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What makes a club a big club? 17:23 - Dec 22 with 2824 viewsSuperblue95

On Sky Sports News Jeff Sterling was talking about the late championship game and described Hull and Swansea as "two big clubs having a disappointing season"

I wouldn't describe either of them as 'big clubs'. I know they've had a few years in the prem but to my mind they are still 3rd/4th division clubs punching above their weight somewhat

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What makes a club a big club? on 17:25 - Dec 22 with 2783 viewsHerbivore

Anyone working for Sky thinks a big club is a side with more than three seasons in the Prem under their belt. Neither are remotely big clubs by any football fan's estimation.

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What makes a club a big club? on 17:26 - Dec 22 with 2766 viewsNWBlue

Rather like us at the moment. Forget the 'glorious history' it is the now that matters and our now has been largely crap for many seasons now.
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What makes a club a big club? on 17:29 - Dec 22 with 2726 viewsHerbivore

What makes a club a big club? on 17:26 - Dec 22 by NWBlue

Rather like us at the moment. Forget the 'glorious history' it is the now that matters and our now has been largely crap for many seasons now.


Ah yes, the glorious history of Hull and Swansea.

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What makes a club a big club? on 17:29 - Dec 22 with 2725 viewsFtnfwest

Well between them they’ve won less than Norwich, that’s how big they are
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What makes a club a big club? on 17:36 - Dec 22 with 2664 viewsSarge

It’s a nothing term and is completely subjective
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What makes a club a big club? on 17:41 - Dec 22 with 2614 viewsHerbivore

What makes a club a big club? on 17:36 - Dec 22 by Sarge

It’s a nothing term and is completely subjective


That's not really accurate though. If I said Lowestoft was a big club I'd just be plain wrong. If I said Real Madrid was a tiny tin pot outfit then equally I'd be wrong.

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What makes a club a big club? on 18:05 - Dec 22 with 2490 viewsSarge

What makes a club a big club? on 17:41 - Dec 22 by Herbivore

That's not really accurate though. If I said Lowestoft was a big club I'd just be plain wrong. If I said Real Madrid was a tiny tin pot outfit then equally I'd be wrong.


Yeah but Lowestoft are a big club if you play for The Gardner’s Arms fc or something and draw them in the cup.

People trying to describe Ipswich as a big club on a national level are living in the past and as for Hull & Swansea, they’re in fantasyland
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What makes a club a big club? on 18:17 - Dec 22 with 2412 viewsBlueBadger

You last sentence is essentially your answer.

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What makes a club a big club? on 18:20 - Dec 22 with 2392 viewsNthsuffolkblue

It is all about Premier League money nowadays.

The relegated 3 should always go straight back up and the promoted clubs straight back down.

The fact this never happens and relegated teams often struggles passes the commentators by.

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What makes a club a big club? on 18:23 - Dec 22 with 2367 viewsJ2BLUE

I think, in Stelling's defence, he would have said that for about 20 of the clubs in this division. I doubt he put too much thought into it.

I'd argue the Championship is full of big clubs. As someone else said though it's a nothing term and completely down to individual interpretation. A quick scan of the league and I would say 18-20 are 'big clubs' to me.

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What makes a club a big club? on 19:16 - Dec 22 with 2221 viewsHerbivore

What makes a club a big club? on 18:05 - Dec 22 by Sarge

Yeah but Lowestoft are a big club if you play for The Gardner’s Arms fc or something and draw them in the cup.

People trying to describe Ipswich as a big club on a national level are living in the past and as for Hull & Swansea, they’re in fantasyland


Who has said we're a big club? Even in our pomp we were never a big club.

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What makes a club a big club? on 20:22 - Dec 22 with 2042 viewsPJH

What makes a club a big club? on 19:16 - Dec 22 by Herbivore

Who has said we're a big club? Even in our pomp we were never a big club.


Not a BIG club but over about a decade we were rightly rated as one of the TOP two or three.
I think I can pretty safely say that for most of that time any supporter of (almost) any club if asked who were the top teams in the Country a hell of a lot would say Liverpool and then us.
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What makes a club a big club? on 03:18 - Dec 23 with 1674 viewsSuperblue95

What makes a club a big club? on 18:17 - Dec 22 by BlueBadger

You last sentence is essentially your answer.


I suspected as much but was checking to make sure I wasn't the only one. Based on the majority of responses most people seem to agree wit my reaction.

Hull and Swansea big clubs

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What makes a club a big club? on 07:46 - Dec 23 with 1545 viewsjjblue84

Traditionally it would be how many people attending the games, nowadays it’s just pretty much turnover!
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