How big are play off semi final games for us?

Obviously a huge occasion for us and for Swansea but is it the biggest game since Ipswich in 2000? We've had some very big games over the last 20 years.

 

I would say if we reach the final it's the biggest game in our history. Getting to play in the best league in the world and the riches that come with it. Even if we came straight back down it should set us up for years to come with having a higher profile around the world, ground improvements and finding it easier to attract players.

 

Extra large. We could go to premier league or have outr team torn apart & go see Wednesday in division 3.

 

True. Stakes get bigger with every passing season..

 

Huge. I’ll be devastated if we don’t win. Chances like this have come up very rarely in our 130 year history. Not likely to come up again for a long time, so we should take the opportunity. BELIEVE.

 

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The match where we beat Wycombe and Rankin scored twice as we came out of admin is our biggest result and match since 1997 IMO. I think we could have gone out of business if we had gotten relegated.

 

The pressure isn't big. But the opportunity is bigger even than League One Sheffield Wednesday.

Be a brave person to bet against us.

 

I kind of understand your reasoning FR, but I hope that by suggesting it's a "free hit" that anyone at the club is underestimating or undervaluing the playoffs games. Because, we're here on merit and deserve our chance at a shot at getting to the Premier League. There is a chance that, should we make it to the final, we could play Brentford again. Last season, it was our chance to stay in the Championship, to bring in £6 Million in TV revenue. This time, it could be for £200 Million plus and set us up for many a year. You'd have to say that these games are far more important that last season.

 

These three games are the biggest in our history in my opinion.

With the way our club is run, just one season in the Premier League sets us up for years to come.

I can see why some don't see it that way, as its been completely unexpected that we'd make it this far, so it's seen as a free hit. But just imagine if we actually do win them.

 

They are huge games but surely the FA Cup win in 1912 has to be recognised as our biggest game ever?

 

And then the home game against Bradford to get us into the Premier league for the first time in our history.

 

Really?

Yeah, it's nice we can say that we won it, but it's just a cup game, nothing really changes to fabric of the club if we win it or lose it. In my book there are loads of games which mean more and had more riding on them. Play off games, relegation survival games and auto promotion clinching games for example.

 

In my head they’re this...






....BIG

 

I thought Spuggy’s question was whether it was the biggest game since 2000, not ever? I’d agree with Farnham Red that the Wycombe game was more important. If we get to the Final this year, maybe that game is bigger. Don’t forget the FAC Semi-final though.

 

I don't get how anyone can say any domestic cup game is a big game, they're cool'n'all but they don't affect the fortunes of the club in any major way aside from a bit of media attention in the later rounds and a meagre injection of cash (even if you win the FA cup it's only about £3m). In the grand scheme of things they mean nothing to the long term survival/progression of the club.

 

I don’t disagree, in the grand scheme of things, but some people might.

 

I'd look at this in two ways, which slightly contradict to be fair.

Are these three games the most significant from the aspect of financial reward? Absolutely, without doubt, hands down, potentially more lucrative than any other 3 games we've played in the history of our club ever.

Are these games existentially important in terms of our future? No.

So I think I lean on the side of the free hit. Once you get there, to the playoffs, you don't want to lose. The rewards are huge and if you get really close, the aftershock for some clubs causes a few problems. But we'd still be a championship club if we lost out, with a base of players with elevated values that if managed properly allows us to shape a more balanced squad than what we have now.

 

Now we are there we have to make the most of it.
Val and his team have to instil the mental attitude of "no regrets" in the players. They must not come out with an "if only" regret. It may be their once in a lifetime moment.
However if we fail to progress then don't worry. We achieved far more than was expected and I for one will never blame them. After last season this one has been a breath of fresh air even though recently we have choked a bit.
Saturday's performance hopefully will have cleared the fog a bit.