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Seagull Mags · Oct 20, 2016

I am heading to Wigan Saturday my first trip to the Rugby club and when teams in the aforementioned get success perhaps it shouldn't but it really bugs me!

I have nothing personal against the likes of Wigan, Hull, Blackpool or Bournemouth but when they struggle to fill Wembley (e.g. Hull/Blackpool - play off final Wigan - FA Cup Final) it winds me up big time. It makes me depressed that we are yet to reach the Premier League or even the championship play off final and I know for 100% we would fill our allocation. All of these teams have had recent success but are not that well supported in comparison to a lot of Championship / League One teams and I don't begrudge their success but I always think we could be in their shoes and would be a lot more classy!

hans kraay fan club · Oct 20, 2016

Seagull Mags said:
I am heading to Wigan Saturday my first trip to the Rugby club and when teams in the aforementioned get success perhaps it shouldn't but it really bugs me!

I have nothing personal against the likes of Wigan, Hull, Blackpool or Bournemouth but when they struggle to fill Wembley (e.g. Hull/Blackpool - play off final Wigan - FA Cup Final) it winds me up big time. It makes me depressed that we are yet to reach the Premier League or even the championship play off final and I know for 100% we would fill our allocation. All of these teams have had recent success but are not that well supported in comparison to a lot of Championship / League One teams and I don't begrudge their success but I always think we could be in their shoes and would be a lot more classy!

I agree. League membership should be based on fanbase. Definitely.

That's Newcastle, Villa and Leeds deservedly promoted this season then.

Thunder Bolt · Oct 20, 2016

hans kraay fan club said:
I agree. League membership should be based on fanbase. Definitely.

That's Newcastle, Villa and Leeds deservedly promoted this season then.

You forgot the Massive. How could you forget the Massive? :lol:

Arthur · Oct 20, 2016

Seagull Mags said:
I am heading to Wigan Saturday my first trip to the Rugby club and when teams in the aforementioned get success perhaps it shouldn't but it really bugs me!

I have nothing personal against the likes of Wigan, Hull, Blackpool or Bournemouth but when they struggle to fill Wembley (e.g. Hull/Blackpool - play off final Wigan - FA Cup Final) it winds me up big time. It makes me depressed that we are yet to reach the Premier League or even the championship play off final and I know for 100% we would fill our allocation. All of these teams have had recent success but are not that well supported in comparison to a lot of Championship / League One teams and I don't begrudge their success but I always think we could be in their shoes and would be a lot more classy!

We didn't sell out our allocation last time we were in the play off final. :shrug:

hans kraay fan club · Oct 20, 2016

Thunder Bolt said:
You forgot the Massive. How could you forget the Massive?

I didn't - they (whilst obviously MASSIVE) still have smaller fan-bases than the other three, who by the OPs criteria, will rightfully be promoted.

studio150 · Oct 20, 2016

We need a rule change so that for 10,000 at a game, the home team are awarded a goal before the game starts, that way Newcastle can start the game leading 5-0 and in PL Man Utd would start 7-0 that way only the biggest teams are successive as they should be, talent, teamwork and results should not really count. And a bonus goal if the game has been chosen for live Sky/BT coverage.

Napper · Oct 20, 2016

Find this post a bit embarrassing , talking like we are Real Madrid or something.

You think the footballing world will view us differently to these clubs when we get there. No chance. Most clubs still consider us small time and plastic and we're in championship. Go up a league be even worse.

What about when we couldn't sell out withdean , should we not of been allowed to punch above weight in the championship.

It does make me laugh when you read other sides forums and they all laugh at the delusion from our fans about how big we see ourselves. This post sums it up for me.

Sort of thing I'd expect to see on a Wednesday forum

I'd say the opposite really , the more unfashionable smaller clubs that can get there then the more we can dream too.

Thunder Bolt · Oct 20, 2016

hans kraay fan club said:
I didn't - they (whilst obviously MASSIVE) still have smaller fan-bases than the other three, who by the OPs criteria, will rightfully be promoted.

Strangely Derby are third, Massive beat Leeds, as do Brighton.

http://www.soccerstats.com/attendance.asp?league=england2

Hillian1 · Oct 20, 2016

So basically you've just posted a thread the Palace fans on BBS accuse us of regarding entitlement because of our attendance.

I smell Palace.

Blue Valkyrie · Oct 20, 2016

I thought everyone knew this is undercover palace mischief making ?

Justice · Oct 20, 2016

Look at me I'm going to Wigan

hans kraay fan club · Oct 20, 2016

Thunder Bolt said:
Strangely Derby are third, Massive beat Leeds, as do Brighton.

http://www.soccerstats.com/attendance.asp?league=england2

That is attendances, not fanbase.

Albion_Dave · Oct 20, 2016

There are some real nobs starting bizarre threads lately. They should stick kto their own boards.

Notters · Oct 20, 2016

Arthur said:
We didn't sell out our allocation last time we were in the play off final.

Are you talking about the third division playoff final over two hundred miles away when we were playing in a 6,000 capacity stadium, or the one at Wembley in 1992 when we had half the ground's capacity, but Notts didn't bring many?

Sweeney Todd · Oct 20, 2016

Doubtless, Little Al has already scurried to BBS with news of this thread, so Palace fans can continue to use the Away Fans' End on that sad forum as an alternative to pornography.

Simster · Oct 20, 2016

Notters said:
Are you talking about the third division playoff final over two hundred miles away when we were playing in a 6,000 capacity stadium, or the one at Wembley in 1992 when we had half the ground's capacity, but Notts didn't bring many?

We didn't have half the ground, we had around 35,000 and Notts brought 25,000 (although a large number of them came down wearing Forest shirts).

Arthur · Oct 20, 2016

Notters said:
Are you talking about the third division playoff final over two hundred miles away when we were playing in a 6,000 capacity stadium, or the one at Wembley in 1992 when we had half the ground's capacity, but Notts didn't bring many?

The former. If you are going to claim it was too far away for some to travel then Hull, Blackpool, Wigan etc etc should be able to use the same excuse with Wembley shouldn't they?

Either way not sure what difference it makes it's what you do on the pitch that matters not how many fans you bring surely?

SAC · Oct 20, 2016

Justice said:
Look at me I'm going to Wigan

Never thought I would see that used as a boast!

Captain Sensible · Oct 20, 2016

Simster said:
We didn't have half the ground, we had around 35,000 and Notts brought 25,000 (although a large number of them came down wearing Forest shirts).

In the 1991 playoff final we took 35k to Wembley, that's a bigger allocation than you'll ever get now. And we took a similar number to Cardiff in 2004. I think since the Amex, we have attracted a larger fan base and could take 40k to any play off or cup final.

BNthree · Oct 20, 2016

Albion_Dave said:
There are some real nobs starting bizarre threads lately. They should stick kto their own boards.

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