brummie Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Succesful clubs win trophies, not big clubs In that case, I'll go for being a successful club every time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nappy Rash Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Wouldnt we all, apart from Man Ure, Liverpool and Arsenal there's f*** all seperating a lot of the rest of us though. Chelsea are only now just a couple ahead of us with their recent successes, but I bet we'd all like to be in there shoes :parky: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NSMagpie Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 You constantly hear people debate whether other clubs are "big" or not. So what defines a club as being big and which clubs come near the top of the list? 1. Fixed Assests - Essentially your ground size and core fanbase that will always turn up. 2. Finances - The Money and Capital the club has. The ability to invest in new players and facilities. 3. Ability to attract players - It's fine having money or doing well on the pitch, but it needs to put it to use in buying new players. 4. Playing history - Important for the prestige of the club and bragging rights, but very limited in terms of what modern use it has. 5. Future potential - Can a club continue to improve or have they gone as far as they can, are there no new fans to attract or no better players they can attract. IMHO, to call a football club "big", you have to take into account as follows: 1. Results in the past ten years (that is, titles, CL qualifications, Europe qualifications, matches with quality opposition) 2. History 3. Fans (and sold out seats) 4. Infrastructure 5. Income and ability to generate one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NSMagpie Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Succesful clubs win trophies, not big clubs In that case, I'll go for being a successful club every time. I really can't think of a big club, except Newcastle United, that is not succesfull. But, that's just my best 2 cents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest optimistic nit Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 These dick-comparing arguments always descend into bitter recrimination, so I shall be staying relatively clear of this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 This isn't about league positions it's about the size of the club. People seem to be struggling with this. and the size of the club is down to their fan base. Half of the teams people have posted are way off. That would make Torino a bigger club than Juventus then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spurs_from_Africa Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 This isn't about league positions it's about the size of the club. People seem to be struggling with this. and the size of the club is down to their fan base. Half of the teams people have posted are way off. That would make Torino a bigger club than Juventus then? Torino only have more fans than Juventus in their city. Overall Italian and Worldwide support is in favour of Juventus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 These dick-comparing arguments always descend into bitter recrimination, so I shall be staying relatively clear of this one. Yep, I know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 You're not even Birmingham's biggest club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 You're not even Birmingham's biggest club. You'll have to try hard than that. Not much harder, mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Third biggest Football League club starting with an 'A' then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Third biggest Football League club starting with an 'A' then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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