soapythecat
Full Member
We’ve been a pretty decent cup team these last few years. But which would you rather win this season? FA Cup or EL?
For me, the FA cup. I think given where we are squad wise and what we need to do this summer, having EL football next season makes us attractive and it’s a competition which we are clearly capable of doing well without getting embarrassed.
If we were to win the EL this season, whilst I’d celebrate it hugely, I feel it could be a problem for the club in this stage of a big rebuild. Yes, CL money would be good next season and help us attract good players in the summer but the downside to the CL is the 25% wage increase for players - so Casemiro and Rashford will be back on ballistic wages and totally impossible to shift (Rashford will be back, I’m sure). The competition would just be too strong for us currently - even if we were to get 3/4 good players in the summer (which I doubt). We will struggle and probably not make the play off so we are back to being shite on the big stage and left with a squad on huge wages…again.
Winning any cup this season would be huge and would need a massive change in playing style or fortune but it’s possible. I just feel CL qualification next year through winning the EL could be a hindrance. Thoughts Caf?
For me, the FA cup. I think given where we are squad wise and what we need to do this summer, having EL football next season makes us attractive and it’s a competition which we are clearly capable of doing well without getting embarrassed.
If we were to win the EL this season, whilst I’d celebrate it hugely, I feel it could be a problem for the club in this stage of a big rebuild. Yes, CL money would be good next season and help us attract good players in the summer but the downside to the CL is the 25% wage increase for players - so Casemiro and Rashford will be back on ballistic wages and totally impossible to shift (Rashford will be back, I’m sure). The competition would just be too strong for us currently - even if we were to get 3/4 good players in the summer (which I doubt). We will struggle and probably not make the play off so we are back to being shite on the big stage and left with a squad on huge wages…again.
Winning any cup this season would be huge and would need a massive change in playing style or fortune but it’s possible. I just feel CL qualification next year through winning the EL could be a hindrance. Thoughts Caf?