The FA Cup in an Era of Premiership Dominance.

The FA Cup has been dominated by the top flight teams since the start of the Eighties, with the very best Premiership outfits inevitably to the fore in the most recent past. The only real crumb of comfort for teams outside of the top flight is the random nature of the draw that can see Premiership teams eliminating each other. Four or more all Premiership 3rd round ties has led to late stage involvement for Championship sides over the last decade. Check out my guest post here for much more detail.