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The best league in England is... the Championship!

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offmenut said:
Was chatting to some Bournemouth fans who were gutted they got promoted.
They enjoyed it last time and felt they had a chance, this time they know it will be a matter of time (probably this season) when they are relegated. They have loved the championship and aren’t looking forward to this coming season
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Few would admit it, and ofcourse nobody wants to get relegated, but after our 10 seasons of mediocracy in the Premiership, I remember having some renewed vigour about our season in the Championship, shame it went so horribly wrong.
 
offmenut said:
Was chatting to some Bournemouth fans who were gutted they got promoted.
They enjoyed it last time and felt they had a chance, this time they know it will be a matter of time (probably this season) when they are relegated. They have loved the championship and aren’t looking forward to this coming season
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It's their golden period. I wouldn't be surprised to see Bournemouth back in league one or two within the next ten years.
 
For me the main reason that Sunderland being in the Championship is a better experience than the PL is the away days.
It's a lot easier to get tickets, there's more northern grounds, there's more chance to takeover entire ends or even sides.
Away matches in general are more enjoyable & memorable than home matches as our travelling support is more positive, so more singing & less whinging, probably more drinking as well.
Losing an away match can still be a grand day out, losing a home match is usually just depressing.
Also success means us pushing for promotion not just avoiding relegation
 
offmenut said:
Was chatting to some Bournemouth fans who were gutted they got promoted.
They enjoyed it last time and felt they had a chance, this time they know it will be a matter of time (probably this season) when they are relegated. They have loved the championship and aren’t looking forward to this coming season
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They enjoyed the season as they were mostly winning which results in promotion. If they were a mid table championship side they wouldn't have enjoyed it so much.
thedistingusished said:
I've said this before and nobody agrees with me, would rather be a entertaining Championship club than a dull Premier League club
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If we just keep on missing out on promotion for a number of seasons our supporters will get very frustrated.
 
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