Joecool makes valid points but we are a big club even now. City, Arsenal or Chelsea don't have our fan base and even now we match them for sponsorship deals. Agreed we have a long way to go and I accept some of Joe's points but we are in no way comparable to Everton or Villa.
stanley, fan base is'nt no good to anyone mate, what you want is for your club to be big powerful, successful and have loads of money, we have none of that, you just keep beating your drum about us having loads of fans and see how far in the football world it gets you, so what if we have fans who buy our new home shirt every 3 years when it comes out, Man City and Chelsea must be shaking in there boots even though they dont have as many fans as us, I know which I would want my club to be if i had the choice and its not the one with loads of fans, I want the powerful club with loads of money.