So funny.
Thank heavens our decline happened so quickly rather then turning into someone like Coventry, gradually shrinking over the course of 15 years as would have happened under Rupert Lowe's strategy.
Your nearsightedness reminds me of the sentiment of a blog I wrote a few years ago.
http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/entry.php?58-You-can-t-always-get-what-you-want
We have experienced so much, wouldn't change a thing. Thank heavens history has eventually been kind to us.