LooneyToonArmy Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Atletico Madrid were in the Segunda Division for a couple seasons until recently....Sevilla spent a fair amount of time down there too.....Real Zaragoza last season. Real Betis, Real Sociedad (big-ish) , Celta Vigo,. Parma in Serie B currently, Fiorentina were in the 3rd division equivalent (though that was due to the corruption case),Juventus, Napoli, Fiorentina. Vasco Da Gama and Palmeiras in Brazil.....probably missing loads but those are off the top of my head. Hope we don't join that list Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Sunderland lolol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I'm not sure how big some of those are, Celta Vigo have never won anything and Zaragoza and Parma have never won the league. Parma had done nothing at all prior to Parmalat's financial doping in 1992 apart from bounce around the 2nd, 3rd and 4th divisions with crowds of about 7,000 (when Italy had the highest attendances in Europe), even at their peak they only got around 20,000 and now their back down to half that. They're smaller than Boro. Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Koln are two in Germany. Both multi-time champions and averaged 40,000+ in the second division last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Man utd, in the 70s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Leeds United Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
womblemaster Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 i didnt know manu was a big team before the premiership was invented? Werent they only famous cos of some plane crash? "I'm not sure how big some of those are, Celta Vigo have never won anything " Thats a tad ironical coming from a newcastle fan! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filflop1 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 leeds, west ham, chelsea in the late 80's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wally_McFool Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Aston Vile were playing in the old 3rd Division a few years ago (alright then, when I were a lad!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Hey, we are NOT going down !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! . . . er . . . are we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Corinthians St-Ettiene OM? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Nottingham Forest in 96-97, after finishing 3rd and getting to the quarter finals of the UEFA cup a few seasons earlier. Then they came back up and got relegated again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Ferencvaros are in the 2nd Division now arent they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I think Atletico Madrid goinig down was massive. They had won the League and Cup double about 5 years previous. Can you imagine that happening in the Premier League Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooneyToonArmy Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I think Atletico Madrid goinig down was massive. They had won the League and Cup double about 5 years previous. Can you imagine that happening in the Premier League agreed, they even had a pretty good team on paper (like us?)...... Molina, Aguilera, Caminero, Santiago Solari, Juninho, Bejbl, Capdevila, Valeron, Hasselbaink, Kiko to name a few....Hasselbaink scored tons of goals that season but they still went down. How The Mighty Have Fallen - Big European Clubs From Heaven To Hell http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/news/top-clubs.html Forgot about Sampdoria being in Serie B for 4 seasons in the last couple years. Bordeaux too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Did Marseille get relegated due to their involvement in match fixing and being responsible for various financial irregularities? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Aston Vile were playing in the old 3rd Division a few years ago (alright then, when I were a lad!) i think they played in 3rd division, after winning the European cup? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J7 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Ferencvaros are in the 2nd Division now arent they? Think that was for financial reasons. They were one of the best teams in the league before then. I went to see them in the Hungarian Cup Final in 2005. Got beat 5-1 off Matav Sopron and had two men sent off which was funny. Sopron dont even exist anymore. The Ferencvaros fans were monkey chanting their own black player. http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v3354/38/124/666997914/n666997914_2519675_7478034.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Aston Vile were playing in the old 3rd Division a few years ago (alright then, when I were a lad!) i think they played in 3rd division, after winning the European cup? don't think so, but they did in the early 70's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikri Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Blackburn, two seasons after they won the Premiership Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 i didnt know manu was a big team before the premiership was invented? Werent they only famous cos of some plane crash? You might be kidding but I'll bite. Man U were a big club for a long while before the Premiership. However, until Fergie and the Premiership came along, they hadn't won the title since the mid-60's. A big problem in that era was that the club would only appoint Catholics as managers, so their choice was restricted. They kept up that policy until the 1980's. The Man U relegation was the biggest since I've been following football. A classic tale of good players not being replaced at the right time and carrying on too long. Fergie has never made that mistake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gray Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Man City went down to the third didnt they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatTheFunk Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Wednesday? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Aston Vile were playing in the old 3rd Division a few years ago (alright then, when I were a lad!) i think they played in 3rd division, after winning the European cup? No...late 60's.They were relegated to the old 2nd division in 1986-87 last time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Blackburn, two seasons after they won the Premiership Says big teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Blackburn, two seasons after they won the Premiership Says big teams. Premiership winners is only a minor accolade i guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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