Yes, CB, the quality now is very good, as it's a very free market and the English league is rich with punters' money for the top most-highly-payed players from around the world. But, before deregulation, the quality was good and their was a LOT more meaning. In the 60s, my parents knew the area of Manchester where most (not all) of the players grew up in. So when Manchester played Liverpool or Sunderland, e.g., there was real meaning - fans were supporting men schooled in their own town/city. To me, that was a far better way, and I've lost interest in who's winning these free-market days.