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Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:27 pmby Moonchesteri
Given the choice of
A) winning the FA Cup if it means we finish 5th
or
B) Finishing 4th and no trophies this season
which would you take?
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
Posted:
Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:32 pmby iwasthere2012
3rd.
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Wed Apr 05, 2017 10:32 pmby Moonchesteri
Personally I'd 100% take a trophy.
In fifty years time - if I'm alive - I would still remember us lifting the trophy at Wembley. But I can tell you I will not remember us finishing 4th, no matter what happens next season.
And that is also the key for me. Even if we get to CL will we get the players we want? Will we improve? Will we win anything? Answer to all of these is who knows. Same answer as it is if we finish fifth, but at least we'd have won something.
And I am not buying it that we must be in CL to sign players or to even be able to sign players. With modern accounting we can spend lots of £££ even without CL revenue and players Will join Pep's project.
But what's your take on this?
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 5:01 amby Pretty Boy Lee
The cup x1000. Never booed it have we?
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 5:20 amby Spurge
A
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 5:52 amby nottsblue
Moonchesteri wrote:Personally I'd 100% take a trophy.
In fifty years time - if I'm alive - I would still remember us lifting the trophy at Wembley. But I can tell you I will not remember us finishing 4th, no matter what happens next season.
And that is also the key for me. Even if we get to CL will we get the players we want? Will we improve? Will we win anything? Answer to all of these is who knows. Same answer as it is if we finish fifth, but at least we'd have won something.
And I am not buying it that we must be in CL to sign players or to even be able to sign players. With modern accounting we can spend lots of £££ even without CL revenue and players Will join Pep's project.
But what's your take on this?
I am with you on the pot. You can never have too many of them, or Wembley finals for that matter
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 7:18 amby Chopper
Fourth and duck all
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:02 amby Wonderwall
Not a fan of the champions league. Give me the FA cup please.
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:02 amby South Stand Balti
Cup by a mile
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:19 amby Piccsnumberoneblue
Winning trophies is what all fans want to do. It's not essential to being a supporter,but great when it happens.
Give me a pot every time.
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:52 amby johnny crossan
In order to resolve this dilemma I would reflect upon a situation when a runaway train is racing toward five men who are tied to the track. Unless the train is stopped, it will inevitably kill all five men. I am standing on a footbridge looking down on the unfolding disaster. However, a fat man, a stranger, is standing next to me: if i push him off the bridge, he will topple onto the line and, although he will die, his chunky body will stop the train, saving five lives.Should I kill the fat man?
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 9:02 amby Douglas Higginbottom
johnny crossan wrote:In order to resolve this dilemma I would reflect upon a situation when a runaway train is racing toward five men who are tied to the track. Unless the train is stopped, it will inevitably kill all five men. I am standing on a footbridge looking down on the unfolding disaster. However, a fat man, a stranger, is standing next to me: if i push him off the bridge, he will topple onto the line and, although he will die, his chunky body will stop the train, saving five lives.Should I kill the fat man?
No, you should wake up and realise you were only dreaming
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 9:04 amby PeterParker
The cup.
Fuck the Champions League
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 9:17 amby johnny crossan
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:johnny crossan wrote:In order to resolve this dilemma I would reflect upon a situation when a runaway train is racing toward five men who are tied to the track. Unless the train is stopped, it will inevitably kill all five men. I am standing on a footbridge looking down on the unfolding disaster. However, a fat man, a stranger, is standing next to me: if i push him off the bridge, he will topple onto the line and, although he will die, his chunky body will stop the train, saving five lives.Should I kill the fat man?
No, you should wake up and realise you were only dreaming
Asleep or awake Doug, my point is that we shouldn't torture ourselves by posing impossible conundrums - only the Spafia and the players can influence the outcome of these competitions. Always allowing for the inevitable institutional and media bias in favour of our opponents of course.
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:20 amby KinkyKinkladze
Cup.
Pots mean everything.
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 11:22 amby City64
I just want the season to finish ASAP it's been totally underwhelming and we won't win fuck all with THAT defence !!! Well maybe the Wenger Trophy again ?
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:11 pmby carolina-blue
City64 wrote:I just want the season to finish ASAP it's been totally underwhelming and we won't win fuck all with THAT defence !!! Well maybe the Wenger Trophy again ?
Wenger not giving up on his trophy yet
4pts adrift with games in hand .
FA cup might be the only choice we have .
Which TBH is what I would pick
I've spent way to long wishing we would win silverware . Fuck UEFA
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:19 pmby london blue 2
Chopper wrote:Fourth and duck all
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:25 pmby FA cup winners 2006
4th
Re: Hypothetical Q: FA Cup & 5th or 4th and no trophies
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Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:38 pmby Tokyo Blue
PeterParker wrote:The cup.
Fuck the Champions League
Exactly this. Nicely put, Pete.