But it wasn't a one-off though. Just two years before England finished bottom of their WC group, in the WC before that, we drew with the mighty Algeria before being thrashed by Germany. And don't forget that eight years ago we didn't even qualify for the Euros.
I'd accept one-off defeats, they...
Pie in the sky suggestions. The Guardian seems to have forgotten that it's the PL that sells rights to the games and not the FA. And wouldn't it be the FL that sells rights to Championship games?