Which would you choose?

[swaledale]

Bit daft that, AF. No need for it. We’re arguing about fantasy stuff...guaranteed football outcomes and fairy godmothers...I tend to agree with you in terms of preference, but Swale is undeniably right that, for clubs in Derby’s position...play off success is infinitely more likely than FA Cup success.

As for the lack of name calling and swearing...perhaps the absence of a certain other poster has more to do with that. The atmosphere has certainly been more ‘relaxed’ of late and I can’t think of any other factor.

Either way, and yes...I know it’s not the FA Cup, but, after tonight’s Carabao results, I bet the majority of both Southampton and Forest fans would swap potential semi final and Wembley glory for Premier League survival.

Again rA, I'm not entirely sure that they would, I recall playing Man Utd in the League Cup semis and we nearly prevailed that was memorable, because for once we stood a chance of prevailing over one of the big teams in a competition.

I would value actually winning a trophy, be that the FA or league Cup over any promotion, because its such a rare experience and your club has actually won something. My view is that the majority of fans would prefer to have experienced that at least once in their life time, than a decade knocking about the bottom half of the premier league.

Whilst the premier league has an attraction, its value as a competition is devalued in my eyes, because only a very wealthy club can win it and increasingly a small number clubs are dictating the terms.