Would you take humiliating Palace in the semi but lose the final?

[FamilyGuy]

Quote Originally Posted by FamilyGuy View Post

Surely all the permutations of questions around the Palace match have been exhausted by now - haven't they?
I was just thinking this. It's all getting a bit lame around here now isn't it.


My point exactly!!

 

[fork me]

I have to say my priority is beating Palace more so than the actual final itself.

One game at a time. At the moment that's also true for me, but next Tuesday the final will be all important.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Lose at Wembley = Good Season
Lose Play Offs = Bad Season

 

[fork me]

Exactly...only takes a poor decision....sending off etc and your hopes are gone....anyone of the four teams is capable of going up...it's all so close

To be brutally honest, if any four of the top three quarters of the table were in the play-offs anyone could win, this league is THAT tight.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Lose at Wembley = Good Season
Lose Play Offs = Bad Season

Nonsense. Good season, whatever happens now.

 

[viscentaye]

Anyone who chooses to thrash Palace but then lose the final is more of a Palace hater than an Albion supporter.

This with bells on

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

One game at a time. At the moment that's also true for me, but next Tuesday the final will be all important.

Yeah but I'll always prefer to beat Palace than Man U. So if that means staying in the championship they hey ho I can handle that.

We'll never win the PL. However imagine the last day of the season in the Championship playing Palace and sending them down!

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Beating palace in the playoffs would be meaningless if we then lost in the finals, and vice versa...

 

[toff79]

id like to get ripped to shreads in the first leg and draw 0-0 then grab a 90th min winner at the amex that was offside then win the final, wouldnt it be great all their moaning how we didnt deserve it and how they were the better side yet we will be going to old trafford and they will be going to yeovil

 

[Lethargic]

Surely by winning the final we would have beaten Palace anyway, in order to get to the final so i am a bit confused as any win at this stage will be humiliating.

 

[Braders]

I have to say my priority is beating Palace more so than the actual final itself.

Same , can't bare the thought of losing to that lot (again)

 

[Withdeano]

Can I put another slant on this one, to those for whom beating Palace in the main priority? Would you rather of finished 7th than lose to Palace in the playoffs?

Got to say that I'm thinking of Premier footy and that's the goal, but I have quietly thought that if we lose do to the Nigels it may have been better to fail nobly at the final hurdle. I know that the playoffs is a measure of achievement for some, but a semi final loss in these circumstances will be sooooo painful. Thoughts?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

We've already humiliated them once this season. I don't give a shit how we get past them - I just want us to get to that final.

Absolutely this.

 

[brakespear]

Anyone who chooses to thrash Palace but then lose the final is more of a Palace hater than an Albion supporter.

Spot on

 

[father_and_son]

I've said on other threads that I'm actually quite happy to stay in Championship because I believe the football "experience" is better (more competitive, less dominated by £££s, etc).

I'll be leaping all over wembley WHEN we win but if we didn't, after the initial disappointment had worn off, I'll still look forward to another nail-biting year in the Championship.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Anyone who chooses to thrash Palace but then lose the final is more of a Palace hater than an Albion supporter.

Agreed - staggered that anyone cares enough about Palace to value beating them above promotion, beggars belief really.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

I'm sorry, I thought after coming this far in the last 16 years, the natural progression of things would be to play in the big boys league? Stuff Palace and lose in the final? no thanks, I'd cry like a little girl but beat Palace and stuff the opposition in the final....I'd still cry like a little girl