[Albion] Lose against Grimsby or lose in the semi?

[Swansman]

Naturally the best option for Brighton would be to win the whole damn cup.

But if we pretend this is not a possibility: would you rather go out against Grimsby or against say City in the semi-final?

I'm thinking:

Grimsby
+ It would be very fun with a League Two team in a FA Cup semi
+ Would mean a game less, which could be pretty huge actually
+ Limited risk they will be in the same division as Brighton any time soon so wouldn't have to face their
- Humiliating
- Not very good for the self-confidence
- Its fecking Grimsby and would feel like a missed opportunity... big time

Manchester Something
+ There are certainly excuses and it is very easy to shrug after a loss against City
+ The whole thing about being in semi-final is perhaps not the biggest thing ever but looks quite nice on paper
+ Some young players will get a lot of experience from playing a game like that
- Fecking pointless with another game, especially with the fixture congestion
- It sure is a bit of a "false hope" situation
- Easy to think cups and whatnot are quite meaningless afterwards because these monsters always win it

In this very hypothetical scenario... I think losing to Grimsby would be preferable. I hate the games against Manchester City... just feels utterly pointless most of the time. Teams that take points from them generally defend with 11 players with the odd counter, and Brighton can't play that sort of football, so City go two or three goals up before half time and then just snooze out the second half. Its utterly shite.

Might be a difficult choice... Maybe just winning the whole shit is just the best solution to it.

 

[Poojah]

100%. Lose lose lose.

 

[dazzer6666]

Nah, Wembley day out every time. It’s the hope that kills you.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Getting as far as possible

 

[Shins]

Pointless but fun question. I'd prefer to lose to Grimsby and see a League 2 club get so far in the competition. A Wembley trip would be great, but I also think the Semi's shouldn't be held there so nowhere near as special.

 

[Live by the sea]

No disgrace in losing to city - but there again we might not get city in the semi . We can beat Utd

 

[Jesus Gul]

Hate Wembley semis - they should be at a neutral stadium.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Losing to Grimsby would be …… grim!

a Wembley day out with an honourable loss to a decent team much preferable.

beating Man Utd 3-2 in the final the ultimate dream. Pity we haven’t got a player called Smith to score the winner

 

[Taybha]

WTF!

 

[B-right-on]

Win vs Grimsby

Trip to Wembley will give our players who are tempted away, an idea of what we can achieve in the future if they stick with us. Running out to play at Wembley has to be a highlight of many of the youngsters.

 

[Silverhatch]

No. We’ll win the Cup and finish 4th. RDZ will pip Arteta to manager of the year.

 

[Dibdab]

Hate Wembley semis - they should be at a neutral stadium.

Wembley is a neutral stadium.

 

[papachris]

I think the Manchester teams will face each other in the semi. We will get past Grimsby and face one of the Championship clubs in the semi. It's a massive opportunity for us this year

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

The semi finals should be moved back to neutral stadiums. The Taylor Report has made all top flight grounds safe, hasn’t it ? Oh, I forgot about the money.

 

[Me and my Monkey]

Utd beat City in the semis, then they get all complacent so we SMASH them 7-0 in the final. Well, Liverpool did it, so why shouldn’t we? So we need to beat Grimsby first, obvs.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Wembley is a neutral stadium.

I know what you mean but it isnt really. It’s a ground in the south of England. Not sure why us Northerners should have to go down there. Should be at Villa Park if it’s Brighton v Manchester/Sheffield/Blackburn and somewhere up north if Grimsby get through.

 

[Jesus Gul]

Wembley is a neutral stadium.

you have a point

 

[Driver8]

The semi finals should be moved back to neutral stadiums. The Taylor Report has made all top flight grounds safe, hasn’t it ? Oh, I forgot about the money.

Then we would all be moaning about the allocation. We can take loads more to Wembley than anywhere else.

 

[Swansman]

If the semi-finals and final are not played on Wembley, the most likely option would be putting it in Saudi Arabia or something. Be careful what you wish for.

 

[Reddleman]

We lose to Grimsby and it will haunt us for years about what might have been and we miss a very rare trip to Wembley.

Lose to city in the semi finals and no shame in that.

No question for me as to the better solution.