Horsham Gull
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Sleeping giants left in the game?
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Ipswich
1960s League Championship, Division Two Championship (x2)
1970s FA Cup
1980s UEFA Cup
1990s Second Division Championship
2000s Play-Off Final Winners (to Premier League)
Pretty impressive stuff.
1960s League Championship, Division Two Championship (x2)
1970s FA Cup
1980s UEFA Cup
1990s Second Division Championship
2000s Play-Off Final Winners (to Premier League)
Pretty impressive stuff.
- Jul 7, 2003
- 48,684
If I had billions of pounds to spare (and once the Albion were sorted) I'd never chuck money at an established club.
It would be far more fun to take on a bit of a project, to pick up a club that has potential but has never really realised it, just to see how far you could go. I'd go for somewhere out in the sticks, relatively speaking, that has a reasonable existing fan base and scope to expand it. Someone like Plymouth. They have most of Devon and the whole of Cornwall to pick up fans from if they ever got their backsides in gear. When the Cornish rugby team gets to Twickenham, thousands of rabid Cornishmen head up there, so it would be cool to see if you could get the same reaction out of them for football.
Their biggest problem is they've always had to pay high wages to attract players so far out west. With money no object, I'd fix that, sort out the crappy remaining side of their stadium, play massively on the West Country connection to suck in support, and see what happens.
Oh, and I like teams that play in green. I don't know if Argyle are a sleeping giant, but I'd give it a good go in making them so.
It would be far more fun to take on a bit of a project, to pick up a club that has potential but has never really realised it, just to see how far you could go. I'd go for somewhere out in the sticks, relatively speaking, that has a reasonable existing fan base and scope to expand it. Someone like Plymouth. They have most of Devon and the whole of Cornwall to pick up fans from if they ever got their backsides in gear. When the Cornish rugby team gets to Twickenham, thousands of rabid Cornishmen head up there, so it would be cool to see if you could get the same reaction out of them for football.
Their biggest problem is they've always had to pay high wages to attract players so far out west. With money no object, I'd fix that, sort out the crappy remaining side of their stadium, play massively on the West Country connection to suck in support, and see what happens.
Oh, and I like teams that play in green. I don't know if Argyle are a sleeping giant, but I'd give it a good go in making them so.
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FLOG GNAW
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AFC Wimbledon. Reach Coca-Cola L.2 < New Stadium < Bigger Crowds. < Boom.
Taybha
Whalewhine
mk dons sadly.
The Grockle
Formally Croydon Seagull
As much as it pains me to say it....I agree.
Could see them making it to the top flight in the next five or ten years.
Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
- 8,396
Unfortunately i have to agree
Possibly Cardiff but i think that they may have already missed their chance (reached their peak) and will their owner keep pumping money in chasing the dream?
Yoda
English & European
withdeanwombat
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Taunton Town.
Sleeping Minnows.
Sleeping Minnows.
SirDouglasLoft
New member
- Jul 4, 2008
- 6,876
i got 38
i got 42. f***ing wimbledon!
in_the_sand
Banned
- Mar 7, 2010
- 89
Who told you that lie?
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
- 72,015
Obviously not the same person who reckoned you were gonna be the team of the Eighties.
in_the_sand
Banned
- Mar 7, 2010
- 89
Cardiff have got by far the biggest catchment area. Trouble is they are Welsh.
Southampton is on par and may even exceed Brighton & Shoreham etc. The south London catchment area is huge.
Bournemouth should do better.
Havant & Waterlooville have prospects. So has a Dublin franchise.
If I was a foreign banker I would go for Brighton or Newcastle or Cardiff.
Southampton is on par and may even exceed Brighton & Shoreham etc. The south London catchment area is huge.
Bournemouth should do better.
Havant & Waterlooville have prospects. So has a Dublin franchise.
If I was a foreign banker I would go for Brighton or Newcastle or Cardiff.
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in_the_sand
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- Mar 7, 2010
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Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
- 18,855
I think Norwich have been underachieving for a long old time now. Southampton have a Premier League stadium, academy and training facilities. They're all set up for the top flight, but they won't get back there for a while I don't think because of how competitive it is now. Everyone is getting a bigger stadium, spending more money on the squads and just generally becoming better teams.
I think we'll be top flight within 10 years, I really do.
Nottingham Forest, Cardiff and Swansea will all make it soon aswell.
I think we'll be top flight within 10 years, I really do.
Nottingham Forest, Cardiff and Swansea will all make it soon aswell.
