I agree that the semis should not be played at Wembley to give the final more prestige but not sure about your other points. Manure were pretty much forced by the FA to enter the World Club Cup as we were bidding for the 2006 world cup finals. Had we not been stitched up by the corruptness of...
It'll never go back to what it was before. I think Jimmy Greaves in his autobiography stated that, back in the 50s, winning the FA Cup was far more prestigious than winning the league.
Not sure if I'm reading you right but for me the relegations, whilst hard to take at the time, make the other achievements extra special. If you haven't experienced the bad times then there is an air of complacency. Arsenal fans only know playing in the top flight, as do the majority of Manure...
I do wonder about people's values. Yes, we are in the top flight but is that why you are so proud? Surely I would have thought for most the proudest moment, particularly in recent years, was in the wake of the Shoreham tragedy when #together actually meant something.
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