Which would you choose?

[swaledale]

Thank God for that. Please TRY to stick to that

Touch of arrogance here, par for the course when you've been found to be inaccurate in your posts. Seems to me you could do with looking at your own attitude before making comments about others which aren't true.

rA is right you aren't really worth the effort, but when its so easy to point where your wrong, well its no effort at all really and quite funny really!

[Andy_Faber]

I asked my Southampton mate and he would rather they survive than won the cup, as they don't think they'll return to the Prem for many years if they drop down.
Good point though RA. I don't see us ever returning to the top sadly, though nothing is impossible, Leicester did it, and lets not forget where Man City were not so long ago. My perception may be different in that eventuality, unfortunately I doubt we'll ever know how we'd feel!

My Leicester relative and his mates all agree they’d swap ten FA Cups for prem survival, if nothing else for the financial benefits and therefore (in theory) quality players it accrues

[macstheman]

I have not contributed to this debate on the premise that I am totally biased based on my privileged position to have witnessed first hand the Rams being crowned the best on two occasions! Indeed, in our first season crowned Champions of England I attended every game.
My father in law had the pleasure of two Championships and watching our Cup Final win in person. Bearing in mind that he had not long been back in blighty after fighting the Japs the pleasure of going to Wembley was obviously huge so for him the Cup success remained long in his memory!
As I mentioned my privileged position dominates my thinking......an FACup would be the icing on the cake so is a no brainer! Sod promo, give us that great big Cup

[Andy_Faber]

Sod promo, give us that great big Cup

That's told us!

Those two Championship years were such happy times for me as a ****ager, All I can think about FA Cup runs is failure (especially the Cup Semi against Man U)

[ramAnag]

I have not contributed to this debate on the premise that I am totally biased based on my privileged position to have witnessed first hand the Rams being crowned the best on two occasions! Indeed, in our first season crowned Champions of England I attended every game.
My father in law had the pleasure of two Championships and watching our Cup Final win in person. Bearing in mind that he had not long been back in blighty after fighting the Japs the pleasure of going to Wembley was obviously huge so for him the Cup success remained long in his memory!
As I mentioned my privileged position dominates my thinking......an FACup would be the icing on the cake so is a no brainer! Sod promo, give us that great big Cup

Interesting and informed perspective, mac. Swale will be pleased. For me...I’ll still go for promotion over FA Cup success. Mind you, an unlikely double would be very welcome.

[Geoff Parkstone]

So, one for Tricky - would you rather win the League Cup or avoid relegation this year?

Financially there seems little doubt as to the best outcome, but as a fan?

[swaledale]

So, one for Tricky - would you rather win the League Cup or avoid relegation this year?

Financially there seems little doubt as to the best outcome, but as a fan?

I'd think with the money they have spent, relegation could be a big issue financially. Which seems to prove the point, is the aim of a football club to actually try and win a trophy? Or is it now accepted that barring the odd exception, the big 6 or 7 clubs will win everything and its now ambition is just a case of being able to watch your team play those clubs twice a year?

[SithHappens]

I'd think with the money they have spent, relegation could be a big issue financially. Which seems to prove the point, is the aim of a football club to actually try and win a trophy? Or is it now accepted that barring the odd exception, the big 6 or 7 clubs will win everything and its now ambition is just a case of being able to watch your team play those clubs twice a year?

Yeah think its a different question. If we somehow (we wont i know) got to the final this year id be happy to lose in the play off final / miss out on promotion and think we have a good chance of going one better next year. If Notts Forest get relegated with the money they have spent they could find themselves struggling with FFP even with the parachute payments and competing in the championship would be far from a given, history has shown its not easy. So in their position i probably would say stay up rather than win the league cup.

[ramAnag]

Which seems to prove the point, is the aim of a football club to actually try and win a trophy? Or is it now accepted that barring the odd exception, the big 6 or 7 clubs will win everything and its now ambition is just a case of being able to watch your team play those clubs twice a year?

Sadly I fear that’s the case, Swale. Indeed you only have to look at our own case to see what is happening. Only two stands open for Barnsley in the 3rd Round, but we draw top flight opposition at home in the 4th and suddenly ‘Cup fever’ takes a hold and we’re looking at a full house against West Ham...or we were until ITV4 moved it to a Monday evening!

Had we drawn Walsall or Wrexham I very much doubt there’d be the same enthusiasm.

Broadening the debate a little. I’ve enjoyed this season more than any other in recent years...probably for three reasons.
1. We’ve won much more than we’ve lost.
2. There’s an atmosphere of expectation and the ‘fear’ has been removed.
3. We’re owned by a seemingly decent man and represented by more ‘ordinary’ individuals who seem to want to give their all each week.

Question may be...if (and I don’t expect it to happen) Mr. Clowes was suddenly to be approached by those responsible for a ‘Newcastle type’ takeover - and remember they were seemingly nailed on for relegation this time last year - how many of us would be able to resist such ‘temptation’?

[SithHappens]

So, one for Tricky - would you rather win the League Cup or avoid relegation this year?

Financially there seems little doubt as to the best outcome, but as a fan?

it's still called the milk cup in notts