Sunderland!

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Would you prefer Liverpool etc with all their plastic fans to be at the top of British football or would you like genuine big regional clubs like Sunderland or Sheffield Wednesday to kick them up the arse ?

It's unlikely to ever be us

Sheffield Wednesday,Sunderland,Newcastle and Leeds , very big clubs.

Who’s the biggest though ?

I’d say 1st Newcastle 2nd Leeds 3rd Wednesday then Sunderland.

[life on mars]

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Huge club in an unfortunate situation with their neighbours recently bought out by Arabs!

Probably can't get much worse for any traditionally 'big' rivals.

They need to be bought out by Israel to even it up

[life on mars]

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Sheffield Wednesday,Sunderland,Newcastle and Leeds , very big clubs.

Who’s the biggest though ?

I’d say 1st Newcastle 2nd Leeds 3rd Wednesday then Sunderland.

If your talking British football Celitc and Rangers are bigger again massive world wide , you always see Celtic /Rangers or Glasgow pubs aboard.

[NYCBlue]

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Would you prefer Liverpool etc with all their plastic fans to be at the top of British football or would you like genuine big regional clubs like Sunderland or Sheffield Wednesday to kick them up the arse ?

It's unlikely to ever be us

If they were ever to "do a Leicester" that would be great. You can't really blame the big clubs for having "plastic" fans. Even though, they do court foreign investment and go on tours etc. I'm quite sure Liverpool and Man Utd would still be bigger clubs than those you mention without plastic fans though. There were plenty of plastic Leicester fans in the bars of New York the year they won the league. It would probably be the same with any club. We even got a handful of new American City fans the first time we were in the Premier.

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Sheffield Wednesday,Sunderland,Newcastle and Leeds , very big clubs.

Who’s the biggest though ?

I’d say 1st Newcastle 2nd Leeds 3rd Wednesday then Sunderland.

Leeds because of the extra plastic support they got from the revie years which made them a big club and still hangs around now ?

Why else would there be coaches going to Leeds from South Wales ?

Newcastle if there was a level playing field would probably lead that group

Quite a few big but not plastic clubs out there ........and they are not plastic because they havnt had any real success for years and years

Wolves being another example

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If they were ever to "do a Leicester" that would be great. You can't really blame the big clubs for having "plastic" fans. Even though, they do court foreign investment and go on tours etc. I'm quite sure Liverpool and Man Utd would still be bigger clubs than those you mention without plastic fans though. There were plenty of plastic Leicester fans in the bars of New York the year they won the league. It would probably be the same with any club. We even got a handful of new American City fans the first time we were in the Premier.

Sure and Newcastle will get hangers on down here if they upset the applecart.

But with Liverpool and United it's a different level

London has Arsenal , Chelsea and Spurs to a lesser extent yet you still see locals in Liverpool tops !

What chance have we got ?

[life on mars]

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Leeds because of the extra plastic support they got from the revie years which made them a big club and still hangs around now ?

Why else would there be coaches going to Leeds from South Wales ?

Newcastle if there was a level playing field would probably lead that group

Quite a few big but not plastic clubs out there ........and they are not plastic because they havnt had any real success for years and years

Wolves being another example

I know more Leeds fans than Liverpool ones , very big in Newport

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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I know more Leeds fans than Liverpool ones , very big in Newport

When I used to go by supporters club coach we would pick up fans from Malpas Interchange and united or Liverpool fans would be waiting and they would of course be given the finger

[NYCBlue]

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Sure and Newcastle will get hangers on down here if they upset the applecart.

But with Liverpool and United it's a different level

London has Arsenal , Chelsea and Spurs to a lesser extent yet you still see locals in Liverpool tops !

What chance have we got ?

We just need to be successful. If we got back in the EPL we'd fill that stadium every week. If we managed to stick around as long as Palace and Leicester have, we'd have a whole generation of new fans. We'd be famous, we'd be established, we'd attract better players and better managers.

The biggest problem is that we had two chances and the club ****ed them both up. Pretty badly.

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When I used to go by supporters club coach we would pick up fans from Malpas Interchange and united or Liverpool fans would be waiting and they would of course be given the finger

I know a few Wolves fans in Cwmbran

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They're a big club, with great attendances, and they really shouldn't have spend so long down in League One. But...sometimes its good to shake things up a bit. They will do fairly well this coming season, but lose out in the play-offs. That's my precision, anyway. And it's too far away for an away trip, unless you're mental.

Best away day of the season for me. Weekend in sunderland and a meet up with all my ex shipmates on the Friday in South shields. Can't wait.
Spedger

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When I used to go by supporters club coach we would pick up fans from Malpas Interchange and united or Liverpool fans would be waiting and they would of course be given the finger

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When I used to go by supporters club coach we would pick up fans from Malpas Interchange and united or Liverpool fans would be waiting and they would of course be given the finger

Often see Watts coaches at the services taking Liverpool fans from the Vale up to Anfield Sludge. ****ing grips my shit. I rang Watts yesterday as i am hoping to get our bus back on the road next season and they said no can do, too busy filling up mega bus contracts. What a load of bullshit. Heard they take people from the Vale up to Old trafford and Arsenal too.
Spedger

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Often see Watts coaches at the services taking Liverpool fans from the Vale up to Anfield Sludge. ****ing grips my shit. I rang Watts yesterday as i am hoping to get our bus back on the road next season and they said no can do, too busy filling up mega bus contracts. What a load of bullshit. Heard they take people from the Vale up to Old trafford and Arsenal too.
Spedger

Disappointing, but at least they go I suppose. I wonder how much that costs over a season. Imagine doing that every weekend. I used to go away quite often, but I loved a nice, lazy Saturday morning, cooked breakfast from the Mrs, Saint and Greavsie on the box and then down the Corp for a few pints before the inevitable will we/won't we? conversation at about 2:30pm. We always did. Just one more quick pint first.

Then back in the Corp around 5pm. Thank god there were no mobile phones in those days. I'd buy a pink 'un on the way home.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Often see Watts coaches at the services taking Liverpool fans from the Vale up to Anfield Sludge. ****ing grips my shit. I rang Watts yesterday as i am hoping to get our bus back on the road next season and they said no can do, too busy filling up mega bus contracts. What a load of bullshit. Heard they take people from the Vale up to Old trafford and Arsenal too.
Spedger

I can't stand it