midland_red Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 which is certainly the owners' ambition....it raises the question of course of what exactly constitutes a 'big club' - wealthy owners? success on the field? support? big ground? history and tradition? For example I'm constantly told that Newcastle is a Big Club, based I guess on 3 FA cup wins in the 1950s, yet people don't consider Wolves to be one even though they won the old first division title three times in the 1950s too.......
Guest Cujek Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 The more people that support you that don't live in the city of the club, I would say 99% of Newcastle fans live within site of St. James, I would say 99% of man utd fans could point to old Trafford on a map. This is of courseban exaggeration, but you get my point.
peach0000 Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Fan base and success. We've had the success which will bring fans but we need a bigger stadium to allow the new fans to go to games to secure their support long term.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Given your Newcastle v Wolves comparison, clearly it is the size of the ground and fan base. To be a big club we really need to get a 40,000 capacity ground, filled regularly and a few more successes.
Izzy Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Aahh, the old 'what constitutes a BIG club' debate again. I just know this threads going to do my nut in...
Steven Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Aahh, the old 'what constitutes a BIG club' debate again. I just know this threads going to do my nut in... Quite. Note to self; avoid threads like this.
FrankH Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 which is certainly the owners' ambition....it raises the question of course of what exactly constitutes a 'big club' - wealthy owners? success on the field? support? big ground? history and tradition? For example I'm constantly told that Newcastle is a Big Club, based I guess on 3 FA cup wins in the 1950s, yet people don't consider Wolves to be one even though they won the old first division title three times in the 1950s too....... I've been following top-flight English football since the late '50s, and I consider Wolves in the same category as Newcastle. They both have the potential to be classed as "sleeping giants". Newcastle United now have a bigger image, but that's possibly because the City of Newcastle has a bigger/better image than Wolverhampton.
Guest Manini Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Definitely the nostalgia of having players like James Wesolowski, Barry Hales, Patrick Gerrbrand and Elvis Hammond playing for you
Spudulike Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Winning the Premier League might do it. It might do but the media have created this 'Little old Leicester' image to fit in with the 'fairy tale' story. It just might stick.
promised land Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Big clubs talk about trophies won. Small clubs talk about ground attendances.
Izzy Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 If anybody mentions its down to the number of Facebook likes or Twitter followers a team has, I swear I'll top myself
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 A bigger stadium and major cup successes. More success brings more fans and builds a bigger fan base overall. Our club has the potential to be regarded as one of England's 'big clubs', due to the excellent foundations we currently have. You see, it's about what leagues clubs are in, to a certain degree. Leicester in the Championship were labeled as a big club, alongside the likes of Leeds, Sheff Wed, Derby and Forest. Yet in the Premier due to the size of other clubs (Man City, Newcastle, Man Utd for examples), we are regarded as smaller but I wouldn't say small. If we can maintain high PL finishes, persistent large attendances home/away and also be a consistent quality competitor in major competitions (Europe, FA Cup etc) then I think we will be classed as a big club. The future is bright for LCFC I would say. I can really envisage us becoming big, in my honest opinion.
Dr The Singh Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 It might do but the media have created this 'Little old Leicester' image to fit in with the 'fairy tale' story. It just might stick. This is it. I was in the US, we are the lovable little club that won the league. Our infrastructure, spending power, and ambition will dictate where we fit in the size stakes
TrentFox Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Isn't it as simple as we just put more people on the payroll?
Leicesterpool Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Consistent success winning a trophy nearly every season.
urban.spaceman Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 It might do but the media have created this 'Little old Leicester' image to fit in with the 'fairy tale' story. It just might stick. True, but this is the same media that almost unanimously declared that we'd be relegated this season; in my opinion we've just rendered every single one of those "pundits" absolutely redundant and ignorant. If we're going to become a "big club", it will have to be in defiance of the media and the blind idiots who only pay attention to elite. The best way to do that is to continue what we're doing; upsetting the apple cart and defying the odds.
I blame Wellens Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 Big clubs talk about trophies won. Small clubs talk about ground attendances. This. And is exactly why the north east clubs will never be big. It's all the sad bastards talk about. And the fact that they are "mental and mad"
Great Boos Up Posted 13 May 2016 Posted 13 May 2016 We are already the biggest smallest club in the world and I love it that way.
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