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Why the FA Cup, and not the Premier League, is English football's prized jewel - and how it's refusing to die thanks to underdogs like Plymouth, writes OLIVER HOLT

I felt lucky to be at Home Park on Sunday. For all sorts of reasons. Lucky to witness the drama of an FA Cup giant-killing. Lucky to feel the passion of a crowd at a club that still values its own fans more highly than tourists and day-trippers.

Lucky to be at a club that nurses pride in its own regional identity. Lucky to be sitting in the beautiful Mayflower Grandstand with its echoes of club history. Lucky to see what a result such as Plymouth Argyle's victory over Liverpool means to a local community.