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Fame over fortune then?

"As poyet has been informed, he will have a statue built in his honour if he leads Sunderland to success in either competition (the cups). Survive in the league and he will be forgotten, like those who have done it before him, in the blink of an eye." - Sunday Times. "I would be more famous if we win the cup" - Poyet.

Are you doubting the word of Jesus?

Not really. We weren't really up for those either. Fortunately we were playing inferior opposition.

No it's not the old Southampton. The old Southampton wouldn't have treated the FA Cup with disdain. The old Southampton wasn't a project.

What's the point of this thread? Hooiveld's a second string CB. He knows that. He's given us good service and helped get us to the PL. He probably won't be here next season. He actually played quite well today. Why take the p*ss?

Context. There's is a very good chance of winning the PL and CL probably assured. Ours is...what?

Chelsea win trophies.

Have you been going up to now?

Let's not bother qualifying then.

The curse of Sky and the Sky generation.

Somebody went to B&Q and bought some paint for the away end.

Yes of course but choose any match and you will find what if moments. The manager doesn't give the cups the same importance as league games. This was reflected in the team selection and more significantly the performance of the players.

Nonsense. We all think the world of Pochettino but he isn't above criticism. He got it wrong.

That's called being damned with faint praise. You might have said he wastes his intelligence on kn@b jokes.

This is what I'm struggling to understand. What's the strategy. What's the objective? Beats me.

Assuming the club continues on its current path of continuos improvement, I believe that neither of today's CBs will be at the club next season.

It will be interesting to see what response to this you get from the 800 plus that made the journey up there.

Shades of Saints/Sunderland about our recent encounters with West Ham. Happy to be coming out of Upton Park with 3 points next week but it will need some leadership from the Manager and a reaction from the players.

If the Manager doesn't rate the FA Cup and doesn't like the Europa League, what are we aiming for?

I think you may have misunderstood the purpose of message boards.

You are missing the point.

Please. It's because the Manager doesn't give the cup the same importance as the league. He sets the tone and it was the to see what that was. Take another example. He doesn't do the media for cup matches. That sends a powerful signal to everyone from the players down.

Totally agree.

Sorry but that argument just doesn't stand up. The FA Cup is an end in itself which we the fans want to win. Play a weakened side in Europe if it bothers Pochettino so much.