Let warrington win the trophy......let us win the league and then next season go for 3rd round of the fa cup and semis in the trophy and promotion...nothing less will do...
Except next year some people will still say they want to concentrate on the league/promotion/avoiding relegation, rather than giving it a go in the cups.
...and if we were in the National League then people will say that its a distraction from survival. I don't get the mindset. What's the point of supporting us if you're happy to go out of a competition?
As I said above, as fans of Altrincham FC who on earth are we to start saying a competition isn't worth our time? Our priority should always be to assemble a squad that is capable of fighting on all fronts, especially at this level where we have won games without breaking a sweat.
The fact is that there will always be some league circumstance at the forefront of the season, but that shouldn't be a reason to sack off the FA Trophy (unless we really are up sh*t creek for whatever reason.) So I put to you, are we in a bad way this season? Do you think we wouldn't have been able to manage the extra games? Even with our practically fully fit squad of 20+ players that wins almost every week. It was a huge disappointment not to progress in the Trophy this year and I'll reiterate, I find the lack of disappointment bewildering.
I don't believe anyone is "happy" to go out of the Trophy and to suggest they were is somewhat disingenuous. Also to suggest that it's not worth supporting the team for having a somewhat different viewpoint than yourself is at the very least condescending. I don't like us losing any game, but I certainly wouldn't lose any sleep over us exiting the CSC or the Intercockwomble League Cup or whatever it's called. Sure, I would like us to have progressed further in the Trophy (and I'm another who is lucky enough to have been to Wembley 3 times with Alty), but overall I will be more than happy to get out of this league, regroup and see where we go from there (the boardroom situation is another matter entirely of course).
Teams at the top of the Premiership have huge squads and huge resources, but they still put out weakened sides in the cup competitions (except Europe obviously). It has nothing to do with being "up sh*t creek".
Anyway, you are entitled to your opinion as others are entitled to theirs.
One love, one Alty, occasionally differing viewpoints.