I fully agree. I remember winning the league cup in 99 and 08 more fondly than Crouchie's goal which sealed the CL, or any game of last season.I get your sentiments. The overriding thing for me is winning a trophy not finishing 2nd, 3rd, 4th. Surely the odds of winning the Europa are better than winning the PL. I want to see cups in the cabinet not hollow league placement. Strip away the money for league placing, there are no bragging rights really. There are for winning trophies though.
If it was up to me I would say take tonight seriously. Try and go on a run in the league, and if winning it is beyond us when the EL returns, play our best team in the EL and rest players in some selected league games (not against Arse, Chelsea or West Ham).
Reasons:
- there's more glory in winning trophies
- we are long overdue a trophy
- finished third last year
- we can mock the scum for only winning the 4th place cup
- if it fails a season without European football might allow us a title push (though possibly next season- at Wembley- is not the right one for this).
But money rules football so this isn't what will happen, I'm afraid.