Are we a big club?

[bailey]

Even if we get Falmer, the capacity of 22,000 suggests our board are aimimng at the Championship, not the Prem as they should be...

Could you imagine LDC's response if we'd tried to get planning consent for a 40,000 seater stadium? No, the plan's always been build what we need now and extend it later.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

We are a complete and total footballing irrelavance, when I tell people I support BHA they either:

1. Pity me
2. Think I am mad
3. Laugh in my face
4. Ask why I don't support Chelsea
5. All 4

In penis size we are a 4 incher.

 

[Jimbo26]

We will never be a big club but we have the potential to be ample.

 

[coventrygull]

We have never been a big club and to be honest I am not bothered that we are not.

 

[withdeanwombat]

No.

(I refer to previous answers).

 

[Woodchip]

No, and neither are Leeds.

 

[coventrygull]

Who are the big clubs in this country. I can only think of Manchester United and Liverpool and may be Arsenal. I don't think any other club comes close

 

[Caveman]

Use to be. Well biggish. Not until we get the new ground

But in my heart yes.

 

[unnameable]

Our best years are ahead of us, not behind. We all know that.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Probably not

the real big clubs in this country tend to be the ones who have huge fan bases, that is why I would rank such clubs as Wolves and Derby County as big clubs.

We are regarded as a small seaside town side,like Blackpool or Bournemouth or Gillingham. I think out galvanising of support during the Archer era possibly gave us a bit of a false perspective, but as Liz Costa said during the season, there are many in the supporters club who prefer us to be a smaller club where we hopefully will have some say and can recgnise DK and MP. I think its nice to be small......then our expectations are not that great.

Of course if you are looking at really world stage big clubs, then its Liverpool and Manchester United only ( celtic from scotland)

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Of course if you are looking at really world stage big clubs, then its Liverpool and Manchester United only ( celtic from scotland)

Don't take offence, but that's a 'football-snob' evaluation.

People may not like the new money, but there is no criteria by which Chelsea, for one, could not be considered a big club.

Big ground check
Big fanbase check
Plenty of money check
Succesful on the field check
Succesful off the field check
Big name players check

They may not have historically been a 'big club' but then that wasn't the question

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Big Club in this day and age is not to do with trophies, history or style of football.

It's all about Global Brand.

In that sense, we're miniscule.

 

[coventrygull]

Don't take offence, but that's a 'football-snob' evaluation.

People may not like the new money, but there is no criteria by which Chelsea, for one, could not be considered a big club.

Big ground check
Big fanbase check
Plenty of money check
Succesful on the field check
Succesful off the field check
Big name players check

They may not have historically been a 'big club' but then that wasn't the question

I see your point but until they win something in Europe Chelsea can't yet be seen as a big club

 

[Icy Gull]

6,000 gates shouts small club,third tier even but we came close to being a biggish club in Bamber's day though.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Never have never will be. Primarily due to catchment areas i.e. half of it is in the sea.

 

[empire]

no end of

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I see your point but until they win something in Europe Chelsea can't yet be seen as a big club

Nonsense

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Never have never will be. Primarily due to catchment areas i.e. half of it is in the sea.

Hasn't harmed Sunderland, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Southampton. Middlesborough, Liverpool or Everton very much.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Don't take offence, but that's a 'football-snob' evaluation.

People may not like the new money, but there is no criteria by which Chelsea, for one, could not be considered a big club.

Big ground check
Big fanbase check
Plenty of money check
Succesful on the field check
Succesful off the field check
Big name players check

They may not have historically been a 'big club' but then that wasn't the question

No Liverpool are the most sucessful team in the european cup we have ever had.

manchester United are the number 1 brand in the world. - everyone knows man United

Celtic are also known all over the world.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

No Liverpool are the most sucessful team in the european cup we have ever had.

manchester United are the number 1 brand in the world. - everyone knows man United

Celtic are also known all over the world.

Nobody's questioning that they are all big clubs.

I'm questioning your assertion that they are the ONLY big clubs.