TBF, in this respect, I can see what AW is getting at. There is an element of good fortune in winning any Cup, whereas CL qualification requires consistency throughout a season - 4th place consistency granted, but nevertheless performance over a season. Second, in terms of player recruitment - a CL place pisses all over an FA Cup win. Third in terms of a club's prestige and financial security there is no comparison. Sure - for football fans, silverware undoubtedly is more important - particularly if like us you are perennial also-rans in the CL - and Wenger's comments rankle somewhat because as usual the aspirations of us fans appear to be low on the manager's agenda, and as MTG points out its rather hypocritical to object to Wenger's position while at the same time downplaying the FA Cups that we have won. But there's nothing particularly contraversial in what Wenger is suggesting...