JM91 Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Are we Potentially looking at the most difficult Championship in recent history next season in terms of club size if Brentford go up and Preston/Sheffield United come up with us? We could feasibly have a division consisting of: Aston Villa (likely QPR instead) Birmingham Blackburn Bolton Brighton Bristol City Burnley Cardiff Charlton Derby Fulham Huddersfield Ipswich Leeds Middlesbrough Norwich Nottm Forest Preston Reading Rotherham Sheff Wed Sheffield United Sunderland Wolves Not one poor team in the bunch and dare I say it we would probably be considered the smallest of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 I don't think you can class Rotherham as bigger than us!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3_RED Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Smaller than Rotherham......REALLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM91 Posted May 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Apologies for brushing over Rotherham but the point remains with the other 22 teams, it is looking like a strong league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_BCFC Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Huddersfield will be in trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Certainly shows the scale of the challenge next year compared to this! No reason not to face it with confidence however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin101 Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Sunderland in massive trouble. That will be a great away day! Anyone been? Must have been a while surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3_RED Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 I so hope Newcastle come down. Is certainly possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderup Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Won't QPR be in the crap if they come down due to ffp? Unpaid fines or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Why will it be any tougher than previous seasons we have had up there? It's funny people talk as if we have never been in this league before.. And one of the smallest? Behave ffs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 You missed out Newcastle. In free fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 You missed out Newcastle. In free fall. Agreed. Hopefully one of the bottom two can scramble above them! Sunderland and Newcastle down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Indeed. Lost 8 on the bounce now and last 10 reads won 1 lost 9. Possible........hope they come down, good weekend away. Bring back Pardew - he'll sort them out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicolin Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Bring it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Sunderland in massive trouble. That will be a great away day! Anyone been? Must have been a while surely. Late 90s I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Has anyone set up a website called SackCarver.com yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Late 90s I think I remember watching us play them at the Stadium of Light on tv. It was a draw and Keith Welch was man of the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCRED Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Smallest based on what? Are crowds should average 16k at home on reduced capacity but will be about half way compared to others! Budget - who knows what it is but I bet it's a lot bigger than a lot of them so again would say about half way. History/reputation - Means absolutely nothing as Bournemouth and Brentford showed this season. So what should we be worried about? Nothing in my opinion, with a few quality additions we will be very competitive next season. Let them worry about us!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Why will it be any tougher than previous seasons we have had up there? It's funny people talk as if we have never been in this league before.. And one of the smallest? Behave ffs.. TBF he said "considered as" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Smallest based on what? Are crowds should average 16k at home on reduced capacity but will be about half way compared to others! Budget - who knows what it is but I bet it's a lot bigger than a lot of them so again would say about half way. History/reputation - Means absolutely nothing as Bournemouth and Brentford showed this season. So what should we be worried about? Nothing in my opinion, with a few quality additions we will be very competitive next season. Let them worry about us!!! Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Late 90s I think Late 90s I think Watched it on TV. Hammered completely but hung on to 1-0 for ages, then smacked one in for a daylight robbery 1-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou-peters-dive Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Apologies for brushing over Rotherham but the point remains with the other 22 teams, it is looking like a strong league And I would say considering the season we've had and the team SC is assembling we add very well to that strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Cotts certainly thinks it's a stronger Championship these days going by a couple of recent interviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3_RED Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 I'd say we are in the bottom three with regard to the size of the clubs. Just Brentford, Rotherham, and whoever comes up with us (with the exception of Sheff.Utd) will be punching above their weight. As it stands there will be around 5 clubs not to have been Premier League clubs, and obviously we are one of them. We did average higher gates than both Huddersfied and Charlton the last time we were up and Cardiff have only sold 4000 season tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Are we Potentially looking at the most difficult Championship in recent history next season in terms of club size if Brentford go up and Preston/Sheffield United come up with us? We could feasibly have a division consisting of: Aston Villa (likely QPR instead) Birmingham Blackburn Bolton Brighton Bristol City Burnley Cardiff Charlton Derby Fulham Huddersfield Ipswich Leeds Middlesbrough Norwich Nottm Forest Preston Reading Rotherham Sheff Wed Sheffield United Sunderland Wolves Not one poor team in the bunch and dare I say it we would probably be considered the smallest of them. ...and yet, out of all of those, each one of them has to fill positions 1 thru 24, so matter how big they are, natural order (based on W/D/L) will occur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3_RED Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 We didn't. Charltons average is consistently more than ours - up to 23k in the championship. We can't get anywhere near that. Hudersfield averaged over 14k in the last two seasons since promotion. We averaged just over 13k in our last two seasons and 14k the two before that. Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/may/02/championship-beautiful-game-alive-well-fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Some big clubs will be in there like Derby (now 0-2 down), Notts Forest, Birmingham, Wolves, Leeds, with Norwich, Ipswich, Middlesbrough, Villa, Sunderland possible. So a tad different to League 1... But I'm sure the club and players will be looking forward to the challenge rather than concerned about the opposition. Nothing to fear. I agree we shouldn't have any fear. But on behalf of Notts County fans, I have to be pedantic and point out it's Nottingham Forest. That really bugs 'em up there like when we are called Bristol. Sorry chief! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Burnley and QPR are coming down bar miracles. Then, imo, one of Sunderland or Newcastle with the latter seemingly unable to halt the slide. City are amongst the smallest in terms of turnover but that is set to change. It matters little anyway; 11 v 11 on the day and we have momentum. No fear. We will end up 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 I'm not sure why everyone's so keen that both Sunderland and Newcastle come down. Along with Middlesbrough, that would make for three of the longest away trips all in the same season! We'd be buying a plane, not chartering one! Don't think they will though: Burnley and QPR doomed, so just one place left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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