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Trophy or Stephens
- Thread starter El Presidente
- Start date
GoldWithFalmer
Seaweed! Seaweed!
I share that view but it bugs me we still have never won anything above league 1 level....except of course the 1910 Charity Shield.
Had we won sunday it would have moved us up the table (a little) of successful teams over the years.
warmleyseagull
Well-known member
We do actually get a trophy, not presented last Sunday, but presumably will be next.
dejavuatbtn
Well-known member
Ah, shucks. Let's be nice about him. Always better after the event.
Tyrone Biggums
Well-known member
Trophy. What's the point of playing if you're going to be happy about being second all the time. Small club fan mentality if you'll take a player over a highly rated piece of silverware.
Nixonator
Well-known member
Slow and ponderous? Have you considered this may be because of lack of movement from others?
A questionable comment considering one of the reasons he has been so good for 2 seasons now is his ability to see an early pass and fizz it in first time or simply feign/turn his man and create space for himself effortlessly. He is not a playmaker in the mould of Shelvey no, but then Shelvey is half as good at shutting down and harrying opposition.
I'll stick my neck and and say he will flourish in the PL, so long as he has good enough midfield partner/s to compliment his abilities.
Megazone
On his last warning
Trophies are pretty ineffective when you're up against the likes of Chelsea and Spurs. Best bet would be to play the trophy in a fullback position.
Tyrone Biggums
Well-known member
So you'd take finishing 17th in the PL over an FA Cup then. Lofty ambitions.
Megazone
On his last warning
Yes. The FA cup has turned into a reserve competition. Winning it then qualifies you for a European reserve competition.
Tyrone Biggums
Well-known member
So it offers more than finishing among the relegation fodder of the PL then.
Megazone
On his last warning
Championship football or Premiership football?
This shouldn't even be a debate.
Tyrone Biggums
Well-known member
Taking finishing as a cellar dweller over an FA Cup shouldn't be a debate. Yet here we are. Being content with being bang on mediocre vs winning a historic trophy.
Megazone
On his last warning
Wigan have now dropped to the 3rd flight for the 2nd time since winning the FA cup only 4 years ago.
But nonetheless, they did win the FA cup!
DavePage
Well-known member
for the good of our budget we haven’t paid a transfer fee, but no doubt a signing fee, which is fine.
Just hope we didn’t get screwed by a ridicules agent fee
Onwards and upwards
Just hope we didn’t get screwed by a ridicules agent fee
Onwards and upwards
DavePage
Well-known member
Why change your code, when you can be in the Premier League and continue playing football, no brainer surely?
Tyrone Biggums
Well-known member
And they still have the memory and trophy of that day. What happens after that has no relevance to winning it.
Winning any trophy will stick in my mind forever, finishing bottom half of any league will fade away pretty quickly.
Megazone
On his last warning
Considering we have played only 3 seasons of top tier football in the clubs 115 year existence.These seasons to come will stick in your memory for lives to come and yet, we will probably be fighting relegation.
Tyrone Biggums
Well-known member
That would be true if I gave a crap about the likes of Man U, City, Arsenal etc I do not.
All I care abut is the Albion wining, don't care who it's against, all the same to me. I want trophies and titles, not a win over a single team (besides Palace). More wins the better.