With Bournemouth on the verge of promotion who do you consider the greatest shock team to play in it after promotion?!? Us, Hull, Burnley, Blackpool, Burnley etc ???? I still think its us. Arguments for and against all I suppose..... who's yours?
Swindon, Oldham, Wimbledon then us but I'd put Bournemouth as the biggest shock to play in the Premier league. Always considered them a fourth Division club so although they've had a Russian Billionaire paying for them, it still seems wrong that they're there.
Sheffield Wednesday. A club of that size should be given a bye into the Champions League, so they can forego all those routine Premiership fixtures against smaller clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Wigan Athletic by a country mile! Non league before 1978. Still playing against Dale in the 90's in Division 4. Premier league and F.A.Cup winners. Fairytale.
Probably can't call us a massive shock, we'd been in the second tier for years as well as most of our history, whereas Hull, Blackpool, Swansea and to some extent Burnley had risen quickly out of the lower leagues - yes they had been fairly big clubs in the past but that was a long time before. Hull and Swansea I'm sure were on the verge of folding not that long ago.
Absolutely mate. I don't think that's a fairytale either! Barnsley and blackpools promotions were however. Maybe you lot will do it under Keith Hill...
I say us based on us being favourites to be relegated, losing our top scorer and spending peanuts in assembling a squad that then played like Brazil and maracana'd their way to the top flight.
When we went up it was a shock but we were an established championship level side. Blackpool is probably the biggest ever shock based on the owner, the crowds they got and that they got up at a time when TV money was crazy so teams weren't on as much of a level footing as in our day.
I suppose it is when you look at Bournemouth having all those points deducted when they went into administration and Eddie Howe somehow keeping them in the football league. They then got promoted along with us back in 09/10 from the 4th division. Even with the 15million backing its a staggering rise.
Us because we spent next to nowt to do it. But for size of club its got to be Bournemouth. I'm looking forward to seeing how they go on.
Definitely us or Blackpool. Both one of the relegation favourites in the year we went up. Hull, Bournemouth & Wigan all had significant financial backing. Swansea was the most impressive rise for me. The football they played & continue to play is brilliant. Gomez, Allen & Britton were an outstanding midfield 3 behind a prime Jason Scotland the season they got up to the prem