[Football] Would you rather be consistently near bottom of the PL or near the top of Championship every season?

[Hovegull]

A pundit was suggesting that most fans would prefer to be at the top end of the Championship in winning ways, rather than suffering defeat after defeat in the PL. Talking about Leicester, Burnley and Southampton etc and that it’s a relief to get relegated, if you can guarantee that you don’t then tumble down the next league.
As a fan which would you prefer?

 

[Badger]

Somewhat flawed poll.

If you were in the top 4 of the Championship EVERY season, it means you'd lose in the playoffs every season.
If you were in the bottom 4 of the Premier League EVERY season, you'd finish 17th every season.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Yes, I agree with the pundit. I was not coping very well with us being near the bottom each year and found it was having quite a negative effect on my mental health. Ridiculous, I know! But I expressed my preference here, there and everywhere for top championship football rather than the stuff we were serving up, mostly in a very uncompetitive manner.

 

[Simster]

I'd rather yoyo than be either.

That said, the holy grail should be to get to the Premier League and assure safety before Christmas. That is the reward for making up the numbers in a league until now dominated by a big 6, and the reason it is a reward is that it gives the club a platform on which to compete in the FA Cup by playing a full strength team.

There is a reason 7 of the 8 quarter finalists are between 3rd and 12th in the Premier League

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

You've got to aim for the highest league position you can possibly get. Isn't that the point of a league system?

Being the 15th best team in the country is a much prouder boast than being the 25th. Luckily, we're currently even better than this.

 

[jcdenton08]

The aim in sport is to win. In an association football league system, the “winner” is the team closest to the top of the overall rankings.

If you’d have asked this question when we were mid-table in the Championship you’d get a very different outcome in your poll.

It is shit to have a bad season like, say, Leicester or Southampton, but they’re in a better position than Macclesfield.

Seems to me those voting for success at a lower level are f***ing stupid - to be reasonable.