Yes.
No.
After reading RAWK tonight there seems to be some debate about the relative merits of our season versus the one Liverpool are having. With some fans even saying they do not care where Liverpool finish, be it 5th or 15th as long as they win another cup.
This is based on them winning the FA Cup, but would you swap 3rd/4th for a domestic cup double?
Last edited by Marc Overmars; 25-03-2012 at 08:36 PM.
Finishing above the spuds. The fun in this season is knowing they all thought they were home and dry in 3rd and had finally got one over on us. All for it to fall apart. Priceless. That's better than any cup. Will Pool still settle for their cup if they end up finishing below Everton?
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Domestic cup double.
Well out of those choices, I'd want the cups but I can't help but feel it's more for the supporters than the players or the club these days. That being said, I want us in the Champions League because I love the competition.
Even if we do want to maintain a vicious cycle, it's not going to make a huge amount of difference because my support of them, isn't going to change.
Could you add a poll to this please Mac?
Done.Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Atm i'd say cups but when next season comes around and we arent in the CL after so many years being in it, i'd miss it
Well for a start, it’s worth noting we’re comparing something that is very, very likely to happen for us vs. something that is unlikely to happen for them.
I can’t take these sorts of comparisons seriously, in any case. I don’t see how you can just compare the season in isolation without considering the future or the overall picture. Finishing 7th and winning the FA Cup (and the Carling Cup) doesn’t particularly help our finances or the ability to keep/attract good players. Whether we like to admit it or not, 3rd and setting us up with guaranteed CL football is a major financial advantage which allows us to put big money wage offers on the table for Van Persie or Podolski or whoever. Would Nasri have stayed if we won the Carling Cup last season? No chance in hell. Things like that don’t make much difference. If it's a springboard for future success in the league and in Europe (which we were hoping a Carling Cup win last year would've been) then great. But when all is said and done, money motivates people.
I've quite enjoyed this season. Those extra 10 or so matches where we’ve won (including the thrills of recent late wins and comebacks or Henry winners etc.) - I think many of us have gone into work on Monday morning fairly happy and enjoyed discussing it with others. The high of winning a domestic cup competition would definitely top any of those single events, but does it top all 10 of them combined? Not for me. If Liverpool fans are happy watching re-runs of the penalty shootout against Cardiff, fair enough. Would I want us to swap places with them? No chance in hell. I wouldn’t have swapped seasons with Birmingham last year either. The future looks relatively good for Arsenal and pretty dismal for Liverpool. The league is always the best measure of the quality of a team.
Thats a good point from the Synmeister
Would i swap our season for Liverpools? No
Would i take challenging for 4th and a trophy which Liverpool havent done this season? Probably
I don't think it's too unlikely for them, given their ability to raise it for the big games.
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