View Full Version : FA Cup or Second in EPL
Mith242
19 Mar 2005, 09:25 AM
If only one of these were attainable, which would you prefer? Some silverware or not having to matches to qualify for the CL?
yossarian
19 Mar 2005, 10:04 AM
The Cup....because if we do win it will have meant (more than likely) that we'll have beaten ManUre to do it. If the squad can't go on to win a home and away tie against Bratislava United or whomever....then I'd have to question if we deserve to be in the CL.
Neoš
19 Mar 2005, 10:12 AM
Winning the FA Cup is alot better then being last years Chelsea.
Val1
19 Mar 2005, 12:44 PM
That's easy: The FA Cup. But then, I would rather win the FA Cup than the Champions League.
fox point fury
19 Mar 2005, 12:50 PM
The Cup....because if we do win it will have meant (more than likely) that we'll have beaten ManUre to do it. If the squad can't go on to win a home and away tie against Bratislava United or whomever....then I'd have to question if we deserve to be in the CL.
Yup.
JCNYC
19 Mar 2005, 12:53 PM
But then, I would rather win the FA Cup than the Champions League.
If you are English, then I could POSSIBLY understand this. Otherwise, No ********in' Way.
Arsonists
19 Mar 2005, 01:07 PM
sausage or beef? I will take BOAT!
rgrayson
19 Mar 2005, 02:55 PM
FA Cup... however I feel that both will happen. ;)
nicephoras
19 Mar 2005, 02:56 PM
sausage or beef? I will take BOAT!
Boat?
goonsquad
19 Mar 2005, 03:04 PM
You know what's funny, unless we do both, maybe even if we do both, the mancs will still claim they are better than us. See Capt. Splarg's brilliant post: Scum Logic.
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/show...285#post4005285
Oh and I'll take the cup thanks.
phishy
19 Mar 2005, 03:55 PM
That's easy: The FA Cup. But then, I would rather win the FA Cup than the Champions League.
val, this confuses me about your boast everytime i hear it from you!
you do realize the champions league is the pinnacle for EVERY club in the world right?
fox point fury
19 Mar 2005, 04:06 PM
val, this confuses me about your boast everytime i hear it from you!
you do realize the champions league is the pinnacle for EVERY club in the world right?
I dream of the day the New England Revolution wins the champions' league...
5_EUROPEAN_CUPS
19 Mar 2005, 04:11 PM
If you are English, then I could POSSIBLY understand this. Otherwise, No ********in' Way.
Im English and I can't understand that either!
FA cup over being the best side in europe ... think you better call the nurse there kid time for another booster.
phishy
19 Mar 2005, 04:12 PM
I dream of the day the New England Revolution wins the champions' league...
wise ass alert~ :D
Catfish
19 Mar 2005, 04:54 PM
Fa Cup!
Dave_M
19 Mar 2005, 09:55 PM
SO no ones expecting us to win the league then. I recon were on for a domestic double myself. Still enough points to play for! (just about).
And its Arrrrrrrrrseeeenal, Arsenal FC, By far the greatest team the world has ever seen.
Ok so Ive been drinking but sod it, heres to another double!
rs124
19 Mar 2005, 10:00 PM
That's the spirit..."Caaaaaarefree wherever they may be,Chelsea aint got no historty..................................................................................................................................................................................................."
(I'm sober)
Val1
20 Mar 2005, 12:42 AM
val, this confuses me about your boast everytime i hear it from you!
you do realize the champions league is the pinnacle for EVERY club in the world right?
Well, it's not really a boast, so much as it is a statement of opinion. But, be that as it may, I do not care for the Champions League because it is a made for money, made for TV tourny that doesn't do anything for me given that way too many teams make European playoffs these days, and secondly, it is only Europe. There are a lot of fine South American teams for whom it is NOT the pinnacle.
But, mostly, I became an Arsenal fan in the early to mid-70s, following our capture of the Double, back when the Double meant something. When we won the Double, it was only the second time in the modern era that it had been done. It was harder to do. The 1st Division was far more balanced in those days: in successive years Leeds, Derby, and Queens Park Rangers won the 1st Division. For years in the early 80s the only English soccer that we could see on American TV was the FA Cup. I value longevity, and tradition. I value the drama of an every-comers draw. I've been to the old Wembley stadium, greatest venue in the world. I simply care more about the FA Cup.
And more recently, maybe I'd care more about the Champions League if Wenger had created a team that could challenge in Europe. This team is still a team that relies on Dennis Bergkamp, and DB is a European-pipedream. What team out there could possible win the CL by spotting the competition their best player every other game? Will Chelsea win if Robben misses every other game? Does Keane sit out away games for Man Utd? Not playing Bergkamp means we're always scrambling to catch up, whether in the group stages or in the knockout phase. I'll always care more about the FA Cup, but maybe when we have a team that can compete in Europe, I'll follow the CL campaign a little more closely.
phishy
20 Mar 2005, 12:17 PM
Well, it's not really a boast, so much as it is a statement of opinion. But, be that as it may, I do not care for the Champions League because it is a made for money, made for TV tourny that doesn't do anything for me given that way too many teams make European playoffs these days, and secondly, it is only Europe. There are a lot of fine South American teams for whom it is NOT the pinnacle.
But, mostly, I became an Arsenal fan in the early to mid-70s, following our capture of the Double, back when the Double meant something. When we won the Double, it was only the second time in the modern era that it had been done. It was harder to do. The 1st Division was far more balanced in those days: in successive years Leeds, Derby, and Queens Park Rangers won the 1st Division. For years in the early 80s the only English soccer that we could see on American TV was the FA Cup. I value longevity, and tradition. I value the drama of an every-comers draw. I've been to the old Wembley stadium, greatest venue in the world. I simply care more about the FA Cup.
And more recently, maybe I'd care more about the Champions League if Wenger had created a team that could challenge in Europe. This team is still a team that relies on Dennis Bergkamp, and DB is a European-pipedream. What team out there could possible win the CL by spotting the competition their best player every other game? Will Chelsea win if Robben misses every other game? Does Keane sit out away games for Man Utd? Not playing Bergkamp means we're always scrambling to catch up, whether in the group stages or in the knockout phase. I'll always care more about the FA Cup, but maybe when we have a team that can compete in Europe, I'll follow the CL campaign a little more closely.
weird... but k~
Przybylinski
20 Mar 2005, 01:07 PM
The cup for sure, no question.