Are Cardiff city a bigger club than Norwich city?

[HibbyAndy]

According to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on SSN Cardiff are a bigger club than Norwich city and are ready to go upto the premiership whilst Norwich arent in his opinion.

Id disagree, Norwich IMO are a far bigger club than Cardiff.

[lapsedhibee]

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According to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on SSN Cardiff are a bigger club than Norwich city and are ready to go upto the premiership whilst Norwich arent in his opinion.

Id disagree, Norwich IMO are a far bigger club than Cardiff.

Where's Shaun Lawson when you desperately need a 40-page dissertation on a topic of interest?

[HibbyAndy]

Cardiff 3-0 down after 20 minutes and fans walking out already.

[HibbyAndy]

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Where's Shaun Lawson when you desperately need a 40-page dissertation on a topic of interest?

Dinnae read my post then smartass?..Its a football forum , if you dinnae like the title subject dont read it, Yet alone post a smart ass comment.

[DC_Hibs]

Swiss Tony has got Boro in decent shape now. They probably won't end up too many points behind the last play off place which is a decent turnaround considering they were in the relegation mix at one point.

edit - 13 points behind forest if they win so a few more behind than i'd thought.

[Barney McGrew]

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Cardiff 3-0 down after 20 minutes and fans walking out already.

No wonder - three down at home after 20 mins to a team that are knickers and I'd be off too.

[bingo70]

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Dinnae read my post then smartass?..Its a football forum , if you dinnae like the title subject dont read it, Yet alone post a smart ass comment.

I took that post as a dig at shaun lawson, not yourself, bit sensitive today?

Asking who the bigger club is pretty jambo-esque.....you're no turning into one of them are you?

Hope Cardiff go up though on the grounds they're no English and Norwich are

[Future17]

I've not voted because I'm not sure about this "bigger club" stuff that gets bandied about.

For Cardiff v Norwich, there are differing aspects to take into account.

Following: Both teams get similar average home attendances.

Squad: It could perhaps be argued that Cardiff have a slightly better squad with more experience, as they have been an established Championship club for a number of years, have progressed gradually and have been frequently challenging for promotion in recent years, whereas Norwich were in League One last season. However, Cardiff are likely to lose their two best two players in the summer in Bellamy (return to Man City or loan elsewhere) and Bothroyd (out of contract).

Manager: Although Dave Jones is a more experienced manager than Paul Lambert, the latter has a cracking record in English football. Also, it could be argued that Lambert's playing career has provided him with the sort of footballing knowledge to make up for his lack of managerial experience.

Finances: While Norwich have been looking for investment, Cardiff are a financial mess. They may not have the resources to bring in additional players to survive in the Premiership.

All in all, I would imagine it's fairly finely balanced in terms of being a "bigger club" but I'd fancy Norwich to do as well, if not better than Cardiff if promoted.

[Ollie Reed]

I'd imagine they'd both be about the same, Andy.

Fans leaving after 20 minutes, a bit poor that.

[HibbyAndy]

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I took that post as a dig at shaun lawson, not yourself, bit sensitive today?

Asking who the bigger club is pretty jambo-esque.....you're no turning into one of them are you?

Hope Cardiff go up though on the grounds they're no English and Norwich are

Oops if thats the case


And am defo no turning Jambo-esque

[greenlex]

I haven't voted because I couldn't care less who is bigger or what JFH has for an opinion.

[Since90+2]

I havent voted either as I think they are pretty much the same size of club , very much like say Aston Villa and Everton are roughly the same size of club.

[lapsedhibee]

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Dinnae read my post then smartass?..Its a football forum , if you dinnae like the title subject dont read it, Yet alone post a smart ass comment.

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I took that post as a dig at shaun lawson, not yourself, bit sensitive today?

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Oops if thats the case

[HibbyAndy]

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Sorry chief

[lucky]

Did the cardiff fans start singing you black Xxxxxxx to the boro player who was getting subbed? if I heard right they should get hammered for it

[HibbyAndy]

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Did the cardiff fans start singing you black Xxxxxxx to the boro player who was getting subbed? if I heard right they should get hammered for it

No to sure but the Boro player got booked as he was coming off.

[joe breezy]

Norwich are a bigger club than Cardiff, bollocks, far bigger, yer having a laugh. Cardiff is a one city capital city club with fans from all over the valleys as well as Cardiff itself, Norwich is a market town in Norfolk.
In terms of football in the last 20 years though Norwich have done better, both in top flight and in Europe but they're not a bigger club

[Broken Gnome]

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Did the cardiff fans start singing you black Xxxxxxx to the boro player who was getting subbed? if I heard right they should get hammered for it

If it was Marvin Emnes, more than likely "You Jack xxxxxxx".

[joe breezy]

Yes, you jack *******, why would a non racist Cardiff support sing you black *******? What a bizarre post

[iwasthere1972]

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According to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on SSN Cardiff are a bigger club than Norwich city and are ready to go upto the premiership whilst Norwich arent in his opinion.

Id disagree, Norwich IMO are a far bigger club than Cardiff.

In terms of average attendances definitely the Canaries. Both clubs are averaging about 25K this season but if you look at least seasons average attendances I think you will find that Norwich was 25K (Division 1) whereas Cardiff City was 19K and that was in the Championship.

Their finances are probably better than Cardiff even if you only factor in the sale of Delia's cookbooks.

[joe breezy]

Norwich are now a bigger club as they have one foot in the premiership, although if QPR get points deducted it could be Norwich and Cardiff that go up automatically

[Albion Hibs]

IMO Norwich are a bigger club than Cardiff, maybe not by miles but definatly bigger. I went down to a couple of games at Carrow Road last time Norwich were in the Championship, I was amazed at the size of the support for what was a run of the mill game. They seem to have a strong traveling support, sell out there home ground most weeks, have a better/more achieved footballing history and would appear to be on a better financial footing.

[LancashireHibby]

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Norwich are a bigger club than Cardiff, bollocks, far bigger, yer having a laugh. Cardiff is a one city capital city club with fans from all over the valleys as well as Cardiff itself, Norwich is a market town in Norfolk.
In terms of football in the last 20 years though Norwich have done better, both in top flight and in Europe but they're not a bigger club

Makes you wonder why this season is the first in living memory that Cardiff's attendances have even come close to those of Norwich who were selling out every week in League One and have a terrific away support despite their relative isolation.

[ancient hibee]

Any club that has the sainted Delia must be gigantic.

[HibbyAndy]

Thanks for the feedback guys.


Like i thought, Norwich City are a much bigger team than Cardiff city.

I knew they were...Just intreagued by feedback.

[Ed De Gramo]

Norwich City are a much bigger club than those sheep fiddlers

[WindyMiller]

In March, Norwich had already sold 20.5K ST's for next season.

[JimBHibees]

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Makes you wonder why this season is the first in living memory that Cardiff's attendances have even come close to those of Norwich who were selling out every week in League One and have a terrific away support despite their relative isolation.

Is that not down to the new stadium at Cardiff which has only recently been built? They previously were limited in playing at Ninian Park which may have made their crowds less than they might have been.

Personal opinion would be both teams are about the same size and arguing who was bigger would be like 2 bald men fighting over a comb.

[ScottB]

Seeing as Cardiff have spent way beyond their means over recent years I suspect this sort of nashing of teeth is the reaction to missing out again.

Unless QPR get docked a decent amount of points of course, then Cardiff could well go straight up with Norwich.


What is interesting is that there could potentially be 7 Scottish managers in the Premiership next season, 8 if Nottingham Forest sneak up as well. If only we were as good as churning out top players!

[LancashireHibby]

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Is that not down to the new stadium at Cardiff which has only recently been built? They previously were limited in playing at Ninian Park which may have made their crowds less than they might have been.

Personal opinion would be both teams are about the same size and arguing who was bigger would be like 2 bald men fighting over a comb.

Think the new stadium certainly played a part, but a place the size of Cardiff (not to mention the support they draw from elsewhere in Wales) should have been posting 25,000+ averages for years.