️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Newcastle United legend Bobby Moncur maintains that teams deserve the <unk>big club<unk> tag by winning trophies. Commenting on the study in Thursday's Sportsmail, Moncur said the rankings of Chelsea (4th) and Manchester City (5th) in the <unk>big clubs<unk> league table were justified despite owners splashing hundreds of millions of pounds in recent years. Newcastle<unk>were<unk>listed<unk>ninth<unk>in<unk>our<unk>findings,<unk>one<unk>place<unk>above<unk>rivals<unk>Sunderland,<unk>who<unk>Moncur<unk>later<unk>joined. Vincent Kompany celebrates with the Manchester City squad as they are crowned Premier League champions.<unk> Vincent Kompany celebrates with the Manchester City squad as they are crowned Premier League champions. Manchester City are jubilant after winning their second Premier League title in three years in 2014. (Manchester City are jubilant after winning their second Premier League title in three years in 2014) <unk> Manchester City are jubilant after winning their second Premier League title in three years in 2014. Frank Lampard celebrates with the Champions League trophy after winning the competition in 2012 (Frank Lampard celebrates with the Champions League trophy after winning the competition in 2012) For me, a big club is one that wins trophies.<unk> But rather than claim the North East clubs <unk> with their loyal and sizeable fanbase <unk> should reside above the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City, Moncur said: <unk> For me, a big club is one that wins trophies.<unk> If you were ranking Newcastle on supporters alone I'd have them in the top three. <unk>If you were ranking Newcastle on supporters alone I'd have them in the top three. Fans are loyal, passionate and fill the ground week in, week out, regardless of what happens on the pitch.<unk> Fans are loyal, passionate and fill the ground week in, week out, regardless of what happens on the pitch. In that sense, both them and Sunderland are huge. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Former Newcastle captain Bobby Moncur holds aloft the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969 - the club's last trophy.<unk> Former Newcastle captain Bobby Moncur holds aloft the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969 - the club's last trophy. Sportsmail's extensive study found that Manchester United are England's biggest club with Arsenal and Liverpool second at third respectively while Newcastle and Sunderland are ninth and tenth. Chelsea won the second league title in the club's history in Jose Mourinho's first season in England. <unk> Chelsea won the second league title in the club's history in Jose Mourinho's first season in England. You could say Manchester City have bought success but they were always a big club in my day, people sometimes forget that. <unk>You could say Manchester City have bought success but they were always a big club in my day, people sometimes forget that. Chelsea have won a lot of trophies after financial backing but they<unk>ve had good days in the past too....
Chelsea<unk>were<unk>ranked<unk>fourth<unk> largest<unk>English<unk>club<unk>in<unk> Thursday's<unk>study. Current Premier League champions Manchester City were ranked fifth. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Moncur would rank Newcastle in the top three based on fans alone. (Moncur would rank Newcastle in the top three based on fans alone) Moncur <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️