The League or EFL Trophy?

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If you could only pick one...

The League
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The Cup
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The League or EFL Trophy?

Post by Sam_Brown »

If you had to pick one which one would you pick and why?
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Do you mean win the league? If so, no brainer.
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How is anyone choosing the EFL Trophy over promotion?
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The League and the EFL Trophy ;-)

League all day long...
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Re: The League or EFL Trophy?

Post by uspompeyfan »

At the start of the season I was criticized when I said we would win the EFL trophy again and 'come close but a narrow miss on promotion via the play-offs' I believed the owners didn't want the expense of promotion ahead of their schedule, but, being American, would be happy to have some silverware to show off our success.


I still hold by that prediction...but now they can also add an unlucky loss to Arsenal into the equation :-)

Though I did vote League
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Re: The League or EFL Trophy?

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I'm pleased that we don't get to choose. Although getting promoted is a bigger achievement and greater sign of an improving club, you only have to look at last season's promoted teams and see that there would be every chance of a tough (possibly miserable) season in the Championship. Then again, You don't know if you don't try. I've been a fan long enough to know that miserable seasons are part and parcel, so, if pushed, I would prefer promotion.
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I confess that during my playing days in sport, I always enjoyed fighting for promotion rather than fighting against relegation. And I recall spending many years doing both! And I prefer to see a team winning more than losing. So I guess that leaves me happy finishing third but unhappy with losing in a play off final. All very confusing. These days, being realistic, I'd settle for a mid table Championship position. But now approaching my 80s, I'll go happy having seen two First Division titles as well as all our other successes - plus being at the '66 World Cup Final and London Olympics. What more could a sports fan wish for? Not to mention ........
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Re: The League or EFL Trophy?

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Of course the answer is promotion. Even if we find it tough in the Championship, it will be worthwhile provided we don't try and compete financially with those clubs losing £10M+ per year. EFL Trophy would at this point be a bit of an anti-climax having (a) won it last year, and (b) there being no Sunderland left in the competition to provide a memorable final experience (maybe Leicester U-21s would get a good turnout?).

Maybe a more interesting question is if we win the EFL Trophy, get knocked out of the cup by Arsenal in the last 16 and then lose in the play-offs, would we consider that a successful and acceptable season? Basically, the same as last year with one more round of the cup and in a much weaker L1. I would say yes, but I would also understand if people took this (along with the inevitable loss of Curtis & others(?)) as a step backwards.
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Pompey Penguin wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:45 am Of course the answer is promotion. Even if we find it tough in the Championship, it will be worthwhile provided we don't try and compete financially with those clubs losing £10M+ per year. EFL Trophy would at this point be a bit of an anti-climax having (a) won it last year, and (b) there being no Sunderland left in the competition to provide a memorable final experience (maybe Leicester U-21s would get a good turnout?).

Maybe a more interesting question is if we win the EFL Trophy, get knocked out of the cup by Arsenal in the last 16 and then lose in the play-offs, would we consider that a successful and acceptable season? Basically, the same as last year with one more round of the cup and in a much weaker L1. I would say yes, but I would also understand if people took this (along with the inevitable loss of Curtis & others(?)) as a step backwards.
Yeah, I would not see it as success. I define success for this season as being an improvement on last season, and I don't really count an additional FA Cup game as an improvement. I wouldn't even class making the play-off final as success, if we didn't then win the final and therefore be promoted.
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Re: The League or EFL Trophy?

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I think its shameful you lot consider it an either/or option.

How about we win both, and not use one as an excuse for failure in the other. Its a large squad of in-form and match-fit competent professionals. The nine on the bench on Saturday would be a match for any team at this level.

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Re: The League or EFL Trophy?

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Its just a debate about the merits of two theoretical outcomes.
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Post by GreenBlue »

Excuse me for hijacking your post Sam B, but allow me to ask

Which match would you rather win? Arsenal or Exeter? Tricky one for me personally.
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Actually, not tricky. Exeter for me.
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