[talkSAFT]

It was this morning's marginal decision, Silver, and I change my mind a couple of times a day. But......

a) I'm not in love with the Prem. (The old 1st Division YES - before it became Big Business).
b) I live miles away from bitter WM rivalry (so it's not a case of prestige down here. Although there are a good few ex West Midlanders where I live).
c) The quality of the football is not over-important to me. The standard in the Championship is on a par with 1st Division football when we last won the Cup, say.
d) If I'm honest, I actually enjoyed coming away from Championship promotion battles with a great big smile on my face. OK, I'll still have those under Pardew (but definitely not under Pulis, even when we occasionally won 3 or 4 nil).
e) Most importantly, I've written-off ever having an interesting fight for the Title (I don't hold on to the "what about Leicester?" hope.)
So, my days of ecstasy are going to have to come from winning the (FA) Cup; Promotion (such as v Crystal Palace, which was as great an experience as '68); avoiding The Drop (as v Pompey).

I know we aren't guaranteed a return if we do drop (see Wigan & Blues), but I do like something to get excited about, and getting the 40pts on board by April doesn't get my champagne out of the cupboard.


Hang on.......just changed my mind.