Slaven Bilic named as West Ham Manager (09.06.15)
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I haven't said anything since my first post...
When their new owner bought them in June last year he said his first priority was to get back into the Premier League, get into Europe and be bigger than Real Madrid.
He has ambition. They finished 13th.
Being ambitious is easy.......
I have always supported West Ham because they are West Ham not because they are 'bigger' (or not) than others.
Would I like them to be more successful?
Of course, but would they then be West Ham?
https://talksport.com/football/top-30-biggest-football-clubs-britain-30-number-one-ranked-161224221224?p=18
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_football_clubs_by_elite_honours_won
Two surveys which support my claim. I do appreciate we all have our own criteria so I respect you might believe differently.
The Talksport list doesn't give the formula they used to calculate the positions
re. criteria, yes... I think any claims that this club is 'bigger' than that club is pointless without specifying some kind of criteria for the calculation.
I'm interested that you like 2 different methods. And I notice that Wikilist is based just on 'honours won' while the Talksport list basically uses the wiki list and adds some other factors. Including number of 'followers' on various social media accounts ;doh
The whole ‘mine’s bigger than yours’ seems a bit childish, to be honest.
Also, fortune, your claim about West Ham being bigger than Leicester was the basis for a judgement about the respective owners' ambitions. So really I was getting at the point that for someone to accept and agree with that conclusion, they'd have to agree with the premise. Which was, in your own words, just a personal opinion ;ok
And, as a somewhat tangential comment, I like to see evidence to support any claim. No free pass from me just because the claim flatters West Ham. But I am quite argumentative by nature ;biggrin #bolshy
Thanks for the clarification. I'll have to raise my game. ;biggrin
Bye bye Bilic
I don’t see how the owners have a choice after this result