Quote ="ninearches"Sadly the formats of most modern sports are exclusively for the benefit of teams or individuals already at the top table. Inclusivity of lower teams is not encouraged so why should their fans really be bothered about who wins one of the trophies on offer. The magic of sport & the romance of the underdog winning are long gone.'"
Was only talking with someone this morning about this. I remember he days when coaches still went from Warrington to the Cup Final regardless of who was playing, I know some people still go but not like it was. Same with the FA Cup it use to be pretty much an all day thing on TV, Grandstand and World of Sport on early in the morning all building to the kick off.