M18CTID
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danburge82 said:Schmeichel
Irwin
Bruce
Pallister
Parker
Ince
Robson
Kanchelskis
Giggs
Cantona
Hughes
Leighton
Anderson
Beardsmore
McClaire
This team was the most expensive team in the history of football and the club hadn't won the league for over a quarter if a century. So what's the fucking difference between them then and us now? Does he think it's fair that James W Gibson saved United from folding in the 30's after being a joke of a club with no fans and winning nowt for 37 years? Does he think it's fair that John Henry Davies saved Newton Heath from folding after they were a joke of a club with no fans who'd never won a trophy yet he changed their name, built them a new stadium, bought them a new team for an unprecidented amount of money and won them trophies?
As always, you and I are singing from exactly the same hymn sheet regarding this topic. Throw all the above at your average Rag and they will always struggle to give an answer.
I'll also add in that United were huge beneficiaries when City were severely punished for the illegal payments episode - most of our players were suspended from playing but astonishingly were also banned from ever playing for City again even when their suspensions were up, yet were free to play for other clubs (This was overturned many years later when Meredith returned to play for us in the twilight of his career, but by then the damage had long since been done). This lead to United signing 4 of City's best players, Meredith being one of course, all on the same day and this in turn formed the nucleus of their first great side. While we were rightfully punished for these indiscretions, the penalties were harsh in the extreme and could easily have lead to the club folding. Yet some 15 years later, Arsenal were widely thought to have bribed the very same FA into obtaining a place in the top flight. It's nothing short of a fucking disgrace.
Then of course there's City giving United yet another neighbourly hand when joining forces to get Manchester Central expelled from the league - at the time United were flagging, and it was City that carried more influence out of the 2 clubs because we were recognised as being a bigger club. Without our help, United could well have been unsuccessful in their bid to see off Manchester Central and that in turn could've lead to United being Manchester's third club.