Liverpool have been on the slide for a year or so an not won the league for how long? They are not a Man U and people forget that they were in the second div in the 60s. They are the most successful club in Britain but that was mainly because of brilliant success in the same 20 odd years. They need that success or their crowds will slip against the Readings of this world in the cup. Probably only united, maybe Arsenal and maybe Spurs have a chance of selling a cup midweek fixture against Reading when they have been rubbish for a year. Yep Spurs and Arsenal may surprise people but they are London's two big teams with massive support as a result because london has a population o what over 8 to 10 million. In contrast to Liverpool which in comparison to London is a tiny town.