Biggest club coming down from the Championship?

[Slade's Head Polisher]

which club, in your opinion, based on reputation and quality, do you believe to be the biggest club to come down from the Championship.

for me its norwich

what about you?

Poll also.

 

[¤DãŃn¥ §êãGüLL¤]

I'd go for So'ton going on ground size, past history (cup winners in 76, don't think the other two have ever won the cup?) and time spent in the top flight.

Funny thing is I can't see any of the 3 going straight back up though.

 

[Slade's Head Polisher]

comment as well..if you want

maybe explaining why

 

[philgull25]

comment as well..if you want

maybe explaining why

Sompey as they most recently played in europe and a major cup final. Many years in the top flight. cHARLTON AND NORWICh have always been yo yo's

 

[Nottseagull]

Just as close would be the choice between Leeds, Nottingham Forest and Manchester City.

 

[GT49er]

Southampton, for the same reasons as Danny Seagull.

 

[Deano's Invisible Pants]

It depends on your criteria for 'big club' status. Saints have spent most of the last 30 years in the top flight, whereas Norwich have been a yo-yo club, albeit with occasional periods of great success. I would say that Norwich have a slighty bigger fan-base and to play to capacity gates of 25,000+ watching pretty crap football this season says a lot for them.

Charlton do not compare to either of them.

 

[Whitterz]

Southampton no question.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Southampton. Massive support, big city and 30,000 seater stadium.

 

[little al]

Charlton are a joke club.

For me its Southampton, although Norwich is a great day out.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Charlton, because they also hate Palace.

and they're my dad's club

 

[1234andcounting]

Southampton's one FA Cup - back in 1976; is that long ago enough to compare with the 30s and 40s when Charlton were a regular top 6 finisher in Division 1 (Premier League to younger viewers). Norwich have won a major trophy twice (League Cup, most recently in 1985) and as recently as 1993 were beating the likes of Bayern Munich in Europe. Then again, Charlton's ground had over 70,000 in it from time to time (and not just for Who concerts). History relatively similar in impact, albeit at different times. And today, they are just three middleweight bums who could have been contenders and are now down on their luck. Nothing to choose between any of them.

 

[stss30]

Southampton

 

[Gwylan]

Charlton. It's not that long ago that they were finishing in the top half of the Prem while Southampton had flirted with relegation many times before they finally went down.

And Norwich are a bunch of bumpkins

 

[Jamie]

Over the test of time and history, Charlton are the biggest club by far. They got crowds of 50/60,000 iat the The Valley. Saints used to get 15K at the Dell adn Norwich have never had the massive crowds like Charlton. They are a funny club tho' as nobody can be bothered about them. Palace hate Brighton, and Millwall hate west ham.

 

[Andrew]

Soton.


They're maybe a small rivalry between us come next season

 

[HP Seagull]

It's a close call between Southampton and Norwich, but at the moment I would just say Norwich due to their fanbase.

 

[Husty]

Norwich

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Southampton? Leave off. They existed for YEARS on gates of 15,000.

Charlton for me, although Norwich have played in Europe.