Our best chance of a silver pot this season is the Worthington Cup. I for one would focus on this objective more than any other.

-- Anonymous, October 08, 2001

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Quite possibly. Fortunately, I think YBR is of the same mind, so he probably won't pick the team I selected! But even so, if we are to have a team/squad to be reckonned with, he has to give some of the fringe players a chance.

-- Anonymous, October 08, 2001

I agree ;-)

not sure whether that's with your statement in the thread title or the body of the post

-- Anonymous, October 08, 2001

It may be our best chance of silver pot this season, but i think we deserve a good run in the FA- cup. The Worthington Cup doesn't mean much to me, the FA- cup does.

-- Anonymous, October 08, 2001

Robson has said he is picking his best team as he see's the WC as a way into Europe.

-- Anonymous, October 08, 2001

World Cup ?

-- Anonymous, October 08, 2001

or toilet ?

-- Anonymous, October 08, 2001

The Worthington up is a Mickey Mouse competition, I'd personally rather we didn't win it - I'll hang on for when we win something proper, I've waited long enough and a few more years won't kill me (I hope). Who wants to win a cup that most of the best sides don't take seriously? It's a bit like winning division 1 really - best thing about it is that it gets you into a better competition. I don't think I've even watched the last few Worthingtons finals.

-- Anonymous, October 08, 2001

With due respect Al - I'd take it, and the UEFA qualification. It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick!

-- Anonymous, October 08, 2001

Yeah I know what you're saying and of course I'll be dancing in the streets with everyone else if we win it. But when we do eventually win something and go suitably mental, I don't want to hear people saying "Oh, it's only the Worthless Cup, the good teams don't bother with it" or "well done lads, you beat Arsenal reserves, Leeds juniors and Birmingham, big deal".

-- Anonymous, October 08, 2001

But that's the point ... we never do beat Birmingham! Scousers were very pleased to have won the Worthless I remember. So would we be!

-- Anonymous, October 09, 2001

I've waited long enough and a few more years won't kill me (I hope)

We've all waited long enough. My need for a trophy is so bad I'm not functioning as a normal person. Last year when Liverpool won two cups in a matter of days I was so jealous, I was green-eyed with envy

This team this season has great potential (worrying weaknesses as well I know). Why can’t it be this season to dance in the streets?

-- Anonymous, October 09, 2001

I'm all for dancing in the streets, I'd rather it was for something a bit more dance-worthy than the Worthless cup. I'd like us to win something that says we were the best in a particular competition, not just the best of the sides who weren't good enough to be able to ignore it. We don't put our best side out in the Northumberland Senior Cup and play the reserves, because we don't think it's a cup worth winning. Sounds a bit like Arsenal playing their reserves in the Worthless to me. I do take your point though, it must have been fantastic to be a Liverpool fan last year. And I do, of course, reserve the right to change my opinion completely round about the semi-final stage!!

-- Anonymous, October 09, 2001

I think it's nothing short of scandalous that we should be setting such store by the Worthington as a European option, but I agree: this is an important competition for us.

-- Anonymous, October 09, 2001

we will undoubtedly win the Worthington Cup when it no longer has a European place allocated to it :-((

-- Anonymous, October 09, 2001

Despite us taking this competition seriously we have already had appearances from 20 different players in 2 games.

-- Anonymous, October 10, 2001