YassinMoutaouakil Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Was it yourselves the league kept to stop Falkirk getting up?Think so aye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I think Rochdale and Montrose are the clear leaders here. To clarify, this is about how boring it would be to support them, not whether you think a club are boring. Stoke clearly don't count, they've been in a Cup Final, played in Europe and have one of the most exciting attacks in the country. All of which would have been unimaginable 10 years ago. The Montrose play-off final in May was fairly exciting and attracted a fairly impressive crowd. Granted Brora took quite a few and some of the locals were Arbroath fans rubber-necking, but it's always interesting to note how big a crowd a team can get in a genuinely important match, rather than a cup tie against the bigots. East Stirling are probably in a worse state and if they take the plunge almost certainly won't be coming back into the national leagues. Not even having your own ground or credible catchment area must be rubbish. Unless you consider conceding 100 goals in a dead rubber league entertaining, in which case their antics a few years ago count them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Think so aye. It's amazing the grudge certain supporters have managed to hold against you lot for their own clubs failings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Tottenham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakamura Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Maybe Everton? They are always around the middle, no real relegation threat, little chance of Champions league, always looking for rich owners seemingly, never finding them. One run to FA cup finals in recent decades, otherwise nothing special. Also I watch MLS during summers, so I'll throw in Chicago Fire here. You have a big league, 20 teams now, soon to be 24, then 28 probably within 10 years, and Chicago Fire is stuck with poor ownership, no exciting signings, no memorable seasons. No clear upside either, because while they are in a huge market, they've built their stadium in a small suburb in the middle of nowhere, and support is just weak. It's just a disappointing team to support. Nothing to be excited about, and the league keeps getting bigger and bigger and they get left further behind. No relegation in that league either. I think Scottish leagues are a bit more exciting because they are small and it's easier to get relegated, plus there are multiple cups. Every Scottish team has something to fight for occasionally, an MLS team can really be stuck with nothing for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Think so aye. Good c***s imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakamura Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Would agree with the fella that said Celtic. A relatively big club in the grand scheme of things, with a budget millions of times bigger than anyone else in the same country. If they don't win the treble it's a failure, and they never do. Even winning the league has no excitement because beating teams like Aberdeen and Hearts with f**k all budget means little. The only big occasions for Celtic are European games and even then they're getting pumped out by Molde or whatever their name was. Not much to get properly excited about if you're a Celtic supporter, it seems pretty dull. Euro matches have been exciting, just disappointing. Kind of like relegation battle can be exciting but disappointing. Premiership, yep, it's not been too exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I thought of Rochdale as soon as I saw the title of this thread. Montrose had an exciting end to last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Would agree with the fella that said Celtic. A relatively big club in the grand scheme of things, with a budget millions of times bigger than anyone else in the same country. If they don't win the treble it's a failure, and they never do. Even winning the league has no excitement because beating teams like Aberdeen and Hearts with f**k all budget means little. The only big occasions for Celtic are European games and even then they're getting pumped out by Molde or whatever their name was. Not much to get properly excited about if you're a Celtic supporter, it seems pretty dull. So are we just cherry picking since Rangers died? Ok. In that time we defeated what was arguably the best club side in the world at the time, qualified for the latter stages of the champions league, been thrown in and out of Europe in the space of a few days. Also had a manager change, sold some players for funny money, made it past christmas again in Europe. Had some roller coaster domestic semi finals ( Hearts and Inverness spring to mind). Now we have a title race that doesnt get much closer at the moment. To summarise, yer talking pish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Port Vale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Port Vale Great shout. I think?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Getting humiliated in Europe then crying until you are allowed back in - only to be humiliated and lapped straight back out - isn't exciting. It's fucking embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latino Lover Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I think stadium is a big factor as well, at least with Newcastle you're minutes walk from the town centre pubs and it's a decent experience, other than the match usually. Watching someone like Derby, Boro or Scunthorpe at a relatively new ground where the nearest things to the ground are a roundabout, drive through KFC and dm franky and bennys, would also make going to the match a dreary experience despite the glamour of the undoubted aforementioned trio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Wait - Gannonball has said beating Barcelona 'the best team in the world at that time' .. Was that not the year Bayern pumped them 7-0?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I think stadium is a big factor as well, at least with Newcastle you're minutes walk from the town centre pubs and it's a decent experience, other than the match usually. Watching someone like Derby, Boro or Scunthorpe at a relatively new ground where the nearest things to the ground are a roundabout, drive through KFC and dm franky and bennys, would also make going to the match a dreary experience despite the glamour of the undoubted aforementioned trio. Can't beat the inner City grounds close to a train station, Can you imagine the likes of Hibs had actually moved to Straiton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 So are we just cherry picking since Rangers died? Ok. In that time we defeated what was arguably the best club side in the world at the time, qualified for the latter stages of the champions league, been thrown in and out of Europe in the space of a few days. Also had a manager change, sold some players for funny money, made it past christmas again in Europe. Had some roller coaster domestic semi finals ( Hearts and Inverness spring to mind). Now we have a title race that doesnt get much closer at the moment. To summarise, yer talking pish. Sorry but sitting in a half empty Celtic Park every second Saturday really doesn't look the most appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I think stadium is a big factor as well, at least with Newcastle you're minutes walk from the town centre pubs and it's a decent experience, other than the match usually. Watching someone like Derby, Boro or Scunthorpe at a relatively new ground where the nearest things to the ground are a roundabout, drive through KFC and dm franky and bennys, would also make going to the match a dreary experience despite the glamour of the undoubted aforementioned trio. The Riverside is a 5-10 minute walk to the town centre and even less to some pubs. Doesn't really make any difference to the experience for me, but can see why it would affect some people's experience. Never been to Newcastle, but in terms of Boro, it's no different to the likes of Ibrox/Celtic Park where you're a good bit away from decent pubs etc, despite being in a large city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 The Riverside is a 5-10 minute walk to the town centre and even less to some pubs. Doesn't really make any difference to the experience for me, but can see why it would affect some people's experience. Never been to Newcastle, but in terms of Boro, it's no different to the likes of Ibrox/Celtic Park where you're a good bit away from decent pubs etc, despite being in a large city. Newcastle takes a bit of beating. An easy walk from Newcastle Central and loads of good pubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Newcastle takes a bit of beating. An easy walk from Newcastle Central and loads of good pubs. As I say I've never been but can imagine it would be brilliant. There's a reason that loads of people who aren't even fans choose to go to St James' for a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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