I think a re-run of the most famous playoff final in history has definitely captured a broader imagination than a normal L1 playoff final would manage to.
Not it sure if it’s getting more attention than the Championship final, could just seem that way to us.
The story writes itself because of 1998...if you're a rather unimaginative journalist. The best journalist will be the one that goes back to the first ever playoffs, there is a compelling story to be (re)-told in that one, and interesting connections and comparisons to be made.
Not for me. Norwich pretty much sell out every home league game no matter what level they play at and once beat Bayern Munich (we've never even qualified for a proper European competition). Derby have been known to get 30,000 crowds for Championship league games, they won the 1st Division Title...and beat us 4-1 in an FA Cup Final. I've seen us beat both of them plenty of times....but also seen us get beat by them plenty.
Not for me. Norwich pretty much sell out every home league game no matter what level they play at and once beat Bayern Munich (we've never even qualified for a proper European competition). Derby have been known to get 30,000 crowds for Championship league games, they won the 1st Division Title...and beat us 4-1 in an FA Cup Final. I've seen us beat both of them plenty of times....but also seen us get beat by them plenty.
Norwich and Derby have the advantage of being in Cities that dont really have any other League clubs, makes fan decision a lot easier than London
I'd class them as bigger than us though because we've been fucked around too long now, they're bigger than us because one is a Premier League club now and the other might be!!
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Not it sure if it’s getting more attention than the Championship final, could just seem that way to us.
The best journalist will be the one that goes back to the first ever playoffs, there is a compelling story to be (re)-told in that one, and interesting connections and comparisons to be made.
Not for me. Norwich pretty much sell out every home league game no matter what level they play at and once beat Bayern Munich (we've never even qualified for a proper European competition). Derby have been known to get 30,000 crowds for Championship league games, they won the 1st Division Title...and beat us 4-1 in an FA Cup Final. I've seen us beat both of them plenty of times....but also seen us get beat by them plenty.
I'd class them as bigger than us though because we've been fucked around too long now, they're bigger than us because one is a Premier League club now and the other might be!!