I had always assumed that the JPT was invented so that lower league clubs who would otherwise not have a cup run would have another bite at the cherry. It's a cynical (theoretically) money making exercise to extract yet more money from fans with a Wembley final as the carrot.
It assumes all...
Man United didn't opt out. United opted to take part in the inaugural World Club Championship in Brazil to help England's ill-fated 2006 World Cup bid.
United faced no choice after being strongly pressurised by both the Football Association and the Government to take part, so that German...