chanceathefarpost
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I have read with interest the whole reaction re the return of Tevez and whether he will or will not be welcomed back / booed etc...
It is my opinion that as a group of fans we cannot afford to express our dissatisfaction with him until the season is over.
We are in a unique position for MCFC; a real opportunity to win the league for the first time in many supporters' lives, yet if it goes wrong, Tevez is the media scapegoat - 'upset the applecart', 'Marsh all over again' etc...
We have got a media sniping at us from every angle, many believe there is also an agenda regarding officials being against us, impending implications from FFP etc... the one thing we cannot afford to have is a divided club - whether that is in the dressing room or on the stands. We therefore must show a collective front. The media will be watching and waiting for the first inclination of booing from the terrace, their fingers are on the keyboard, they can't wait to write the story that Tevez has blown us the title...Rooney has already started his tweet ready to post.... and then there's the utd fans ready to tell us they were right to get rid, despite the quality he possesses etc... We cannot afford this to happen. The title is in our hands - that includes everyone - the players, fans, board and we need to ensure that we remain together at all times.
It seems that the players have accepted him back - now I know that there may be some in the changing room looking at him thinking 'I've been busting my arse off for the last 3 months whilst you've been having a nice jolly etc...' but sensibly, these opinions are either being expressed in private, or being kept inside - For the time being - which is exactly the right course of action. Unwelcome distractions are unhelpful and divisive. Could you have imagined the frenzy if a player had come out and said 'I don't want him back...' That's what the media have been waiting for. They've got no change out of the players which now focuses the attention onto the fans. They want, almost need to write this story....
There is a well-known saying that no-one is bigger than the club - I completely agree. But I interpret this as you always need to do the best thing for the club. In my opinion the best thing for MCFC NOW is to have a fully motivated, match fit Tevez available to play with the backing of his manager, players and crowd. The first two seem to be in place. What are we going to do?
In the summer, I would gladly drive him to Milan or wherever, but being so so close to the ultimate glory, something we thought we'd never see, certainly in my lifetime, we as fans, also can play a huge part. We must continue to back whoever wears the blue shirt. This isn't about me, you, us, Mancini or Tevez.... It is about MCFC. It is about doing whatever we can all do collectively to ensure that come May, we are stood in the fountains in St Anne's square, dancing through Piccadilly and enjoying the moments we could only have dreamt about only 4 years ago. This is our time blues... let's do what is right for MCFC and leave the personal insults and negativity until the summer.
My thinking is that I'd introduce Tevez as a sub v Bolton next week. Hopefully we could be 2-3 goals up after 85 mins, get him on, no stress, done and dealt with at home, in a victory and move on to getting that trophy into Manchester for a change.
Even if we're playing down at Maine Road, Or if we play a million miles away, We'll always have our loyal fans behind us, To cheer us on our way....
It is my opinion that as a group of fans we cannot afford to express our dissatisfaction with him until the season is over.
We are in a unique position for MCFC; a real opportunity to win the league for the first time in many supporters' lives, yet if it goes wrong, Tevez is the media scapegoat - 'upset the applecart', 'Marsh all over again' etc...
We have got a media sniping at us from every angle, many believe there is also an agenda regarding officials being against us, impending implications from FFP etc... the one thing we cannot afford to have is a divided club - whether that is in the dressing room or on the stands. We therefore must show a collective front. The media will be watching and waiting for the first inclination of booing from the terrace, their fingers are on the keyboard, they can't wait to write the story that Tevez has blown us the title...Rooney has already started his tweet ready to post.... and then there's the utd fans ready to tell us they were right to get rid, despite the quality he possesses etc... We cannot afford this to happen. The title is in our hands - that includes everyone - the players, fans, board and we need to ensure that we remain together at all times.
It seems that the players have accepted him back - now I know that there may be some in the changing room looking at him thinking 'I've been busting my arse off for the last 3 months whilst you've been having a nice jolly etc...' but sensibly, these opinions are either being expressed in private, or being kept inside - For the time being - which is exactly the right course of action. Unwelcome distractions are unhelpful and divisive. Could you have imagined the frenzy if a player had come out and said 'I don't want him back...' That's what the media have been waiting for. They've got no change out of the players which now focuses the attention onto the fans. They want, almost need to write this story....
There is a well-known saying that no-one is bigger than the club - I completely agree. But I interpret this as you always need to do the best thing for the club. In my opinion the best thing for MCFC NOW is to have a fully motivated, match fit Tevez available to play with the backing of his manager, players and crowd. The first two seem to be in place. What are we going to do?
In the summer, I would gladly drive him to Milan or wherever, but being so so close to the ultimate glory, something we thought we'd never see, certainly in my lifetime, we as fans, also can play a huge part. We must continue to back whoever wears the blue shirt. This isn't about me, you, us, Mancini or Tevez.... It is about MCFC. It is about doing whatever we can all do collectively to ensure that come May, we are stood in the fountains in St Anne's square, dancing through Piccadilly and enjoying the moments we could only have dreamt about only 4 years ago. This is our time blues... let's do what is right for MCFC and leave the personal insults and negativity until the summer.
My thinking is that I'd introduce Tevez as a sub v Bolton next week. Hopefully we could be 2-3 goals up after 85 mins, get him on, no stress, done and dealt with at home, in a victory and move on to getting that trophy into Manchester for a change.
Even if we're playing down at Maine Road, Or if we play a million miles away, We'll always have our loyal fans behind us, To cheer us on our way....