On OwlsTalk 20 minutes ago… The Realist “We’re shortly about to be relegated into Lg1 for the 2nd time in the last 10 years and the 3rd in the last 20 years. But the saving grace is we’re a big club. Yeah, right.” The Deluded “So do you think Bournemouth or Watford hold as much kudos as Sheffield Wednesday? I guarantee Sheffield Wednesday are known worldwide, regardless of current standing.”
Very deluded. I travel a lot globally and other than last year meet with people in Asia, Middle East, Americas, North Europe, S.Europe - yes everywhere. I have yet to hear in football chats anyone to bring up Sheff Wed. Most people who remember any of their success are now dead of course.
Well not really. Be a bit like the Venetians gobbing off about being a big power. 16th century - yes. Today - gondolas
I think this view is coloured by living in South Yorkshire. I live in the midlands, and loads of people still thought of Leeds, for example, as a top flight club in waiting last season (annoying as it was). Maybe they'd think the same about Wednesday if they looked like threatening the playoffs, but even that's debatable. Sunderland are probably bigger in general, and I don't think people round here would be more excited about Wednesday getting to the Premier League than they would about the likes of Hull.
Was that the one where Elsie Tanner lost her cat and went up and down the street shouting has anyone seen my p*ssy.....
Yes, but Venice rivalled whole countries in terms of trade and military power. Now it doesn't. So they don't claim to be a big power. Unlike Wednesday. . /
That really is delusional. I'd say the only English teams known worldwide are Liverpool, Man U, Man C, Arsenal, Chelsea and maybe Spurs.
Are they anymore? It's over 20 years since they were last in the Premier league. 'The deluded' claims they're known worldwide. Well, not by anyone under the age of 30 they're not. And the Premier League wasn't anywhere near as popular world wide 20 years ago as it is now. And it's not like they were big hitters then. They were also rans two decades ago in a league that no one outside England cared that much about, that was still suffering from the bans from Europe and the association with hooliganism from the 70s and 80s. Jose Mourinho was still 2 years away from managing Porto never mind Chelsea when they were relegated. They have the potential to draw large crowds, but they're so long out of the limelight that they're nothing. They have no greater standing either domestically or internationally than we have.