Ideal Premier League

[Richard E]

And Bury are above Palace (!)

[Sexual Ealing]

to put it another way, I preferred the premier league in the 1990s when :

a) we were in it
b) the results werent so predictable

A bit like the Championship in the 2010s!

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

And Bury are above Palace (!)

They have also won the cup twice.

[rougegorge]

I'd kick Arsenal out, make them start at step 10 and earn their way to the top flight for once.

Yes, they somehow wangled their way into the top flight after WW1.

It all depends on the era that people grew up  in or remember most.

Having said that, I can't see how Palace would ever make anyone's top league. Their record over the years is less than average at best. Sheffield Utd would be another one that wouldn't make it, but just my view.

Also, a fair number of the current top flight reads like the third or fourth tier!
Burnley
Huddersfield
Watford
Bournemouth
Cardiff
Brighton

However, Chelsea and Manchester City would have struggled to make a top list if we were back in the 80s or 90s.

But as I say, it all depends on what you're used to... but Palace wouldn't make it under any criteria.

[PeterWithesShin]

Quite strange, to me anyway, that a 20 year old won't think of Forest, Sheff Weds and Leeds as top flight clubs and almost certainly won't remember any of them ever being in the top flight.

[cdbearsfan]

Villa and the nineteen weakest clubs on the planet. Obviously.

Mind you, not sure I can be arsed with the hassle of playing Small Heath again.

[Richard E]

Villa and the nineteen weakest clubs on the planet. Obviously.

Mind you, not sure I can be arsed with the hassle of playing Small Heath again.

And you’d have divided loyalties when we played Clyde.

[cdbearsfan]

Derby and Wolverhampton are both cities, BTW.

[cdbearsfan]

Villa and the nineteen weakest clubs on the planet. Obviously.

Mind you, not sure I can be arsed with the hassle of playing Small Heath again.

And you’d have divided loyalties when we played Clyde.

Football would be the winner.

[PeterWithesShin]

One day you'll give up trying to convince any of us that a club named after the orangutan from Every Which Way But Loose is real.

[cdbearsfan]

They're real and they are going up.





Well, maybe.

[john e]

The top 20 teams from this table?

https://www.worldfootball.net/alltime_table/eng-premier-league/

I wouldn't be having Darwen all the way down there. Massive club.

it's the survival of the fittest

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

The largest towns without a League club.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/may/29/theknowledge.sport

[Tayls_7]

The top 20 teams from this table?

https://www.worldfootball.net/alltime_table/eng-premier-league/

I wouldn't be having Darwen all the way down there. Massive club.

it's the survival of the fittest

Bravo.

[Richard E]

The largest towns without a League club.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/may/29/theknowledge.sport

I always thought it was Bedford.