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the Premier League and Champions League. obviously. so now tell me why it's not possible to do that and still make a real effort to win one of the other cupsSo which one would you like to put most of our eggs into?
It suggests that merely winning an FA Cup or League Cup has less importance for your overall progress than winning the league or CL...why are people hanging onto the Wigan statement when he clarifies his words when he says "OK, I would love to win the Carabao Cup or the FA Cup for our fans"?
why has he mentioned Wigan as his main example if we're supposed to just disregard it? I'm guessing he brought it up as an example of the supposed pitfalls of challenging for a minor trophy, and yet it bears no similarity whatsoever to the one we're currently in. the clubs around us are far more relevant examples, and those of us "hanging onto the Wigan statement" would rather it was those examples we paid more attention to.
there are 6 CL-level clubs in the PL fighting for 4 places. logic suggests we'll miss out at least every now and again, whether we try to win cups or not. it's not a disaster.@Trix knows far more about the club's runnings than me and I can see his point.
What players would sign for a.club that doesn't compete in the wages bracket, without champs league? Etc etc. The new stadium to pay for. Might not break the club but it would certainly delay things by years without the finance it offers.
Back on topic, i still don't know why people are all precious about what he says in the press. Bit over sensitive, especially when he's talking sense
this is all irrelevant, however, as I don't see a great deal of evidence to suggest we can't do both