....Tell you one sign tho'...We sing about them, they don't sing about us... 80% of the football league sings about them because they're a hated club - and not because of success! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan93 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Without being bias and honest, I'd say Leeds are 'slightly' bigger. But that's only because there's one team in Leeds, where as Sheffield has 2. But then I suppose that could open a can of worms! It will always divide opinions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasthagotanycheese Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Leeds United are not even the biggest club in West Yorkshire. In my view the biggest clubs in that part of the world are: 1. Yorkshire Cricket Club - Which was formed in Sheffield. 2. Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Club - Egg Chasing 3. Batley Variety Club 4. Leeds United Football Club So there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socialist_Owl Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 14 minutes ago, oh_weds_we_love_you said: 80% of the football league sings about them because they're a hated club - and not because of success! Cringey as roger. They love that song, it feeds their ego. No idea why anyone does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 17 minutes ago, oh_weds_we_love_you said: 80% of the football league sings about them because they're a hated club - and not because of success! Really?, which away games have you been to where they sing about Leeds?...I can't remember many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Who's this OP clown anyway? Us? Yeah right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latemodelchild Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Depends how you measure it. Not sure this is the response the op wanted though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 36 minutes ago, Socialist_Owl said: Cringey as roger. They love that song, it feeds their ego. No idea why anyone does it. Don't think they are clever enough to feed off it - they sing about Man Utd often enough and don't think that way, so why would Leeds fans?! 33 minutes ago, asteener1867 said: Really?, which away games have you been to where they sing about Leeds?...I can't remember many Off the top of my head; Man Utd, Liverpool, Barnsley, Sheffield United, and Huddersfield are stadiums I'm certain I've heard anti-Leeds songs over the years. I'd suspect Chelsea and West Ham don't particularly like them either. That's not including the number of fans I've heard across the length and breadth of the country refer to "We all hate Leeds". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, oh_weds_we_love_you said: Don't think they are clever enough to feed off it - they sing about Man Utd often enough and don't think that way, so why would Leeds fans?! Off the top of my head; Man Utd, Liverpool, Barnsley, Sheffield United, and Huddersfield are stadiums I'm certain I've heard anti-Leeds songs over the years. I'd suspect Chelsea and West Ham don't particularly like them either. That's not including the number of fans I've heard across the length and breadth of the country refer to "We all hate Leeds". Been to every stadium you mention in recent memory, can't recall hearing it...your last sentence is purely hearsay.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athelwulf Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 The truth is that all the big cities have "bigger" clubs than Wednesday. But that's because they were run in a different way, not because the air's different there. How on earth could Shankley, Busby and Revie have worked their magic at S6 on no money? Our board were administrators, and the most anybody put in was Dave Allen with a couple of million quid. Leeds even outbid us for Strachan although they were in a lower league than us, and that's doubtless why Wilkinson left. It's remarkable that Wednesday played in the top division all those seasons with that system, but in the end it simply couldn't generate sufficient wealth and that's why we were relegated. When Mandy took over it really was a turning point, and you can argue that it was the most important event in the club's history. Almost 50 years after the maximum wage was abolished, Wednesday finally modernized. So the question really is irrelevant, because the rules have changed now. What went before is well and truly gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zed Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Athelwulf said: The truth is that all the big cities have "bigger" clubs than Wednesday. But that's because they were run in a different way, not because the air's different there. How on earth could Shankley, Busby and Revie have worked their magic at S6 on no money? Our board were administrators, and the most anybody put in was Dave Allen with a couple of million quid. Leeds even outbid us for Strachan although they were in a lower league than us, and that's doubtless why Wilkinson left. It's remarkable that Wednesday played in the top division all those seasons with that system, but in the end it simply couldn't generate sufficient wealth and that's why we were relegated. When Mandy took over it really was a turning point, and you can argue that it was the most important event in the club's history. Almost 50 years after the maximum wage was abolished, Wednesday finally modernized. So the question really is irrelevant, because the rules have changed now. What went before is well and truly gone. Agreed. If we do manage to get promoted this season at the expense of Leeds, we will be getting 35k+ avg attendance in the premier; due to Wednesday and Sheffield being starved of top flight football. We'd have a serious opportunity for being the biggest club in Yorkshire for a generation. Edited January 17, 2017 by Zed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Soul Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, Athelwulf said: What went before is well and truly gone. And thats the truth right there. Today is today. The past is the past. This is how it stands today. This season Wednesday have 22,000 season tickets holders. Leeds have 13,000 season ticket holders. The difference between the clubs attendances are nominal. Sheffield is a 2 football team city. Leeds has one. Potentially Wednesday have a huge lump of a fortune to tap in to when and if required, whether it be for players, stadium build etc Leeds dont have a chairman that will promise that, indeed there is no guarantee that he will be at the club come May. (they may even have points deducted). No brainer to me .We are the bigger club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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