ag6789 wrote:Cup form means nothing. Birmingham, Portsmouth,etc won Cups, League and FA ,and then got relegated. You get lucked out in a run and end up winning a trophy.
Consistency in league form is the measure of team robustness and quality.
But I notice you have not mentioned WINNING something.
Those Wigan, Birmingham and Portsmouth cup wins were all important for those clubs, its created a history that can never be taken away. They are not traditional Top tier clubs - clubs expected to stay in the top flight, so for them to win a major trophy while they were there is a fairytale - they are not supposed to win anything !!
Arsenal are supposed to win things and we aren't, staying in the Prem is NOT our objective, staying in the top 4 is not our objective. Winning things is our objective. Nobody gives a f**k about consistency but winning nothing.