Lowest place club with most potential.

Forest are the biggest club in the lowest place at this moment in time. Massive fan base with fans all around the world, a very good ground, history, great location in the fact we're surrounded by smaller clubs than us etc etc.

We'll never win the Champions League again, but we are the lowest places club that have at least a 0.01% chance of doing it.

Like Yarnbury said for Leeds, all we're missing is a Sheikh too

I think Crawley's rise will hit a brick wall t the Championship for 5-10 years at least

Lu❣s Suarez wrote:I always wondered about Bristol? Bristol is a large city, why have they never had good football?

A few years ago they were close to the Premier League but lost to Hull in the playoff final.

Bristol have 2 clubs with poor stadiums. Rugby Union is more popular down that way as well (correct me if i'm wrong) so it could be possible that is a problem when trying to gain supporters.

Lu❣s Suarez wrote:I find it pretty unrealistic how you guys are saying league 1 and league 2 sides.

Sure they could all be Premier League sides in 20-30 years, but there is a huge jump from Premier League side to top English side, these clubs won't ever be bigger than you're Fulhams and Blackburns until something big happens (rich owner for example) The only clubs that could realistically be top sides are clubs from large cities with a big fanbase and big history that is attractive to potential owners and players. Look at Forest, Leeds, Southampton or maybe even Hull.

A lot of big teams were in the 3rd division 20-30 years ago, Villa who went on to win European Cups and the League title, Blackburn won the prem.

Look at City playing us 10 or so years ago (cough we won at Maine Road and at Gigg ) a large investment and they are flying at the top.

Britfag wrote:Bristol have 2 clubs with poor stadiums. Rugby Union is more popular down that way as well (correct me if i'm wrong) so it could be possible that is a problem when trying to gain supporters.

You are wrong.

Also we have planning permission for a new stadium a 20,000 seater. City are also trying to get new stadium. They were turned down for ot recently.

Fair enough then, I don't keep up with Rugby Union and I thought it was big in the south west.

It is, just not bigger than football. In Bristol that is.

Bristol Rovers will end up being the next club to go bust then. You'll never fill 20,000 seats every week in the lower half of League 2


Football clubs are ran by idiots

We'll only build a 20,000 seater stadium if we can realistically fill it, or at least 90% of it every home game. There's nothing wrong with being positive about the future, and right now whether you like it or not, Crawley's future is very bright with potential.

Billy Davies wrote:Bristol Rovers will end up being the next club to go bust then. You'll never fill 20,000 seats every week in the lower half of League 2


Football clubs are ran by idiots

We won't go bust. It isn't us paying for all of it. It will be on a UWE site paid for so it benefits them.

Must be Coventry. 32,000 seater ground, 34 years in the Prem, FA Cup winners and a very good academy.

I was doing a bit of research on their forum earlier, according to them they could have signed Carroll for £250,000 and Henderson for £500,000...but their owners couldn't afford it.

Alicante C.F in Segunda division 6

Even though Valencia outweighs the city of Alicante

Mason_Inzaghi wrote:Must be Coventry. 32,000 seater ground, 34 years in the Prem, FA Cup winners and a very good academy.

I was doing a bit of research on their forum earlier, according to them they could have signed Carroll for £250,000 and Henderson for £500,000...but their owners couldn't afford it.

History has nothing to do with a club having potential to be a top club in the future.
Right now they are in massive troubles and attract really poor crowds. They're like Plymouth, without the money trouble's they'd have potential. But that cripples them unless they find someone who is willing to invest off their own back.

Mason_Inzaghi wrote:Must be Coventry. 32,000 seater ground, 34 years in the Prem, FA Cup winners and a very good academy.

I was doing a bit of research on their forum earlier, according to them they could have signed Carroll for £250,000 and Henderson for £500,000...but their owners couldn't afford it.

You know fuck all..

Mason_Inzaghi wrote:Must be Coventry. 32,000 seater ground, 34 years in the Prem, FA Cup winners and a very good academy.

I was doing a bit of research on their forum earlier, according to them they could have signed Carroll for £250,000 and Henderson for £500,000...but their owners couldn't afford it.

Cov are quite shit.

Monaco, owned by the 79th richest man in the world and represent a country

Even though they're fighting ligue 2 relegation

Ipswich Town

Fonseca wrote:Monaco, owned by the 79th richest man in the world and represent a country

Even though they're fighting ligue 2 relegation

Monaco will never gain promotion again, they have no fans at all a shit stadium and I doubt the owners gonna invest.

Viva Ronaldo 7 wrote:Ipswich Town

Could actually see them in Europa League in 10-15 years...They have everything in place to be a big club.

LFC_Grunners wrote:

Fonseca wrote:Monaco, owned by the 79th richest man in the world and represent a country

Even though they're fighting ligue 2 relegation

Monaco will never gain promotion again, they have no fans at all a shit stadium and I doubt the owners gonna invest.

Viva Ronaldo 7 wrote:Ipswich Town

Could actually see them in Europa League in 10-15 years...They have everything in place to be a big club.

What?

They have fans, they have a great stadium and the owner just bought it a month and a half ago... wtf

Not only that, they are very attractable for players if they reach Ligue 1, low taxes, huge wages and living in one of the most upper class cities (country) in the world yet you're saying Ipswich have more chance

Ipswich or Monaco as a player.. hmm Monaco no doubt

I don't know much about lower league foreign football. Does sound good though.

I've always thought Norwich. It's quite a remote place....unlike places like London, Birmingham etc....there's only one team to choose from if you're from Norwich. They also have the surrounding area....and a lack of competition. Ipswich, Colchester and Peterborough are all not that close.

You also have Cardiff and Swansea. Wales has 3million people, and only two teams in the English leagues. North Wales is a bit remote and maybe some travel over the border to teams like Liverpool...but it's still a big fan base.

Watford aren't so lucky.....Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, Man Utd and Liverpool (glory hunters )...3 of which are very close. Also got to compete with teams like QPR, Stevenage...Luton...().....and Watford only has a population of 80,000. Rely on support from the rest of Hertfordshire and North West London.

Lux wrote:I've always thought Norwich. It's quite a remote place....unlike places like London, Birmingham etc....there's only one team to choose from if you're from Norwich. They also have the surrounding area....and a lack of competition. Ipswich, Colchester and Peterborough are all not that close.

You also have Cardiff and Swansea. Wales has 3million people, and only two teams in the English leagues. North Wales is a bit remote and maybe some travel over the border to teams like Liverpool...but it's still a big fan base.

Watford aren't so lucky.....Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, Man Utd and Liverpool (glory hunters )...3 of which are very close. Also got to compete with teams like QPR, Stevenage...Luton...().....and Watford only has a population of 80,000. Rely on support from the rest of Hertfordshire and North West London.

Of which the majority would rather watch rugby than football.

LA Galaxy

Dan wrote:Of which the majority would rather watch rugby than football.

How gay is that?

Norwich City, as most of Norfolk support them and the same with Ipswich Town, as most of Suffolk support them and there would be none in Essex, as there is 3 teams and the majority of Essex, either support Colchester, Southend or West Ham.