Big Vince 318 Posted July 29, 2016 Before a ball is kicked, can the football club please make an announcement to the effect that it is withdrawing from the cup competitions.It has demonstrated year-on-year that it clearly has no ambitions in this direction, regardless of where it lies in the league.The club should be brutally honest with fans for once, stop carrying on this farcical pretence and stop unloading people''s wallets under false pretences. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted July 29, 2016 Aren''t you just a little ray of sunshine 🌞 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nu_matik 167 Posted July 29, 2016 I thought you were going to announce your retiring from trolling and heading back to Ipswich. Shame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted July 29, 2016 We learned our lesson in 1985 Vinnie when we were relegated after winning the League Cup. Unlike then, we get our priorities right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
True Grit 26 Posted July 29, 2016 Knowing Jez I would say you''ll be in for a surprise in terms of the quality of selection for cup competitions this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted July 29, 2016 Will Jez be picking the team? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unique 435 Posted July 29, 2016 Big Vince has a totally valid point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Vince 318 Posted July 29, 2016 How very sad indeed.I would have thought that the priority for any fan is to garner as many trophies as possible.If you don''t aspire to win anything, what is the point of turning up each week?Do you really get that excited by trying to finish say 13th in the league?The modern football fan must have a brain that has been designed and produced by the corporatists of the modern football world and is then cloned exponentially. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernie 0 Posted July 29, 2016 Well at least we can give the squad and youth players a game as well as those coming back from injury! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Never Blue 0 Posted July 29, 2016 The modern football fan must have a brain that has been designed and produced by the corporatists of the modern football world and is then cloned exponentially. Say whaaaattttt? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldRobert 38 Posted July 29, 2016 [quote user="Big Vince"]How very sad indeed.I would have thought that the priority for any fan is to garner as many trophies as possible.If you don''t aspire to win anything, what is the point of turning up each week?Do you really get that excited by trying to finish say 13th in the league?The modern football fan must have a brain that has been designed and produced by the corporatists of the modern football world and is then cloned exponentially.[/quote]Big Vince swallows dictionary shocker.[:)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FCC 76 Posted July 29, 2016 I thought I read we were entering another cup this season - with the youngsters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
True Grit 26 Posted July 29, 2016 [quote user="lappinitup"]Will Jez be picking the team?[/quote]He will have a big influence Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STFU 0 Posted July 29, 2016 We already know you''re a binner Little Weiny, you don''t need to announce it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nu_matik 167 Posted July 29, 2016 What I would suggest has been our real issue with poor cup runs is simple.... We''ve not had a decent enough ''cup team'' to put out when trying to save a first 11 for the league. We have prioritised the league (rightly so) for a long time and when we put teams with youth and players like Andrew out against perceived lesser opposition who want it more, well.... we just come up 2nd best. Doesn''t mean we''re disrespecting the cup or not trying, we''ve just been c**p.We took the fact youth cup seriously and are entering the new EFL trophy, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy_Bones 441 Posted July 29, 2016 [quote user="Big Vince"]I would have thought that the priority for any fan is to garner as many trophies as possible.If you don''t aspire to win anything, what is the point of turning up each week?[/quote]Not for me it isn''t.All I want from my team is to provide attractive, entertaining football on a consistent basis, whilst playing at the highest level possible and being delighted if we do win a trophy, but otherwise it''s all about the football for me.I''d rather see us finish 17th and play the most exciting to watch football in the league, than see us finish in say 6th playing the sort of football that Hughton was fond of serving us...I appreciate I may be in a minority here, but to me football is entertainment, just like watching a movie or going bowling etc, and if the entertainment is poor then so is my appreciation of it - trophies or not! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,676 Posted July 29, 2016 I''m sorry Vince but I can''t help but feel the best part of you ran down your mothers legs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
(Northern) Irish Canary 48 Posted July 29, 2016 [quote user="hogesar"]I''m sorry Vince but I can''t help but feel the best part of you ran down your mothers legs.[/quote] ...and your mother must be so proud of you, with contributions like that. Dear me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Shuck 183 Posted July 29, 2016 Considering clubs are not permitted to withdraw from the two major cup competitions (Man Utd flouted this a few years ago so the rules about entering them were tightened ever more rigidly) Vince, it couldn''t happen anyway......but hey, another stick to beat the club with, what next?Nonsense unquestionably. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
morty 0 Posted July 30, 2016 Didn''t you do this thread pre season last year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
