WECANDO Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Just having a chat with a fellow City fan as to which is the bigger club. Bournemouth or Bristol City. He thinks Howe wouldn't pick us over them as they are a bigger club than City. They have parachute money plus better players. I said we have a much bigger stadium and fan base plus top range training facility. All City need is a decent manager. What makes a club bigger than another? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Right now Bournemouth bigger club in my opinion. If you asked 6 years ago I would say us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Please nobody say fanbase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Bournemouth, recent stint in the premier league would make them more attractive to players if they were given a straight choice, add parachute payments and adding up the values of the combined squads. Bournemouth also have permission for the building of their new training ground as well, paused due to the pandemic in June Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodjias Wrist Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 If you ask neutrals that are not premier league fans, I'm sure most would say Bournemouth. They had a fairly quick rise to the prem where they stayed and had a good name for themselves. We had a cup win ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Wood Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 I think City can only be considered to be bigger than 5 or 6 championship clubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmissionImpossible Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Bournemouth clearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 21 minutes ago, EmissionImpossible said: Bournemouth clearly. Sad , but true What a lack of real success does * The ‘big’ is misleading and somewhat irrelevant IMHO its about ‘current health and status’ and who’s the more attractive proposition for Managers and players alike Thats what’s relevant We do exceed them in (unfulfilled) ‘potential’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckle_red Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 We are. Bournemouth is a better opportunity for a manager at present, with a much better squad. But in the same way I would suggest Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday are bigger clubs than us or Coventry and Portsmouth are bigger clubs than Bournemouth. None of it really matters but that's my take on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 There is no doubt historically we are far bigger. Most of their life they have bumbled about twixt fourth and third divs,under the name Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, lucky if they got 4k crowds. They did have a period of fame under John Bond in the early 70's (Macdougal and Boyer, Gabriel) but flattered to deceive, never went up. Got lucky after nearly folding to have some dubious Russkie poor his dubious wealth into a washing machine called Dean Court, got lucky flouted FFP and went up... If they had a sustained period in the Champ, their crowds (when they come back) would dwindle from a massive 10 k, to about 4 or 5 . They've done better than us yes,, but bigger ? No way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, EmissionImpossible said: Bournemouth clearly. Speck savers, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Right now Bournemouth no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Bournemouth a bigger club than us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 33 minutes ago, WECANDO said: Just having a chat with a fellow City fan as to which is the bigger club. Bournemouth or Bristol City. He thinks Howe wouldn't pick us over them as they are a bigger club than City. They have parachute money plus better players. I said we have a much bigger stadium and fan base plus top range training facility. All City need is a decent manager. What makes a club bigger than another? Having parachute payments and better players doesn’t make a club bigger. We aren’t ‘bigger’ than Sunderland, Ipswich or Portsmouth yet you could argue that, on paper at least, we have better players and make more money as a Championship club. In reality we are a bigger club than Bournemouth....the Gas are a bigger club than Bournmouth, as are many teams in L1. You don’t get extra points or win any trophies for it so it doesn’t matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furious Custard Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 We are pretty tin pot in comparison to most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepUpLino Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Bournemouth a bigger club than us That really is an embarrassing statement I agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 If Bournemouth stay at this level until their parachute payments run out, then I would say us but they have cash to burn for a couple of years so it's them at the moment. Support wise, we are bigger but, investing their parachute money correctly would be a long term gain for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red white and red Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Add Barrow to the list of bigger clubs than us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 I don't think Bournemouth are a bigger club, we've just been brilliant at making ourselves look smaller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Alligator Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Bournemouth of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 28 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Having parachute payments and better players doesn’t make a club bigger. We aren’t ‘bigger’ than Sunderland, Ipswich or Portsmouth yet you could argue that, on paper at least, we have better players and make more money as a Championship club. In reality we are a bigger club than Bournemouth....the Gas are a bigger club than Bournmouth, as are many teams in L1. You don’t get extra points or win any trophies for it so it doesn’t matter. As you say many teams in league 1 bigger than Bournemouth....not sure about the Gas tho...on par I would say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Not that it matters a shit but of coarse were the bigger club. Can't imagine anybody apart from us having this discussion quite pathetic really. Can't wait to get into work and tell any football fan wiling to listen that were bigger than Bournemouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Depends how you define bigger. Who's most likely to get promoted into the Premier League, Bournemouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Completely depends on how you approach the question and what you think ‘bigger club’ means. Obviously Bournemouth have the recent success, better playing squad and potential to go back up. For a manager who wants to achieve promotion quickly - they’re a better bet. If those are your parameters then Bournemouth. If you’re looking at wider context inclusive of who has more support, who’s historically finished higher over time, which town/city/catchment area has greater potential to draw big crowds consistently - it’s us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 If you were born yesterday and you believe a club's size and stature is guaged on the previous 15 minutes, then clearly Bournemouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, weepywall said: As you say many teams in league 1 bigger than Bournemouth....not sure about the Gas tho...on par I would say You’re genuinely probably right there. Arguably Rovers a bigger team historically by quite a margin with the ‘wider context’ factors posted above. Bournemouth is full of fans of London clubs generally and a fair few Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wild Bunch Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Just checked Twitter: Bournemouth: 555K Followers City: 187K Followers Most people would say Bournemouth as the vast majority of football fans in this country only know about the EPL and Champions League. Had a conversation in work once and mentioned that Forest won the European Cup twice and was told that it didn’t count as it’s not the Champions League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Anyway more importantly **** how big we thing we are, Brum Coventry and Rotherham got beat tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Money talks and premier league money talks loudest, so while Bournemouth are receiving parachute payments they are bigger than us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, WECANDO said: He thinks Howe wouldn't pick us over them as they are a bigger club than City.... Why would Howe be in a position to pick Bournemouth over Bristol City - have they offered him his old job back?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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