POLL: How many trophies will we win in the next three years?

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How many trophies will we win in the next three years?

0
23
44%
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10
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4
8%
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1989
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Theoperator wrote:I went for 4, after picking some tips from 1989 as to whats the best drink of optimism. :oops:
Proud to see that I'm the reference for optimism round here.

Lol :lol: :barscarf:

I've gone for 3 :wink:

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No idea.

End of thread. 8)

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2.

FA Cup and League Cup.

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Post by TeeCee »

None!!!!

We won the FA cup despite Wonga, not because of him. He'll throw the domestic cups every single season if we are still in the CL. He got lucky this season, very very lucky.

Under Wonga, the future will be very shit indeed, more french/african signings, more mediocrity, more big hidings from the big teams and more lies from the mouth of our dictator. Much to look forward to! :roll: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

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Lets be honest, its impossible to tell. The domestic cups are opening up more and more because the bigger clubs playing weakened sides and its an open draw where anyone can play anyone. If City, Chavski, United, Mickeys etc all keep drawing each other and the odd upset happens like Wigan winning, then the flat track bullies can look forward to some more success in the domestic cups. As soon as we draw one of them, and in particular Chelsea or United, then we'll be out because this team is still so deeply scarred against the pair of them and don't set themselves up to even give them a chance

I couldn't give a fuck though. If we had beaten Sheffield United in the final I still would have loved every minute

The biggest trophy of the fucking lot would be Wiggy selling up to someone who wants to own a progressive football club instead of a property company

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I'm going with 3.

I think we're going to retain the FA Cup next season and I reckon we'll bag the league the following one. Fancy us to then either recapture the FA Cup or Wenger will win his first ever League cup.

I think you're all underestimating the psychological implications winning a tangible trophy will have on these players: they're now winners and will yearn to taste future success. Granted, winning a cup doesn't guarantee future trophies but it was still a major mental hurdle to overcome and I think it will have positively altered their mindset.

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realistically unless we spend some real money on quality players that can make a difference . Were going to have to fight hard for any trophy.

CL the quality of the big European teams with there spending power and profile will always be any world class players choice .

SPEND SPEND SPEND

Oh and time for a change wenger out has been a pivotal for us, but now time for new ideas new man at the helm and we may see silver

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VAVAVOOM 14 wrote:I think you're all underestimating the psychological implications winning a tangible trophy will have on these players: they're now winners and will yearn to taste future success.
I've heard this a lot and while it remains to be seen whether or not it comes to fruition, my feeling is that we only ended up with the trophy because we were up against relatively average sides in Wigan and Hull. Obviously we can only beat the teams in front of us, and I'm not discrediting the cup win by any means. Defeating Hull in 2014 has the same merit as beating Man Utd in 2005, and the records won't lie.

Yet, I feel that the positive psychological implications won't really mean all that much if we're having to play at the Etihad in the third round next season. I think you can only really gain that winning mentality once you've conquered those top sides - much like when we won at Old Trafford in 1998 and 2002. It removed any potential fear factor and we knew, in the following years, that we could go up there and get a result.

So yes, winning a trophy is definitely going to help with confidence and the mental side of the game, but playing the top sides is still going to be a physical problem, so to speak - the top sides still have far superior players (and more savvy managers), and that's going to be difficult to contend with irrespective of positive thinking.

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VAVAVOOM 14 wrote:I'm going with 3.

I think we're going to retain the FA Cup next season and I reckon we'll bag the league the following one. Fancy us to then either recapture the FA Cup or Wenger will win his first ever League cup.

I think you're all underestimating the psychological implications winning a tangible trophy will have on these players: they're now winners and will yearn to taste future success. Granted, winning a cup doesn't guarantee future trophies but it was still a major mental hurdle to overcome and I think it will have positively altered their mindset.
Spot on.

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VAVAVOOM 14 wrote:I'm going with 3.

I think we're going to retain the FA Cup next season and I reckon we'll bag the league the following one. Fancy us to then either recapture the FA Cup or Wenger will win his first ever League cup.

I think you're all underestimating the psychological implications winning a tangible trophy will have on these players: they're now winners and will yearn to taste future success. Granted, winning a cup doesn't guarantee future trophies but it was still a major mental hurdle to overcome and I think it will have positively altered their mindset.
I absolutely believe, and have long said, that winning that first trophy is vital mentally, and it will make them stronger mentally and more hungry for future success.

But back here in the real world, all that positive mental progress is totally negated if you have a small squad lacking quality in-depth, if you have a second striker like Giroud playing as a lone first striker, if you don't have a proper top quality striker hitting you 20+ PL goals a season, if your manager refuses to be pragmatic and do proper prep for the games against the top clubs, if your manager is not flexible tactically, and if your manager doesn't strengthen in the summer and in January to be able to absorb the injuries/fatigue/drop in form that our key players suffer EVERY SINGLE SEASON. :roll:

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Post by LizLeGooner »

I think 2. The Premier League and the FA Cup, IF we make the necessary signings.

The reserves will be played in the COC. :roll:
We'll keep coming second in our CL groups and go out in the last 16. :roll: :roll:

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DB10GOONER wrote:
VAVAVOOM 14 wrote:I'm going with 3.

I think we're going to retain the FA Cup next season and I reckon we'll bag the league the following one. Fancy us to then either recapture the FA Cup or Wenger will win his first ever League cup.

I think you're all underestimating the psychological implications winning a tangible trophy will have on these players: they're now winners and will yearn to taste future success. Granted, winning a cup doesn't guarantee future trophies but it was still a major mental hurdle to overcome and I think it will have positively altered their mindset.
I absolutely believe, and have long said, that winning that first trophy is vital mentally, and it will make them stronger mentally and more hungry for future success.

But back here in the real world, all that positive mental progress is totally negated if you have a small squad lacking quality in-depth, if you have a second striker like Giroud playing as a lone first striker, if you don't have a proper top quality striker hitting you 20+ PL goals a season, if your manager refuses to be pragmatic and do proper prep for the games against the top clubs, if your manager is not flexible tactically, and if your manager doesn't strengthen in the summer and in January to be able to absorb the injuries/fatigue/drop in form that our key players suffer EVERY SINGLE SEASON. :roll:
100% agree, and if AW signs the extension then sadly I think we'll win 0 :x

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:rubchin: Arent you all forgetting The Ladies team here you bunch of Scudamores :barscarf: :barscarf:

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Theoperator wrote::rubchin: Arent you all forgetting The Ladies team here you bunch of Scudamores :barscarf: :barscarf:
Are any of them "smashable"? :rubchin:


:lol: :wink:

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DB10GOONER wrote:
Theoperator wrote::rubchin: Arent you all forgetting The Ladies team here you bunch of Scudamores :barscarf: :barscarf:
Are any of them "smashable"? :rubchin:


:lol: :wink:
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL 8) 8) 8) 8) :lol: :lol:

On a more serious note,
I genuinely believe that IF (and that's a BIG if) we manage to bring in a Top Quality striker we could be in with a shout for the League title. We managed to top the league for much of this season , so I don't see why we can't challenge next year.
This Cup will hopefully strenghten the belief in the squad and allow them to at least perform in big games .

Fitness of the team is another BIG issue , because we seem to be cursed every year on that one.
I think we all agree that the CL should be out of reach , but domestically we can challenge for all 3 trophies....
fingers crossed !!!! :barscarf: :barscarf: :barscarf:

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