Inspector Lestrade Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, SiJ said: Sunderland with 6 league titles too. Pretty remarkable. 4 more than City had pre-takeover and 5 more than Chelsea. Never knew that I would have guessed twice at most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat blondeau Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, SiJ said: Most notable absentees from that list are Leeds and Spurs. We’ve an extra 50+ years of history on Leeds. They have won it 3 times since we last won it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Just now, nilsson said: We’ve an extra 50+ years of history on Leeds. They have won it 3 times since we last won it Before Don Revie came along Leeds were just another Bradford. They were blue and yellow striped shirts, Revie came and changed everything. 1 Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat blondeau Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 14 minutes ago, SiJ said: Sunderland with 6 league titles too. Pretty remarkable. 4 more than City had pre-takeover and 5 more than Chelsea. Similar to us, they’ve not won it since the 1930s and have only won one cup since the war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Newsome Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) We aren't a big club, well supported but we've won very little post war and with the way modern football is, we are going to have a generation of people thinking clubs like Watford, Bournemouth and Burnley are bigger clubs than us. Edited February 6, 2020 by Jon Newsome 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and white Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 5 hours ago, SiJ said: Easy to forget how successful a club Everton once were. Growing up as a young lad Everton were a huge club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Does it really matter how big the club is it's the only club I support 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full fathom five Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 7 hours ago, Stoop said: We’re a rusty relic that desperately needs promotion so we can drag ourselves into the 21 century. Too many clubs have overtaken us on and off the field since 2000 To do this we require strong leadership and a proper strategy to achieve our long term aim. I don't see this approach from DC. We are miles off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 We have a decent amount of fans and are a traditional club in the way forest and derby are to name a couple . Are we a big club ? Sorry trophies 90+ years ago and nothing since says otherwise 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinowl Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 We won’t win another league title I don’t believe sadly we missed the gravy train. Suppose we would have to look at premier league survival as success now. If we ever make it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat blondeau Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 6 hours ago, Jon Newsome said: We aren't a big club, well supported but we've won very little post war and with the way modern football is, we are going to have a generation of people thinking clubs like Watford, Bournemouth and Burnley are bigger clubs than us. We totally missed out on the growth of football. Look at the average attendances in the top flight from 1991/92. We were the 4th biggest club in the country then in terms of attendance. We’re currently the 22nd biggest club in the country based on attendance. Some clubs have found an extra 30,000 fans attending since 1991. We’ve lost about 7,000 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 We really aren't a big club are we. One league cup win and 3 cup final defeats in 90 years isn't a big club No top flight league title for 90 years isn't a big club finishing 3rd in the Premier league once isn't a big club reaching the 2nd round of the uefa cup once isn't a big club spending the last 20 years out side the Premier league isn't a big club spending 28 years of my 42 years outside the top flight isn't a big club But its the club i love and support and that's all that matters to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musn't Grumble Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 The Sleeping Giant has turned into the Zombie Apocalypse... ... but I still wouldn't go anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 11 hours ago, nilsson said: It’s good to be on the list still but using trophies we’ve won before anyone under the age of 90 was born as evidence we’re a big club is a bit of a stretch. Basing it on league titles we’ve been sleeping since 1930 We won FA Cup in 1935. I'm 89 and remember it like it was yesterday. Rotherham Owls took a bus. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watto Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 We are a big club just not s successful one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookieisdown Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Slightly odd OP. We all know we've won the league more than most clubs. We can be proud of that. At my mum's funeral, I was able to comment that she was onle of the fast diminishing number of people to have been born when Wednesday were champions of England. If you say a major determinant of what makes a "big club" is past trophies, including distant past, then we are indeed a big club. if you say a actually what makes a big club is the here and now, then we are not particularly big. if you accept that there are clubs that might be called "big" and then a dozen or so clubs which are truly global brands, then you have to accept that we will never be in that category. It's a pretty arbitrary phrase, but I would suggest that if it has real use it should have predictive power. We are obviously a much smaller club than Liverpool and a much bigger one than Doncaster (but nearer to Doncaster than Liverpool). That means not just current turnover, support etc, and maybe history. It also means that over the next 20 years, say, it is likely that we will finish in higher league positions than Doncaster, and lower league positions than Liverpool. If you accept that idea that there should be predictive power, then it is easy to see that we are much smaller than was the case before the revolution. In 1990 I might have said that our prospects for the next two decades were pretty similar to W Ham, Villa, Newcastle. Whereas now I'd say our prospects are notably behind those clubs, and probably behind others (Brighton for example) which have done things we haven't: tapped a new fan base, replaced an inadequate ground, etc. We do have fans who come across as a bit needy on this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 11 hours ago, HOOTIE AND THE poo TU said: Before Don Revie came along Leeds were just another Bradford. They were blue and yellow striped shirts, Revie came and changed everything. Leeds United were only formed in 1919. Under Revie they were best side in the country from mid 60s to mid 70s but didn't win that much. Two league titles, 1 FA Cup 1 League Cup. Were runners up in major competitions 11 times in that period. Leeds United falling apart again is nothing new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat blondeau Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 RIP Kirk Douglas. He was the last living actor who remembered Wednesday winning the league 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbelly Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 We fell out of the premier league at precisely the wrong time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womble Owl Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Surely trophies make you a successful club, not a big club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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