[Albion] Is the Premier League less interesting than the Championship?

Bozza · Nov 24, 2017

Firstly, that thread title isn't click-baity nonsense, but I have the perception that a lot less pre-match chatter has been happening ahead of games this season than last.

We're playing Manchester United at Old Trafford tomorrow for the first time in the league since 1983, yet there seems relatively little to say about it.

Or is my perception wrong?

LamieRobertson · Nov 24, 2017

Last few years anticipation of winning ..not the case this year ...much more media coverage to follow instead.. :shrug:

Sheebo · Nov 24, 2017

Championship is a much better league on the face of it. Anyone can beat anyone and the prize at the end is huge. I’m loving this season, but the Championship is the best football league in the world for me. Massive statement but my opinion for sure.

I do love taking notice of every prem game though, so it’s still very exciting overall!

perseus · Nov 24, 2017

Championship and its second tier forms before it has always been disappointing. Competence without flair. Defences on top almost all the time.

Nixonator · Nov 24, 2017

It will always be less interesting than the Championship, which is a very open league where parachute money does not necessarily equal success.

Looking at the table pre-season, you could honestly say about 10 teams had a decent chance of going up. Four months later teams like Shef Utd, Cardiff and Bristol City are performing well above expectations, Sunderland rooted to the bottom (some might say this was predictable), Reading, Brum and Hull in an early relegation scrap and Forest just outside the playoffs. Meanwhile teams you might have expected to do well such as Norwich, Massive and even more massive Leeds are all sitting midtable.

The PL is 6 and then 14 which makes it less interesting by nature. Our ambition has to be to get as close to that 6 as possible, exceeding that is a pipe dream. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love being here and want us to stay, but that's mainly down to enjoying the prestige of being amongst the elite clubs in the country. You could perhaps say that's a bit of a falsehood considering sides like Sunderland have been anything but elite over the last few years of hanging on, but I'm loving having the quality of some of the players in our side these days. Who could honestly have predicted we'd have such a class act as Propper lining up for us after all these years?

Going to Old trafford is no different for me than the McAlpine, other than being a lot slower to get away afterwards. But I'm undoubtedly in a minority, there's probably not much discussion going on because it's going to be less about the football (most are expecting a routine home win) and more about the occasion.

Triggaaar · Nov 24, 2017

Bozza said:
Firstly, that thread title isn't click-baity nonsense

That's not for you to say.

Is the Premier League less interesting than the Championship?

Yes.

We're playing Manchester United at Old Trafford tomorrow for the first time in the league since 1983, yet there seems relatively little to say about it.

We're going to lose, can't say I'm interested in the game, focused on Tuesday.

Bladders · Nov 24, 2017

sheebo said:
Championship is a much better league on the face of it. Anyone can beat anyone and the prize at the end is huge. I’m loving this season, but the Championship is the best football league in the world for me. Massive statement but my opinion for sure.

Agree with this , I always felt the Championship never gets the exposure it deserves . This season I’ve noticed it like never before . Barely on the radar .

Take Hemeds “stamp”. It was still being discussed on Sky Sports a week later and on social media , had it been the season before no one would bat an eyelid .

Oddly though this seasons games feel more important, like every single point means a bit more , maybe it’s the longer gap between games.

For reasons I won’t go into I couldn’t make the Stoke game so had to watch on TV . Had a headache by the end of it and sure my blood pressure had gone through the roof .

I am enjoying it but it certainly feels different

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Wilko · Nov 24, 2017

It is an interesting point as I am going to the game tomorrow with no expectation what so ever, a chance to see a famous old ground and have a nice day out. In the championship you go to every away game with the anticipation of winning.

studio150 · Nov 24, 2017

Nixonator said:
Going to Old trafford is no different for me than the McAlpine, other than being a lot slower to get away afterwards. But I'm undoubtedly in a minority, there's probably not much discussion going on because it's going to be less about the football (most are expecting a routine home win) and more about the occasion.

Agree with this, given for many it will be their 8th visit to Old Trafford to see Brighton play.

To me its not an occasion at all, its another league game albeit one against a team with title ambitions.

Machiavelli · Nov 24, 2017

Championship is quite simply more interesting than PL, not only because it's more even such that surprise or unpredictable results are so regular they're not regarded as shocks or exceptions, but those extra eight games really add something extra to the unpredictability but also the interest of this league.
PL is two leagues. So when the top six play each other, they're always interesting affairs, ditto with the bottom 14. Paul Wilson wrote a good article about related issues earlier in the week, see:

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ial-sackings-premier-league-everton-west-brom

Easy 10 · Nov 24, 2017

Triggaaar said:
We're going to lose, can't say I'm interested in the game, focused on Tuesday.

We're playing a League game at Old Trafford, and you're not interested ?

I dunno what the point of getting promoted is if you can't look forward to occasions like this.

Sheebo · Nov 24, 2017

Bladders said:
Agree with this , I always felt the Championship never gets the exposure it deserves . This season I’ve noticed it like never before . Barely on the radar .

Take Hemeds “stamp”. It was still being discussed on Sky Sports a week later and on social media , had it been the season before no one would bat an eyelid .

Oddly though this seasons games feel more important, like every single point means a bit more , maybe it’s the longer gap between games.

For reasons I won’t go into I couldn’t make the Stoke game so had to watch on TV . Had a headache by the end of it and sure my blood pressure had gone through the roof .

I am enjoying it but it certainly feels different

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I agree, I’m chuffed with our fans seeming to realise just how massive every single point is in this league. The post match WBrom & Toon game celebrations were fantastic - many more stayed behind to clap our hero’s off too :clap2:

dazzer6666 · Nov 24, 2017

Wilko said:
It is an interesting point as I am going to the game tomorrow with no expectation what so ever, a chance to see a famous old ground and have a nice day out. In the championship you go to every away game with the anticipation of winning.

100% this, plus the outside chance that one of the 'big' away games will see us cause a massive upset that we'll talk about for years.

The red pepper kid · Nov 24, 2017

I prefer the premier league in terms of money im saving a fortune-admission and travel-(fewer games). however cant help feeling the real action is going on below us

Publius Ovidius · Nov 24, 2017

Yes...I think the getting there was far more than actually being here...we even get less games FFS. I think it is more satisfying when we actually win, although only seeing games at home, we have only had a couple, but this has always been the argument with yo yo clubs, " is it better to be top of the championship or bottom of the Premier?"

I can't see us in my lifetime winning the Prem, therefore the best I would hope for is a FA Cup win ( which managers don't seem to rate anymore and send out reserves - so that is devalued) or a possible Europa Cup place, and the same applies.

Would the fans be happy of remaining a middle of the premier team, not winning anything but staying in the Prem every year..like Stoke for example?

If survival is the be and end all of Premier football, what is it all for?

sussex_guy2k2 · Nov 24, 2017

The standard in the Premier League is substantially better, but the league as a whole is less interesting for me personally because we're only really ever going to be fighting for 7th place.

jameswestport · Nov 24, 2017

Bozza said:
Firstly, that thread title isn't click-baity nonsense, but I have the perception that a lot less pre-match chatter has been happening ahead of games this season than last.

We're playing Manchester United at Old Trafford tomorrow for the first time in the league since 1983, yet there seems relatively little to say about it.

Or is my perception wrong?

I think your right Bozza.

Maybe the fun is all in the journey and not the destination

Berty23 · Nov 24, 2017

I have felt it is less interesting this year but haven't commented on it because it might just be because we have played relatively few matches and I miss the Tuesday nights. For the next couple of months we have a couple of games a week so it might be more fun. In fact in the first 4 months of the season we have played 6 fewer matches than champ but in the next 6 months we only play 2 fewer.

I just hope we actually try in the cup because I don't want to become Stoke.

Bozza · Nov 24, 2017

Maybe "interesting" is not quite the right word. But, collectively, we seem to have fewer talking points, match by match, than we used to have.

Maybe that's because we've had a relatively settled squad where we've only really had known long-term injuries to deal with. I'm not sure what it is.

Pavilionaire · Nov 24, 2017

Man Utd have just played and lost in the Champions League and only a couple of weeks ago they were beaten by Huddersfield.

Whilst I cannot deny we're odd-on to lose I'm mindful last time we were in the top flight we went away to the then best team in the land - Brian Clough's awesome Notts Forest - and nicked a 1-0 victory.

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