but that's always been the case

Villa are, and almost certainly always will be, a bigger club than us. The biggest club in a much, much bigger city.

It was also a no-brainer for Lambert to join us from Colchester for the same reason so it works for us as well as against us.

Football is structured as a pyramid and there is a hierarchy of clubs based on size. There will always be bigger clubs than us either in size or money or both(fortunately currently a few less than there were a few years ago thanks to our current status).

The only alternative is an NFL style structure where the revenue is all shared equally but that only works where there is no pyramid and no promotion/relegation i.e. a closed shop with franchises. Which would arguably be worse, with the league deciding who gets to 'join the club'.

Posted By: mr carra on June 1st 2012 at 09:07:32

Message Thread

what a ridiculous comment (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 08:40:11
- By any measure, that's an incorrect use of the word 'Darwinian' (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Jun 1, 09:12:34
- there is something to it though (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 1, 08:51:41
  - but that's always been the case (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 1, 09:07:32
    - And.... (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 1, 09:41:23
- It hurts to see Villa described as a big beast and us as their natural prey (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 1, 08:51:30
  - It does but it's true. Always has been, always will be. (NCFC) - Old Man, Jun 1, 09:19:11
    - there are advantages to not being a big club though (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 1, 09:23:53
  - same old same old (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 1, 08:55:23
    - O'Neill fucked off because of Chase (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jun 1, 09:46:28
    - All depends who you see as a top team (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 1, 08:57:20
      - yeah i don't think it's (generally)because people think villa aren't a bigger club, i jus (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 1, 09:00:37
        
        but Villa probably have one of the top seven or eight highest payrolls in the League (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 1, 09:11:54
        
        Once chance. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Jun 1, 09:48:28
        
        burley has gone to cyprus. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 1, 09:19:05
        
        didn't Walker end up there as well at one end? (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 1, 09:20:44
        
        at one point yes,then he sold skips! (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 1, 09:23:31
        
        what relevance has that got to what i posted? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 1, 09:15:30
        
        it wasn't a reply to your post specifically (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 1, 09:19:42
        
        ok, yes i do agree btw. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 1, 09:21:31
      - guess this is instructive (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 1, 08:59:33
        
        Interesting (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 1, 09:03:49
        
        depends on how you look at it really (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 1, 09:02:36
        
        We are MINNOWS!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Jun 1, 09:05:55
        
        WE ARE minnows (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 1, 09:09:10
        
        ^^ should have been in reply to old git (NCFC) - Tombs, Jun 1, 09:03:55
  - Bigger stadium can only help us... (NCFC) - loz, Jun 1, 08:53:31
    - could be a hindrance if we don't fill it as we'll have to take on more debt to finance it (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 1, 09:30:26
    - yep, it's essential financially and image wise. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 1, 08:55:21
    - yep we need to become established too (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 08:54:28
    - can't afford to gamble on that now though, surely (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 1, 08:54:19
      - yeah, how did that work out for Wolves? (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Jun 1, 09:42:01
  - yup. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 1, 08:52:22
- lol (NCFC) - Charles21, Jun 1, 08:43:15
- Southampton and Reading must be worried (n/m) (NCFC) - NiftyFiftyCity, Jun 1, 08:42:42
  - it's just the price of success (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jun 1, 08:45:22

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