The Infrastructure Projects

[Shawoddyred]

Depends on your definition of success, Leicester is the only team that has won the PL with a stadium capacity of around 30k since Blackburn. No other team has even finished top 4.

Sure, you can do it in other countries that don't have to compete against the top 6 PL teams but unless we move abroad we are not in that position!

And you think we are going to change that with a new stadum?

Plus football is not just about the PL it is about European Competition too or doesn't that count?

We would have a greater chance than we do now.

What English club has been successful in Europe with a low capacity stadium?

Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, I think Wolves got to a semi final about four years ago, think Brighton made it to the quarter finals this season.

How many English clubs with a 50,000 plus capacity have been successful in Europe? Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool?

I don't see much difference.

Chelsea is 40k and also an exception as they had Abramovich before the rules changed.

Brighton have been an exceptionally well run club for the last 5 years+, I will watch with interest whether they are able to rebuild though or whether this is their peak. 

Arsenal, Spurs, West Ham seemed to have been missed off your list for some reason? 

So is Brighton or Wolves our ceiling? Occasional top 10 seasons, Wolves were in relegation trouble as recently as last year and Brighton massively declined last season. Shows even clubs with recent success don't last without the infrastructure to back it up.

Understand what you are saying. But I am not so sure that it is actually linked to infrastructure to be honest. More about brand in my opinion. And we could do a lot better on that aspect, although I would argue that the River Trent would be an aspect of that branding as well as our history, which also links us to where we are.