Quote Originally Posted by Glynazard View Post
How do you define a big club? I always look at Newcastle and West Ham as they define themselves as big clubs but apart from fan base, what qualifies them? Regularly yo-yo with relegation and haven't won anything of note in God knows how long.

You'r probably looking at a whole host of things. Those two probably qualify as they have large fan bases. Leeds probably qualify due to their history. I do think that Cardiff are a big club and it's for these reasons:

- The only team to take the FA Cup out of England
- A capital city team
- A stadium that hosts international football
- A team that made an FA Cup Final and Carling Cup final from a lower division
- Hated by most of the English football league system and establishment

It doesn't matter what division we're in or what division we belong in.
Millwall can tick 3 of those boxes.
Capital city team
FA Cup Finalists while lower league club
Hated by most of the English football league system and establishment.