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nottsblue wrote:

Mikhail Chigorin wrote:

nottsblue wrote:

PeterParker wrote:

nottsblue wrote:Forest have sacked Montanier after barely six months. A turnstile instead of a for on the managers office.

Maybe Moyes might not have to wait too long before some mug of a chairman falls for his bullshit

Sad times there.

They were hoping that owner will help them come back up, instead he is killing the club. Really sad when you look at what happend with them since they relegated in 99.

Yeah. A big club that really has fallen. Far more likely to drop a division again than gain promotion. And still the thick end of 20000 turn up

Another 'big' club which has been out of the top flight for quite some time is Leeds United.

Whether you can just about tolerate them, or whether you can't stand them, you've got to admit that the size of the crowds they get is commendable, given what they've had to go through in recent times and even if they have far more than their fair share of idiots spread amongst the decent fans.

My (now ex) brother in law is a long standing Leeds fan and, like many of them, he has one redeeming feature; he hates the Scum with a passion and intensity which is quite endearing, as well as being long enduring.

If ever Leeds do succeed in getting back to the PL, there'll be some fun and games when they have to go to the Swamp.

There are quite a few "big clubs" that have fallen on tough times in the lower leagues. Both Sheffield clubs, Aston Villa, Wolves, Leeds, Forest, Newcastle (though they look like coming back at the first time of asking) all have good histories and get decent support in decent stadiums. Just the way football is I guess and but for the Sheikh taking over we may have found ourselves in a similar position

Mikhail Chigorin wrote:

nottsblue wrote:

PeterParker wrote:

nottsblue wrote:Forest have sacked Montanier after barely six months. A turnstile instead of a for on the managers office.

Maybe Moyes might not have to wait too long before some mug of a chairman falls for his bullshit

Sad times there.

They were hoping that owner will help them come back up, instead he is killing the club. Really sad when you look at what happend with them since they relegated in 99.

Yeah. A big club that really has fallen. Far more likely to drop a division again than gain promotion. And still the thick end of 20000 turn up

Another 'big' club which has been out of the top flight for quite some time is Leeds United.

Whether you can just about tolerate them, or whether you can't stand them, you've got to admit that the size of the crowds they get is commendable, given what they've had to go through in recent times and even if they have far more than their fair share of idiots spread amongst the decent fans.

My (now ex) brother in law is a long standing Leeds fan and, like many of them, he has one redeeming feature; he hates the Scum with a passion and intensity which is quite endearing, as well as being long enduring.

If ever Leeds do succeed in getting back to the PL, there'll be some fun and games when they have to go to the Swamp.

Moonchesteri wrote:I wonder what are the odds for Josep G leaving before the season is over?

Dub City wrote:

Moonchesteri wrote:I wonder what are the odds for Josep G leaving before the season is over?

Whatever about he walking which I cant see him doing, we cant chase a man for 4 years then sack him within the season.

nottsblue wrote:

Mikhail Chigorin wrote:

nottsblue wrote:

PeterParker wrote:

nottsblue wrote:Forest have sacked Montanier after barely six months. A turnstile instead of a for on the managers office.

Maybe Moyes might not have to wait too long before some mug of a chairman falls for his bullshit

Sad times there.

They were hoping that owner will help them come back up, instead he is killing the club. Really sad when you look at what happend with them since they relegated in 99.

Yeah. A big club that really has fallen. Far more likely to drop a division again than gain promotion. And still the thick end of 20000 turn up

Another 'big' club which has been out of the top flight for quite some time is Leeds United.

Whether you can just about tolerate them, or whether you can't stand them, you've got to admit that the size of the crowds they get is commendable, given what they've had to go through in recent times and even if they have far more than their fair share of idiots spread amongst the decent fans.

My (now ex) brother in law is a long standing Leeds fan and, like many of them, he has one redeeming feature; he hates the Scum with a passion and intensity which is quite endearing, as well as being long enduring.

If ever Leeds do succeed in getting back to the PL, there'll be some fun and games when they have to go to the Swamp.

There are quite a few "big clubs" that have fallen on tough times in the lower leagues. Both Sheffield clubs, Aston Villa, Wolves, Leeds, Forest, Newcastle (though they look like coming back at the first time of asking) all have good histories and get decent support in decent stadiums. Just the way football is I guess and but for the Sheikh taking over we may have found ourselves in a similar position

nottsblue wrote:Re Preston. Much more of a historical big club. Won the first two League titles and did the double in the first year whilst remaining unbeaten, albeit in a much smaller league. The likes of Huddersfield and Burnley can fall into this catagory. Both have won the division one title a couple of times, indeed Huddersfield were the first side to win three in a row back in the '20s.

Preston though haven't really done anything of great note for probably over 100 years and don't have the support the other clubs previously mentioned have.

Saul Goodman wrote:How long does BFS last?

PrezIke wrote:Klopp?

South Stand Balti wrote:

PrezIke wrote:Klopp?

Even though he has a worse record than Van Ghoul, he is a genius. All the pundits seem to think so anyway.

Mikhail Chigorin wrote:

nottsblue wrote:Re Preston. Much more of a historical big club. Won the first two League titles and did the double in the first year whilst remaining unbeaten, albeit in a much smaller league. The likes of Huddersfield and Burnley can fall into this catagory. Both have won the division one title a couple of times, indeed Huddersfield were the first side to win three in a row back in the '20s.

Preston though haven't really done anything of great note for probably over 100 years and don't have the support the other clubs previously mentioned have.

The last thing of note, to my mind, that Preston have done, was appearing in the 1964 FA Cup Final against West Ham.

Although, at that time Preston were only in the old Second Division and playing against the Hammers who were a First Division outfit, it wasn't a bad game at all and definitely one of the better Cup Finals around that time (think of the awful 1965 encounter between Leeds and Liverpool).

West Ham won the game 3-2.

Lev Bronstein wrote:

Mikhail Chigorin wrote:

nottsblue wrote:Re Preston. Much more of a historical big club. Won the first two League titles and did the double in the first year whilst remaining unbeaten, albeit in a much smaller league. The likes of Huddersfield and Burnley can fall into this catagory. Both have won the division one title a couple of times, indeed Huddersfield were the first side to win three in a row back in the '20s.

Preston though haven't really done anything of great note for probably over 100 years and don't have the support the other clubs previously mentioned have.

The last thing of note, to my mind, that Preston have done, was appearing in the 1964 FA Cup Final against West Ham.

Although, at that time Preston were only in the old Second Division and playing against the Hammers who were a First Division outfit, it wasn't a bad game at all and definitely one of the better Cup Finals around that time (think of the awful 1965 encounter between Leeds and Liverpool).

West Ham won the game 3-2.

A certain Howard Kendal played for PNE, at that time he was the youngest ever to play in a Cup Final

Mikhail Chigorin wrote:

Lev Bronstein wrote:

Mikhail Chigorin wrote:

nottsblue wrote:Re Preston. Much more of a historical big club. Won the first two League titles and did the double in the first year whilst remaining unbeaten, albeit in a much smaller league. The likes of Huddersfield and Burnley can fall into this catagory. Both have won the division one title a couple of times, indeed Huddersfield were the first side to win three in a row back in the '20s.

Preston though haven't really done anything of great note for probably over 100 years and don't have the support the other clubs previously mentioned have.

The last thing of note, to my mind, that Preston have done, was appearing in the 1964 FA Cup Final against West Ham.

Although, at that time Preston were only in the old Second Division and playing against the Hammers who were a First Division outfit, it wasn't a bad game at all and definitely one of the better Cup Finals around that time (think of the awful 1965 encounter between Leeds and Liverpool).

West Ham won the game 3-2.

A certain Howard Kendal played for PNE, at that time he was the youngest ever to play in a Cup Final

You're right LB; I'd forgotten about that.

The game itself was a contrast in styles with West Ham trying to play some pretty football, whilst Preston had a big, bustling, traditional English centre forward called Alex Dawson and they played a lot of stuff up to him in the air.

There were some absolutely dire Cup Finals around that time but this was quite a good one (not as good as 1969 though ).

Douglas Higginbottom wrote:

South Stand Balti wrote:

PrezIke wrote:Klopp?

Even though he has a worse record than Van Ghoul, he is a genius. All the pundits seem to think so anyway.

Sunday Supplement will rip him apart tomorrow....won't they?