I saw this and thought it may be interesting to forward it to this
list to see the reaction.

--- In US Open Cup, InWoodbridge> wrote:
What happened to the magical FA Cup?
Nick Webster/ Fox Soccer Channel

Now the Cup is nothing more than a distraction to the elite that is
the Premier League. The explanation for the oldest knockout
competition in the world losing its luster is incredibly simple and
the English Football Association is solely to blame. Firstly, the
move from its traditional home, Wembley, to the Millennium Stadium in
Wales was nothing less than sacrilege. No more Twin Towers, Wembley
Way and you've got to schlep to Cardiff instead of a day out in the
Capital. Yes, Wembley did need to be rebuilt but for it to take
almost six years, well that's simply unacceptable.

More --> http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/3395554

I am not sure if any of you have read this on the Fox Soccer Channel
website. It was an interesting read considering that this incluldes
some of the same issues that many of us have stated about the USOC
(not playing the top players, final not in a traditional location,
midweek games). Is it possible that these type of competions are not
that popular with the public?

For the newer memebers of the list, the FA Cup is the cup competition
that was the model for Sir. Thomas Dewar's vision for what has become
known as the U.S. Open Cup.