03-12-2015, 22:19
Not sure to what extent that post was tongue-in-cheek, but sadly we'll never have a profile to match the London/Northwest axis simply because we don't have big money club(s) routinely gunning for trophies around here. Villa staying up wouldn't make a blind bit of difference to how the media look at West Midlands football. The coverage of our derbies against them is rock-solid proof of that; the TV companies and papers just don't bother with them at all.
On the other hand, them going down (and staying down) would give us a fair chance at asserting regional dominance, increasing our fanbase locally and also marketing ourselves as the only historic West Midlands football club in the Prem. Not exactly earth-shaking stuff, but it would be a small victory.
On the other hand, them going down (and staying down) would give us a fair chance at asserting regional dominance, increasing our fanbase locally and also marketing ourselves as the only historic West Midlands football club in the Prem. Not exactly earth-shaking stuff, but it would be a small victory.
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley