Quote ="Gazwire"Now and again you hear fans from Leeds Utd, Sheffield Wednesday and Forest insisting they're still big clubs, but only in their minds. You can harp Saints fans as much as you like about your history, and the same as Widnes, but like it or not,over the past 6/7 years, the stats will point to us being the bigger club.
The perception of the size of a club changes over time eg 1954 when we had the 104000 attendance, I'd say we were the bigger club. From the start of the SL era up until 2006 you were undoubtedly the bigger club. But since 2009 onwards after we won the cc, the pendulum has swung. If your still the bigger club, ask yourself; why have we had more success (bar a jammy gf), why have the better players been attracted to our club and not yours eg Sandow v Peyroux, your average attendances have gradually fallen and ours have generally gone up over that period surpassing yours. Over the past 6/7 years, give me one reason why you believe your club to be bigger than us bar the jammy GF win?
(By the way, I do have a lot of respect for your SL era successes.)'"
Leeds last won the title in 1992. Sheffield Wednesday last won it in 1930 and Forest in 1978. So the comparison with Saints who were champions just 2 years ago is absolutely ridiculous.
That one grand final success (along with the jammy league leaders shield for being the most consistent team throughout the year that year) is worth so much more than your challenge cup wins over the last 6-7 years. The Challenge Cup is a brilliant trophy to win, but it doesn't mean you're the champions. Being the champions is what it is all about and defines you has a club. The fact is, you've not been champions for 61 years. Widnes have been more successful than you, even Leigh won the league during that time.
Your post is desperate, deluded and at the same time, hilarious mate. By your definition, Leicester must be a bigger club than Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Everton etc
It just shows the small club mentality of your club that loads of you come on here to try and rub our noses in it instead of focussing on next week.
You never know, you might win, after all they never believed a Brit would ever win Wimbledon again.
