sherlyegg Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 21 minutes ago, MaliceInBlunderland said: His response was, 'you Wednesdayites are always harping on about the past.' Without history there can be no future SherlyEgg 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just visiting Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 9 hours ago, S36 OWL said: JV wont like this, He will be here soon telling us how L***s take 20k to every away game ,and giving us the lowdown on our finances. Hey, there's no denying, the 1900's and 1930's were great times for Sheffield Wednesday and before WW2 you were a huge, highly successful club. One of the biggest in the country never mind Yorkshires greatest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcityowlsfan Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 If a salary cap was brought into all leagues, you would sooner rather than later see the likes of Leeds, Wednesday, Forest, Villa, Derby and Wolves (probably up already but spent heavily) return to the top flight because players would have a choice of getting the same money but playing in front of 25,000-30,00 plus for clubs with great history and pedigree. This isn't a sour grapes post by any stretch and we are where we deserve to be but I can't help feeling that unless a cap is brought in the game will collapse at some point. You can't have players on half a million a week, it's ludicrous. Bring some parity into the game vis a salary cap similar to the NFL and let's get the game back to something like it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkskaphil Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 11 hours ago, legendaryswan said: Yeah got that,but theyre the last team,thats currently outside the topflight,thats won a major it was 2013 Not quite such a good thing to brag about though, unlike being the last team to win an elite-level trophy whilst outside the top flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggowl Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Excellent, well researched post, that deserves everyone's full attention and respect. WE'RE SOOOOO MASSIVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I thought this thread was going to be about a caravan club 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckwheat Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Also the number one statistic about support, since 1900 to last season our home attendance average is 1,986 better than the Blunties. End of. Higher average, more honours, more higher league seasons, never been to Div 4. Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upperwinngardensowl Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 43 minutes ago, Buckwheat said: Also the number one statistic about support, since 1900 to last season our home attendance average is 1,986 better than the Blunties. End of. Higher average, more honours, more higher league seasons, never been to Div 4. Nuff said. So the last time they won owt was 1935, and we were the last team to win owt, and we have been more successful than them, and our average is less than 2k more than the blunts? Perhaps not the Number One statistic TBH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckwheat Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Last time they won owt was 1925, which for their deluded fans is pathetic. They can go on about individual seasons but the fact is that our average for the last 117 years is higher than theirs. So in effect they don't have a leg to stand on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saywended Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Sheffield Wednesday 2 Leeds 1 Sheffield United 0 The rest of Yorkshire 0 http://the72.co.uk/87091/biggest-club-yorkshire/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, steelcityowlsfan said: If a salary cap was brought into all leagues, you would sooner rather than later see the likes of Leeds, Wednesday, Forest, Villa, Derby and Wolves (probably up already but spent heavily) return to the top flight because players would have a choice of getting the same money but playing in front of 25,000-30,00 plus for clubs with great history and pedigree. This isn't a sour grapes post by any stretch and we are where we deserve to be but I can't help feeling that unless a cap is brought in the game will collapse at some point. You can't have players on half a million a week, it's ludicrous. Bring some parity into the game vis a salary cap similar to the NFL and let's get the game back to something like it used to be. Salary cap should be enforced across all the leagues with higher levels for the higher leagues. That is for basic salary, income can be topped up by bonuses for appearances, goals, trophies won etc. In other words, the pay should be performance related. Would suggest following: PL 10k per week Championship - 7.5k per week L1 - 5k per week L2 - 4k per week Levels automatically come into play when teams are promoted or relegated. Edited January 19, 2018 by Utah Owl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Bonvin Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 9 hours ago, Buckwheat said: Also the number one statistic about support, since 1900 to last season our home attendance average is 1,986 better than the Blunties. End of. Higher average, more honours, more higher league seasons, never been to Div 4. Nuff said. I have heard snorters who are so proud they have won the title at all 4 levels of the league pyramid. Say no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRock Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Looking forward, I don't see any Yorkshire club winning any top flight titles. The most important stat will be how many years in the top flight and position within it. League cup and FA cup have lost their luster now; be happy to win one, but I suspect most fans now have a hard job remembering the winners from even 3 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield alien Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Leeds are the biggest club..then us..rest are tinpot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRock Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Lichfield alien said: Leeds are the biggest club..then us..rest are tinpot Yup, hard to argue it. Leeds have won the league multiple times in living memory, and they made it to the European Cup final and semi-final. As much as I dislike their club, it's folly to argue we are a bigger club based on recent history. Edited January 19, 2018 by TheRock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiejohn Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 11 minutes ago, TheRock said: Yup, hard to argue it. Leeds have won the league multiple times in living memory, and they made it to the European Cup final and semi-final. As much as I dislike their club, it's folly to argue we are a bigger club based on recent history. It isn't merely about recent history though we have won more simple as, city have won more than united recently but are they bigger? Also what is recent history because we both won our most recent trophy within a year of each other . The OP presented hard facts that can't be argued with in all probability those stats will be exactly the same in twenty years time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm an Essex Owl Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, TheRock said: Yup, hard to argue it. Leeds have won the league multiple times in living memory, and they made it to the European Cup final and semi-final. As much as I dislike their club, it's folly to argue we are a bigger club based on recent history. OP wasn't "biggest" club it was "greatest club. and that is us Also Leeds United have only existed since 2007. Not won owt (as you Northeners say) since then ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield alien Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 1 minute ago, I'm an Essex Owl said: OP wasn't "biggest" club it was "greatest club. and that is us Also Leeds United have only existed since 2007. Not won owt (as you Northeners say) since then ... What have we won since 2007? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm an Essex Owl Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Lichfield alien said: What have we won since 2007? Nothing. But that's not the point. What I responded to was the suggestion that Leeds United are a greater club than us because their predecessor club had 10 years of relative success between 1967 and 1975. Edited January 19, 2018 by I'm an Essex Owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasthagotanycheese Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 27 minutes ago, Lichfield alien said: Leeds are the biggest club..then us..rest are tinpot Leeds United are not even the biggest club in Leeds. 1. Yorkshire Cricket Club 2. Leeds Rhinos 3. Batley Variety Club Then Leeds United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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