Major Isewater Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 We are all too familiar with the term ' sleeping giant ' but who do you feel is punching above their weight ? For me it has to be Bournemouth , only welcomed into the Premier league by those habitual strugglers hoping for an easy 6 points and i believe soon to return to their place in the shadows of our national game. Who else has the magic at the moment ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devoncider Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Football League since 2015 Bristol Rovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 17 minutes ago, devoncider said: Football League since 2015 Bristol Rovers I Said Kickass not Suckass ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider-manc Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Swansea- People have forgotten where they were less than a decade ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Burton Albion, tearing up League One under Jimmy FH after being non-league in 2008/09. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC_Dan Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Ah yes, plucky little Bournemouth with their Russian billionaire backer and 172% wages-to-turnover ratio. Swansea and Southampton are clearly the prime examples of how to do it right. Brentford are punching above their weight at the moment too, and Burnley are a good example of a club that has done well on a relatively small budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 West Brom. Whilst they've established themselves in the Prem I still see them as a Championship/Tier 2 club. And there's a prime example of how to do it right too.... yo-yo and become stinking rich and make a real gamble for consolidation only when the club is/was ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauntonian Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 until the last two seasons it has to be yeovil. Taunton is twice the size of yeovil and we cant even get out the 8th tier whilst they were in the championship two years ago, insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 28 minutes ago, cider-manc said: Swansea- People have forgotten where they were less than a decade ago. I remember when they were a Town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Not a League club, but surely FGR has to be the non-League example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 3 minutes ago, Aizoon said: I remember when they were a Town I remember when all this was fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC_Dan Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 3 minutes ago, Aizoon said: Not a League club, but surely FGR has to be the non-League example. They certainly used to be, but they're bankrolled to a frightening extent these days. They certainly overachieved to get where they are and to stay there but with the wages they've been paying in the last few seasons you'd have to call them underachievers now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Just now, BCFC_Dan said: They certainly used to be, but they're bankrolled to a frightening extent these days. They certainly overachieved to get where they are and to stay there but with the wages they've been paying in the last few seasons you'd have to call them underachievers now. It's that new chairman from Vega who's pouring in the cash - isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 20 minutes ago, BCFC_Dan said: Ah yes, plucky little Bournemouth with their Russian billionaire backer and 172% wages-to-turnover ratio. Swansea and Southampton are clearly the prime examples of how to do it right. Brentford are punching above their weight at the moment too, and Burnley are a good example of a club that has done well on a relatively small budget. I take your point, but the rise of Bournemouth began before the Russians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 1 hour ago, Major Isewater said: We are all too familiar with the term ' sleeping giant ' but who do you feel is punching above their weight ? For me it has to be Bournemouth , only welcomed into the Premier league by those habitual strugglers hoping for an easy 6 points and i believe soon to return to their place in the shadows of our national game. Who else has the magic at the moment ? Kickass Minnows iis definitely gonna be the name of my next band! Where shall I send the cheque?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Swindon Town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC_Dan Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 11 minutes ago, Aizoon said: It's that new chairman from Vega who's pouring in the cash - isn't it? Ha. That one took me a moment. Yes, that's the fellow. Has plans to move the club 10 miles away to a new stadium next to the M5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted November 5, 2015 Admin Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Yeovil - really should be down in the old Southern League level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 4 minutes ago, BCFC_Dan said: Ha. That one took me a moment. Yes, that's the fellow. Has plans to move the club 10 miles away to a new stadium next to the M5. Wouldn't British Aerospace be more convenient for Vega? And, if they're so eco-conscious, why a motorway and not a railway station or bus route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 27 minutes ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Kickass Minnows iis definitely gonna be the name of my next band! Where shall I send the cheque?! I'm honoured Sir Cliff but won't the Shadows get the hump ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 1 hour ago, Major Isewater said: For me it has to be Bournemouth , only welcomed into the Premier league by those habitual strugglers hoping for an easy 6 points and i believe soon to return to their place in the shadows of our national game. What with their plucky £100m+ parachute payments at worst. Wouldn't be so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 1 hour ago, BCFC_Dan said: Ah yes, plucky little Bournemouth with their Russian billionaire backer and 172% wages-to-turnover ratio. Swansea and Southampton are clearly the prime examples of how to do it right. Brentford are punching above their weight at the moment too, and Burnley are a good example of a club that has done well on a relatively small budget. Yep - get yourself into mammoth levels of debt, wipe the slate clean and, by definition, steal a march on your competitors who have to pay their way out of trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 2 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: Yep - get yourself into mammoth levels of debt, wipe the slate clean and, by definition, steal a march on your competitors who have to pay their way out of trouble. Didn't really work so well for Leeds and Portsmouth- they also had a massive restructuring of the club which is vital and not done elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 7 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: What with their plucky £100m+ parachute payments at worst. Wouldn't be so sure. Worked well for Wigan ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC_Dan Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 18 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: Yep - get yourself into mammoth levels of debt, wipe the slate clean and, by definition, steal a march on your competitors who have to pay their way out of trouble. Didn't we pretty much invent that practice? Yes, Southampton got it wrong before they got it right but to their credit they've learnt from the experience. That said, the latest Swiss Ramble blog (http://swissramble.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/southampton-with-or-without-you.html) shows that they're still quite heavily in debt to the owners and very reliant on revenue from player sales and TV money. Things might not look so rosy if the production line dries up and/or the owners decide to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 3 hours ago, 29AR said: West Brom. Whilst they've established themselves in the Prem I still see them as a Championship/Tier 2 club. And there's a prime example of how to do it right too.... yo-yo and become stinking rich and make a real gamble for consolidation only when the club is/was ready. West brom would be a top league club in my eyes. Going back to the late 60s early 70s were a match for most teams on there day. Some top players then Astle, Brown,Cantello . Then a bit later the side with Regis and Cunningham. Mad Ron Atkinson had a decent side there before he left for manu with Robson and mosses in midfield. Just looked in up they were also a top flight team from 1949 until 1973 !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 28 minutes ago, stephenkibby. said: West brom would be a top league club in my eyes. Going back to the late 60s early 70s were a match for most teams on there day. Some top players then Astle, Brown,Cantello . Then a bit later the side with Regis and Cunningham. Mad Ron Atkinson had a decent side there before he left for manu with Robson and mosses in midfield. Just looked in up they were also a top flight team from 1949 until 1973 !!!! Pfft is that all? Worse than Notts Forest fans for ideas above their station. I stand corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 And the opposite side of the coin - how the mighty have fallen. Has to be Pompey I guess and to a certain extent, Plymouth, Sheffield Utd & Coventry. Bolton look to be following suit too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 8 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Kickass Minnows iis definitely gonna be the name of my next band I'll stick with The Cunning Stunts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Peacock Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 7 hours ago, Pezo said: Didn't really work so well for Leeds and Portsmouth- they also had a massive restructuring of the club which is vital and not done elsewhere. Worked for Leicester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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