Have been arguing with mates over this for a while now and we've not been able to set a criteria on what actually makes a club a big club because every time we tried to do so ever fan tried to skew the criteria in their favour.
What actually makes a club a big club? This question have been going on for a while even among professional pundits and commentators.
1. People talk about history. Personally i believe once a club is a day old they already have history the proper question should be "how successfully is your history.
2. Some people grade club in terms of their financial pull. What sort of player and manager a club can attract.
3. Some grade with how well they have performed in recent time in European tournaments.
4. Another yardstick used will be stadium capacity and money generated from gate takings not having a half filled huge capacity stadium. Also the size of their fans.
5. Some is about here and now. What can your club do now? Have they got the power to hold on to your best players and fulfil their ambitions?
6. Some will argue that its all about global recognition about how their name is a brand name known all over the world.
7. Some will argue that its the set-up of a club that makes it a big club. How well their academy is set up. how many young talented players they've produced over the years.
Depending on which criteria suits one, using these yardsticks to judge teams say for example premier league top 10 one will see teams drifting in any out of the so called "Big Club".
