[Albion] Given the choice, beat Chelsea in the FA Cup and lose to them in the league or vice versa?

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marlowe

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Dec 13, 2015

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• Monday at 12:49 AM

• #1

On 8th Feb we play Chelsea in the FA Cup and then again in the league six days later.

Given the choice, and you could only have one, would you rather beat Chelsea in the FA Cup and lose to them in the league, or lose to them in the Cup match and beat them in the league?

I suppose the question is do you think we have a better chance of getting into Europe than we do of winning the Cup, and has your mind been swayed by our recent results?

 

Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee

You can't change fighters

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Jul 25, 2005

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• Monday at 12:57 AM

• #2

Go balls deep into a cup competition
IMHO of course

 

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Han Solo

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May 25, 2024

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• Monday at 12:57 AM

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League is a real hornets nest this year and I think some teams will have more stability than us and we might end 10-12. Stability matters less in the cup and we have a rather high top level.

I'm sure Brighton will play a cup final within the next 10 years so why not now...

 

slartibartfast

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Sep 11, 2004

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• Monday at 1:35 AM

• #4

Cup..... let's WIN this !!!

 

Kalimantan Gull

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Aug 13, 2003

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• Monday at 3:33 AM

• #5

Cup.... but - you don't get the choice. Don't play to standards and we'll lose both, but keep it up they are eminently winnable. I reckon one team will win both games.

 

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saafend_seagull

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Jul 5, 2003

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BN1

• Monday at 5:04 AM

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Cup and it isn’t even close. League will be 67 points to get Europe if you extrapolate current standings (top 6 gets it) if spurs win the league cup. This means we need 11 wins from 16.

Arsenal, spurs/villa, West Ham, chelsea would be out too, so if a Liverpool/city clash it’s wide open.

 

Garry Nelson's Left Foot

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Jul 7, 2003

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• Monday at 5:48 AM

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Yep. Cup. Especially if Spurs end up winning the league cup.

 

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tigertim68

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Sep 3, 2012

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• Monday at 6:25 AM

• #8

Why not win both of them

 

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Paddieu

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Sep 21, 2023

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• Monday at 6:37 AM

• #9

Garry Nelson's Left Foot said:

Yep. Cup. Especially if Spurs end up winning the league cup.

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Washie

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Jun 20, 2011

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• Monday at 8:22 AM

• #10

League, cup is cursed

 

dazzer6666

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• Monday at 8:29 AM

• #11

Cup. Happy with anywhere in the top half this season, would love to knock that lot out and have a decent cup run

 

Official Old Man

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Aug 27, 2011

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Brighton

• Monday at 8:35 AM

• #12

Why has it taken this long for a thread about 'which game to win?'.
Both.

 

Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005

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Goldstone

• Monday at 8:39 AM

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marlowe said:

On 8th Feb we play Chelsea in the FA Cup and then again in the league six days later.

Given the choice, and you could only have one, would you rather beat Chelsea in the FA Cup and lose to them in the league, or lose to them in the Cup match and beat them in the league?

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You're asking me to choose between my children, and I won't do it

 

A1X

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• Monday at 8:41 AM

• #14

Cup every time

 

Simster

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Jul 7, 2003

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Surrey

• Monday at 8:49 AM

• #15

Cup, given the choice.


This is a golden age for the Albion - we need to make it count by breaking our major trophy duck.

 

Official Old Man

Uckfield Seagull

Aug 27, 2011

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Brighton

• Monday at 8:55 AM

• #16

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Uh_huh_him

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Sep 28, 2011

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• Monday at 9:15 AM

• #17

Cup

 

Westdene Seagull

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Oct 27, 2003

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• Monday at 9:20 AM

• #18

League purely because there are a number of European places available in the league while there is only one in the cup

 

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Brovion

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Jul 6, 2003

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• Monday at 9:24 AM

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Yes! Finally! Season after season the majority view on NSC has been that the Cup is a luxury and we need to 'concentrate on the League'. With a fair wind and a following tide it is extremely possible that the Brighton of this era could win a trophy. However in order to do that we've got to maybe even prioritise the Cup over the league. The Chelsea league game is just one of 38, we may well lose it .... and if we do when can 'go again' and it will be countered by a game we'll win when we perhaps should have lost. However lose the Cup game and it's over, finished, our chance for a trophy has gone for another season - and I haven't got that many left.

 

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Hotchilidog

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Jan 24, 2009

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• Monday at 9:26 AM

• #20

Win both, I hate these hypothetical questions