Paddingtonwolf
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No thanks. Their fans are a bunch of cunts
I'll pass those sentiments on to my wife, in-laws, daughter and youngest son. Thanks.No thanks. Their fans are a bunch of cunts
Pep might disagree.From 2004-2020 Leeds had no part in the PL in that period it’s grown bigger and secured far bigger TV deals without them.
I’d say there’s only 3 clubs the PL would genuinely miss if they weren’t their Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal.
Like of city, Spurs, Chelsea make up the big 6 but are nowhere near the same level of global pull as the other 3.
PL if it were just the Top 20 biggest clubs, only metric being my subjective opinion
Newcastle
Sunderland
Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd
Leeds
Liverpool
Everton
Man U
Man C
Wolves
Villa
Albion
Derby
Forest
Leicester
Chelsea
West Ham
Arsenal
Spurs
Norwich
In reality the 20 biggest clubs these days are the 20 that sit in it at any given time given the financial disparity
By the time you get to 19 or 20 I think you could substitute a number of teams like Southampton, Ipswich, Blackburn and Boro in. A younger person may also include Palace or Brighton an older one a Blackpool or Bolton. Even Coventry have a been a top tier side for a lot more of my life than they haven'tBlackburn in there over Norwich, for me
PL if it were just the Top 20 biggest clubs, only metric being my subjective opinion
Newcastle
Sunderland
Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd
Leeds
Liverpool
Everton
Man U
Man C
Wolves
Villa
Albion
Derby
Forest
Leicester
Chelsea
West Ham
Arsenal
Spurs
Norwich
In reality the 20 biggest clubs these days are the 20 that sit in it at any given time given the financial disparity
Yes, it's 20 years since Sheff Wed went down and they don't have the European Cups to lean back on like Forest do for the younger generation. Someone in their 20s probably wouldn't consider them even though I think they comfortably make the list.It's always gunna be subjective depending on age.
Ultimately deciding who are the biggest teams is a fun past time but completely pointless.
For me the top benchmarks are supporter numbers, trophy and longevity. Can't look past Manchester United and Arsenal as the 2 biggest.
You could make a case for any club averaging 30,000+ home support as big.
Not sure about pre WW2 but suspect there are a number of northern/midland sides who have multiple trophy and big gates, including us.
PL if it were just the Top 20 biggest clubs, only metric being my subjective opinion
Newcastle
Sunderland
Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd
Leeds
Liverpool
Everton
Man U
Man C
Wolves
Villa
Albion
Derby
Forest
Leicester
Chelsea
West Ham
Arsenal
Spurs
Norwich
In reality the 20 biggest clubs these days are the 20 that sit in it at any given time given the financial disparity
Yeah meant to put Liverpool in there.Liverpool are bigger than Arsenal. More titles, 6 European cups to nil. Not even a contest.