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Are we a big club or not?
- Thread starter Robot Chicken
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Ali_rrr
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Some of their fans hate us, and I have absolutely no idea why. Then you have the other lot who actually find us a thoroughly decent club who have no idea why the other fans hate us.
Anyway, surely Sheffield Wednesday
should be up the top as they're MASSIVE.
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
bigger now than we were
it would be interesting to compare the crowds over the years
it would be interesting to compare the crowds over the years
Shropshire Seagull
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Seems the criteria and definition of "big club" can change with the weather.
Most other sports "rankings" look to use weightings for more recent performance - this one doesn't.
So pinch of salt required.
Most other sports "rankings" look to use weightings for more recent performance - this one doesn't.
So pinch of salt required.
Tom Bombadil
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The problem is how people rank teams is an entirely personal matter. For me it's some fuzzy combination of current and past crowds and achievements mixed in with personal prejudice and misinformation. The big thing with that list is it obviously over values historical factors.
For what it's worth id have us around 40th place, having risen from about 60th place pre-bloom.
For what it's worth id have us around 40th place, having risen from about 60th place pre-bloom.
Don Quixote
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- Nov 4, 2008
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I don't think it matters. It is only so one fan can brag to another, it does not determine what happens on the pitch. We managed somehow to beat the mighty Leeds the other day even though they are massive.
drew
Drew
I think you are doing as the crow flies where as mine is by road!
desprateseagull
New member
no honours? er, didnt we go up from 1st div, as champions, a few years back?
worthingseagull123
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- May 5, 2012
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Does it matter other fans think of us and our size?
Surely what is going on, on the pitch (right now) really matters
Surely what is going on, on the pitch (right now) really matters
symyjym
Banned
If the option were massive, big, medium & small I would say that we are at the medium/big mark. Hopefully this will change to big in this decade but we are far from being massive.
JOLovegrove
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- Jan 30, 2012
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I think this is a few years old now?
Vegas Seagull
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- Jul 10, 2009
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Arsenal were pathetically singing this at 1 down last night, it ain't just Wenger that thinks they're winners
lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
We're the biggest club in Sussex
Vegas Seagull
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- Jul 10, 2009
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Why post incorrect data? actual distance between the two points F to SP is 10 miles less
The Large One
Who's Next?
Amex to Selhurst - 45.7 miles
Brighton Pavilion to Charing Cross - 53.3 miles (47 miles gets you as far as Streatham).
According to Google Maps.
The Truth
Banned
How is this even a debate? We were a big club at the Goldstone, we were a small club at the Preistfield and Withdean, and now again a big club at the Amex. Football is an ever changing game. Look at Portsmouth, would you say they're as big as they were 5 years ago?
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Indeed. It's fair enough to judge clubs on 'bigness' at any point in time. This can even be charted over time if you like - 'Bury were a big club at the time they won the Cup'. But please spare the credit given for status and achievements 100 years ago.