EUR was flat '07 to '09 with a bit of a spike in '08.
The question you should have asked was how the GBP performed prior to '07 (i.e. extremely strongly, appreciating to over $2) ;-)
I remember being a teenager and ordering BMX parts from US shops and even with customs duty it was significantly cheaper than buying them here. Salad days, indeed.
EUR was flat '07 to '09 with a bit of a spike in '08.
The question you should have asked was how the GBP performed prior to '07 (i.e. extremely strongly, appreciating to over $2) ;-)