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General Category => Altrincham FC First Team => Topic started by: Bath Alty on January 17, 2010, 05:20:53 PM

Title: If you had the choice....
Post by: Bath Alty on January 17, 2010, 05:20:53 PM
The football fates tell you that Alty will go to wembley this year and you get to choose - playoff final or Trophy final?  which would you pick?

I assume most of us would pick the playoffs.

What if the choice was winning the trophy or losing the playoff final (your memory is wiped after you make the choice so you still enjoy the trip)?

I think I'd still go for the playoff, the excitement of a league season where we finish that high and the dream at the end of it would be fantastic even if it eventually didn't come off.

What would you choose?
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: Paul Cain's Chip Pan on January 17, 2010, 05:29:08 PM
Winning the Trophy.

Not only would it be a great occasion but it would set the club up for future promotion bids and also hopefully wake the town up a bit.
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: Dougals Dad on January 17, 2010, 05:41:06 PM
Trophy for me too. A trophy win is a bit special
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: Bath Alty on January 17, 2010, 05:46:14 PM
Winning the Trophy.

Not only would it be a great occasion but it would set the club up for future promotion bids and also hopefully wake the town up a bit.

I reckon the town would pay more attention to the prospect of us becoming a league team and the media stories that would generate rather than a trophy many have never heard off.  Are we likely to generate more cash from the two legged semi and end of season bumper gates than a trophy run?
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: Timperley The Best on January 17, 2010, 06:11:38 PM
much prefer a play off final personally
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: rick on January 17, 2010, 06:26:12 PM
much prefer a wemberley final,but like earlier posts the media interest in the trophy isnt great, if we were in then playoffs the media coverage would be much bigger being part time with a chance of league 2, also i do think  a two legged playoff final financially would not be that far behind a trophy final, so if i had to choose playoff it is.
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: Jezza on January 17, 2010, 06:47:17 PM
Trophy final.....coz we'd have no doubts about what would happen if we won...and the trophy is special.

This opens a whole new can of worms....if we did make the play off final......would we really be ready for football league?...I actually think we'd survive in the FL mainly due to the poorness of the teams at the bottom.
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: markecky on January 17, 2010, 06:59:33 PM
If we made the football league we would have to properly appeal for investors.

Small investors who want to be part of something special, not nutters who promise 40,000 all seater stadiums and Premier League in 10 years
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: Timperley The Best on January 17, 2010, 07:12:07 PM
If macc , barnet , accy and d and r can make a go of things in the fl why cant alty
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: taxi Phil on January 17, 2010, 07:25:57 PM
If macc , barnet , accy and d and r can make a go of things in the fl why cant alty

A very good point - however, no club has ever taken the step up to FL status successfully, and remained part time. We'd need serious major sponsorship - and I can't think of an obvious source.
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: OldhamAlty on January 17, 2010, 07:46:20 PM
If we went up, I think we'd be thinking of a season in the sun with a brave relegation fight rather than looking to establish long term.

That said, with the gap between the two leagues as small as it is, going up from the conference indicates that you're not going to be league two fodder.
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: Bangor on Dee Robin on January 17, 2010, 08:00:19 PM
Play-off final for me, league football even on a limited budget is every non league club's dream (well maybe mine), more media coverage and maybe the odd mr moneybags would show some interest. Alty at the new Wembley magnificent  ;D
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: (S)ALTY on January 17, 2010, 08:21:05 PM
It's got to be the FA Trophy and a trip to Wembley for me

Surely the club would make more money on a decent cup run and trip to Wembley which could then be reinvested in the team to win the BSP the following season ??


Simples !!
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: York Alty on January 17, 2010, 08:29:51 PM
trophy.  its the next logical step in our clubs recovery...back to the glory days.
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: distancetraveller on January 17, 2010, 08:47:24 PM
I am greedy and would love us to make both the Trophy final and the playoffs..  If we can keep the squad fit then its not beyond the realms of possibility...
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: (S)ALTY on January 17, 2010, 08:52:31 PM
I am greedy and would love us to make both the Trophy final and the playoffs..  If we can keep the squad fit then its not beyond the realms of possibility...

Bloody hell you're optimistic ?

Can you let me have some of the pills you're on ?
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: distancetraveller on January 17, 2010, 08:59:19 PM
I am greedy and would love us to make both the Trophy final and the playoffs..  If we can keep the squad fit then its not beyond the realms of possibility...

Bloody hell you're optimistic ?

Can you let me have some of the pills you're on ?

Positive thinking mate. ;)

If I had to pick one then it would be the Trophy..
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: Alty Dave on January 17, 2010, 11:00:27 PM
I agree we do both and get promoted and win the trophy to swell the coffers as we go part fulltime. :)

I can dream  ;D
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: MadFrankie on January 18, 2010, 11:30:51 AM
i think we can win them both come on alty believe in yourselves ken mckenna graham heathcote geoff goodwin ian tunnacliffe leatherhead welling horwich rmi the glory days are coming back again we'll be in the premier league challenging chelsea in 7 years with a bit of effort champions league isn't out of the question by 2020.
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: Saughall Robin on January 18, 2010, 11:36:45 AM
Have to be the trophy - if the proviso was that we lose the play-off final - as having been to the old Wembley 3 times with Alty, the one we lost against Enfield in extra time depressed me for years!

Having said that, if we could only win one it would not be the trophy!
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: markecky on January 18, 2010, 11:51:50 AM
i think we can win them both come on alty believe in yourselves ken mckenna graham heathcote geoff goodwin ian tunnacliffe leatherhead welling horwich rmi the glory days are coming back again we'll be in the premier league challenging chelsea in 7 years with a bit of effort champions league isn't out of the question by 2020.

Loving your work!
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: Amsterdam Alty on January 18, 2010, 12:08:10 PM
i think we can win them both come on alty believe in yourselves ken mckenna graham heathcote geoff goodwin ian tunnacliffe leatherhead welling horwich rmi the glory days are coming back again we'll be in the premier league challenging chelsea in 7 years with a bit of effort champions league isn't out of the question by 2020.

Loving your work!
too coherent for a ode to our favorite poster
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: tottenham alty on January 18, 2010, 12:28:06 PM
i think we can win them both come on alty believe in yourselves ken mckenna graham heathcote geoff goodwin ian tunnacliffe leatherhead welling horwich rmi the glory days are coming back again we'll be in the premier league challenging chelsea in 7 years with a bit of effort champions league isn't out of the question by 2020.

Has Gunners11 changed username??  ;D
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: CB on January 18, 2010, 12:42:04 PM
i think we can win them both come on alty believe in yourselves ken mckenna graham heathcote geoff goodwin ian tunnacliffe leatherhead welling horwich rmi the glory days are coming back again we'll be in the premier league challenging chelsea in 7 years with a bit of effort champions league isn't out of the question by 2020.

Has Gunners11 changed username??  ;D

Close. A "wimbledon 0 altrincham fc 3" at the end would have clinched it ;)
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: Altyroo on January 18, 2010, 04:13:01 PM
Trophey for me. winning the play offs would be nice but a step too far. Making the playoffs and winning the trophey, now that is a possibility. Come on Alty.
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: Dougals Dad on January 19, 2010, 09:42:40 PM
Trophy for me too. A trophy win is a bit special

I mean, deffo the play-offs!
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: Timperley The Best on January 19, 2010, 09:43:25 PM
play offs
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: (S)ALTY on January 19, 2010, 10:06:27 PM
Well it won't be Wembley now

Looks like we'll have to make do with the playoffs ?
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: markecky on January 19, 2010, 10:10:39 PM
I'll make do with a top half finish and ending the season debt free.

And then push on again...
Title: Re: If you had the choice....
Post by: York Alty on January 19, 2010, 10:13:18 PM
I'll make do with a top half finish and ending the season debt free.

And then push on again...

Totally agree.  That is the measure of our season now.  We can do that.  Top 8 would be a remarkable acheivement in my opinion.