Is the Championship the best second tier in football?

ahlycotc wrote:No, it's this league...

polska. wrote:I remember checking statistics, your average is something like 10-12k, on par with Polish, Russian, Portuguese, Greek, Turkish, German second division leagues.

Keanoo wrote:Fine Shagger just say the Segunda Division is better.

Keanoo ♥ wrote:

Sean wrote:I mean why did Kanye actually do it, was he taking the piss out of someone

polska. wrote:I think it's Kanye laughing, just rewinded.


Oh yah, forgot about Brazil. Serie B clubs would pummel Championship sides.

The Football League is enjoying its highest attendances for nearly 50 years, with crowds topping the 16m mark for a fifth consecutive season.

Over 16.35m fans attended the 1,656 matches played in the 2008-09 season, an increase of 1% on the previous year.

The Championship is currently the fourth most-watched league in Europe, with a total audience of 9.9m fans.

That figure is likely to be bettered only by the Premier League, Germany's Bundesliga and Spain's La Liga.

Attendances at matches in the Championship rose by 5% during 2008-09 and averaged 17,891.

Crowds for matches in League One and League Two averaged more than 7,500 and 4,100 respectively - figures that continue to dwarf those at comparable levels of the game in Europe's other major footballing nations.

League One crowds are 40% greater than those in Germany and more than three times higher than those recorded in Italy and France.

League Two crowds are almost three times those of German football and four times those of the Italian game.

"Attracting more than 16m fans to matches for the fifth consecutive season is further proof that Football League clubs provide an outstanding experience for supporters," said Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney.

"I am particularly encouraged that more and more families are going to watch their local League club.

"Given the prevailing financial climate, maintaining this progress will be a significant challenge for clubs. A number of clubs are already using innovative pricing policies to enable them to continue making live football accessible to everyone in their local community."

polska. wrote:

James wrote:

Mal wrote:5th most popular league in the world.

Is that supporter wise? Or just in terms of watching?

I do wonder where we'd be in terms of attendances.

I remember checking statistics, your average is something like 10-12k, on par with Polish, Russian, Portuguese, Greek, Turkish, German second division leagues.

[quote="polska. wrote:

Sean wrote:I mean why did Kanye actually do it, was he taking the piss out of someone

I think it's Kanye laughing, just rewinded.


Oh yah, forgot about Brazil. Serie B clubs would pummel Championship sides.

menalawyerguy wrote:
Really? Brazil's second teir is way better than England's second teir eventhough Brazil's first teir doesn't compare to England's first teir? Well, most Premiership sides would pummel most Championship sides. So following through on this, what you are saying logically implies that Brazil's second teir sides are about as good as Premiership sides.


You're taking the piss, right?

Zzonked wrote:

Mal wrote:This is from the end of the 08/09 season.

The Football League is enjoying its highest attendances for nearly 50 years, with crowds topping the 16m mark for a fifth consecutive season.

Over 16.35m fans attended the 1,656 matches played in the 2008-09 season, an increase of 1% on the previous year.

The Championship is currently the fourth most-watched league in Europe, with a total audience of 9.9m fans.

That figure is likely to be bettered only by the Premier League, Germany's Bundesliga and Spain's La Liga.

Attendances at matches in the Championship rose by 5% during 2008-09 and averaged 17,891.

Crowds for matches in League One and League Two averaged more than 7,500 and 4,100 respectively - figures that continue to dwarf those at comparable levels of the game in Europe's other major footballing nations.

League One crowds are 40% greater than those in Germany and more than three times higher than those recorded in Italy and France.

League Two crowds are almost three times those of German football and four times those of the Italian game.

"Attracting more than 16m fans to matches for the fifth consecutive season is further proof that Football League clubs provide an outstanding experience for supporters," said Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney.

"I am particularly encouraged that more and more families are going to watch their local League club.

"Given the prevailing financial climate, maintaining this progress will be a significant challenge for clubs. A number of clubs are already using innovative pricing policies to enable them to continue making live football accessible to everyone in their local community."

That doesn't make sesne.

If the average is 17k then:

46x17,000x24= 18 million

But the article says they have had 9.9 million fans.

Have I gone wrong somewhere?

menalawyerguy wrote:

Zzonked wrote:

Mal wrote:This is from the end of the 08/09 season.

The Football League is enjoying its highest attendances for nearly 50 years, with crowds topping the 16m mark for a fifth consecutive season.

Over 16.35m fans attended the 1,656 matches played in the 2008-09 season, an increase of 1% on the previous year.

The Championship is currently the fourth most-watched league in Europe, with a total audience of 9.9m fans.

That figure is likely to be bettered only by the Premier League, Germany's Bundesliga and Spain's La Liga.

Attendances at matches in the Championship rose by 5% during 2008-09 and averaged 17,891.

Crowds for matches in League One and League Two averaged more than 7,500 and 4,100 respectively - figures that continue to dwarf those at comparable levels of the game in Europe's other major footballing nations.

League One crowds are 40% greater than those in Germany and more than three times higher than those recorded in Italy and France.

League Two crowds are almost three times those of German football and four times those of the Italian game.

"Attracting more than 16m fans to matches for the fifth consecutive season is further proof that Football League clubs provide an outstanding experience for supporters," said Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney.

"I am particularly encouraged that more and more families are going to watch their local League club.

"Given the prevailing financial climate, maintaining this progress will be a significant challenge for clubs. A number of clubs are already using innovative pricing policies to enable them to continue making live football accessible to everyone in their local community."

That doesn't make sesne.

If the average is 17k then:

46x17,000x24= 18 million

But the article says they have had 9.9 million fans.

Have I gone wrong somewhere?

Your math is wrong because you're counting every game twice. That's 17,000 per game. Each game involves two teams. So by multiplying that number by 46 for each team, you're actually counting each games attendance twice.

Lux wrote:

polska. wrote:I think it's Kanye laughing, just rewinded.


Oh yah, forgot about Brazil. Serie B clubs would pummel Championship sides.

Championship > Brazil Serie A

Really though, I can imagine some teams in the Championship being better than the lower teams.....but becuz dey cnt do skilz Chumpionshup obv wurserer