Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
Much more than just luck in my opinion.
If I remember rightly they went up the year we lost out to QPR at Wembley.
We were unlucky that afternoon, yes...but you need more than luck to go up, stay up, win the League, never finish lower than 12th and currently be 2nd...while in the meantime we’ve pretty much stood still.
Of course it RA. You maybe lucky to get promoted. Several teams do in play off finals(cough)

But money is what keeps you up. That includes a large fan base/merchandising/sponsors/a real sugar daddy.
Like miserable says, Stoke did it for 10 years. Where's their sugar daddy?

Anyone can be a big club, if the right circumstances come together.
No fire without fuel/oxygen/ignition.
Luck doesn't work making you a big club. It can get you a bonus, but that's it.