Quote Originally Posted by dml1954 View Post
The whole point of wanting and getting promotion to the Premier League in the first place is so that your team can play against the big teams like Liverpool, Man Utd etc. Take that away and the whole thing becones meaningless and pointless. If the best reward for getting into the top league was to play against teams like Wolves and Bournemouth then I would pack it in tomorrow. Playing against the big 6 gives you something to aspire to, to try to get to their level, like Leicester did a few years ago. Teams like Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea etc havent always been 'big' either. They all started at lower levels and been relegated in between as well. Why cant clubs like us get to their level. Even if it takes 20 years, it would be worth it.
I must admit, for me, it was never about playing against the best 6 clubs - let's face it, some of us remember when Man Utd, Spurs and Chelsea were in Div 2, and it's only 20 years ago that Man City were in the 3rd tier of football. Top sixes change, albeit a bit more slowly these days.

For me, it's about seeing my team succeed. You can only sicceed against the teams that you are facing, if that means no Man C, Man U, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal or Liverpool, then so be it. Wouldn't bother me one bit. But then, I've seen us play more dungeon games than top level football.