The players and management will have wanted to progress in the Trophy. Look at the strength of the sides we've put out for the Cheshire Cup and tell me we don't give all competitions a go. We sat back far too much in the last 20 of that game and paid the price.
I'm gutted we're out of the Trophy and I'm not entirely sure I buy into the mindset of it being a 'good thing.' I think its funny how awful of a journey Ebbsfleet became to some once we were knocked out and didn't have to do it. Its easy to say that from this side of the fence. Warrington have proven it was a winnable draw and they've been rewarded with another winnable game at Wealdstone, in a last sixteen that looks quite beatable overall in my opinion.
I understand that the league is our fundamental priority, but who are we as fans of Altrincham FC to not be bothered about progression in any competition? We've won f**k all in forever and I was surprised by the lack of disappointment after the exit. Another year goes by.