We brits love to be offended. And noone loves to occupy the moral high ground , and to fake offence, more than man utd. Which is ironic given their lack of grace and dignity as a club and a set of supporters. You could sense the relief, as the whole club released most of the world was enjoying their deposition from the summit of English football, when they found this pathetic little issue and grabbed it eagerly .
It deflected their shellshocked little minds for a second from their shock, their pain and their fear.
Most of them signed up for glory. They signed up to lord it up. They signed up to laugh at city, the perennial whipping boys . They truly thought it would last forever. City have always made them feel a bit uncomfortable, being a real club with real fans who represented traditional supporter values. We always stood as a counterpoint to their brashness, their corporate values, the disneyfication of their brand. But we were always shit, and laughing at us made them feel a bit better about themselves. They had the trophies and the victories in spades, but they had no respect as supporters. City vindicated their decision to make the cheap choice, the choice of clueless 7 year olds from Milton Keynes to timbuktu. The easy and soulless choice to hunt reflected glory through a machine of a club.
That's why they fake the Munich 'pain' so much. You could see them at the 2008 derby, fake tears by 19 year olds from Kidderminster who 5 minutes later were singing 'why don't city fuck off home'. They know in their hearts they made the wanker's decision.
And now their worst nightmare has come true. The Phoenix has risen from the flames. And it pecked their fucking heads off to the delight of the whole nation. Make no mistake, they are in turmoil, because they know it's only just begun.
They must be thanking their gods for Carlos tevez to deflect them from their confusion.
