GT49er
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Their 27 years of top flight football since the war does give them a little credibility, wouldn't you agree? (We are talking heritage on this thread after all, not current form).
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[Albion] The Big Seven
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Their 27 years of top flight football since the war does give them a little credibility, wouldn't you agree? (We are talking heritage on this thread after all, not current form).
reading!
tinpot!
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
I'd say Fulham are the exact opposite of a plastic club. Tremendous old ground which they've modernised whilst still maintaining its character, a rich history, some truly world class players down the years, a decent fanbase which doesn't harbour delusions of grandeur. Sure their gates would drop if they found themselves bumbling around at the arse end of the third division, but then again, who's wouldn't ?
Sussex Nomad
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Well to be fair, the best supported team in the world (Pompey) haven't dropped to unmentionable levels.
Nixonator
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Not really sure what relevance heritage has, doesn't seem to be doing liverpool much good these days.
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
They were averaging 19k in the top flight. Their average dropped to 15k in the Championship, and was down to 12k when they were relegated from the 3rd division. They're back up to 15k now that they've managed to stop stopped keeping getting relegated. Decent numbers for that level. Pompey are many, many derogatory things, but tinpot isn't one of them, I suppose.
If he doesn't, I'm sure [MENTION=15922]Working class pride[/MENTION] will remind him.
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Hmm. They averaged 24,500 in the Premier League. This season it's 15,000 with a season low of under 10k!
Plastic support, if not club.
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
No, they didn't. Fratton Parks capacity is only 21k. The ground is tinpot at least.
http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attnclub/porm.htm
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Grandeur
1977-78
Last Seven Pos: 4th W 7 D 0 L 0
Sunderland 2-1
Stoke C 2-1
Fulham 2-0
Notts County 2-1
Spurs 3-1
Charlton 1-0
Blackpool 2-1
1978-79 Pos: 2nd W 5 D 2 L 0
Palace 0-0
Burnley 2-1
Sheff United 2-0
Notts County 0-0
Charlton 2-0
Bristol R 3-0
Blackburn 2-1
1996-97 Pos; 23rd W 6 D 1 L 0
Swansea 3-2
Northampton 2-1
Orient 4-4
Cardiff 2-0
Barnet 1-0
Wigan 1-0
Doncaster 1-0
1980-81 Pos: 18th W 4 D 2 L 1
Liverpool 2-2
Southampton 2-0
Coventry 4-1
Stoke C 1-1
Arsenal 0-1
Leicester 2-1
Leeds 2-0
(2 pts for a win)
1971-72 Pos: 2nd W 5 D 2 L 0
Aston Villa 2-1
Torquay 3-1
Wrexham 3-2
Blackburn 3-0
Bolton 1-1
Rotherham 2-1
Rochdale 1-1
1969-70 Pos: 4th W 6 D 0 L 1
Barnsley 2-0
Halifax 4-0
Stockport 1-0
Southport 1-0
Reading 2-1
Rotherham 2-1
Mansfield 1-2
1977-76 Pos: 2nd W 5 D 2 L 0
Tranmere 1-1
Shrewsbury 4-0
Bury 1-1
Mansfield 3-1
Reading 2-0
Port Vale 1-0
Sheff Wed 3-2
1987-88 Pos: 2nd W 6 D 1 L 0
Walsall 2-1
Grimsby 0-0
Gillingham 2-0
Wigan 1-0
Northampton 3-0
Mansfield 3-1
Bristol R 2-1
1964-65 Pos: 1st W 6 D 1 L 0
Drawn game Chester 4-4
2000-1
Pos: 1st W 7 D 0 L 0
2001-2
Pos 1st W 4 D 3 L 0
1977-78
Last Seven Pos: 4th W 7 D 0 L 0
Sunderland 2-1
Stoke C 2-1
Fulham 2-0
Notts County 2-1
Spurs 3-1
Charlton 1-0
Blackpool 2-1
1978-79 Pos: 2nd W 5 D 2 L 0
Palace 0-0
Burnley 2-1
Sheff United 2-0
Notts County 0-0
Charlton 2-0
Bristol R 3-0
Blackburn 2-1
1996-97 Pos; 23rd W 6 D 1 L 0
Swansea 3-2
Northampton 2-1
Orient 4-4
Cardiff 2-0
Barnet 1-0
Wigan 1-0
Doncaster 1-0
1980-81 Pos: 18th W 4 D 2 L 1
Liverpool 2-2
Southampton 2-0
Coventry 4-1
Stoke C 1-1
Arsenal 0-1
Leicester 2-1
Leeds 2-0
(2 pts for a win)
1971-72 Pos: 2nd W 5 D 2 L 0
Aston Villa 2-1
Torquay 3-1
Wrexham 3-2
Blackburn 3-0
Bolton 1-1
Rotherham 2-1
Rochdale 1-1
1969-70 Pos: 4th W 6 D 0 L 1
Barnsley 2-0
Halifax 4-0
Stockport 1-0
Southport 1-0
Reading 2-1
Rotherham 2-1
Mansfield 1-2
1977-76 Pos: 2nd W 5 D 2 L 0
Tranmere 1-1
Shrewsbury 4-0
Bury 1-1
Mansfield 3-1
Reading 2-0
Port Vale 1-0
Sheff Wed 3-2
1987-88 Pos: 2nd W 6 D 1 L 0
Walsall 2-1
Grimsby 0-0
Gillingham 2-0
Wigan 1-0
Northampton 3-0
Mansfield 3-1
Bristol R 2-1
1964-65 Pos: 1st W 6 D 1 L 0
Drawn game Chester 4-4
2000-1
Pos: 1st W 7 D 0 L 0
2001-2
Pos 1st W 4 D 3 L 0
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
- Oct 4, 2003
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Isn't [MENTION=267]TSB[/MENTION] talking about Fulham not Pompey.
What does that list of results have to do with anything? How do the results from 45 years ago have any bearing on what is going to happen this season?
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Nixonator
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What is the basis for a 'big club'? So many of these arguments manifest and everyone has a different point of defence/attack.
Support? Net worth? Heritage? Facilities? Silverware? Global fanbase? Great players who did/didn't move on?
If Brighton had the Amex 50 years ago, all those factors you mentioned would be higher.
I prefer to look to the future rather than the past.
Sussex Nomad
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I couldn't give a toss if we are labelled 'big club', 'little club', 'tinpot club', 'better than thou's club', 'JCL club', 'plastics club', etc., etc., ad infinitum. Childish name calling has no relevance.
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Says who, stinkybum.
I completely agree except Reading are tinpot.
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Lets hope we can go undefeated.
2012-13 Pos: 4th
w 5 d 2 l 0 excluding play-offs
2013-14 Pos: 6th
w 3 d 2 l 2 excluding play-offs
It looks like winning five and drawing two would be about par. That equals 17 pts + 57 = 74. Still saving up for Wembley.
2012-13 Pos: 4th
w 5 d 2 l 0 excluding play-offs
2013-14 Pos: 6th
w 3 d 2 l 2 excluding play-offs
It looks like winning five and drawing two would be about par. That equals 17 pts + 57 = 74. Still saving up for Wembley.
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Its very good, but not *strictly* accurate. Casper Schmeichel was born in 1986.