If my post came across as wistful then none of it was intentional! To the contrary really as pundits still regularly make the sort of comments I was referring to in my post.
Interesting responses on this thread. I'm going to play devil's advocate (not to be an arse but out of genuine curiosity for the answer) and ask what would people's responses be to, let's say Lewis Dunk, pulling out of the FA Cup Final 20 minutes in after a poor start for the Albion, to protect...