Relegation run in 22/23 ** Now a Wolves free zone**

[Paddingtonwolf]

3 titles…should have been four and the first double. Fucking Burnley.

 

[Law's Bus]

Is Leeds the biggest city with only 1 team? Definitely works in their favour.

According to the Major Towns and Cities dataset, perhaps surprisingly over half of the largest 20 cities in England and Wales have only one PL/EFL club:

Leeds
Leicester
Bradford
Cardiff
Coventry
Hull
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Plymouth
Derby
Southampton
Reading
Wolverhampton

 

[jd1981]

Yeah meant to put Liverpool in there.
We stack up quite well outside of those teams although most of our success was over 60 years ago. 4 top league titles, 4 FA cups, 2 league cups.

3 league titles should’ve been 5 only for final balls ups in 47 & 60.
With ourselves you can’t ignore the pioneering attitude of the club in the early 50’s and playing sides from all over Europe also.

 

[leedswolf]

3 titles…should have been four and the first double. Fucking Burnley.

First double in the 20th century, PNE and Villa did the double in 1889 and 1897 respectively.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

True!

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Also should have had a European trophy. I still bear a grudge against Spurs and I wasn’t born until two weeks later.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Does highlight you could have PL1 and PL2 two divisions of and no one would look out of place.

Take Tony’s leave PL 1 and PL 2 would be
Blackburn
Ipswich
Bolton
Portsmouth
Burnley
Palace
Brighton
Middlesbrough
Southampton
Birmingham
Cardiff
Swansea
Bristol City
Preston
Fulham
Charlton
Coventry
Watford
Luton
QPR

Huddersfield would be in your PL2. 3 league titles.

 

[jd1981]

Yep I watch a lot of old highlights from the side of the early 70’s 1 league cup doesn’t do them justice.
Between 70-74 finished 4th, 5th won the league cup, UEFA cup runners up, FA Cup SF and League Cup SF.

 

[jd1981]

Huddersfield would be in your PL2. 3 league titles.

Yep swap them out for Luton or Charlton

 

[leedswolf]

Also should have had a European trophy. I still bear a grudge against Spurs and I wasn’t born until two weeks later.

Cocked the UEFA Cup in the 1st leg at Molineux.

 

[jd1981]

Personally I like the current PL it’s a blend of traditional clubs and smaller well run clubs in it.
I’ve said it before only 6-7 clubs know they’re place in the PL is definitely secure the rest of us know that we’re just a bit of bad look away from relegation. You’re never established just a case of being there a long time. Saints are going down after an 11 year stay.

 

[sycophantia]

Also should have had a European trophy. I still bear a grudge against Spurs and I wasn’t born until two weeks later.

I was gutted, thought Wolves would go on from there to dominate English and European football, kids eh.

 

[Spartacus]

Personally I like the current PL it’s a blend of traditional clubs and smaller well run clubs in it.
I’ve said it before only 6-7 clubs know they’re place in the PL is definitely secure the rest of us know that we’re just a bit of bad look away from relegation. You’re never established just a case of being there a long time. Saints are going down after an 11 year stay.

I really hope Everton join them… been top flight since 1957 if I remember right… and their only fan I know is a right fucking cunt…

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

1954. They were relegated in 1951

 

[Spartacus]

1954. They were relegated in 1951

Thanks for the clarification! Hope they are again this year….. poisonous fan…. (Small sample of one, but he is seriously fucking horrible)

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I have dreamed of them going all season. Leicester are letting the side down and giving them an out. Shame.

 

[darlowolf64]

Southampton officially gone.

One down, two to go

 

[SheWolf67]

Southampton officially gone.

One down, two to go

Will fancy their chances of a straight jump back.

 

[darlowolf64]

Will fancy their chances of a straight jump back.

Welcome to the forum.

I'm not so sure as there will be an exodus of anyone remotely "decent" (looking at JWP) and then they have a load of kids who will find the Championship very unforgiving. Wouldn't begrudge them a run at immediate promotion back to the Prem though

 

[Alan]

Lavia and Alcaraz I think will go. I genuinely worry that some of their defense may just be permanently broken now (poor Kyle Walker-Peters has been smoked so many times this year).