Whatever happened to football glory?

The constantly shifting football landscape has been dramatically restructured since the advent of the Premier League, and with it comes a remarkable adjustment of exactly what it means to be successful.
Despite bringing a first major trophy in six years to Anfield as well as narrowly missing out on another, Liverpool‘s abject league form this season has seen Kenny Dalglish dismissed on the back of failure to reach Europe. How can we quantify success in football nowadays? Is a burgeoning bank balance more important than a bustling trophy cabinet?
Trends across English football in recent y...