PSC or 3pts

PSC or 3pts

Trophy - FTW

3pts for me would be great to win the PSC.But would be pissed off if we missed out on the finals by 3 points.

both

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when it comes down to it though, a trophy would mean so much to the club, and the confidence should get us going for the season much, much more than losing our first ever final.

But if you could only have the PSC OR 3pts in league tigers - which one would you take?

Agree Oska - plus its an excuse for a few quiet drinkies

That sounds good in theory, but I doubt a PSC win would have that much impact. I mean, the final itself has had bugger all coverage so far in most of the media, the players themselves are professionals who know that the quest for the big prize starts after Wednesday.

I mean I know they'd love to win and come into the season with confidence, but if I was a Nixplayer, I think I'd feel worse dropping points at home early on in the season where the target has been set for the top 4, than if I lost in the final of a competition that is, at its heart, just there to get all the teams up to speed before the regular season starts.

Having said all that, can't wait for tomorrow's game. Should be awesome.

i was just thinking about this on the way home from work! um, probably the 3 points...but only just
Cosimo2008-08-05 18:56:11

a bar tab (great though it is Matt) wouldn't make me feel better if we missed the top four by 2 points!

Um well luckily its a decision I don't have to make...

at this stage of the (pre) season i'll take the cup.

of course later in the season............

I think its possible that winning tomorrow night could be big enough for the public to get even harder behind the club and make the chances of picking up 3 points every home game a greater possibility.

Fortress ROF.

Take the cup, then get lots of three pointers against everyone else so dropping one game to MV won't matter.

I'd take the three A-League points without a doubt. Actually if they changed the name of the PSC to the A-League Cup or something then I'd probably take the trophy. But the word 'pre-season' makes me think it's not AS important.

Trophy = higher media profile = bigger crowds = more media.....

great for the club and the sport when it happens

Normally I'd say the 3 points. However, knowing how NZ supporters tend to operate, and due to the relative infancy of the club right now I'd say the cup. A 'tournament' win would do wonders for the public image of the club, albeit a pre-season tournament.

I'd take the trophy, I'd love a win right now and we would have something to celebrate for ages

We will win a lot, and lose a few, through the season, but I doubt that we will be able to pinpoint any particular game if we missed the top four playoffs by 1 or 2 points.

Almost every game has moments where if a player had been just a bit quicker or more accurate, a goal would have been scored

Lets get this trophy first and worry about the rest later!

3pts, anyday. It is the 'Preseason' cup after all.

def the cup! a boost right now to membership numbers, public interest, kudos for sponsors etc due to securing some silverware far outweighs the three points.

3 pts by a mile. No one remembers pre season a few games into the real thing.

still both, we are the top team in November

I'd take the trophy,an empty cabinet looks much better with trophies in it, no matter what their for winning. 

I read somewhere that we don't even have a cabinet yet

If it was a normal preparation game, you would say three points. But this is the Pre-Season Cup Final (good point above, just call it the Cup) that is now live on Sky. That's unprecedented for a pre-season cup game - and I expect this match means more to us than it does to Melbourne.

If the damn thing wasn't called the 'Pre-Season Cup' people would take it more seriously. But I still think winning this will be a bigger boost for the club, especially as it's now live on SKY where Joe Bloggs can see the Nix winning something. And if it's live on TV it must be important!

I defiantely want us to win tonight and take the trophy, for th Nix it will mean alot of things, including a big "we mean business" to the rest of the teams....if it was at the expece of 3 points then I'd still rather have the trophy as long ast that 3 points didn't stop us getting into the top four!

Tough one, but I'd have to say the cup.

well somebody better be out looking for one today, we're gonna need it after tonight

If losing just one game in the season will net us the pre-season cup then hell yeh I choose the cup.  We'll win every other game anyway so what's 3 points to an otherwise unbeatable team :p

Win the cup - gain the extra prestige in the eyes of the general punter, resulting in bigger crowds at the games, meaning more home support, meaning the 3 points will follow.