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Re: Help Comrade find an EPL team
Comrade, being a Bulldogs fan, I know the exact team for you.
This team comes from as working class a background as you can imagine (steel manufacturing city), won its last premier league (first division in those days) title in 1934, but were the dominant team from 1900 - 1905 and then again in 1930 - 1934, and has had a long dought since then apart from making the FA Cup final in 1964 before winning the League Cup (over Alex Ferguson's Manchester United no less!) in 1991.
They then finished third in the first ever season of the Premier League, and made both the League and FA Cup finals in 1992 before losing both to Arsenal. They are still widely recognised as the 'sixth largest team in Britain' in terms of following and have one of the best stadiums in England that is still used everytime England host an international tournament.
The only problem is that they are in the Championship at the moment, but they finished in the top half of the table this past season and are a real chance to win promotion back to the Premiership next year.
Working class, family club, long drought in success, huge latent supporter base, top class facilities, but no nobs (like Newcastle/Collingwood). Sound like the Dogs?
I introduce, the one and only Sheffield 'The Owls' Wednesday.
Trivia: Sheffield FC, from which both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday were born, is THE OLDEST soccer club in the world, so you can say that Sheffield is the true birthplace of the sport as we know it today.
Comrade, being a Bulldogs fan, I know the exact team for you.
This team comes from as working class a background as you can imagine (steel manufacturing city), won its last premier league (first division in those days) title in 1934, but were the dominant team from 1900 - 1905 and then again in 1930 - 1934, and has had a long dought since then apart from making the FA Cup final in 1964 before winning the League Cup (over Alex Ferguson's Manchester United no less!) in 1991.
They then finished third in the first ever season of the Premier League, and made both the League and FA Cup finals in 1992 before losing both to Arsenal. They are still widely recognised as the 'sixth largest team in Britain' in terms of following and have one of the best stadiums in England that is still used everytime England host an international tournament.
The only problem is that they are in the Championship at the moment, but they finished in the top half of the table this past season and are a real chance to win promotion back to the Premiership next year.
Working class, family club, long drought in success, huge latent supporter base, top class facilities, but no nobs (like Newcastle/Collingwood). Sound like the Dogs?
I introduce, the one and only Sheffield 'The Owls' Wednesday.
Trivia: Sheffield FC, from which both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday were born, is THE OLDEST soccer club in the world, so you can say that Sheffield is the true birthplace of the sport as we know it today.
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