So hear me out, the current top 10 clubs in the Premier League should be considered a “big 10”. So the general rule for a club to be considered a part of “big x” they have to be:

  1. Big club - a big fanbase and history
  2. Financial strength - ability to spend a lot to buy playera
  3. Pull factor - playera wanting to join the club just becuse of the club name
  4. Consistent success

Now there is no doubt why the “big 6” is part of this “big 10”.

Now Aston Villa, Newcastle are big clubs, spend a lot, pull players from big clubs from other leagues and have had consistent good results in last 2 season.

West Ham is a big club, with consistent results (apart from last season). However, they have less pull factor and less financial strength from clubs listed above. But, I believe that their ability is in these categories is still better than bottom 10 clubs so that’s why they should still be considered part of “big 10”.

Brighton is the only highly questionable. They have results and relative financial strength. However, they have almost no pull factor and aren’t a big club. But if their results continue to be good they will start to become a big club and gain a pull factor.

That’s why I believe Arsenal, Liverpool, City, Tottenham, Spurs, United, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Brighton and West Ham are part of “Big 10”. What do you think?

  • ahuss949@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Tldr, breaking news: there’s an upper half of the table that’s better than the bottom half

  • TommySki7@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Personally, I don’t feel the need to classify teams, I think even the Big 6 is a pointless thing.

  • ChiliVerTe@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Man just outed Chelsea because of two shit seasons and kept united in big 10, also mentioned Spurs twice with no titles ever

  • OkReporter3886@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I dont understand the constant need to classify teams, especially when it’s literally half the league. I already find the big 6 pretty stupid, and we’re apparently part of it.

  • TheWawa_24@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Its still the big 6. no one outside of the big 6 (besides newcastle) spends a 50 million plus transfer fee on a player. Wolves and everton got close but no one outside of the t6 and newcastle spends over 50 mill on one player

    • Stravven@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Didn’t Villa pay something like 50 million for Diaby? And how much did Wolves pay for Cunha? Or West Ham for Haller? Or Everton for Gylfi?

  • El_mamut8@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Talking absolute shite lol. Theres only a big 4. City, Liverpool and Arsenal the inly clubs that can actually compete for trophies. I’ll include United just because of their marketing size and ability to still pull elite level players. Spurs and all those other clubs you mentioned have money but do fuck all except over pay for players that at best are good.

    • mj979@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      What a load of bs, when’s the last time arsenal competed for a trophy if you exclude the current and the previous season?

      • El_mamut8@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        You cant exclude arsenal if the debate is for current lmao. Believe me I think arsenal are pish too but if its a debate about “current” big teams you have to include the current seasons

      • ChrisMartins001@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        When’s the last time City competed for a trophy if you exclude the previous ten seasons? Or United if you exclude all of the 90’s and 2000’s?

  • TexehCtpaxa@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    So much preoccupation with size, trying to redefine and classify what’s big and what isn’t. As long as it does the job it doesn’t matter how big yours or anyone else’s club is.

  • UPTHERAR@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Having Brighton and west ham being in the same bracket as City and Liverpool is wild

    • The_Billyest_Billy@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      There was a time in the not too distant past where having Man City in any of these lists would have been absurd.

      West Ham had the 15th highest revenue in the world in 21-22 (above AC Milan and Newcastle), so it’s not really that wild.

  • roymondous@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You need to include in the general rule that they are consistently qualifying for champs league and sometimes push for the title. It’s more about at the start of the season who has a realistic shot of winning or challenging for the title.

    Your definitions would include everyone from the premier league. They spend massively compared to any other league. If you look at France and Germany you say there’s 1 or 2 ‘big clubs’ each. Even some of those qualifying for champs league regularly aren’t big clubs compared to the big six.

    West ham, Aston Villa, Brighton, etc etc aren’t ‘big clubs’ in the ‘big 6’ sense as they are still ultimately feeders to those higher.

    The point of describing a ‘big 6’ can be looked at with the super league. There’s financial reasons why they - and not others - were invited and discussed it.