FA Cup all day long, grew up at a time when it was still a massive deal and have always loved it. Would probably want to win in just as much as winning the PL.
Fa Cup is the only answer to this question, surely ? However progression in either competition is a bonus. We have a really horrendous cup record in all cup competitions!
Neither. The Bristol Street Motors Trophy is the one that gets me excited.
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Games under the floodlights against PL under 21 teams where our players get a chance to play against stars of the future; proper London derbies against the likes of Sutton and Bromley; and exciting away trips to the likes of Stevenage and MK Dons. What's not to like?
Plus there is always the real chance of getting to Wembley, unlike in the other cups. I'm sure anyone who saw us play against Blackburn in the final of the Full Members Cup will have never forgotten the experience.
Neither. The Bristol Street Motors Trophy is the one that gets me excited.
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But I'm serious.
Games under the floodlights against PL under 21 teams where our players get a chance to play against stars of the future; proper London derbies against the likes of Sutton and Bromley; and exciting away trips to the likes of Stevenage and MK Dons. What's not to like?
Plus there is always the real chance of getting to Wembley, unlike in the other cups. I'm sure anyone who saw us play against Blackburn in the final of the Full Members Cup will have never forgotten the experience.
I’m not so sure about that! It was the definition of a forgettable performance! Whereas both our play-off finals will live long in the memory. So maybe it’s more about the result on the day?
Neither. The Bristol Street Motors Trophy is the one that gets me excited.
Was waiting for this comment
But I'm serious.
Games under the floodlights against PL under 21 teams where our players get a chance to play against stars of the future; proper London derbies against the likes of Sutton and Bromley; and exciting away trips to the likes of Stevenage and MK Dons. What's not to like?
Plus there is always the real chance of getting to Wembley, unlike in the other cups. I'm sure anyone who saw us play against Blackburn in the final of the Full Members Cup will have never forgotten the experience.
I’m not so sure about that! It was the definition of a forgettable performance! Whereas both our play-off finals will live long in the memory. So maybe it’s more about the result on the day?
Tongue was firmly in the cheek when saying anyone there will never have forgotten the experience!
Has to be FA Cup for the moneytary gains that round winners get. Plus gate receipt percentages.
But the replays going does kill some of the magic
Does it ? The dynamics now probably favour an upset. Making wholesale changes to a line up for cup games just got a little bit riskier without the fall back of holding in for a draw and putting out a much stronger team in the replay if necessary.
it also means both teams have to keep going right to the final whistle instead of sitting back and playing for a draw. I suspect last minute goals are going to become a lot more common in cup games.
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Even teams with a realistic chance of winning a cup prefer the FA Cup, and winning it gets you into Europe as well.
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Games under the floodlights against PL under 21 teams where our players get a chance to play against stars of the future; proper London derbies against the likes of Sutton and Bromley; and exciting away trips to the likes of Stevenage and MK Dons. What's not to like?
Plus there is always the real chance of getting to Wembley, unlike in the other cups. I'm sure anyone who saw us play against Blackburn in the final of the Full Members Cup will have never forgotten the experience.
It was awful, wasn't it?
Obviously the FA Cup.
it also means both teams have to keep going right to the final whistle instead of sitting back and playing for a draw. I suspect last minute goals are going to become a lot more common in cup games.