[Albion] Would you rather win the FA Cup or finish 4th this season?

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Would you rather win the FA Cup or finish 4th this season

  • FA Cup

    Votes: 240 85.1%
  • Finish 4th

    Votes: 42 14.9%

  • Total voters
    282


Hotchilidog

Well-known member
Jan 24, 2009
9,120
FA Cup. There is no substitute for winning a trophy, a chance for this team to write themselves into Albion history.
 






Echo the Seagull

Active member
Sep 29, 2017
88
Portslade
FA Cup or a champions league place?
A position I never thought I would ever see as "realistic" for little old Brighton to be in.
Has to be FA Cup for me
 




Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park
NSC Patron
Apr 5, 2014
25,909
I'd take 4th place. The FA Cup will come round again. I'm not convinced that one Chelsea get themselves together, and Newcastle spend big, that the Champions League will.
 




Commander

Arrogant Prat
NSC Patron
Apr 28, 2004
13,560
London
Clearly I’m in the minority here, but I’d rather finish 4th. The FA Cup will still be there, when would we ever realistically have a chance of finishing 4th again? Almost all of the big 6 are in transitionary seasons, it’s not going to happen again. The chance of having Real Madrid / Milan / Barca etc at the Amex and away is just too big to turn down. Plus it would do far, far more for the reputation of the club among potential foreign signings than an FA Cup win would.

I’d take winning the FA Cup if it meant getting relegated, but passing up on the Champions League would be too big.
 


hart's shirt

Well-known member
Jul 8, 2003
11,076
Kitbag in Dubai
FA Cup. The game's about glory.

Finishing 4th has never made anyone a champion. You don't even get a medal for it in the Olympics.
 






A1X

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Sep 1, 2017
20,537
Deepest, darkest Sussex
Winning silverware is tangible history. Qualifying for the Champions League might be good memories but ultimately doesn't mean much long term.
 










dadams2k11

ID10T Error
Jun 24, 2011
5,023
Brighton
Technically, winning the FA Cup gets you into Europe. Not the Champions League, but Europa League, which I would be happy with.

Silverware and a European tour? Count me in....
 


Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat
Who'd have ever thought that an Albion fan would be in a position to consider even one of those two things to be a real possibility, let alone both in the same season. Astounding daze :clap:
Of course, a thread like this guarantees, that if we are lucky enough to beat Grimsby, we get Man City in the semi final. :facepalm:
 






nicko31

Well-known member
Jan 7, 2010
18,574
Gods country fortnightly
FA Cup all day, its a major trophy (1910 Charity Shield doesn't count)
 




dejavuatbtn

Well-known member
Aug 4, 2010
7,573
Henfield
FA cup all day. We have a charity shield, so it’d just be a target of winning the PL (which may take a tad longer) to have our name on all three.
 




Greg Bobkin

Silver Seagull
May 22, 2012
16,034
An FA Cup win would be immense for the club. I'd take that over CL qualification any day of the week.
 




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