Would you rather us win the FA Trophy and miss out on promotion? 

Or is promotion the main thing to achieve?

Obviously it'd be nice to get both but I feel like we may need another season to progress due to the ups and downs this season. 

Cup - if it’s FA Cup

Otherwise of course promotion

@Alex of course promotion would be great but with the FA Trophy I'm talking about this season. I feel like we need more improvement before going up. 

Yes, I agree about improvement but I am not sure that is about Cup

Trophy Cup is more about satisfaction. I think so.

@Alex yeah it is a satisfaction tbf but obviously promotion would be good. 

Promotion all day long, the cup means little in the grand scheme of things.

Getting out of this league, will be better in terms of revenue.

I see no reason why we can't do both, there's no saying the cup will cost us promotion but that will need to be our first priority.

@NottsTastic I would love both, I'm not saying we can't achieve both. I'm saying given the choice as in which one would you rather focus on?

@JIMBO fair point mate, I just feel like we could benefit from going up as you say revenue but given the ups and downs this season do we need just one more season to keep the rebuild?

If i had to choose one i would choose to be promoted back up to the league.

If anyone says the cup, I'm sorry but I'll pinch @GrannyPie walking sticks and wack them.

It's got to be the league.

I have enough faith if promotion is earned, that the team can be improved and I think it would benefit certain players. Mitch Rose might return to being a better player, but Tom Crawford may come into his own.

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I would take promotion over the FA Trophy if it could be guaranteed now, either way means going to Wembley so the cup wouldn't be a major loss.

@CliftonMagpie I feel like we may need more time to build but it could mean us going up to strengthen tbf or it might be that we need another season here. 

@allardyces tash understandable it's just the case of which is better to strengthen really 

I would take the league, it means more and if the club don't go up sooner or later, I do question how long some of the supporters will remain coming to games? It makes more sense to focus on where the club can actually progress.

I would choose promotion

@Countyman that's a very good point pal taking the fans into account. Would be interesting to see how we will progress in both scenarios tbf 

I'm all for the league, however, I can admit I didn't take the contest all that seriously but now the club is on the verge of the final - I do feel it's worth taking seriously.

If I could choose one, then the league takes priority over all.

The focus as to be on the league, as we have limited time with some of the players and I mean we do have some great prospects. Would I rather advance with the likes of Cal Roberts, Tom Crawford, Regan Booty and Alex Lacey, or would I like to see them win a mediocre cup and move onto better?

Naturally, the bigger picture is the league.

Winning the cup isn't going to keep people around, at our level, there's little chance any cup would - I mean it's highly unlikely that the FA Cup can be won by a lower league club. Bradford City doing well is a rarity.

@Chris fair comments about thelikes of Crawford Booty Roberts etc about progression. It'd be nice to have both. We can only hope that whichever way it happens we carry on moving forward. The bigger picture definitely is the league, I just feel like a trophy even if it is the fa trophy is something we can use to say that we weren't expected to do anything and we win a cup on our first ever appearance. 

I agree, Notts has unearthed some very good talent that should progress with the club further if promotion is achieved. I believe this to be more long term, whereas cups are only ever a glimpse at short term success.

Perfect example, Notts in the 90’s with the Anglo Italian Cup.

15 hours ago, KB1862 said:

@allardyces tash understandable it's just the case of which is better to strengthen really 

Exactly, promotion must be the preference hands down in order to strengthen over time and not just a one off thing.

promotion has to be the main focus, getting back into a league where bigger crowds is what can truly help notts. the longer the club sits in this league the more likely we are to struggle in my opinion.

@allardyces tash promotion will be better to strengthen, its just the idea of having a cup under our belt that could be a bonus really

There could be a case and point argument that winning a cup in its own right could attract players, especially from the lower leagues.

The league is where the focus must be, I am sure NA will be selecting squads with this in mind.

Focus as to be the league, if there's the slight chance that either playoff game could cause issues to the first team then Ardley will need to adjust the squad accordingly.

The league is where it matters but why can't Notts do well in both? The club has one of the biggest squads for this division.

Focus on both I say but the priority should always be on the league.

@Joshua we have the squad depth to focus on both no doubt. It's just nice to have a cup win but promotion would be beneficial on and off the pitch