OttawaSaint Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 If a genie let you guarantee a win in one of the two games coming up vs Chelsea (meaning we lose the other one). Which one would you pick? League or Cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 I'm of the mindset that all that really matters now is the league, and staying up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint77 Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 If a genie let you guarantee a win in one of the two games coming up vs Chelsea (meaning we lose the other one). Which one would you pick? League or Cup? 3 points in the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc4prem Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Cup win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Without a doubt the PL 3 points. The Cup is pleasurable distraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosin Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 If a genie let you guarantee a win in one of the two games coming up vs Chelsea (meaning we lose the other one). Which one would you pick? League or Cup? The cup, cause i have already come to the conclusion we will lose that game as we will either not score, or be out scored by chelsea, so cup for me, can pick up other points in the league, a chance for euro football next year and prem survival, yeah ill take that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Initial reaction was depends how many points we've earned before we play them in the league, but didn't realise there is only two games before that fixture and even two wins in the next too aren't enough. So definitely the league game. Think they're stuck in 5th so maybe they'd prefer the chance of a cup win, maybe a deal could be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordic Saint Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 We certainly do not want a repeat of Strachan's two games against Arsenal at the end of the 2002/03 season, when he played a weakened team in the first one, so we got thrashed, and were then demoralised for the second one. We should field our strongest team for both games.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nta786 Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 cup. chelsea home game is one where im expecting 0 points anyway, a free hit per-say, so yeah cup. I think cup fixture being second kind of hinders it a little bit however, as I do not want us to go into that cup game on the back of a 3-0 league defeat for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edprice1984 Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Cup. This is the 12th FA Cup semi final in the clubs history. We have only been to 4 Finals. Whether we are in the Championship or Premier League next season, the chance to win the FA Cup is something that doesn't come around very often. The league will sort itself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Depends on the league games before we play Chelsea, but overall staying up is the main factor. Our realistic chances of winning the cup are slim, but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 I go against the grain on this one and would take league safety over the cup. I love the cup but for me I can't take full pleasure from it if we're headed for relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Cup all day long ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tajjuk Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Cup. 1. The league game is a bit of a free hit not expected win, if we go down it's not going to be because we lost at home Chelsea. 2. I'd take being relegated if we won the cup, it's something you remember for years and I think we'd likely get back within 1-2 years anyway. 3. if we do stay up, whatever we do in the league next year it's likely to not be very exciting as we will need to re-build and progress a lot to be back challenging top 6/7 again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 What a nonsense. Go for the first game and take it from there. You don't get to pick and choose or even predict how you end up playing in any game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 What a nonsense. Go for the first game and take it from there. You don't get to pick and choose or even predict how you end up playing in any game. You do realise there's no such thing as genies and it's just a bit of fun, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianC Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 League. Sod's Law says we beat Chelsea in the semi final, play Spurs in the final and then hand Pochettino his first trophy. The media will be creaming themselves over Poch and how he beat his old team to hold aloft the FA Cup. It will be a media vvank fest over him and Spurs and I don't want to see that at the expense of Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 League. Sod's Law says we beat Chelsea in the semi final, play Spurs in the final and then hand Pochettino his first trophy. The media will be creaming themselves over Poch and how he beat his old team to hold aloft the FA Cup. It will be a media vvank fest over him and Spurs and I don't want to see that at the expense of Saints. So. Your attitude is that rather than try and fail, we should just throw it away and avoid the hassle of even trying. This team lost a cup final they should have won against United last season. United are much the same team this year, and are the best team left in the cup. I imagine our team will perform just as well in another final. And also, should we reach the final, the club knows its only cup win was against united... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Cup because it gets me out of having to go to my boring sister's 40th birthday party which is on the day of the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom & Gerry Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Heart says Cup, head says League. I've seen every semi final since 63, won 2 lost 3 and as they tend to come round every 13 years or so I may not see another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 It’s a good question, I’d love a cup semi-final win but I want to be watching us in the PL next season. The league game. Just! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Go for it in the first game. Then go for it in the second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Cup all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefScummer Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 cup. Beat utd in the final 3-2 would be glorious. Especially if they get a goal that is ruled offside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 League. We're in for some pretty painful football if we go down next season IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 TBH I would rather have had the 12 points in the league for the four wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianC Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 So. Your attitude is that rather than try and fail, we should just throw it away and avoid the hassle of even trying. This team lost a cup final they should have won against United last season. United are much the same team this year, and are the best team left in the cup. I imagine our team will perform just as well in another final. And also, should we reach the final, the club knows its only cup win was against united... Well done for taking my post so literally. It's just a hypothetical scenario that I have absolutely no idea will happen. I made no reference to throwing it away, I hope the team win the cup and stay in the Premier League. However, right now I would prefer three points in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Beat the Hammers and the Gunners and its the Cup game.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 (edited) Easy one. League. (Assuming we'll need to get at least a point from the Chelsea game to stay up. However, if the Chelsea league game turns out to be a 'free hit' (due to our other results) then the answer is 'cup'... Basically, on reflection, there's too many unknowns to be able to decide definitely) Edited 19 March, 2018 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Cup because it gets me out of having to go to my boring sister's 40th birthday party which is on the day of the final. I'm assuming she doesn't visit this site..... Oh, and cup win please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 League. We're in for some pretty painful football if we go down next season IMO. ....compared to the scintillating stuff we've been treated to over the last two seasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 cup. Beat utd in the final 3-2 would be glorious. Especially if they get a goal that is ruled offside. VAR :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 We certainly do not want a repeat of Strachan's two games against Arsenal at the end of the 2002/03 season, when he played a weakened team in the first one, so we got thrashed, and were then demoralised for the second one. We should field our strongest team for both games.. No comparison, we were safe that time so could afford to play a weakened team. This time we are guaranteed to be playing our strongest team in the league game against them, for obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW5 SAINT Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 The Cup - Who would swap 1976 for a season in the EPL........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 League. If we go down we're done. If we get knocked out of the FA Cup at the semi-final stage then we've had a good cup run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 Guaranteed 3 points in the league over Chelsea please, which would take the pressure off more "winnable" games such as West Ham, Bournemouth, Swansea, Everton and even Leicester. We need ten points for survival IMO, so 3 from Chelsea means we'd only need two wins and a draw from the other 7 games. Then get to the summer with safety behind us, and hope Les either ****s off, or has learned from his mistakes. However I have reassessed a former opinion - I'd rather win the cup and get relegated than stay up and not win it, not that that's what is being asked here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 ....compared to the scintillating stuff we've been treated to over the last two seasons? Nope, I would want the board to have learned from their mistakes, sell a bunch of players such as Davis, Long, Austin, Carrillo, Boufal and Clasie, then reinvest the money (plus that from Van Dijk) wisely in some decent players and a long term manager. If we go down, players like Carrillo will be way above our station. Think about that for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 What a nonsense. Go for the first game and take it from there. You don't get to pick and choose or even predict how you end up playing in any game. You don't know what a genie is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 The cup. and take our chances in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 The Cup. The prem is fast becoming an elitist / also ran league, and we will likely always be the latter. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Posted 19 March, 2018 Share Posted 19 March, 2018 How about - Win the cup + relegated, or lose the semi + stay up? Cup for me, **** the prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 20 March, 2018 Share Posted 20 March, 2018 If you go for League you clearly didn't feel the pain of that Adrian Heath goal. Cup for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFHP Posted 20 March, 2018 Share Posted 20 March, 2018 Cup for me. To win win the cup would be something special. plus we have 7 other league games to get enough points to stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musesaint Posted 20 March, 2018 Share Posted 20 March, 2018 League. Obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 20 March, 2018 Share Posted 20 March, 2018 Cup, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanh Posted 20 March, 2018 Share Posted 20 March, 2018 Based on the criteria that you have to win one and lose one then I'd lose the first and win the second as winning the second will both put us in the cup final and also give us a confidence boost for our remaining games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 20 March, 2018 Share Posted 20 March, 2018 Cup. If we lose to Chelsea in the league, we could still very easily stay up. If we lose in the Cup, we don't get another chance. I've never seen us get so far in the FA Cup but I REALLY want us to win it or at least get to the final. I actually want it slightly more than I want to stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 20 March, 2018 Share Posted 20 March, 2018 If it's survival vs cup win I'd choose survival (another thread). But that's not the question here, so I'd choose the semi-final win. We'd still have a decent chance of survival if we lose against them in the league, since we don't have the clown in charge any more. And the other winnable/6 pointer games against West Ham, Swansea etc. are more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 20 March, 2018 Share Posted 20 March, 2018 If this was a choice of 'win the FA Cup' or 'take 3 league points', then I would say 'win the FA Cup'. However, as you said only 'get to final of FA Cup' or 'take 3 league points' I will say 'take 3 league points' as they may be crucial and I would be pessimistic against Tottenham in the final. Mind you, I was pessimistic in 1976, and we won that one against the odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 20 March, 2018 Share Posted 20 March, 2018 Customary to say both so both. Can’t believe everyone is answering the question. Ok both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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