Oh it's bound to be rubbish if we ever get there, but the new Sky deal will shortly make it even more of a closed shop than it already appears to be. If we don't get there soon, we might not ever.
As a Brighton fan, it'd be nice to play in the PL. It's been most of my lifetime since we've played in the top division. If going out of the cups early helps us to make it, I can live with that.