Quote Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman View Post
I'm the polar opposite. The older I get, the more I'd like to see Cardiff City compete properly in the Premier League. And I'm not talking about going up and coming straight back down again. I'm talking about going up, staying up and competing, as the likes of Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton and Fulham have managed to do. If they can do it, why can't we?

Those clubs currently sit above Manchester United, Spurs and Everton in the top flight. To me, that's a rather more attractive proposition than playing in a league with Haverfordwest, Bala Town and Briton Ferry.
The gap is getting bigger than ever though.

The 3 promoted teams the season before last went straight back down with a whimper last season, and 2 of the 3 are now top 3 again. The same will happen to them if they go up. The 3 promoted teams last season are currently in the bottom 3. They are well run clubs as well.

The likes of Brighton, Bournemouth etc have very wealthy owners and got lucky with the timing. They can outbid teams in Serie A and La Liga these days, their financial footing means we have no chance if we did ever get promoted. To me we are a million miles away from being a club run well enough to get promoted never mind bridging that financial gap and establishing ourselves.