Not a fan of Cardiff because of who owns it. No one knows of his reputation then? Well you need to read the news more then.

Amongst a host of other things.

Just the thought of how much more he'll make if Cardiff make it to the Premiership is upsetting. It's the only reason I don't want to see them promoted.

Tell you what. The Den is probably the stadium I'd least like to visit. Hooliganism is still pretty much prevelant and it's long history of violence stretches up until this very day. In 2004 when Liverpool visited, their fans goaded ours by signing about Hillsborough. This eventually led to a clash involving both supporters. Not a place fans would want to visit either.

Don't think the capacity directly reflects the size of the pitch highbury was said to be narrow despite being bigger than Championship stadiums. I'm not sure what the FA regulations are, but there is a minimum requirement. If anything, expanding the stadiums benefits the home team as it translates into more tickets being sold.

...and Lee Chapman.

Wouldn't mind seeing Forest in the Premiership. When I last watched the play, Roy Keane was a young emerging talent and as coincidence would have it, Canadian international, Craig Forrest (pun intended) was in goal. They were also former European Champions.

If Cardiff do get promoted, will anyone put it past them to secure a European spot in their first season, with Vincent Tan and his cohort of bookies in the picture? Malaysians are the biggest betters in the region as far as the Premiere League is concerned.

Well I can't bring myself to detach the two simply because he will profit if Cardiff gets promoted. No need to go into detail because those of us who read the papers know quite a lot about him, especially if you have friends or family who have had encounters with him. Just ask any businessman what they think. He isn't just a gambler. I'm not saying other clubs are clean but I know he isn't.

To each his own but I've said in posts before that I cannot support something that embodies values I don't agree with.

Hasn't been that long since we've seen Norwich in the Premiership. Friend of mine will be delighted being a fan of the Canaries. Unless my memory fails me, they were sponsored by Lotus back then and they played an exhibition match in Kelana Jaya. Darren Huckerby was their marquee player then.

Well for their sake, I hope they do a better job than they did the last time they got promoted. They only managed to muster 7 wins all season long. I don't know a single player on their roster with the exception of former Liverpool and Millwall defender, Zak Whitbread.

Yes but he's only there on loan and I really doubt he'll still be there next season playing against us, and I was clearly referring to their chances next season. I've no idea who Lansbury is. Why the surprise?

Likewise. I started watching during the days of the old First Division and I too look forward to the day when the likes of Oldham, Luton and Notts Country return to the top flight, if ever. These clubs have faced Premiership exile for 2 decades now. Unlike back then, the wealth disparity between clubs in the top flight and the rest of the league is huge now and it will be an uphill task for them to survive their first season back. I doubt you'll see a repeat of feats from clubs like Blackburn or Newcastle who finished in the top quarter of the league in their first seasons back. These days, just escaping relegation is a victory in itself. I can see why given that it's also pretty hard for clubs who go down to bounce right back up. Middlesbrough are going to finish just above the relegation zone and Portsmouth aren't too far away either.

I'd like to see West Ham stave of relegation. I've had a soft spot for them for some time now. Anyone remember facist and controversial striker, Paolo Di Canio's show of sportsmanship? To say that Di Canio has a temper is an understatement which made his display for fair play even more surprising. It was against Everton that keeper Paul Gerrard got injured and lay on the pitch prone as the ball was played to Di Canio who was faced with an open goal. In a move that stunned everyone, he caught the ball and pointed to the injured keeper instead of smashing it into an empty net. Won himself a FIFA Fairplay award for that too.

I think Ian Holloway has done a great job at Blackpool and I'd like to see them stay up. With a squad that hardly anyone would notice if they walked by them on a street, he's managed get some pretty good results especially at home, including a victory against Man Utd.

I don't think Wolves and Wigan have done much to justify their place in the top flight. Martinez is a nice guy but he's never really transformed Wigan from Premiership strugglers into anything. If they do go down, I reckon they'll struggle in the Championship as well especially when you consider that players like Al-Habsi, Rodallega and N'Zogbia are unlikely to stay.

Can't say I'm disappointed. Never a pleasant thing seeing dirty rich people get richer.

Swansea? What a story that would be eh? First time ever in the top flight of English football.

I'm aware of forum etiquette, hence no names named. It's extremely mild if you compare to what you see in the "Real World Issues" forum.

This post has been edited by Duke Red: May 18 2011, 01:13 PM

Swansea? Really? Well I must have missed that. I know Cardiff were in the top flight before. My bad.

This post has been edited by Duke Red: May 18 2011, 04:32 PM