Which team is "bigger"?

[RedinSweden]

Traditional sense of the word, not the twisted blueshite one. Who is bigger, Liverpool or Real?

[Brownie]

Fucking hell that's a tough question.

 

I try not to be biased about things like this, and I totally accept that Madrid are a huge club. They have massive tradition, big fan base, they're wealthy and they have a great stadium.

 

I don't think they're any bigger than us though - I really dont.

 

I'm not voting as it's too tight to call.

[Josef Svejk]

Madrid. Thanks to Franco and succeeding governments, local and national. I can live with it.

[Wig]

I've put Madrid, but they're not much bigger than us. They've won the European cup nearly double the times we have, I'm not sure how many La Liga's they've won but i think it's more than 18. If we compare our history to other teams, to say how big we are then we have to compare it to their's to. As Brownie said it is a tough question, but If i'm going to be truly honest you have to say just edge it over us.

[bri]

In my eyes no one will ever be bigger than us. But few pointers.

 

I'm not a madrid historian but massive early on which gave them their european pedegrie and of course the franco thing. but did go 30 years without a european cup. Then the change, the influx of galaticos & glamour rebuilt the club. 3 wins in 98/00 & 02 pushed them right back up there. Then of course Beckham, pushing their profile even further up. Bearing in mind they havent won anything since he joined the club.

 

Ive been to the Bernabeau once ok it wasnt a massive game but it's a very civilised affair, people dressed very smartly etc. Didn't take to well to us lot being smashed and spilling beer everywhere.

 

Here I think were a bit more tribal about it, Liverpool fans will go anywhere by any means possible to follow the club.

 

I'd say their 3 european wins puts them infront of us at the moment. We need to be competing for the title every year and getting into semis at least along side that. At the moment were not, were a cup side with potential. My heart says no but form says yes. (last decade I'm talking about here)

[Section_31]

The Fifth Amendment protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves. To "plead the Fifth" or to "take the Fifth" is to refuse to answer a question because the response could form incriminating evidence.

 

 

Although i'd be interested to see figures for estimated number of supporters around the world. I doubt Real can match our support in the States and Far East...

[Bob]

real are bigger, they have won more, have a bigger fan base and all that goes with it. We need to win the league again to be back up there with them.

[RedinSweden]

Fucking hell that's a tough question.

 

I try not to be biased about things like this, and I totally accept that Madrid are a huge club. They have massive tradition, big fan base, they're wealthy and they have a great stadium.

 

I don't think they're any bigger than us though - I really dont.

 

I'm not voting as it's too tight to call.

 

It was this Rafa business that got me thinking. I think they edge it, but i am glad i support Liverpool. I think we have more to be proud of.

[Tom R]

Madrid are the ONLY club who can say they are biger than us s they are the only club who has won more domestically and in Europe that us. And that, for me, is the ONLY thing taht defines a "big club".

 

not stadium.

not money.

not fan base.

 

Size is measured in success and success alone.

[RedinSweden]

Madrid are the ONLY club who can say they are biger than us s they are the only club who has won more domestically and in Europe that us. And that, for me, is the ONLY thing taht defines a "big club".

 

not stadium.

not money.

not fan base.

 

Size is measured in success and success alone.

 

I have a successful penis.

[Brownie]

Madrid are the ONLY club who can say they are biger than us s they are the only club who has won more domestically and in Europe that us. And that, for me, is the ONLY thing taht defines a "big club".

 

not stadium.

not money.

not fan base.

 

Size is measured in success and success alone.

 

I disagree - I think the others are contributory factors, but mainly when they are added to amount of success.

 

For example, just because Newcastle have a big stadium and fan base, it doesn't make them a big club, but the fact that us and Madrid have that on top of a history of success, reinforces our status.

 

That's my take on it anyway.

[Maldini]

They're more successful, they're bigger, that's the only real way you can judge a team.

[Brownie]

I have a successful penis.

 

My cock has a massive fan base.

[Section_31]

Madrid are the ONLY club who can say they are biger than us s they are the only club who has won more domestically and in Europe that us. And that, for me, is the ONLY thing taht defines a "big club".

 

not stadium.

not money.

not fan base.

 

Size is measured in success and success alone.

 

I dissagree there, Barca don't have a massive trophy cabinet but are widely regarded as one of the top five clubs in the world.

 

I think its trophies, fan base, and stadium.

[RedinSweden]

My cock has a massive fan base.

 

It is the toon army of the cock world though. Very limited success.

[Brownie]

It is the toon army of the cock world though. Very limited success.

 

Nah, it's very successful. So successful that there's a waiting list for tickets.

[xabi the red]

I've put Madrid, but they're not much bigger than us. They've won the European cup nearly double the times we have, I'm not sure how many La Liga's they've won but i think it's more than 18. If we compare our history to other teams, to say how big we are then we have to compare it to their's to. As Brownie said it is a tough question, but If i'm going to be truly honest you have to say just edge it over us.

 

they have won 29 titles.

[xabi the red]

Nah, it's very successful. So successful that there's a waiting list for tickets.

 

Do 30,000 geordies come and look at it when it's out on a practice run?

[madstock]

It is the toon army of the cock world though.

 

Short, fat, with limited success, an odious owner and generally found out in the cold without a top on - "Yes luv, it's cold, not small"

 

RiS, you are an evil man.

 

Although at least it wasn't an Everton Dong, which can be described as "Small, blue and bitter".

[Section_31]

Short, fat, with limited success, an odious owner and generally found out in the cold without a top on - "Yes luv, it's cold, not small"

 

RiS, you are an evil man.

 

Although at least it wasn't an Everton Dong, which can be described as "Small, blue and bitter".

 

Genius as usual!

[RedinSweden]

Do 30,000 geordies come and look at it when it's out on a practice run?

 

I can picture Brownie trying to knock on out in front of 30,000 geordies.

 

Oh god.

 

Nurse! The mind bleach!

[G Richards]

I voted Real Madrid. They are bigger than us in every way you care to measure (league titles, European cups, stadium size, turnover etc.)

 

Rafa will be their manager one day, but not yet Rafa, not yet.

[Brownie]

Do 30,000 geordies come and look at it when it's out on a practice run?

 

Yep, and Jim White interviews me while i'm doing it.

[Stu Monty]

Does anyone else think that there's something a bit funny about winning the first five years of the tournament? It's kind of like Uruguay winning the World Cup when we weren't even in it but would have pissed it, I can't respect it as much.

[G Richards]

Does anyone else think that there's something a bit funny about winning the first five years of the tournament? It's kind of like Uruguay winning the World Cup when we weren't even in it but would have pissed it, I can't respect it as much.

 

I agree with what you are saying. It was a fledgling competition back then and it did not have nearly the prestige or pedigree as later years. It's their good fortune that it wasn't so heavily contested, but by all accounts they still had a marvellous team (Di Stefano and the like I think).