Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
- 18,855
Highbury, not Hull away.
Seriously, if we'd had a decent draw then maybe (definitely not!) the attitude would be different but Hull away kills any cup enthusiasm. What a waste of everyone's time.
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FA Cup happy to be out of it?
- Thread starter Doc Lynam
- Start date
Highbury, not Hull away.
Seriously, if we'd had a decent draw then maybe (definitely not!) the attitude would be different but Hull away kills any cup enthusiasm. What a waste of everyone's time.
ewe2
Well-known member
....But you have to deal with Hull to have Highbury.....
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
- 18,855
"And yes, I know all the tactical arguments about concentrating on the league and all that, and accept the logic" - Geez, can't you read and comprehend the whole of a post, not just a bit of it? What bit of the real world has passed me by?
ffs
Well, you don't accept the logic because you then said "just a fan that would have liked a bit of cup glory AS WELL AS success in the league". You'd prefer we pointlessly played a full strength team today and to hell with the consequences? I challenge you to name me a team outside of the top flight who have had a good cup run, AND achieved what they wanted to in the league.
Sheffield United made the semi-final last season, and then got humped by Swindon n the Play-Offs. Personally, I'd rather we lost in the 3rd round and really went for the top 2 than having a pointless cup run to quaters/semi-finals and run out of steam in both. We're not equipped for a war on two fronts, so we pick the one which matters.
Or not, as with today. There wasn't a single thing about the draw which was anything other than underwhelming and boring.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
I'm NEVER happy when the Albion LOSE
Bwian
Kiss my (_!_)
- Jul 14, 2003
- 15,898
I say again check the team sheet!
I'll say it again then-losing becomes a habit, especially when we seem unable to hit a cow's ass wih a banjo at the moment. I'll be happy if my concerns are unfounded. Unfortunately, our free kicks and corners are a joke so we need to score from open play which we haven't done in 500 minutes.
Bwian
Kiss my (_!_)
- Jul 14, 2003
- 15,898
We had a fit squad and were winning (even it was never by more than one goal) in August. I wish I shared your blind faith and optimism.
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
Sunderland won the cup in 73
Soton in 76
what have they won since?
reality check required here,I'd rather win the FA Cup than make up the numbers in the sky championship
Soton in 76
what have they won since?
reality check required here,I'd rather win the FA Cup than make up the numbers in the sky championship
wakeytom
New member
Exactly right, same as a Sunderland fan I would rather win a cup then stay in the Prem, the other year when we got to the league cup final I could not have cared less if we went down that year after having the feeling of a cup final for the first time in my life (too young for '92 and also play off final is not a cup final the reality is it means nothing)
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Ah, the old blind faith & optimism accusation. Quite a leap from what I actually posted.
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
We are developing a losing habit, after losing our not losing habit.
Don't like it, so would prefer to still be in the cup.
Don't like it, so would prefer to still be in the cup.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
As a Brighton fan, it'd be nice to play in the PL. It's been most of my lifetime since we've played in the top division. If going out of the cups early helps us to make it, I can live with that.
Chicken Runner61
We stand where we want!
- May 20, 2007
- 4,609
Err Hello?? Its the F.A. Cup!
No matter how much they keep stuffing around with it - its still the best cup competition in the world
No matter how much they keep stuffing around with it - its still the best cup competition in the world
Solly March Sexy Legs
New member
- Jan 4, 2016
- 62
Yes and hope our promotion rivals have a good run and have replays.
CorgiRegisteredFriend
Well-known member
I will miss the excitement of the balls in the bag next round but believe its for the best.
Sorrel
Well-known member
Normally I really care about the cup, but with that draw and the current run of form I really don't mind losing this one. Tuesday I care about a lot more.
Sums it up perfectly for me.
wakeytom
New member
I never really though of it from that side, not wanting to rub it in as we have spent probably 50% of my supporting years in the prem (as in since the age where I understood what football meant) but having been there for that time I dont think its all its cracked up to be, would much rather a cup day out to Wembley than in a league that we will never win and spend most of the time in it struggling not to go down
One hot tub one ambition
Active member
As long as we beat Rotherham on Tuesday, and re-ignite our winning, unbeaten form that has got us into the position where we are now in the first placemI won't mind about today's result. But let's face it; we have a rejuvenated squad with some players finally coming back from injury, and we are playing a struggling side in Rotherham (although, mind, at least they can score goals). We have to win. I will be extremely Concerned if we LOSE
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Oh it's bound to be rubbish if we ever get there, but the new Sky deal will shortly make it even more of a closed shop than it already appears to be. If we don't get there soon, we might not ever.
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
it's amazing how quick the novelty wears off,looking back at our 4 seasons in the old div 1
the first season was great with all the big boys in town,did alot of away games too
but the following seasons just trying to keep your head above water weren't much fun
I suspect even today with the sky razamatazz fans would feel exactly the same
winning the FA Cup would be a massive achievement for our club,more so than spending some time in the top flight
plus we've got to get this 1910 monkey off our backs
