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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Wed 22 Apr 23:27
We`ve been in the lower leagues for too long already. If it was a straight choice between being cup winners this year, or being promoted, I`d rather we got promoted - so as to get on with fulfilling the club`s aims to become established in the top flight, and be eligible for all these benefits:
1. Greater income for the club.
2. Increased ability to retain our best players.
3. Increased ability to retain our management and other staff.
4. Potential to attract better players, being a top league team with higher wages.
5. Potential for European football.
6. Greater probability of success in League Cup & Scottish Cup.
7. Probability that, even if relegated from Premiership, we should have greater resources, including parachute payment to bounce back up.
The choice is between winning the cup, and promotion - as if they were both gimmies. As neither is even remotely like a gimmie, or even likely, I`ll be c*ck-a-hoop if we can win either, and if we don`t I`ll still be satisfied with our exceptional season.
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Topic Originator: Bertie Paton
Date: Wed 22 Apr 23:32
Cup by a mile. League next season.
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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Wed 22 Apr 23:42
That`s not the choice, Bertie. Winning the cup wouldn`t come with promotion nailed on next year. That`s why I`d grab promotion now if it was a certainty.
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Topic Originator: Rigger Al
Date: Wed 22 Apr 23:49
Promotion for me everytime
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Topic Originator: Saline_par
Date: Thu 23 Apr 00:47
I`d pick a cup win.
58 years without one. Could be a once in a lifetime chance. How many times have we been promoted from Tier 2 since then? As a club the highest honour we`d ever achieve is a national cup, and I`d love to see it in my lifetime. I speak to fans of other clubs (St Johnstone, Dundee Utd etc), especially in light of our cup run, and they all say their greatest day of supporting their team was winning the Scottish Cup.
Remember, if we did win the cup we`d get at least 2 chances to qualify for European group stage football (so at least 2 European trips), so that would be another benefit.
We might not get another shot at a Scottish Cup for a long time, whereas we`re likely to get plenty more shots at promotion.
Plus, the Championship isn`t all bad, competitive league, mostly Saturday 3pm kick offs, no sectarian singing, cheaper tickets etc.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Thu 23 Apr 01:21
Cup win, hands down.
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Topic Originator: DunPar
Date: Thu 23 Apr 05:36
I’d go for the cup win. We still have a lot of recruiting to do for promotion but if we’re on our game and catch Celtic on one of their off days, we’ve got a chance in a one off game.
(The cup win gets us in Europe quicker than the OP).
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Topic Originator: RossDAFC88
Date: Thu 23 Apr 05:57
It’s the Scottish Cup for me every single time. All I’ve ever wanted is to see my club lift a proper domestic trophy. I’ve watched Saints win a cup three times, seen Killie, Inverness, Ross County and the rest all have their moment.
So aye, Scottish Cup over promotion all day long.
And the way this season’s going, we might even dare to dream about doing both. What a season that would be.
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Topic Originator: DBP
Date: Thu 23 Apr 07:25
Cup win for me.
From memory I Never really enjoyed the premier league as much, eg having the old firm visit and getting pumped, looking to see when you get the other two teams that realistically are the games that matter and for the rest of the year looking over your shoulder at relegation
I just didn’t find the football weekends as enjoyable
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Thu 23 Apr 07:32
Quote:
DBP, Thu 23 Apr 07:25
Cup win for me.
From memory I Never really enjoyed the premier league as much, eg having the old firm visit and getting pumped, looking to see when you get the other two teams that realistically are the games that matter and for the rest of the year looking over your shoulder at relegation
I just didn’t find the football weekends as enjoyable
Agree about the football weekends. The hassle of parking your car, getting to games, issues with policing, entry to the ground, increase in costs. The Premiership is where players and supporters want to be but the reality of it as a supporter is that that the matchday experience is not as good.
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Topic Originator: Parsdaft21346327964
Date: Thu 23 Apr 07:33
Cup win for me nothing is stopping us going up then no one signing any contracts and us having to go by lots of other youngsters then lose every game next season
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Topic Originator: 1885_ChillPar
Date: Thu 23 Apr 08:39
Cup all day long. Could get relegated next season and promotion will be long forgotten. Waited all my life to see us win a cup and it will live long in the memory.
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Thu 23 Apr 08:43
Cup I would say. We are not ready for promotion yet. We need another season to build a solid foundation and shape the squad so that they can perform consistently at a high level. We have proved we can beat premiership clubs, but would need to consistently do that in the premiership. Some players need that extra year to develop that resilience.
G Wardrope
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Topic Originator: BouncyPar
Date: Thu 23 Apr 08:44
Cup all day long.
We should be challenging for promotion every season, anything less than the playoffs is a disappointing season. Cup wins for us are the golden ticket, once in a lifetime.
Plus, as has been said above, Premiership football isn`t all it`s cracked up to be, and it`s likely a short lived thing for an up n down club like ourselves.
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Topic Originator: shellypar
Date: Thu 23 Apr 08:49
If stj do the business on friday, it can give neil a chance to rest some players that defo need that little bit of rest to charge themselves up for a promotion push and a cup win
COYP
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Topic Originator: Bandy
Date: Thu 23 Apr 09:03
Cup win for me and it`s not even close.
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Topic Originator: Athletico
Date: Thu 23 Apr 09:26
Cup win, as above not even close. Cup wins come round for clubs like us - never. The money we received from winning it and a couple of European games can go towards promotion next season.
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Topic Originator: Kdy Par
Date: Thu 23 Apr 09:31
Cup win which comes you European football by a country mile.
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Topic Originator: Parsdaft21346327964
Date: Thu 23 Apr 09:43
We’re never going to win the premiership or a European trophy or not any time soon anyway but if you could tell me if you go up this year you would win the league next year or if you win the cup this year you’ll win the Europa league/conference league next season I’d still choose winning the cup I’m young enough that I’ve never seen us in a European game and that will always be my dream I’d happily take relegation to league 2 and a European game
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Topic Originator: king lad
Date: Thu 23 Apr 09:47
Lifting a cup, celebrating the Pars and Neil Lennon beating Celtic in a final whilst getting the chance of watching us in a European qualifier? Absolutely would take that over a promotion, as much as we`d all love that too.
Especially in the modern day with the financial gulf between the likes of Celtic to the rest of the league it would be a spectacular achievement.
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Thu 23 Apr 09:59
I’m greedy and just want both.
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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Thu 23 Apr 10:05
More than winning the cup, I want us to be a big team again. We`ve been a yoyo team but I feel like we`re on a different kind of journey now, and if we get into the top league we can stay there - forever!
I can picture our men as I used to see them coming onto the pitch, led by Roy Barry - looking like supermen to me! - we were somebody then. We`ve been nowhere men for far far too long. What do other teams fans think of us? Probably to them we`re another Morton or Airdrie. Hells bells - Dunfermline`s population is three times what it was when I was wee. In the top league we could be filling EEP most weeks.
I`m not satisfied wi` being a second tier club. As my name says - onandupthepars!
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Topic Originator: DJAS
Date: Thu 23 Apr 10:09
Cup win for me too. Seeing us lift that with my family and friends would never be forgotten. Promotion would.
Predictor league winner 2012/2013
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Topic Originator: Ahoy!Ahoy!
Date: Thu 23 Apr 10:20
100 percent it has to be a cup win, they don’t come around often.
If we don’t go up this season, we should be strong contenders for the title next season.
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Thu 23 Apr 10:32
If club ambitions stay as they are then cup finals may not be as ‘once in lifetime’ that is being made out.
Promotion brings with it more revenue, attract better players, European opportunities and cup runs.
There’s no guarantee we’ll get promoted next season, not expecting anything like Ross County but proves how difficult this league is.
I’d like both, if I was pushed, promotion edges it for me.
Likelihood - think we’ll end up with neither, think Celtic will prove too big a step up and the fixture congestion for the playoffs will see us struggle, probably at the Partick Thistle stage.
But we can dream and how good is it to be in such a position!
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Topic Originator: parsmad68
Date: Thu 23 Apr 10:44
Quote:
DJAS, Thu 23 Apr 10:09
Cup win for me too. Seeing us lift that with my family and friends would never be forgotten. Promotion would.
Promotion isn’t so easily forgotten: Martin Hardie, that never 10 yairds, sammy’s tank. But Cup it is for me too
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Topic Originator: parsfan
Date: Thu 23 Apr 10:57
Cup. No hesitation.
I think I`ve seen us promoted to the prem five times, so seen and done that and expect to do so again. This is my 50th Scottish Cup campaign and never seen us win, there`ll be some of you with a few more. We don`t get this close often so need to take the chance while we have it.
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Topic Originator: Rusty Shackleford
Date: Thu 23 Apr 11:06
Quote:
Bandy, Thu 23 Apr 09:03
Cup win for me and it`s not even close.
Nearly posted this verbatim
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Topic Originator: JimDAFC
Date: Thu 23 Apr 11:10
Scottish cup win for me as it goes into the history books. I dont think we have any chance of going up this year, i think i am right in thinking that no team as been promoted from finishing 3rd or 4th in the championship so far but i may be wrong. There is just too many games to handle in a short period of time, should be 1 off games making 3 in total but the SFA must have their cut. Anyway, like some contributers have mentioned its not so good watching your team struggling maybe to get results while they adjust to the higher standards ? Of the league above.
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Topic Originator: Parsdaft21346327964
Date: Thu 23 Apr 11:21
“Promotion isn’t so easily forgotten: Martin Hardie, that never 10 yairds, sammy’s tank”
They are the moments tho if you roll one in against Celtic in 100 years time there would be people still talking about it. Let’s say you got to beat let’s say killie since they are in that place the now within 10 years not much would remember it so quickly the thing about the cup final is if you look on the post “where are you coming from in may” there’s people all around the world landing right into Hampden for a one of game that anything can happen and if we win that then when people go back to their homes the news of us beating Celtic will still get spread. You’ll be lucky to see us take 4000 over to killie on a Friday night. To me I would rather win the league outright next season with as you point out something like a Martin Hardie never 10 yairds moment
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Topic Originator: 1885_ChillPar
Date: Thu 23 Apr 11:41
We still sing about 61 & 68. This shows how much a cup win would mean. No songs about winning any promotions.
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Topic Originator: Jimmy riddell
Date: Thu 23 Apr 11:43
Scottish Cup all the way. Feelings of 61 and 68 are still imprinted in my memory.
Also the disappointments of the noughties.
Getting to a cup final does not come around too often.
Post Edited (Thu 23 Apr 11:44)
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Topic Originator: Playup_Pompey
Date: Thu 23 Apr 11:45
"We still sing about 61 & 68. This shows how much a cup win would mean. No songs about winning any promotions."
we won the league at tannadice and laughed at Jim Mclean
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Topic Originator: Stanza
Date: Thu 23 Apr 11:50
I`ve seen us get promotion several times before, and it`s invariably been followed by relegation.
So if it`s a choice - which it`s not - it has to be Pars winning a major trophy at Hampden. I`ve seen us beaten there by Hibs (once) and Celtic (three times - four if you count the 2013 Youth Cup) so a change is overdue!
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Topic Originator: RhinoPars
Date: Thu 23 Apr 11:55
Doesn’t have to be an either or, but if it has to be one then definitely winning the cup. I was too young for the 61 final but saw up beat Hearts in 68. I have seen us lose four cup finals to Celtic so it would be great to see us beat them in a final.
Post Edited (Fri 24 Apr 14:46)
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Topic Originator: Jock Par36
Date: Thu 23 Apr 11:55
Go for everything, Scottish cup and Promotion. Why
the hell wait to next season to get up to the
Premiership. We`ve beat 3 Premiership teams this
season already so beating Arbroath and Partick
should be very possible. I say go for the lot.
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Topic Originator: parsfan
Date: Thu 23 Apr 11:55
Quote:
Playup_Pompey, Thu 23 Apr 11:45
"We still sing about 61 & 68. This shows how much a cup win would mean. No songs about winning any promotions."
we won the league at tannadice and laughed at Jim Mclean
Thirty years ago on Monday and it`s still my best Pars moment (we didn`t win the league or even clinch a playoff place that day). It`s time for a better one.
Edit: I'll leave that there but have a doubt about my playoff claim. It seems unlikely both United and Morton could have gone above us while playing each other.
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Post Edited (Thu 23 Apr 12:06)
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Topic Originator: JnrB
Date: Thu 23 Apr 11:56
Cup and it’s not even close.
Winning promotion is statistically far, far easier than winning the Scottish cup for a club our size.
The added revenue and lure of European football could see us build a squad more than strong enough to skoosh the championship.
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Topic Originator: kelty_par
Date: Thu 23 Apr 11:58
I can`t believe there`s even a debate. I`ve seen us win promotion several times in my 38 ears or so watching the Pars but I`ve never seen us win a domestic cup. I`ve never seen an open top bus parade through the town, a civic reception. I missed the away games in Iceland and in Sweden. The guys who won in 61 and 68 are immortal. The exposure, the money, the glory, the fact it`s something most of us assumed we`d never see, the fact we could be part of a season that locks out the Old Firm from winning a trophy, all of that adds up to picking a cup win. If promotion doesn`t come this season, it will likely happen in the next 5 to 10 years. A cup final, let alone a cup win, might never come up again. It`s the cup and it`s not even close.
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Topic Originator: JTH123
Date: Thu 23 Apr 11:58
Quote:
JnrB, Thu 23 Apr 11:56
Cup and it’s not even close.
Winning promotion is statistically far, far easier than winning the Scottish cup for a club our size.
The added revenue and lure of European football could see us build a squad more than strong enough to skoosh the championship.
This. And the fact that in my 53 years supporting The Pars I haven`t seen us win a major honour.
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Topic Originator: Berry
Date: Thu 23 Apr 12:00
Bear in mind some folks haven’t been on the planet as long as some on here so may not be as clear cut for them. :)
Auld farts…
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Topic Originator: neils
Date: Thu 23 Apr 12:14
Cup win overwhelmingly for me.
I`m 59, so never seen us win the Cup- it`s a really big deal, I flew back twice from the Caribbean ( where I worked at the time) in the 2 previous finals, cost a fortune, thinking it may never happen again.
We`ve been promoted/ relegated many times, some I forgot about.
It`s not an either/ or, but next season I want us to push for the league, we may not get promoted also- that`s life at a provincial club.
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Thu 23 Apr 12:22
I think getting to the Scittish Cup final was above and beyond expectation. Its a big milestone in tge general direction and improvement at the club. The next milestone is the playoffs which was a realistic aspiration this season in my view. Coupled with the development of the younger players, who hopefully strengthen the squad next season, automatic promotion to the SPL would be realistic. I think we have a good group of players who would be able to compete there but as this season has shown we need a bit more depth. Winning the Scottish Cup not only is remembered more in years to come, but it also brings kudos to the club, msnagement and players. You can already see the difference in the press reporting in terms of the clubs potential. This will filter down into more sponsorship, bigger crowds, higher morale etc. I can imagine every player who has either come to the club recently, or has come up through the system would want to be a part of that. Can we get through the playoffs, its a big as given the number of games, but you have to give it a go. Can we win the scottish cup, well its one game so there is every chance. Carpe Diem as they say.
G Wardrope
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Topic Originator: neilholland999
Date: Thu 23 Apr 12:37
A cup win for me for all the same reasons already outlined in this thread. However, I can see why some people would love to achieve promotion this year. I am also concerned that, with several key players out of contract soon, they will go elsewhere if we stay in the championship.
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Topic Originator: Angus_W
Date: Thu 23 Apr 13:10
The Scottish Cup….
Never seen the Pars win a Cup.
You’ve seen the Pars now please go home!
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Topic Originator: TAFKA_Super_Petrie
Date: Thu 23 Apr 13:31
Even getting to the final is good exposure and hopefully makes us an attractive destination for any potential new recruits in the summer.
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Thu 23 Apr 13:55
Cup should be the main target, too early for promotion we have a young team under development.
The euphoria of lifting the Scottish Cup is crazy, open top bus up the High Street, the crowd and the pride that continues for days and years!
Premier league, getting visited by the ugly sisters with their sectarian bile...no thanks!
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Thu 23 Apr 14:19
For a big percentage of us, we have never experienced a cup win so it is for me, one of my big ambitions to witness just one in my lifetime.
Promotions will always happen but cup wins are the holy grail.
The premier league is so overrated in any case and for those who say we’d make more money there, that is only really true initially as in time, in order to stay there, money needs to be spent on players and bigger wages.
This cup run plus potential playoffs will see close to £750000 minimum in our coffers.
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
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Topic Originator: Skid Chicane
Date: Thu 23 Apr 15:18
Quote:
AdamAntsParsStripe, Thu 23 Apr 14:19
For a big percentage of us, we have never experienced a cup win so it is for me, one of my big ambitions to witness just one in my lifetime.
Promotions will always happen but cup wins are the holy grail.
The premier league is so overrated in any case and for those who say we’d make more money there, that is only really true initially as in time, in order to stay there, money needs to be spent on players and bigger wages.
This cup run plus potential playoffs will see close to £750000 minimum in our coffers.
This for me too.
As an aside, I see 3pm is confirmed as the final kick off time on the 23rd.
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Topic Originator: Angus_W
Date: Thu 23 Apr 15:26
"Promotions will always happen but cup wins are the holy grail."
.....Nailed it - AAP.
You’ve seen the Pars now please go home!
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Topic Originator: Big T Par
Date: Thu 23 Apr 15:48
Quote:
AdamAntsParsStripe, Thu 23 Apr 14:19
For a big percentage of us, we have never experienced a cup win so it is for me, one of my big ambitions to witness just one in my lifetime.
Promotions will always happen but cup wins are the holy grail.
The premier league is so overrated in any case and for those who say we’d make more money there, that is only really true initially as in time, in order to stay there, money needs to be spent on players and bigger wages.
This cup run plus potential playoffs will see close to £750000 minimum in our coffers.
Fibbber, you`ve seen two, gramps.
Post Edited (Thu 23 Apr 15:48)
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Topic Originator: Sacktheref69
Date: Thu 23 Apr 16:38
Scottish Cup for me, and it’s not even close.
Next season’s shaping up to be a good league as well, especially with Livingston coming down and Ross County potentially dropping out. Think we’ll be right in the mix. And would expect nothing less.
Not speaking from experience, but winning the Scottish Cup must be a feeling that’s hard to replicate. Gets European football back to EEP too. What’s not to like?
This is Andy Tod`s world and we are lucky to live in it.
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Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Thu 23 Apr 16:46
Definitely a Cup win for me too.
Promotions don`t really mean that much to me other than a good night out. I`ve seen plenty of promotions over the years, all good but the following season is usually a bit of an anti climax as the players you loved the year before sometimes aren`t up to it, the free flowing football becomes a defensive battle. The wins become losses. Football fans are so fickle and unforgiving these days too. It wouldn`t be long till they were hurling abuse at this seasons heroes and urging the board to sack Lennon.
A cup win would be a forever moment, Bucket List event
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Thu 23 Apr 16:46
"Bear in mind some folks haven’t been on the planet as long as some on here so may not be as clear cut for them. :)
Auld farts… "
Please kindly desist from such dismissive age related descriptions !!!
More mature fanbase is the proper diplomatic terminology !!!
My great fear is the worst case scenario where we fail on both ambitions.
Those of us around `64-65 will immediately recognise the pitfalls of going for two major achievements.
Arbroath, Partick Thistle and Kilmarnock (or whoever) may turn out as party poopers in the league
Celtic have played the cup final villian three times previously, but hopefully not this time.
Post Edited (Thu 23 Apr 16:47)
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Topic Originator: goldensixties
Date: Thu 23 Apr 17:21
I have many happy memories of watching the Pars win the Scottish Cup in 61 and 68 and our great European adventures. Jock Stein led the way then and hopefully Neil Lennon can now follow his example.
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Thu 23 Apr 17:21
Quote:
Big T Par, Thu 23 Apr 15:48
Quote:
AdamAntsParsStripe, Thu 23 Apr 14:19
For a big percentage of us, we have never experienced a cup win so it is for me, one of my big ambitions to witness just one in my lifetime.
Promotions will always happen but cup wins are the holy grail.
The premier league is so overrated in any case and for those who say we’d make more money there, that is only really true initially as in time, in order to stay there, money needs to be spent on players and bigger wages.
This cup run plus potential playoffs will see close to £750000 minimum in our coffers.
Fibbber, you`ve seen two, gramps.
I had to listen on the radio with you in the old folks home don’t you remember?
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Thu 23 Apr 23:21
What I don`t get is how so many posters seem to wholeheartedly believe the Pars are always gonna be a yo-yo team, `Promotions will always happen but cup finals are the holy grail.`
To my mind, our chances of making cup finals are likely to increase when we`re in the top flight.
Some folk are critical of us oldies because younger fans haven`t experienced the Pars as SC winners. Well it works both ways - younger folk have more years than I shall have to see the Pars where we belong - established in the Premiership. What`s it been now - 13 years?
Pars - please get promoted afore I`m coofert! Don`t let me leave the world with only a distant memory of us as a team of European significance.
Post Edited (Thu 23 Apr 23:24)
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Topic Originator: kelty_par
Date: Thu 23 Apr 23:37
Cup finals rely on luck - getting a favourable draw, playing teams at the right time, avoiding (usually) the Old Firm, etc. We`ve been to 9 finals in 140 odd years whereas I think we`ve been in the top flight for around 37 seasons? We made 3 finals in our 14 year top flight spell in the 50s and 60s. And of course we aren`t talking about just getting to finals, the question was about winning them - something we`ve only managed twice. So it`s clearly a much more rare occurrence, and even being a top flight team doesn`t guarantee success given we`ve won one national cup for about every 19 seasons of being in the highest division.
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Topic Originator: John-Boy
Date: Thu 23 Apr 23:39
This gets done to death on Talksport etc when they run out of content.
I’d go as far as saying I’d take no promotion for 10 years if we were to win the cup.
That special, unbelievable feeling would far outweigh VAR and the tramps (old firm) and the odd top 6 to get another home gate against them.
Let’s go for memories. Because I know I’d take that feeling than a premier fixture against Motherwell.
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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Fri 24 Apr 00:05
Kelty and John-Boy,
You guys are only reinforcing the very strange idea that the Pars are always gonna be underachieving. I mean John-Boy, if all you can see ahead for us is the odd top 6 and a fixture against Motherwell, then d`you think our 13 year stretch in the Championship quagmire has blunted your outlook somewhat?
Post Edited (Fri 24 Apr 00:06)
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Topic Originator: groovydave1973
Date: Fri 24 Apr 00:55
A cup win is our name Dunfermline Athletic (2026) on the cup forever.
It brings global exposure.
European football.
Ends our Celtic cup final hoodoo.
It`s an open top bus, it`s Neil Lennon with the cup on the balcony.
It`s Three stars above our badge.
Post Edited (Fri 24 Apr 00:56)
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Topic Originator: Stanza
Date: Fri 24 Apr 02:45
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onandupthepars, Fri 24 Apr 00:05
"... if all you can see ahead for us is the odd top 6 and a fixture against Motherwell ...."
It`s great to have ambition, as long as it is tempered by realism. Including this season there have been 26 opportunities for Scottish clubs to be in the Top Six of the Premiership, and only the "Big Five" city clubs have a 50% or better record.
Credit to Motherwell, Kilmarnock and St Johnstone for their record - Dunfermline should certainly aspire to match these clubs and perhaps with a fair wind, continuing investment and good management, it might be possible, but it`s a big ask.
Celtic 26
Rangers 22
Hearts 19
Aberdeen 16
Hibs 13
Motherwell 12
Dundee Utd 10
St Johnstone 8
Kilmarnock 8
Dundee 5
St Mirren 3
Ross County 3
Inverness 3
Livingston 3
Dunfermline 3
Falkirk 1
Partick 1
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Post Edited (Fri 24 Apr 02:48)
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Fri 24 Apr 07:07
Quote:
groovydave1973, Fri 24 Apr 00:55
A cup win is our name Dunfermline Athletic (2026) on the cup forever.
It brings global exposure.
European football.
Ends our Celtic cup final hoodoo.
It`s an open top bus, it`s Neil Lennon with the cup on the balcony.
It`s Three stars above our badge.
Good to see you are still around. Hope all is well?
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Fri 24 Apr 07:09
A cup win please. Just a bit too young for the 68 win and I’ve been to four losing finals, when we only put up a fight in 2004.
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Fri 24 Apr 07:42
Ambition coupled with financial common sense is tge way forward for the club. Its small steps for me and investment in the right areas - mix of developing younger playees and bringing in talent and experience. We are on the right road in my view.
G Wardrope
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Topic Originator: Higgys Mohawk
Date: Fri 24 Apr 15:55
We’ve won the cup twice in our history, the last time being nearly 60 years ago! Winning the cup for most teams outside the “big 5” is a once jn a lifetime experience.
So I’d be taking the cup win over promotion.
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Topic Originator: Sacktheref69
Date: Fri 24 Apr 16:41
I don’t even think it’s a debate. Winning the Scottish Cup this season would mean far more to us than going up and doing a Falkirk and celebrating a top 6 finish.
Promotion is great on paper, but let’s be real about what it usually looks like. You go up, you spend the whole season looking over your shoulder, scraping for points, and if everything goes right you maybe land 7th or 8th. It’s respectable, sure, but it’s not memorable.
Winning the Scottish cup will be a day that lives in the memory forever.
Supporters who were there will talk about it for the rest of their lives. Kids grow up hearing about it. It becomes part of the club’s identity.
A cup win brings European football back to EEP and all the exposure, revenue, and experiences you simply don’t get from finishing 6th or 7th in the top flight.
There’s also the underdog factor. Since Sunday I have haven`t heard anyone talk about us. It`s all about them and Martin O`Neil. Promotion could lead to a struggle and potentially straight back down again.
Ask yourself this, which moment would you rather relive?
A gritty 1–1 draw away that secured a top half finish… or the final whistle going in a cup final and similar scenes to last weekend?
This is Andy Tod`s world and we are lucky to live in it.
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Topic Originator: Jock Par36
Date: Fri 24 Apr 16:51
Why do some of you guys, think it`s either winning the
cup or promotion. Lets do both. I believe we can do them both.
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Topic Originator: Sacktheref69
Date: Fri 24 Apr 16:54
Quote:
Jock Par36, Fri 24 Apr 16:51
Why do some of you guys, think it`s either winning the
cup or promotion. Lets do both. I believe we can do them both.
The O.P did say if it was a choice. I agree both are on the cards we just need to keep the squad fit and healthy.
This is Andy Tod`s world and we are lucky to live in it.
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Topic Originator: SusieQ
Date: Fri 24 Apr 17:05
The schedule makes it incredibly difficult to do both - of course we`d all love to do the whole thing.
For me it`s a no brainer - although we have been lucky enough to have been to a few finals, these days don`t come too often for clubs like ours.
To see us win it just once would be an absolute once in a lifetime memory.
Promotion is good but we can do that next year once we`ve been horsed out the cup by our usual crap draw away in round 3!!
I also think if we get past Arbroath, Thistle will be too strong this season anyway.
Cup glory pleeeeeease 🏁🏆🏁🏆
COME ON YE PARS!
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Topic Originator: Sacktheref69
Date: Fri 24 Apr 17:12
I would settle for Scottish cup and world cup double.
This is Andy Tod`s world and we are lucky to live in it.
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Topic Originator: Polt
Date: Fri 24 Apr 17:48
Scottish cup win for me - I want to see us beat Celtic at Hampden.
The promotion at the midway point we were too inconsistent and some didn’t look like they had self confidence at times. That’s changed a lot and Tbh from the heart I want a team that has full confidence to play in premiership. I think one more year and a Scottish cup win will get the lads to that point.
I would 100% take both if it were achievable but the sheer volume of games … it’s going to take its toll on us. If any team can achieve both it is this young squad!!
COYP
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Topic Originator: NMCmassive
Date: Fri 24 Apr 21:32
There are a whole host of benefits to the club if we win promotion however, we still sing about winning the Scottish cup in the 60’s. In 60 years time I doubt we’ll sing about a promotion.
Silver wear for me.
COYP
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Topic Originator: Jock Par36
Date: Fri 24 Apr 21:46
Oor Lenny will be going for promotion and cup
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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Fri 24 Apr 22:25
I don`t mind anyone saying they`d prefer us to win the cup than get promoted this year. But some of the justifications are completely nuts.
I`ll carry on, with my earnest desire to see the green shoots of our recovery lead to the establishment of a vital new era of sustainable and sustained success at EEP. We`re a club with completely changed circumstances to what we`ve had -probably ever. We`ve got, not just a good and improving squad, and an exceptional manager who can take us places - such as to this year`s cup final - we`ve also got money. Goals change games - money changes teams. From Gretna to Leicester. Have we begun a meteoric rise?
There`s absolutely no question that winning a cup is fab at the time. St Johnstone? St Mirren? Aberdeen? But where are they now? `Global exposure`? (ref: groovydave1973, Fri 24 Apr 00:55) Doesn`t appear to have done much for those three clubs.
Folk are talking about losing Jeremiah - why? because we`re in the Championship. We lost Nisbet for the same reason. The Championship is a big limiter. Currently we`re pushing the limits, but it will take being in the Premiership to maximise our potential.
I can understand other folk`s desire for cup glory. Each to his or her own.
Post Edited (Fri 24 Apr 22:29)
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Topic Originator: SeasonedPar
Date: Sat 25 Apr 10:09
Enjoying the discussion. I’d be greedy and love both!
Did it have to be Celtic? Again! It would be just wonderful to beat them, realistically a big ask given the hectic (crazy) schedule we could have in May.
However, although I’ve not heard it from the owners, Premier league and regularly competing for the top 6, Europe and cup semis and finals is my ambition for the Pars. The fan base, stadium and cash is there, while we have to accept that like every Scottish club, we develop and good players move in to greater things.
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Topic Originator: Back_oh_the_net
Date: Sat 25 Apr 14:25
Quote:
onandupthepars, Fri 24 Apr 22:25
I don`t mind anyone saying they`d prefer us to win the cup than get promoted this year. But some of the justifications are completely nuts.
I`ll carry on, with my earnest desire to see the green shoots of our recovery lead to the establishment of a vital new era of sustainable and sustained success at EEP. We`re a club with completely changed circumstances to what we`ve had -probably ever. We`ve got, not just a good and improving squad, and an exceptional manager who can take us places - such as to this year`s cup final - we`ve also got money. Goals change games - money changes teams. From Gretna to Leicester. Have we begun a meteoric rise?
There`s absolutely no question that winning a cup is fab at the time. St Johnstone? St Mirren? Aberdeen? But where are they now? `Global exposure`? (ref: groovydave1973, Fri 24 Apr 00:55) Doesn`t appear to have done much for those three clubs.
Folk are talking about losing Jeremiah - why? because we`re in the Championship. We lost Nisbet for the same reason. The Championship is a big limiter. Currently we`re pushing the limits, but it will take being in the Premiership to maximise our potential.
I can understand other folk`s desire for cup glory. Each to his or her own.
So in other words you will continue with the everyone look at me posts because pretty much everyone so far has chosen winning the cup over promotion it’s the cup for me as well and to be quite honest I want no part of the top flight until there is serious restructuring carried out 5 out of 12 clubs want things to change but 5 out of the remaining 7 will do exactly what the ugly sisters tell them to do
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Topic Originator: onandupthepars
Date: Sat 25 Apr 15:16
It`s not a matter of who`s right and who`s wrong though BOTN - it`s a free choice for every individual, and it`s how they feel - you can`t dictate that to anyone, regardless of any majority of posters` comments.
I`ll be very pleased if we win the cup and I`ll be pleased for those who feel they have a good reason to want that more than promotion - a reason such as sharing a special day with others, or just because it would make them deliriously happy!
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Topic Originator: Bamba-Daft
Date: Sat 25 Apr 17:22
100% the cup win. Beating them at Hampden would be a day you’ll never, ever forget. The scenes in the town centre that night would be incredible.
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Topic Originator: par-ticular
Date: Sat 25 Apr 17:58
Much as I would love to win either. Has anyone actually looked at what we are expected to do before the cup final. Then if we get to the playoff final after the cup final.
2 league
5,8,12,15 playoff
23 cup final
26 & 29 May playoff
8 games in May
We don’t have the squad for that!
Please tell me I’ve misread the schedule!!!
My choice is Cup !
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Topic Originator: Big T Par
Date: Sat 25 Apr 18:03
One thing that we must not do, is faff about on the ball, with Maeda on the pitch. Get it howfed up the park.
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Topic Originator: Rigger Al
Date: Sat 25 Apr 18:49
Celtic are way above any of the teams we have beaten so far .Their team is full of internationals ,I have belief in our team right now ,just hope they dont get burned out with all tge fixtures and they do themselfs and our great club proud on the day
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