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 

It would be nice to add some silverware to the clubs history, hopefully we can storm League Two when we return.

@Joshua @KB1862

First appearance in the cup and we win it. Sounds good don't it. 

Given the season obviously we've had ups and downs but lately given players coming into their own it's promising for a League Two return. 

If I had to choose one or the other it would be promotion, of course. But we haven't qualified for the play-offs yet, and are just e semi-final away from a cup final at Wembley, so why not go for it? It'll keep the feel-good factor going, plus it's given some players outside the first 11 motivation and a route into the first team. And with a little luck we'll never get another chance to win the FA Trophy, so let's make it one out of one