How Great Were Season 4’s Greatest Teams? | Promotion/Relegation Special

Did we get the Season 4 rankings right?

In this special end-of-season episode of By Far The Greatest Team, Graham and Jamie are joined by regular guests Declan Clark and Gus Krasonis to reopen the Greatness Index and review every team, tournament and football story covered across Season 4.

After 38 episodes and features, 154 years of football history, 37 teams and 1 tournament ranked, it is time for one final question:

How great were they — and did we put them in the right place?

From Brazil 1982, Italy 1982, Huddersfield Town 1921–1928, Arsenal 1925–1939 and both Shankly Liverpool sides, to AC Milan 2002–2008, Derby County 1970–1973, USA 1994, England 1986, Stoke City 2008–2013, Wanderers 1872–1883, Blackpool 2009–2011, FC Twente 2009–2011 and Castel di Sangro 1995–1998, no ranking is completely safe.

Can a team like Brazil 1982 really be an All Time Great without winning the World Cup?

Should AC Milan 2002–2008 be promoted after three Champions League finals in five years?

Were Stoke City 2008–2013 unfairly sent Below the Line?

Can the original FA Cup pioneers, Wanderers, really be Not Great?

This is the Season 4 Greatness Index tribunal: teams can go up, teams can go down, reputations can be saved, and legacies can be damaged.

There are a few technical gremlins along the way, including the odd issue with Dec’s audio, but the debate, chaos and football nostalgia survive intact.

Takeaways

• A full review of every Season 4 Greatness Index ranking
• Promotion and relegation debates across the tiers
• Brazil 1982, AC Milan, Stoke, Wanderers, England 1986 and more put back under the microscope
• Reflections on 154 years of football history covered in one season
• A celebration of the guests, stories, arguments and chaos that made Season 4 special

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