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Beggars can't be choosers...
It has definitely been devalued by the CL which is a shame but it's still a major trophy.

It's been a weird league season, the first two thirds were far better than any of us could have reasonably expected and have got some really good results this year in games which last year we'd have dropped points. But the spankings are a worry. I don't think whether the manager keeps his job should be based on a few games though, it should be based on how we do over a season and not too many managers who finish 4th (if we do) and win the Cup would be losing their jobs. There is a context to all this of course but still, if you'd given me 4th and the FA Cup at the start of the season I'd have been pretty happy with that.
I agree with your last sentiment, i think most fans would have taken 4th and fa cup at the start of the season....but 4 wins from 12 whoever you happen to be playing isn't a particurlarly acceptable return. And whilst we did well in the first half of the season it was relatively deceptive because of the teams we were playing, and i'm really not seeing the improvement from last season in terms of overall league performance. The record against the big sides has been worrying, not just this season but in general for years....take Man United for example we have won once in our last eleven games against them and when you think about how bad they have been this season, you have to think there is a massive psychological block there....these teams have had consistently better players than us but there isn't the massive gap that the head to head results suggest.