Am i right in thinking shortly after the football theatre that was Italia 90 money really started to flood the game?
Arsenal's promotion, in 1919, was "on historical grounds" rather than merit, thanks to underhand actions by Henry Norris, who was chairman of the club at the time. The allegations range from political machinations to outright bribery. They had finished in sixth place in the second division, the last time the competition had been played. Apparently it mattered that they had joined the Football League earlier than Spurs, who were relegated to make a place for them, and ignoring the claims of Wolves, who joined the Football League before Arsenal and had finished fourth.Hmmm ?