This may come as quite a surprise, it has done to me anyway, but I'm not that disappointed with today.
Yes we lost, yes it was to United and yes it was in the last minute again but we're in the best position we've been in for 3 decades.
At the end of the day it was one game, and 3, or 1, points lost depending on how you look at it. Personally I think it shows how far we've come that losing to United isn't having the same effect it used to.
We're getting beyond the point where the derby is the biggest game of the season by a long way, we've reached a point where the accumulation of points has become far more important than one game.
I'm not saying 10 years ago we'd have happily lost 36 games a season if we could have beaten United twice but you know what I mean. We're progressing.
The Blue Moon is rising and there's nothing that can stop it (except the Sheikh leaving, please good Sir do not, we love you eternally), not a derby day defeat, not a smug look on Neville's face. We're coming, be it this year or next year that we make the top 4 we will do it, and that will lead to more progress until eventually we reach the top again.
So don't be too disheartened by losing today, we'll just twat 'em next year!
Yes we lost, yes it was to United and yes it was in the last minute again but we're in the best position we've been in for 3 decades.
At the end of the day it was one game, and 3, or 1, points lost depending on how you look at it. Personally I think it shows how far we've come that losing to United isn't having the same effect it used to.
We're getting beyond the point where the derby is the biggest game of the season by a long way, we've reached a point where the accumulation of points has become far more important than one game.
I'm not saying 10 years ago we'd have happily lost 36 games a season if we could have beaten United twice but you know what I mean. We're progressing.
The Blue Moon is rising and there's nothing that can stop it (except the Sheikh leaving, please good Sir do not, we love you eternally), not a derby day defeat, not a smug look on Neville's face. We're coming, be it this year or next year that we make the top 4 we will do it, and that will lead to more progress until eventually we reach the top again.
So don't be too disheartened by losing today, we'll just twat 'em next year!