03 Aug 2014 23:27:17
did Arsenal manage to win their own tournament this weekend?

1.) 04 Aug 2014
Nope! Lol

2.) 04 Aug 2014
04 Aug 2014 11:35:29
Dont take the mick we are talking about THE fa cup winners 2014 here, what a team. The way they beat those championship teams was breath taking.

3.) 04 Aug 2014
Last time I checked our trophy cabinet wasn't exactly overflowing.

4.) 04 Aug 2014
It's a commercial thing. It's just a couple of friendlies. I don't think anyone at arsenal is bothered if they win it.

And on the fa cup, as an arsenal fan, I was envious when every other team won the fa cup or league. Wasn't bothered about the league cup so much, but I wouldn't ever mock a team for winning the fa cup. I don't know when the last time tottenham won the fa cup was as I don't pay much attention to other clubs history's. But, I can guarantee if you won it, no matter who you played, you'd be absolutely ecstatic. And on the subject of the teams we played, who were our opponents in the third round?

5.) 04 Aug 2014
CS I must admit I would never have guessed you were an arsenal fan. Your discussions seem too intelligent and civilised to be that of a gooner.

The fa cup has lost it's value if I'm honest. Now all anyone's interested in is the league and champions league. I however do value the fa cup. It's about time we blooming won it. 1991 was the last time!

6.) 04 Aug 2014
Fa cup has lost its value to some extent, I agree. But that doesn't change the excitement and feeling of delight you experience when winning it. I mean, look at Swansea and their fans when they won the league cup. Probably one of the best days in their lives. I think when people talk about these competitions being devalued, it's more to do with the clubs and footballers than the fans. Taking my club as an example, for the 8 or so years after building a new stadium, we as you know won nothing. That's partly due to the fact, due to finances, we had to concentrate on getting in the CL. But what do they do. Do they concentrate resources on the cups, such as the fa cup and league cup, or concentrate on the league in the hope of getting a champions league spot. From a fans point of view, I'd have preferred every year of those 8 one of the two domestic trophies and no champions league. But, if we'd done that we would be in a poor situation now, with probably lower quality players and more debt. So I understand why it was done. But whatever the champions league is, it would never mean as much to me as winning a trophy, especially the FA cup. Because however less valuable it is to clubs now due to the poor financial reward in comparison to the champions league, that'll I hope never be transferred on to the fans. Some arsenal fans will say otherwise, but I think deep down they agree with me. I think they say they'd choose the champions league over a cup to save face - because that's what we had so asking for sonething different would devalue what we have.