Playing Devils Advocate...would it be harsh on the players?
Why have they been able to raise their game for cup matches, but delivered mostly dross in the league?
Cup "glory" will deliver a one off, relatively small, pay day in comparison to promotion and it will barely register in the black hole that is £2 Million of debt (not counting what may have been lost in addition to that since May 2022). It certainly doesn't equate to a good return on investment!
With that in mind it could be argued that the players have failed the club, so are deserving of nothing.
In saying that, and even though I am utterly disillusioned with the club right now, I still want us to make the final as the fans deserve it for having to put up with the soul destroying league performances (especially at home) over the past 2 seasons.