Fresh from my spontaneous blogging last night i decided to give this post a bit of a thought and see how this compares...i fear that this tactic is not only more sensible but easier, so although doing things spontaneously sounds fun (apart from spontaneous combustion or spontaneous pneumothorax) to write a sensible and readable blog...giving the post some thought may be a good idea!
Anyway, the FA Cup as we all know (should know anyway) is the biggest cup competition in the world and i fear it is being forced to lose its importance.
This year Manchester United, Chelsea, Everton and Arsenal/Hull (i cant see Hull beating Arsenal...but this is the cup) are through to the semi finals. Last season West Brom, Portsmouth, Cardiff and Barnsley played in the semi finals. Last season was the Cup at its best, this season very much at its worst.
With Manchester United seemingly able to field a team consisting of the lady who cleans the kitchens or the grounds keeper and still win and Arsenal who seem to be able to do anything despite having a awful season and basicaly not being anyway near a League winning side i suspect that the FA Cup semi finals will be turned into a runout for the young players, B Teams if u like...Now for me that is disgusting. Would they do that for the Champions League, the answer is no.
Football has become a world of greed and has lost any tradition that it had. Despite my hate for Everton (dont ask me why) i hope they win, to show that the FA Cup still has some of the dream and class that the Cup used to have.
Saying that, if a team who is in a Champions league position wins then a extra place for the re-named Europa League opens up. Can i see Tottenham back in europe against the odds? CMON YOU SPURS!