tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658609959335610999.post2159766718962094314..comments2023-08-10T10:18:52.273+01:00Comments on Forza Swansea | A Swansea City Blog: Swansea 0 – 0 Wigan: Digested opinionMickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07277339396461945085noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658609959335610999.post-48953374139881785312011-08-22T11:17:38.984+01:002011-08-22T11:17:38.984+01:00Well that question came up with Birmingham last ye...Well that question came up with Birmingham last year - I wonder how many of their fans are looking at their current league position (18th in the Championship) thinking 'oooh but we won the Carling Cup last year!'. So no, the league is the main, week-to-week event your team competes in, relegation will be an unsucessful season regardless of what happens in the cup. That said, an FA Cup win and finishing 17th would be a fantastic season wouldn't it? <br /><br />But yeah, if you offered 17th place in return for instant cup elimination, I'd take it. I agree with the thinking there. I just don't understand someone (not you specifically) actually wanting to lose - why bother entering in the first place (after all, clubs technically don't have to enter, do they, such as with the Man U controversy in 2000).<br /><br />I suppose my other point regarding Shrewsbury is, while the cup exit itself wouldn't bother me much, it's the fact that we are a Premier League team now and we should be beating Shrewsbury, regardless of who plays.<br /><br />I feel as though I am trying to argue, even though I actually agree with you in general!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700791399207104904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658609959335610999.post-25612047521748125412011-08-22T10:10:07.511+01:002011-08-22T10:10:07.511+01:00Firstly, I won't take credit for the Stockdale...Firstly, I won't take credit for the Stockdale tweet; it looks like mine on the sidebar, but it was actually a retweet of someone else's!<br /><br />And yes anything but a win in Shrewsbury would be odd, even with a weakened team, but I don't think many would complain if it was a loss. <br /><br />Here's a question I may bring up in the podcast - if Swansea won a cup but were relegated from the PL, would the season be deemed successful?Chris Carrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261851166031280351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658609959335610999.post-51696737490750061502011-08-21T20:41:02.551+01:002011-08-21T20:41:02.551+01:00I see the logic regarding getting cups out of the ...I see the logic regarding getting cups out of the way, but I can never agree with any club actually wanting to be out of them. Personally I want the team to do well in both cup competitions, and now we're in the PL I think we should have a chance of a decent run. That said, I don't want us to be this season's Birmingham - so yeah, like I said, I do see that logic also. However, surely anything less than a win against a Shrewsbury side with 5 points from 12 in League Two will be a very bad result?<br /><br />Also - just seen your Stockdale tweet, made me smile. Vorm is the PL's bargain of the summer surely. <br /><br />Also (part 2) - the 'post comment' button does exactly the same job as the preview button, therefore rending the latter button pointless.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700791399207104904noreply@blogger.com