Knasmullner Rapid exit

[Wardy]

Poor effort hardly meritting a reply but I'll just add we have spent 76 seasons at the second tier (Second Division and Championship) which is more than any other league club. Considering the size of the catchment area it is a great achievement. Sheffield is the 4th largest city in the UK but even the top club in the city, Sheffield Wednesday, haven't won owt for ages.
I believe the other team Sheffield United won the First Division in 1899 and the FA Cup in 1925, nothing important since.

Seeing as you,like stats, 63 years in the top tier. Do you think 76 seasons in’the 2nd tier is an achievement ? When will you get to 77 ?

Four FA cup’wins by the way. Wednesday ? Happy bouncing day massacre.

«* Catchment area «* what you talking about ?

[SBRed48]

«* Catchment area «* what you talking about ?

No further questions M'Lord.

[Wardy]

No further questions M'Lord.

LOL. No good running away, let’s stick with the «* catchment area «* point and carry on the discussion.

[SBRed48]

LOL. No good running away, let’s stick with the «* catchment area «* point and carry on the discussion.

I thought it was a widely used term.

1. Catchment area = the geographical area surrounding a ground containing the population the club is likely to draw it's support from.

2. The larger the population, the larger the crowd that is likely to be generated.

3. The larger the crowd, the more income that can be generated.

4. The more income, the better the player that can be brought in.

5. The better the player, the more the likelihood of success.

There are anomalies such as Sheffield and Newcastle where heavily populated catchment areas haven't brought success despite the large attendances but generally the above has held true since the Football League was formed.

[Wardy]

I thought it was a widely used term.

1. Catchment area = the geographical area surrounding a ground containing the population the club is likely to draw it's support from.

2. The larger the population, the larger the crowd that is likely to be generated.

3. The larger the crowd, the more income that can be generated.

4. The more income, the better the player that can be brought in.

5. The better the player, the more the likelihood of success.

There are anomalies such as Sheffield and Newcastle where heavily populated catchment areas haven't brought success despite the large attendances but generally the above has held true since the Football League was formed.

The population of Tyneside is almost 800,000, and there is one club. Sheffield’s population is roughly 518,000 and there are two clubs with roughly equal support, unlike say Stoke or Nottingham.

Barnsley Met Borough is roughly 23I,000.


Ipswich and Burnley have done well with small catchment areas.