Travelodge have conducted a survey which has measured the sizes of fanbases for many things around the UK and drawn up a list of top 20 results, containg some weird results. Not surprisingly, Arctic Monkeys are somewhere in there.
Out of all sports teams, musicians, authors, celebrities, stage performers, and politicians Arctic Monkeys' leigon of fans are ranked 18th, outdone by a host of other bands and musicians - who have been around considerably longer, of course - but still manage to beat the loyal fans of Bolton Wanderers FC
Manchester United rank 1st, followed by Robbie Williams and Liverpool FC, showing what Arctic Monkeys were up against.
The full list is as follows:
1. Manchester United
2. Robbie Williams
3. Liverpool Football Club
4. Arsenal
5. JK Rowling
6. U2
7. Take That
8. Tottenham Hotspur
9. Stephen King
10. Killers
11. John Grisham
12. Aston Villa
13. Guns N' Roses
14. Green Day
15. Roger Federer
16. Chelsea Football Club
17. Billy Connolly 18. Arctic Monkeys
19. John Le Carre
20. Bolton Wanderers
Bolton aren't the only casualty, though. They're just the only ones in the top 20! Mardy-Bum decided to do a small bit of research and find out the rest of the Premiership teams who suffer to the loyal fans of Arctic Monkeys.
Blackburn Rovers
Charlton Athletic
Everton
Fulham
Manchester City
Middlesbrough
Newcastle United
Portsmouth
Reading
Sheffield United
Watford
West Ham United
Wigan
For more information and statistics on the survey Click Here